Georgia elects a Teabagger

Graves Headed to Congress
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By John McArdle, CQ-Roll Call John Mcardle, Cq-roll Call – 1 hr 7 mins ago

A month after finishing 12 percentage points ahead of his closest competitor in Georgia's 9th district special election, former state Rep. Tom Graves finished the job in Tuesday's special runoff.

Graves, a Republican, will now serve out the unexpired term of GOP Rep. Nathan Deal, who gave up his seat in the House to concentrate on running for governor.

With 60 percent reporting, The Associated Press called the special election for Graves, who had 60 percent of the vote. Former state Rep. Lee Hawkins pulled 40 percent.

Graves, a real estate investor, built much of his early campaign around courting the tea party vote and touting his endorsement from the powerful anti-tax group Club for Growth.

The Club raised about $220,000 for Graves and put another $100,000 into the race through its political action committee. .......(more)

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