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Tom Crawford: House duel was long, costly and didn't follow the script
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Matthew Levy, left, comforts his wife Sheila Levy after their candidate in the 6th District House race, Democrat Jon Ossoff, conceded to Republican Karen Handel after the June 20 runoff. - photo by David Goldman
“Our long national nightmare is over.” Gerald Ford said that in 1974 after Richard Nixon resigned the presidency during the Watergate scandal, but the comment could also apply to the recently concluded special election in the 6th Congressional District. It was endlessly reported that the election in which Republican Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff was the most expensive congressional election in history.