Democratic nominee Tony Kozycki is urging Georgia’s 7th District voters to judge candidates individually as his campaign’s latest poll gives him a narrow lead over Republican Rep. Rich McCormick.
Kozycki called on voters to focus on candidates rather than party affiliation in an interview with Hindustan Times. He predicted a “big shock” for McCormick, naming Nov. 4 as the day the incumbent would lose. Georgia’s official election guide sets the general election for Nov. 3, 2026.
A 20/20 Insight survey released by Kozycki’s campaign on Oct. 12 found 47% support for Kozycki and 45% for McCormick. The poll surveyed 457 likely voters from Oct. 6-9 and reported a margin of error of 4.6 percentage points at 95% confidence. The two-point gap is smaller than that margin, so the result does not establish a clear lead.
An earlier 20/20 Insight survey, which Kozycki cited in the Hindustan Times interview, put McCormick at 46%, Kozycki at 43% and undecided voters at 11%. It surveyed 445 likely voters from Aug. 20-26 and reported a 4.7-point margin of error. The candidates’ three-point difference was also within the stated margin.
Kozycki told Hindustan Times that his work representing Godfrey Wade, an Army veteran, helped draw him into politics. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Wade spent about six months in custody with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before his Feb. 5 deportation to Jamaica.
Atlanta News First reported Oct. 3 that a Douglas County judge set aside a misdemeanor conviction tied to a check Wade wrote nearly 20 years ago. The outlet said the ruling did not automatically allow Wade to return to the United States and that his case remained before the Board of Immigration Appeals.
On Iran, Kozycki said he opposed sending U.S. troops into a conflict without “a plan, without objectives, and without an exit strategy.” Georgia’s general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
