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Collins defeats Zoller in 9th District US House race
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Martha Zoller talks to a reporter on her phone shorty after her concession speech at 2 Dog Cafe on Tuesday evening. Incumbent Doug Collins edged out Zoller for the Republican nomination to represent the 9th District in U.S. House. - photo by Scott Rogers | The Times
Republican voters in Northeast Georgia chose a former state representative to represent their party in the November election for Georgia’s newest U.S. House seat.In Tuesday’s 9th District runoff, Doug Collins received almost 55 percent of the GOP vote, eliminating Martha Zoller’s chance of becoming the first female Republican elected to Congress from Georgia.Zoller, a conservative radio host from Gainesville who had nabbed endorsements from national heavyweights like Sarah Palin and Sean Hannity, led in five of the district’s 20 counties. But Collins, a three-term member of the Georgia House from Gainesville, took the rest.Collins’ campaign had last-minute help from Gov. Nathan Deal and support from Georgia House Speaker David Ralston and former Gov.