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Watch: Top Videos Of 6th District Race Candidates

Digital ads and TV spots have shed light on the 6th District candidates views like no campaign speech could ever do.

EAST COBB, GA -- As the congressional race for Georgia's 6th District enters its final week, candidates have used various means to get their message out, including social media, celebrities and digital and TV ads.

Numbers from xxx show that Democrat Jon Ossoff has spent more than $8 million, dwarfing the other candidates in his bid to bring the 6th District, which includes large swaths of Cobb, Fulton and DeKalb counties, back into the Democratic fold. The closest Republican, Dan Moody, has spent about $2 million, much of it a loan he made to his own campaign, according to news reports.

Karen Handel, the former Secretary of State and GOP frontrunner, has spent around $100,000 on her TV and digital ads. While Judson Hill had spent nearly $400,000 on ads; Bob Gray has spent $240,000 on ads, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Here are some of the more memorable digital and TV ads from the 6th District campaign:

Handel plays off a couple of the other candidates' outdoorsman appeal by using her husband to portray the "gimmicks" that she says the others are using to pull voters. The ad has more than 51,000 views on Youtube.

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"Help"

Dan Moody's most-viewed digital ad features an endorsement from U.S. Sen. David Purdue. He touts Moody's track record of caring "more about getting results than getting credit." The ad has more than 1,100 views on Youtube.

Moody continues to pull in local endorsements. This week, Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann and Speaker Pro-Tempore Jan Jones are endorsing the former state senator.

"Jon Ossoff: The Truth Strikes Back"

The ad that really got people talking -- and inadvertently helped spread Ossoff's name -- was this ad from the GOP-backed Congressional Leadership Fund super PAC. Dubbed the "Hans Solo ad," it has been viewed more than 555,930 times on Youtube.

Ossoff has countered with a number of successful ads of his own. This one, which also runs on TV, strikes back at the negative ads that have targeted him. It has more than 1,000 views on Youtube.

"Handel Endorses Gray"

In a memorable April Fool's prank, Bob Gray, a former Johns Creek City Councilman, did an ad that appeared to show Handel endorsing him for Congress. It was all in jest -- and a big hit online.

"Democrat Ron Slotin for Georgia's Sixth Congressional District"

Former state senator Ron Slotin created buzz last month with his ad that featured the memorable line: "It's time to send an adult to Washington to get results for you."

"The CD-06 GOP Debates - Kurt for Congress"

Kurt Wilson was the only candidate that used one of his digital ads to chide the state's Republican Party for not inviting all 11 of those running on the GOP ticket to a March debate. It worked, Wilson appeared at the debate.

Read more: 6th District Race: Handel, Moody Release New Ads

With all the videos being made by the 18 candidates in the running, will it matter on Tuesday? Money has continued to pour into the race from outside sources. About $14 million has been spent from interest groups and the candidates' coffers -- and voters can expect more.

Early voting began on March 27 and will cease on Friday in observance of Easter. Voting will then resume on Tuesday, election day.

Image via Youtube / Ossoff campaign

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