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A few days before the special election, Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin made clear there would be no moral victory if his party failed to flip a deep-red state Senate seat on Atlanta’s exurban fringe.

On Tuesday, Republicans celebrated after Jason Dickerson’s resounding 23-point win over Democrat Debra Shigley, who lost despite a high-profile push from Martin and other Democratic leaders.

“We didn’t focus on photo ops — we focused on turning out our voters,” said Georgia Republican Party Chair Josh McKoon. “I agree with Martin — you don’t get any points for running a distant second place.”

Dickerson ran a low-key campaign heavy on familiar GOP themes: railing against “woke” policies, attacking transgender rights and tying himself closely to

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