Rich McCormick beats Trump-backed Jake Evans in Republican primary runoff in Georgia

Emergency room physician Rich McCormick has defeated a Donald Trump-backed attorney in Georgia’s congressional race. 

McCormick defeated Jake Evans in a Republican runoff election Tuesday, just one day after the former president held a rally supporting the attorney.

The physician, who was backed by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, beat Evans by a 20-point margin. The Associated Press called the election shortly before 8.30pm.