Georgia’s Competitive Districts: HD-73
As a reminder, this is a district breakdown in a series of posts on the competitiveness of Georgia legislative districts. For a review of the methodology and background information, please start here:
District Data
Demographics and Registration
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Model Projections
Candidates
Karen Mathiak — Republican
Website:
Fundraising:
As of October 25th filing:
Total raised — $105,015.03
Raised in this period — $11,100.00
Total spent — $82,121.30
Spent in this period — $10,229.21
Cash on hand — $22,898.73
Bio:
- Defeated the incumbent, John Yates, in the primary runoff by 11 points
- Small businesswoman and licensed chiropractor
- Served as Chairman of the Spalding County GOP
Rahim Talley — Democrat
Website:
Fundraising:
None found
Bio:
- Army veteran
- Member of the Georgia Army National Guard
Analysis
This is another stretch district that should be eyed as the Democrats look to expand the map. We have a Democrat on the ballot, which is a start. We’ll have to keep an eye on the shifting demographics, but for now, this is still a safe Republican seat and a successful ousting by Karen Mathiak.
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