Georgia Democrats will gather Monday to decide a replacement on November’s ballot for Rep. John Lewis, The 80-year-old civil rights leader died Friday after serving the Atlanta area for more than 30 years in Congress.
Hundreds of people came to a giant mural of Lewis near his downtown Atlanta home Sunday to pay their respects.
The Democratic Party of Georgia is accepting applications for the nomination online until 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The state party's executive committee will then meet Monday, choose a nominee and submit the name to the Georgia Secretary of State by 4 p.m. Monday. Lewis won more than 84% of the vote when he last faced a Republican opponent in the district in 2016.
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