House Races

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.

This is a majority-minority district, and demographics continue to tilt in that direction. In 2016, Hillary Clinton carried this district by 0.5 percent. In 2012, Mitt Romney had carried it by 21 percent.

In 2016, HD107’s David Casas raised $6,875 total with 22 contributions. All of the monies were from non-individuals; the largest gift of $1,000 was from the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, $650 from Comcast, and $600 from the Community Bankers Association of Georgia.

This is an increasingly diverse district in which the Republican representative, Brett Harrell (R), has run unopposed since 2012.  Faith Chikwekwe was a Democratic candidate for the 2018 race, with strong support among progressives, but she withdrew for personal reasons.

In 2012 and 2014, Demcrats were getting 47-48 percent. The district was redrawn in 2015 to increase the percentage of white voters but Joyce Chandler only won by 222 votes in 2016, despite also outspending Donna McLeod by more than 3 to 1.  Hillary Clinton won this district by 7.3 percent and President Obama carried it in 2012.  

HD 101 is a diverse Gwinnett County district that is now "majority-minority" (42 percent white). Sam Park beat the incumbent, even though she raised almost $40,000 more than he did. It should be possible to hold this district with strong voter turnout and additional fundraising.

Rep. Scott Hilton was unopposed in the general election in 2016 but had a GOP challenger in the primary.  He raised $86,060, of which $40,000 was his. In 2014, he raised $86,060 compared to his Democratic rival who raised $19,900.

Republican Meagan Hanson has raised a total of $181,452 for her race in 2016. She narrowly defeated incumbent Democrat Taylor J. Bennett, who had raised $179,182.

As of Jan. 31, neither Democratic candidate had filed a campaign finance disclosure report.

Rep. Tom Taylor (R) has held public office since 2012, and has run unopposed  2012-2016.  He raised a total of $222,198 during his three campaigns.

As of Jan. 31, Democrat Mike Wilensky has raised $108,615.66, and Republican Ken Wright has raised $28,325.00.

This district in the heart of Buckhead is generally highly educated and wealthy. It usually votes Republican (Romney over Obama by 17.5 points), but Clinton carried the district by 13.8 points.

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.

This is a important and promising district for progressives. Republican Wendell Willard is retiring. Willard has represented these northern Atlanta suburbs for many years and has been an influential legislator, running unopposed for the past three election cycles.   

HD 51 has traditionally been a red district, but these educated, suburban voters were turned off by Trump: Romney won by 14.5% in 2012, but Clinton took the district by 5 points.