William Harris (Georgia House District 82)
William Harris (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 82. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026.[source]
Biography
William Harris was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned a B.B.A. from the Georgia College & State University in 2010. His career experience includes working as a small business owner, a compliance specialist, and has organized worker-owned businesses.[1][2][3]
Elections
2026
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 82
Anthony Dickson (D) and William Harris (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 82 on May 19, 2026.
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 | William Harris | |
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent Karen Mathiak (R) is running in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 82 on May 19, 2026.
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2022
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 74
Incumbent Karen Mathiak defeated William Harris in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 74 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Mathiak (R) | 63.7 | 16,332 |
| William Harris (D) | 36.3 | 9,306 | |
| Total votes: 25,638 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 74
William Harris defeated Errol Mitchell in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 74 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Harris | 64.2 | 2,025 |
| Errol Mitchell | 35.8 | 1,131 | ||
| Total votes: 3,156 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 74
Incumbent Karen Mathiak defeated David Ballard in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 74 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Mathiak | 66.4 | 6,412 |
| David Ballard | 33.6 | 3,248 | ||
| Total votes: 9,660 | |||
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2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 73
Incumbent Karen Mathiak defeated William Harris in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 73 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Mathiak (R) | 56.0 | 16,263 |
| William Harris (D) | 44.0 | 12,796 | |
| Total votes: 29,059 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 73
William Harris advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 73 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Harris | 100.0 | 5,784 |
| Total votes: 5,784 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 73
Incumbent Karen Mathiak advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 73 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Mathiak | 100.0 | 6,557 |
| Total votes: 6,557 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
William Harris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Harris' responses.
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- Increase Wages
- Expand Healthcare
- Legalize Cannabis
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2020
William Harris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Harris' responses.
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- Working Class, I represent YOU!
- Let's start to actually help people in our state.
- It's time for our legislators to be more like our state's average resident.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 21, 2020
- ↑ Elect William Harris 2020, "Home," accessed January 4, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 14, 2022
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