McCormick wins Georgia 7th District with 56.2%

Republican Rep. Rich McCormick won the Georgia 7th Congressional District race with 191,539 votes, or 56.2%, to Democrat Tony Kozycki's 149,323 votes, or 43.8%, according to unofficial results from the Georgia Secretary of State. All six reporting units have reported out of 340,862 votes counted. McCormick won by 42,216 votes, a margin of 12.4 percentage points.

The Associated Press called the race for McCormick at 9:32 p.m. Nov. 3 with an estimated 98% of votes counted, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

What the candidates said

Neither Kozycki nor McCormick had commented publicly on the results as of the Secretary of State's last update at 11:44 p.m. Nov. 3.

What was at stake

Georgia's 7th Congressional District stretches from Atlanta's northern suburbs into rural North Georgia, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The seat carries a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, which controls federal spending, tax policy and legislation.

The key issues:

• Government ethics: Kozycki's campaign said he supports banning congressional stock trading, requiring blind trusts and strengthening ethics laws, according to his campaign website.
• Border security: McCormick's campaign said he supports border security policies and cited legislation he introduced, including the Economic Espionage Prevention Act, according to his campaign website.
• Economy: McCormick's campaign said he is fighting spending and deficits. Kozycki's campaign said the economy should be driven by policy rather than political chaos, according to their respective campaign websites.

A little history

McCormick, a Marine and Navy commander who served in combat zones, has represented the 7th District since 2025, according to his congressional office. He previously represented Georgia's 6th Congressional District. He won reelection in 2024 by nearly 30 percentage points, the AJC reported in October.

Kozycki is a combat veteran who completed three deployments across Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria as a naval aviator, according to his Ballotpedia profile. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and later from Georgia State University College of Law. He and his wife started Kozycki Law, LLC, practicing immigration and criminal defense. He lives in Johns Creek with his wife and two children.

The AJC described the district as deep-red territory in an Oct. 19 article. The paper reported that Democrats hoped backlash against Trump could put the seat in play, while McCormick was laying groundwork for a possible 2028 U.S. Senate bid. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff endorsed Kozycki ahead of the election.

What's next

The results remain unofficial. Military and overseas absentee ballots have until Nov. 6 to arrive, provided they were sent by Election Day, according to the North Atlanta Star. Voters who cast provisional ballots or need to correct absentee ballot problems also have until 5 p.m. Nov. 6 to provide documentation.

Under Georgia law, a candidate can request a recount when the margin is 0.5% or less, according to CBS News Atlanta. McCormick's margin of 12.4 percentage points is well above that threshold.

Members of the 120th Congress are scheduled to be sworn in Jan. 3, 2027.

Election results: U.S. House of Representatives - Georgia 7th Congressional District (Georgia General Election, 2026-11-03)

Source: Georgia Secretary of State. Results current as of Nov. 3, 2026, 11:44 p.m. EST. Reporting: 6 of 6. Unofficial results; every reporting unit has reported.