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Republican John Cowan is projected to defeat rival Rob Adkerson, the former chief of staff to retiring Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), in the primary runoff to replace incumbent, according to Decision Desk HQ. Cowan, a neurosurgeon who ran unsuccessfully for a neighboring House district against former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) in 2020, and Adkerson advanced from…