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Georgia House Races

A look at all the 2018 races for the Georgia House of Representatives

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House District 151

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.  

 

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House District 145

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.

 

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House District 111

Republicans have repeatedly tried to gerrymander District 111. In 2015, new boundaries cut the total number of registered voters by approximately 3,000, of whom more than 2,500 were people of color in a district that is majority-minority. The new map was an attempt to make the district about 4 percent more Republican, but Hillary Clinton won by a margin of 2.6 percent.

 

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House District 52

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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House District 51

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.

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House District 37

Incumbent Sam Teasley (R) was the sponsor of a RFRA, or the “religious liberty” bill, which allows businesses and individuals to refuse service to LGBT individuals.  He has significantly outspent his Democratic opponent Bill Bolton in the last three election cycles. He has extremely high ratings from the NRA and the American Conservative Union. He faces three Democrat challengers: Bill Bolton, Ragin Edwards and Mary Frances Williams.

 

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