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Georgia Secretary of State - Elections Division
2010 Georgia Congressional and Statewide Races
Primary Filing Deadline: 4/30/10, Independent Filing Deadline: 7/2/10, Alternative Party Filing Deadline: 7/13/10, Primary: 7/20/10, Run-off Primary: 8/10/10, Write-in Deadline: 9/2/10, General Election: 11/2/10, Runoff Election: 11/30/10,
Last Updated: August 28, 2010 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
Governor, 57.9% in '06, Sonny Perdue (R) barred from 3rd term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Rasmussen Reports' Gubernatorial Scorecard: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Narrow Advatange Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up, |
| ex-Gov. Roy E. Barnes (D), |
ex-U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal (R), |
Grady County Planning Commission John H. Monds (L), |
| Jacob Perasso (SW/WI), |
Lt. Governor, 54.1% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| Carol Porter (D), |
Casey Cagle (R), |
dental surgeon Rhonda Martini (L), |
Secretary of State, 54.1% in '06, 1st term, Karen Handel (R) running for Governor, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| real estate agent Georganna Sinkfield (D), |
ex-St. Rep. Brian Kemp (R), |
analyst David Chastain (L), |
Attorney General, 57.2% in '06, Thurbert E. Baker (D) running for Governor, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| ex-District Attorney Ken Hodges (D), |
ex-Co. Comm'r. Samuel S. Olens (R), |
attorney Don Smart (L), |
Superintendent of Schools, 59.9% in '06, 2nd term, Kathy Cox (R) resigned, Brad Bryant (I) failed to get on the ballot, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| ex-school board president Joe Martin (D), |
education administrator John D. Barge (R), |
teacher Kira Willis (L), |
Insurance Commissioner, 65.6% in '06, John Weimann Oxendine (R) running for Governor, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| ex-St. Rep. Mary Squires (D), |
St. Sen. Ralph T. Hudgens (R), |
installer Shane Bruce (L), |
Agriculture Commissioner, Thomas T. "Tommy" Irvin (D) retiring, 56.0% in '06, next elections in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| St. Sen. J.B. Powell (D), |
'06 nominee Gary Black (R), |
pest control manager Kevin Cherry (L), |
| Lisa Potash (SW/WI), |
Labor Commissioner, 54.8% in '06, next elections in 2010, Michael "Mike" Thurmond (D) running for Senate,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| '06 Secretary of State candidate / lobbyist Darryl A. Hicks (D), |
St. Rep. Mark Butler (R), |
food manufacturing William "Will" Costa (L), |
Senator, 57.9% in '04, 1st term, Polls
Next election 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Rasmussen Reports' Balance of Power: Solid Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Ken Rubin: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
| Labor Comm'r. Michael "Mike" Thurmond (D), |
Johnny Isakson (R), |
Chuck Donovan (L), |
| Lisa Potash (SW/WI), |
Senator, 57.4% in '08 Runoff, 2nd term, next elections in 2014, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
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C. Saxby Chambliss (R), |
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1st Congressional District, 66.5% in '08, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| retired farmer Oscar L. Harris, II (D), |
Jack Kingston (R), |
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2nd Congressional District, 68.9% in '08, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, |
| Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (D), |
St. Rep. Mike Keown (R), |
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3rd Congressional District, 65.7% in '08, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| teacher Frank Saunders (D), |
Lynn Westmoreland (R), |
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4th Congressional District, 99.9% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D), |
business consultant Lisbeth "Liz" Carter (R), |
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5th Congressional District, unopposed in '08, 12th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| John Lewis (D), |
attorney Fenn Little (R), |
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6th Congressional District, 68.5% in '08, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| No Democrat |
Thomas E. Price (R), |
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7th Congressional District, 62.0% in '08, John Linder (R) retiring after 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| '08 nominee / Iraqi veteran Doug Heckman (D), |
congressional aide Rob Woodall (R), |
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8th Congressional District, 57.2% in '08, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, |
| James "Jim" Marshall (D), |
St. Rep. Austin Scott (R), |
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9th Congressional District, 56.4% in '10 Special Election, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| No Democrat |
ex-St. Rep. Tom Graves (R), |
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10th Congressional District, 60.7% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| ex-teacher Russell Edwards (D), |
Paul Broun, Jr. (R), |
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11th Congressional District, 68.2% in '08, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| No Democrat |
J. Phillip "Phil" Gingrey (R), |
Jeff Anderson (WI), |
12th Congressional District, 66.0% in '08, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, |
| John Barrow (D), |
mechanical engineer Raymond L. "Ray" McKinney (R), |
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13th Congressional District, 69.0% in '08, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| David Scott (D), |
general contractor Mike Crane (R), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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4. Georgia Media Links:
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