Updated: Attorney Who Sued the State GOP for Libel Wins State House Race
Democrat Josh McLaurin flipped the Sandy Springs state House seat held for a decade by Wendell Willard, a Republican attorney who chaired the Judiciary Committee.
November 08, 2018 at 02:44 PM
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Josh McLaurin of Krevolin & Horst associate (Courtesy photo)The Democratic Sandy Springs attorney who sued the Georgia Republican Party last month after he was targeted by an ugly political mailer campaign has won his race for the state House of Representatives.
Josh McLaurin, an associate at Atlanta's Krevolin & Horst, said he was “thrilled and honored” the voters of House District 51 in formerly reliably Republican Sandy Springs selected him over opponent Alex Kaufman, an attorney with the law firm Kaufman & Forman.
According to the Secretary of State's website, McLaurin received 12,462 votes, or 51.49 percent, and Kaufman received 11,741 votes, or 48.51 percent. The 721-vote difference is far above the 1 percent margin (136 votes) by which a candidate may request a recount under Georgia election law.
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