Upset Brief · GA-13 · Jonathan Chavez (R) vs. Jasmine Clark (D)
A long shot on the math: it takes a 41.6-point national wave.
0%
odds today
0%
odds with the plan
117,833
net votes to find
37
days left; voting starts October 13
Where
- 01+90Garners A (Gwinnett County)Starting line Clark +4. 7.9% split their ticket.
- 02+86Cates M (Gwinnett County)Starting line Clark +5. 6.8% split their ticket.
- 03+82Baycreek H (Gwinnett County)Starting line Clark +26. 3.7% split their ticket.
- 04+80Baycreek C (Gwinnett County)Starting line Clark +31. 4.2% split their ticket.
- 05+7417-Oxford (Newton County)Starting line Clark +3. 23.3% split their ticket.
- 06+71Baycreek D (Gwinnett County)Starting line Clark +22. 5.2% split their ticket.
The top 12 precincts carry 18% of the plan.
How
- P+4,764Persuade4,764 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean Clark today.
- M+0MobilizeThere are almost no precincts Chavez's side carries, so turnout alone cannot help here.
- C+178ConsolidateVoters who went third party in recent races, in the precincts that lean Chavez's way.
Plus a national shift of 41.6 points of margin (112,891 votes) that no campaign controls.
What has to be true
- Chavez wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning Clark.
- The national environment moves about 41.6 points toward Chavez's side between now and November 3.
- No 2026 public poll exists for this race, so the starting line is a weighted blend of official recent results; the first real poll will move it.
The numbers behind it
- 01Crossover regression149 precincts, R² 0.970, 8 crossover precincts identified
- 02Monte Carlo20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -144,425 to -81,513 votes.
- 03Money, FEC candidate totals through June 30Chavez no FEC totals reported; Clark $229,145.
- 04Call program for this list6,926 households, 20,777 dials, about 1,089 live conversations: an estimated $3,607 at published rates.
Independent analysis by The Political Group from official Georgia Secretary of State precinct returns (2022 and 2024), FEC filings and published polls, as of September 26, 2026. Not affiliated with any candidate or party.