Georgia features Deep South’s only competitive US House race


              Rep Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., speaks at a campaign rally on Oct. 7, 2022 in Albany, Ga. Bishop is a 30-year incumbent who is being challenged by Republican developer Chris West of Thomasville in southwest Georgia's 2nd Congressional District. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
            
              Rep Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., speaks with a supporter on Oct. 7, 2022 at a campaign event in Albany, Ga. Bishop is a 30-year incumbent who is being challenged by Republican developer Chris West of Thomasville in southwest Georgia's 2nd Congressional District. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
            
              A sign supporting Republican Chris West stands in a peanut field near Arlington, Ga., on Oct. 6, 2022. West, a Thomasville developer, is trying to win over farmers as he challenges 30-year incumbent Democrat Sanford Bishop in southwest Georgia's 2nd Congressional District. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
            
              Republican Chris West speaks to supporters on Oct. 6, 2022 at a campaign fundraiser in Georgetown, Ga. West, a Thomasville developer is challenging 30-year incumbent Democrat Sanford Bishop in southwest Georgia's 2nd Congressional District. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
            
              Republican Chris West, center, shakes hands with a voter on Oct. 6, 2022 at a campaign fundraiser in Georgetown, Ga. West, a Thomasville developer, is challenging 30-year incumbent Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., in southwest Georgia's 2nd Congressional District. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
Georgia features Deep South’s only competitive US House race