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Georgia Secretary of State - Elections Division
2010 Georgia Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
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: July 21, 2010 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
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, Rothenberg Political Report: Narrow Advatange Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up, |
ex-Gov. Roy E. Barnes (D) 65.6%,
St. Att. Gen. Thurbert E. Baker (D) 21.6%,
ex-Adj. Gen. David Poythress (D) 5.5%,
St. Rep. Dubose Porter (D) 4.5%,
Ray City Mayor Carl Camon (D) 1.1%,
consultant Bill Bolton (D) 0.9%,
St. Rep. Randal Mangham (D) 0.8%,
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ex-Sec. of St. Karen Handel (R) 34.1%,
ex-U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal (R) 22.9%,
ex-St. Sen. Eric Johnson (R) 20.1%,
St. Ins. Comm'r. John W. Oxendine (R) 17.0%,
St. Sen. Jeff Chapman (R) 3.0%,
'06 candidate / Southern rights activist Ray McBerry (R) 2.5%,
Wal-Mart employee Otis Putnam (R) 0.4%,
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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) 69.7%,
journalist Tricia Carpenter McCracken (D) 30.3%, |
Casey Cagle (R), |
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, |
St. Sen. Gail Buckner (D) 35.1%,
real estate agent Georganna Sinkfield (D) 22.6%,
businesswoman Angela "Miss Angela" Moore (D) 20.4%,
public relations exec. Michael Mills (D) 15.5%,
attorney Gary Horlacher (D) 6.4%,
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ex-St. Rep. Brian Kemp (R) 59.2%,
Sandy Springs City Commr. Doug MacGinnitie (R) 40.8%, |
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) 65.5%,
St. Rep. Rob Teilhet (D) 34.5%, |
ex-Co. Comm'r. Samuel S. Olens (R) 39.9%,
St. Sen. Preston W. Smith (R) 30.6%,
attorney Max Wood (R) 29.5%,
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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) 54.9%,
university administrator Beth Farokhi (D) 27.3%, teacher Brian Westlake (D) 17.8%, |
education administrator John D. Barge (R) 51.8%,
teacher Richard Woods (R) 48.2%, incumbent Kathy Cox (R) withdrew but name will still be on ballot, |
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) 20.7%,
attorney Maria Sheffield (R) 19.6%,
St. Rep. Tom Knox (R) 16.2%,
consultant Gerry Purcell (R) 12.7%,
insurance agent Dennis Cain (R) 9.5%,
St. Sen. Seth Harp (R) 8.5%,
attorney Rick Collum (R) 5.2%,
insurance broker Stephen Dale Northington (R) 3.8%,
insurance agent John Mamalakis (R) 3.7%,
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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) 76.0%,
'94 Senate candidate Darwin Carter (R) 24.0%, |
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) 50.1%,
ex-St. Rep. Terry Coleman (D) 49.9%, |
St. Rep. Mark Butler (R) 70.3%,
St. Rep. Melvin Everson (R) 29.7%, |
William "Will" Costa (L), |
Senator, 57.9% in '04, 1st term, Next election 2010,
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, |
Labor Comm'r. Michael "Mike" Thurmond (D) 84.3%,
ex-Rockdale Co. Chief of Staff R.J. Hadley (D) 15.7%, |
Johnny Isakson (R), |
Chuck Donovan (L), |
| Lisa Potash (SW/WI), |
1st Congressional District, 66.5% in '08, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe 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, |
| Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (D), |
St. Rep. Mike Keown (R) 80.8%,
businessman Rick Allen (R) 11.1%, artist Lee Ferrell (R) 8.1%, |
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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, |
| 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, |
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D) 55.2%,
'08 Senate candidate / ex-County CEO Vernon A. Jones (D) 26.3%, Co. Comm'r. Connie Stokes (D) 18.5%, |
business consultant Lisbeth "Liz" Carter (R) 54.8%,
property manager Larry Gause (R) 25.5%,
publisher Victor Armendariz (D) 10.0%,
consultant Cory Ruth (R) 9.7%,
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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, |
| John Lewis (D), |
attorney Fenn Little (R) 59.6%,
graphic designer Kelly Nguyen (R) 40.4%, |
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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, |
| 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, |
| '08 nominee / Iraqi veteran Doug Heckman (D), |
congressional aide Rob Woodall (R) 36.3%,
pastor Jody Hice (R) 26.3%,
'02 nominee / St. Rep. Clay Cox (R) 20.0%,
Real estate broker / flight attendant James "Jef" Fincher (R) 6.1%,
businessman Tom Kirby (R) 4.0%,
party activist Chuck Efstration (R) 3.7%,
IBM sales exec. / CPA Tom Parrott (R) 2.2%,
retiree Ronnie Grist (R) 1.4%,
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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: Likely Democratic, NRCC Target, |
| James "Jim" Marshall (D), |
St. Rep. Austin Scott (R) 52.4%,
educator / pastor Ken DeLoach (R) 31.2%, nurse Diane Vann (R) 16.4%, |
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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, |
| No Democrat |
ex-St. Rep. Tom Graves (R) 49.5%,
ex-St. Sen. Lee Hawkins (R) 26.7%,
councilman Steve Tarvin (R) 14.7%,
cardiologist Chris Cates (R) suspended campaign but still got 6.4%,
real estate broker Bobby Reese (R) 1.7%,
'98 Libertarian Senate nominee Bert Loftman (R) and ex-St. Sen. Bill Stephens (R) dropped out but still got 1.0%,
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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, |
| 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, |
| No Democrat |
J. Phillip "Phil" Gingrey (R), |
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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) 57.9%,
'08 candidate / ex-St. Sen. Regina D. Thomas (D) 42.1%, |
mechanical engineer Raymond L. "Ray" McKinney (R) 42.6%,
ex-Co. Comm'r. fire chief Carl Smith (R) 27.9%,
businesswoman Jeanne Seaver (R) 18.3%,
investment adviser Mike Horner (R) 11.1%,
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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, |
David Scott (D) 76.1%,
Consultant Mike Murphy (D) 16.7%, website consultant Michael Frisbee (D) 7.2%, |
General Contractor Mike Crane (R) 29.4%,
physician Deborah Honeycutt (R) 26.6%,
small business owner Chip Flanegan (R) 16.8%,
restaurant management Dave Orr (R) 12.7%,
salesman Hank R Dudek (R) 9.4%,
small business owner Rupert G. Parchment (R) 5.1%,
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Run-Off Primary Results |
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, 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) 50.2%,
ex-Sec. of St. Karen Handel (R) 49.8%, |
Grady County Planning Commission John H. Monds (L), |
| Jacob Perasso (SW/WI), |
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) 61.9%,
St. Sen. Gail Buckner (D) 38.1%, |
ex-St. Rep. Brian Kemp (R), |
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) 58.9%,
St. Sen. Preston W. Smith (R) 41.1%, |
Don Smart (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) 55.2%,
attorney Maria Sheffield (R) 44.7%, |
Shane Bruce (L), |
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, |
| '08 nominee / Iraqi veteran Doug Heckman (D), |
congressional aide Rob Woodall (R) 56.0%,
pastor Jody Hice (R) 44.0%, |
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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, |
| No Democrat |
ex-St. Rep. Tom Graves (R) 55.2%,
ex-St. Sen. Lee Hawkins (R) 44.8%, |
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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) 62.1%,
ex-Co. Comm'r. fire chief Carl Smith (R) 37.9%, |
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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, |
| David Scott (D), |
General Contractor Mike Crane (R) 67.5%,
physician Deborah Honeycutt (R) 32.5%, |
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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. |
3. Key to Georgia Political Parties:
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