Democratic and Republican fundraising is nearly equal for competitive Georgia legislative races

Democrats and Republicans running for competitive seats in the Georgia General Assembly are on almost equal footing when it comes to fundraising, according to an analysis by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution of the latest campaign disclosure documents.

In 12 state House and Senate districts across Georgia where the presidential election four years ago was decided by a margin smaller than 10 percentage points, Democratic candidates have raised $2.5 million. Republican candidates have almost tied that, taking in $2.4 million.

The near match in fundraising shows how competitive both Republicans and Democrats see these legislative races, which are concentrated mostly in north Fulton and Gwinnett counties. Both parties are investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in these districts to try to hold onto or flip seats in the General Assembly.