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Georgia Secretary of State - Elections Division
2008 Georgia Congressional and Statewide Results
Presidential Primary Filing Deadling: 11/1/07, Presidential Primary: 2/5/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 5/2/08, Independent / Third Party Filing Deadline: 7/8/08, Primary: 7/15/08, Runoff Primary: 8/5/08, Write-in Deadline: 9/2/08, General Election: 11/4/08, Runoff Election: 12/2/08,
Last Updated: December 29, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 58.0% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  McCain, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: McCain Favored, Cook Political Report: Lean McCain, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean McCain, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely McCain, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 47.0%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 52.2%, |
ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.7%, |
| Ralph Nader (WI-CT) 0.0%, ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (WI-GA) 0.0%, Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (WI-FL) 0.0%, Róger Calero (WI-NY) 0.0%, Jonathan Allen (WI-CO) 0.0%, James Harris (WI-NY) 0.0%, Michael A. Peroutka (WI-MD) 0.0%, Frank Moore (WI) 0.0%, David C. Byrne 0.0%, Brian Russell Brown 0.0%, |
Senator, 52.8% in '02, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Narrow Republican Advantage, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| ex-St. Rep. Jim Martin (D) 46.8%, |
C. Saxby Chambliss (R) 49.8%, |
'06 Lt. Gov. nominee / tax attorney Allen Buckley (L) 3.4%, |
| Eleanor García (SW/WI), |
| Senate Run-off Election |
Senator, 52.8% in '02, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Narrow Republican Advantage, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| ex-St. Rep. Jim Martin (D) 43%, |
C. Saxby Chambliss (R) 57%, |
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1st Congressional District, 68.5 in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| retired Lt. Col. Bill Gillespie (D) 33.5%, |
Jack Kingston (R) 66.5%, |
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2nd Congressional District, 67.9% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (D) 68.9%, |
disabled vet Lee Ferrell (R) 31.1%, |
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3rd Congressional District, 67.6% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| attorney Stephen Camp (D) 34.3%, |
Lynn Westmoreland (R) 65.7%, |
Loretta Van Pelt (SW/WI), |
4th Congressional District, 75.4% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D) 99.9%, |
No Republican |
Loran Christopher Collins (WI) 0.1%, Faye Coffield (WI) 0.0%, Jacob Perasso (WI) 0.0%, |
5th Congressional District, 100 in '06, 11th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| John Lewis (D) 100.0%, |
No Republican |
Jeanne Fitzmaurice (WI) 0.0%, Shira Kash (WI) 0.0%, |
6th Congressional District, 72.2 in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| ex-Air Force reservist / pilot Bill Jones (D) 31.5%, |
Thomas E. Price (R) 68.5%, |
Jeanne FitzMaurice (SW/WI), |
7th Congressional District, 70.9% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Army reservist Doug Heckman (D) 38.0%, |
John Linder (R) 62.0%, |
Jacob Perasso (SW/WI), |
8th Congressional District, 50.5% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely GOP Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democrat, NRCC Target, |
| James "Jim" Marshall (D) 57.2%, |
Retired Air Force Major General Richard N. "Rick" Goddard (R) 42.8%, |
'06 candidate ex-Deputy Sheriff James Neal Harris (WI), |
9th Congressional District, 76.6 in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Jeff Scott (D) 24.5%, |
Nathan Deal (R) 75.5%, |
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10th Congressional District, 50.4% in '07 special election, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| businessman Bobby Saxon (D) 39.3%, |
Paul Broun, Jr. (R) 60.7%, |
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11th Congressional District, 71.1% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Former Air Force pilot Hugh "Bud" Gammon (D) 31.8%, |
J. Phillip "Phil" Gingrey (R) 68.2%, |
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12th Congressional District, 50.3% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Safe Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely GOP Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, |
| John Barrow (D) 66.0%, |
ex-congressional aide John Stone (R) 34.0%, |
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13th Congressional District, 69.2 in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| David Scott (D) 69.0%, |
'06 nominee physician Deborah Travis Honeycutt (R) 31.0%, |
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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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