Updated · The Atlanta Journal Constitution · May 20
Hand Johnson Wins Georgia Senate Nomination After 20 Days in Jail Over Jan. 6 Case
Updated
Updated · The Atlanta Journal Constitution · May 20
Hand Johnson Wins Georgia Senate Nomination After 20 Days in Jail Over Jan. 6 Case
5 articles · Updated · The Atlanta Journal Constitution · May 20
Hand Johnson, a former GOP U.S. House candidate convicted in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, won Tuesday’s Republican primary for a Georgia state Senate seat.
20 days in jail and 36 months of probation followed Johnson’s guilty plea to misdemeanor charges tied to entering the Capitol and demonstrating there during the 2021 riot.
The Columbus-based candidate had lost a 2023 congressional primary to U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop and now advances to the general election for District 15.
Edward "Ed" Harbison, a Democrat who has held the seat for decades, declined to seek reelection, leaving Johnson to face Democrat Tremaine Reese in November.
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