House Races

A look at the candidates running for Georgia House District 43. All statements, answers, and information found within the 159 Georgia Together voter guide were collected via an electronic survey. Due to the sheer volume of information collected and the number of candidates that submitted survey data, all of the information presented in the guide is verbatim per the input from the survey participants (including any spelling or grammatical errors).

A look at the candidate running for House District 92. All statements, answers, and information found within the 159 Georgia Together voter guide were collected via an electronic survey. Due to the sheer volume of information collected and the number of candidates that submitted survey data, all of the information presented in the guide is verbatim per the input from the survey participants (including any spelling or grammatical errors)."

A look at the candidates running for House District 49. All statements, answers, and information found within the 159 Georgia Together voter guide were collected via an electronic survey. Due to the sheer volume of information collected and the number of candidates that submitted survey data, all of the information presented in the guide is verbatim per the input from the survey participants (including any spelling or grammatical errors).

A look at the candidates running for House District 161. All statements, answers, and information found within the 159 Georgia Together voter guide were collected via an electronic survey. Due to the sheer volume of information collected and the number of candidates that submitted survey data, all of the information presented in the guide is verbatim per the input from the survey participants (including any spelling or grammatical errors).

A look at the candidates running for House District 102. All statements, answers, and information found within the 159 Georgia Together voter guide were collected via an electronic survey. Due to the sheer volume of information collected and the number of candidates that submitted survey data, all of the information presented in the guide is verbatim per the input from the survey participants (including any spelling or grammatical errors).

A look at the candidates running for House District 131. All statements, answers, and information found within the 159 Georgia Together voter guide were collected via an electronic survey. Due to the sheer volume of information collected and the number of candidates that submitted survey data, all of the information presented in the guide is verbatim per the input from the survey participants (including any spelling or grammatical errors).

A look at House District 167 candidates. All statements, answers, and information found within the 159 Georgia Together voter guide were collected via an electronic survey. Due to the sheer volume of information collected and the number of candidates that submitted survey data, all of the information presented in the guide is verbatim per the input from the survey participants (including any spelling or grammatical errors).

A look at House District 179 candidates. All statements, answers, and information found within the 159 Georgia Together voter guide were collected via an electronic survey. Due to the sheer volume of information collected and the number of candidates that submitted survey data, all of the information presented in the guide is verbatim per the input from the survey participants (including any spelling or grammatical errors).

A look at House District 86 candidates. All statements, answers, and information found within the 159 Georgia Together voter guide were collected via an electronic survey. Due to the sheer volume of information collected and the number of candidates that submitted survey data, all of the information presented in the guide is verbatim per the input from the survey participants (including any spelling or grammatical errors).

A look at House District 164 candidates. All statements, answers, and information found within the 159 Georgia Together voter guide were collected via an electronic survey. Due to the sheer volume of information collected and the number of candidates that submitted survey data, all of the information presented in the guide is verbatim per the input from the survey participants (including any spelling or grammatical errors).

A look at House District 42 candidates. All statements, answers, and information found within the 159 Georgia Together voter guide were collected via an electronic survey. Due to the sheer volume of information collected and the number of candidates that submitted survey data, all of the information presented in the guide is verbatim per the input from the survey participants (including any spelling or grammatical errors).

In the 2016 election, the Democratic challenger Erick Allen came within 7 percent of defeating the incumbent, despite being outspent four to one. Hillary Clinton carried the district by 14 percent. Rich Golick, who’s served for 20 years, will not be running for re-election. 

In 2017, in response to Golick’s narrowing lead, Republicans planned to gerrymander the district, trying to add two predominately white districts and subtract two predominantly African-American districts (House Bill 515). These were among the districts that were dropped from the bill early on (even before the bill failed to pass in 2017).

This district has long been considered a swing district. The Georgia House representative for this district from 2004 to 2016 was Mike Cheokas (R), who switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party. Cheokas had a Democratic opponent in 2012 and 2014, but won narrow victories of 51 percent and 52 percent respectively. In 2016, Cheokas was opposed by Bill McGowan (D), and lost with 49 percent of the vote to McGowan's 51 percent. Shortly thereafter, Cheokas was appointed to the Georgia School Board by Gov. Nathan Deal.

Progressive Jonathan Wallace defeated three conservative challengers in the November 2017 special election by a margin of 13.4 percent. Hillary Clinton carried this previously reliably conservative district by 7.2 percent.

HD 117 was gerrymandered in 2012 by the Republican majority. The district has continued to tilt more Democratic, however, with Trump beating Clinton by only 3 points in 2016, and further evidenced by Deborah Gonzalez’s victory in 2017.

Incumbent Gerald Greene has been in office since 1983, representing a majority black district that has never been represented by a person of color. Greene taught government in the public schools, was named Teacher of the Year in 1991, and has been endorsed multiple times by the Georgia Education Association for his commitment to improving education. Greene was originally a Democrat but, following his unopposed victory in 2010, Greene switched his party affiliation to Republican.  

Spanning all of Baldwin County and parts of Putnam County, the 145th runs from Eatonton southeast to Milledgeville and Hardwick. Racial makeup: 55 percent white, 40 percent black. However, the district's demographics are tilting towards minority voters, which suggests it could be flippable. In 2012, there was a virtual dead heat between President Obama and Mitt Romney in this district.