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Crowded 3rd District primary leaves candidates scrambling for political ground

Peachtree City businessman Jim Pace Peachtree City businessman Jim Pace. FILE PHOTO

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Peachtree City businessman Jim Pace Peachtree City businessman Jim Pace. FILE PHOTO
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May 21, 2016

How do you define yourself as a primary candidate when you have six competitors all looking to stake out similar political ground?

That's the challenge facing the seven GOP candidates vying to replace U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland in the 3rd Congressional District ahead of Tuesday's primary.

The race has had its share of tangled and unfocused moments given the size of the field. The bevy of candidates running also virtually guarantees the race will go to a runoff on July 26.

So who has the momentum? We break it all down here.

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Tamar Hallerman is an award-winning senior reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She covers the Fulton County election interference case and co-hosts the Breakdown podcast.

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