The Marietta Daily Journal – U S Senate House races stir Republican buzz

MARIETTA — Hundreds of people in Cobb County escaped the Fourth of July downpours Thursday to join their political parties of choice for afternoon barbecues and festivities.

The Cobb County Republican Party Picnic was at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta, and a large crowd there stirred most of the buzz for the day.

Among those in attendance were several candidates that are running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Saxby Chambliss and the 11th Congressional District seat held by Congressmen Phil Gingrey.

Gingrey, a Marietta resident, is running for the Senate seat, as are U.S. Reps. Paul Broun and Jack Kingston, Karen Handel and the Rev. Derrick Grayson, who was the only candidate not at the picnic.

As for those seeking Gingrey’s seat, candidates Tricia Pridemore, Georgia Rep. Ed Lindsey (R-Buckhead), former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr and Georgia Sen. Barry Loudermilk were at the annual picnic.

Melissa Pike, chair of the Cobb County Democratic Committee, said they had a crowd of about 60 attend their annual Herb Butler picnic at IAM Local 709 Union Hall in Marietta, and it went well.

via The Marietta Daily Journal – U S Senate House races stir Republican buzz.