Clay Cox defeated fellow Republican Patty Gabilondo in House of Representatives District 108 Tuesday.
Cox is seeking to replace retiring state Rep. B.J. Pak in the Lilburn-area district. He will face Democrat Tokhir Radjabov in the November general election.
Cox represented the Lilburn area in the House from 2005 to 2011. Gabilondo is a retired corporate executive and former president of the Lilburn Women’s Club. She was Pak’s legislative aide last year.
Pak's district has been safely Republican for a generation, but Democrats believe they have a shot there because of its growing minority population. Even Pak believes it could be competitive as soon as 2020.
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