This district is in highly educated, high income north Buckhead and Sandy Springs. HD 52 has been conservative in the past (Mitt Romney beat President Obama by 25 points), but voters were not fond of Donald Trump (Hillary Clinton beat Trump by 5 points).
At the State House level, the seat has not had a Democrat run for at least the last three election cycles. In 2012 and 2014, the Republican office-holder ran unopposed. After he retired, two Republicans ran against each other in the 2016 primary.
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