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Georgia House District 82

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Karen Mathiak won re-election by 12.0 points over Anthony Dickson.

Runoff if no majority

Karen MathiakRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%15,294
Anthony DicksonDemocrat
44.0%12,022
27,316 votes

Source: Georgia Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:21 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenR+25.92024 HouseR+20.52024 Pres.R+12.02026 House

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Anthony DicksonKaren Mathiak
$1K
Raised by the campaign
$116K
$1.1K
Spent by the campaign
$68.4K
$3.1K
Cash on hand
$65K

Campaign money: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Jul 21, 2026; Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 20, 2026.

Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission campaign filingsUpdated Jul 21, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Anthony Dickson
2%
Karen Mathiak
98%
Projected margin
R+17.1
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Karen Mathiak (R)
Incumbent, Georgia House of Representatives, first elected 2016Anthony Dickson (D)