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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: November 29, 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: Lean Republican, Rasmussen Reports' Gubernatorial Scorecard: Solid Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss Up / Tilt Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| ex-Gov. Roy E. Barnes (D) 43.0%, |
ex-U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal (R) 53.0%, |
Grady County Planning Commission John H. Monds (L) 4.0%, |
| '04 Presidential candidate & '02 gubernatorial candidate David C. Byrne (WI), Neal Horsley (WI), Jacob Perasso (SW/WI), |
Lt. Governor, 54.1% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| Carol Porter (D) 41.9%, |
Casey Cagle (R) 54.7%, |
Dan Barber (L) 3.5%, |
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) 39.4%, |
ex-St. Rep. Brian Kemp (R) 56.4%, |
analyst David Chastain (L) 4.2%, |
Attorney General, 57.2% in '06, Thurbert E. Baker (D) running for Governor, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| ex-District Attorney Ken Hodges (D) 43.6%, |
ex-Co. Comm'r. Samuel S. Olens (R) 52.9%, |
attorney Don Smart (L) 3.5%, |
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, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| ex-school board president Joe Martin (D) 41.6%, |
education administrator John D. Barge (R) 53.5%, |
teacher Kira Willis (L) 4.9%, |
| Howard Miller (WI) 0%, |
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) 42.4%, |
St. Sen. Ralph T. Hudgens (R) 53.8%, |
installer Shane Bruce (L) 3.8%, |
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) 40.4%, |
'06 nominee Gary Black (R) 56.0%, |
pest control manager Kevin Cherry (L) 3.6%, |
| 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) 41.1%, |
St. Rep. Mark Butler (R) 55.2%, |
food manufacturing William "Will" Costa (L) 3.7%, |
Senator, 57.9% in '04, 1st term, Next election 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Rasmussen Reports' Balance of Power: Solid Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Ken Rubin: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, The Hill's Race Ratings: Safe Republican, |
| Labor Comm'r. Michael "Mike" Thurmond (D) 39.0%, |
Johnny Isakson (R) 58.3%, |
Chuck Donovan (L) 2.7%, |
| Steve Davis (WI), Raymond Beckworth (WI), Brian Russell Brwon (WI), 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) 28.4%, |
Jack Kingston (R) 71.6%, |
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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: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (D) 51.4%, |
St. Rep. Mike Keown (R) 48.6%, |
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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) 30.5%, |
Lynn Westmoreland (R) 69.5%, |
Jagdish Argrawal (WI) 0.0%, |
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) 74.7%, |
business consultant Lisbeth "Liz" Carter (R) 25.3%, |
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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) 73.7%, |
attorney Fenn Little (R) 26.3%, |
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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) 99.9%, |
Sean Greenberg (WI) 0.1%, |
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) 32.9%, |
congressional aide Rob Woodall (R) 67.1%, |
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8th Congressional District, 57.2% in '08, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Chris Cillizza: one of the most likely seats to switch parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, The Hill's Race Ratings: Likely Democratic, |
| James "Jim" Marshall (D) 47.3%, |
St. Rep. Austin Scott (R) 52.7%, |
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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) 100%, |
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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) 32.6%, |
Paul Broun, Jr. (R) 67.4%, |
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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) 100%, |
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: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic, The Hill's Race Ratings: Likely Democratic, |
| John Barrow (D) 56.6%, |
mechanical engineer Raymond L. "Ray" McKinney (R) 43.4%, |
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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) 69.4%, |
general contractor Mike Crane (R) 30.6%, |
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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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