Rice easily defeated former Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer in the GOP runoff, 56 percent to 44 percent, easing any concerns national Republicans may have had about the district. A polarizing figure in the state with a history of controversial antics and statements, Bauer could have been a problem as the GOP nominee if Democrats had found a top tier opponent.
On the Democratic side, after the party’s top candidate, state Rep. Ted Vick, swiftly stepped down after he was stopped for drunk driving -- with a college co-ed in the car and an unregistered handgun -- the Democratic establishment quickly lined up behind young attorney Preston Brittain. But Tinubu bested Brittain in the first round of voting and thumped him again in the runoff, 73 percent to 27 percent.
Since Tinubu is a former Georgia state legislator and a Democrat running in a solidly Republican seat, this race is not competitive in the fall.
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