Politics | House race This Is Now the Most Expensive House Race in US History Georgia race to replace Tom Price could exceed $40M By Michael Harthorne Posted May 6, 2017 3:09 PM CDT Copied Supporters of Democratic candidate for Georgia's Sixth Congressional Seat Jon Ossoff hold signs near a poll location Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) There's a new record for history's most expensive House race. Politico reports more than $29.7 million has been spent on TV ads by candidates and outside groups in Georgia's special election to replace Tom Price, President Trump's new HHS secretary. So many political ads are being created for Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel they're bumping reruns of The Andy Griffith Show to get them on the air. Millions more dollars are being spent on mailers, radio ads, and more. With six weeks to go before the runoff election, one Republican strategist says the race could surpass $40 million. A former GOP representative says "neither side can afford to lose," hoping to prove whether or not anti-Trump sentiment will be a factor in 2018. According to the Hill, Ossoff was just shy of winning the election outright during the first round of voting last month. The runoff election is June 20. Read These Next The Wall Street Journal is naming more names tied to Epstein. The sheriff says he's never seen a worse case of child sex abuse. Google exposes man's butt, is ordered to pay him $12.5K. Journal pulls a controversial paper on arsenic after 15 years. Report an error