The big picture: Many of these races are uncontested, meaning candidates are running against no one — and so even though they appear on Georgia's voters ballots, Election Day won't really determine some voters' representation inside the Gold Dome.
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Zoom in: The outskirts of metro Atlanta suburbs are some of most competitive statehouse battlegrounds.
Key races:
State House District 42 (Smyrna): Democratic Socialist candidate Gabriel Sanchez faces Republican challenger Diane Jackson after ousting incumbent Rep. Teri Anulewicz in May's primary election.
State House District 53 (Sandy Springs): Incumbent RepublicanRep. Deborah Silcox is running against Democratic attorney Susie Greenberg.
Both ran unopposed in the May primary, with Greenberg earning several hundred more votes in the North Fulton district than the incumbent.
We're also watching: State Rep. Scott Hilton vs. Democratic challenger Laura Murvartian in Peachtree Corners; and state Rep. Matt Reeves vs. Democratic challenger Michelle Kang in Duluth.