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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: February 2, 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, Rothenberg Political Report: Narrow Advatange Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up, |
| St. Att. Gen. Thurbert E. Baker (D), ex-Gov. Roy E. Barnes (D), Ray City Mayor Carl Camon (D), St. Rep. Dubose Porter (D), ex-Adj. Gen. David Poythress (D), Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin (D)?, St. Sen. Kasim Reed (D)?, |
St. Sen. Jeff Chapman (R),
U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal (R),
Sec. of St. Karen Handel (R),
ex-St. Sen. Eric Johnson (R),
'06 candidate / Southern rights activist Ray McBerry (R),
St. Ins. Comm'r. John W. Oxendine (R),
St. Rep. Austin Scott (R),
businessman Thomas D. "Tom" Bell, Jr. (R)?,
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Grady County Planning Commission John Monds (L), |
Lt. Governor, 54.1% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:     Republican, |
| St. Sen. Tim Golden (D), ex-St. Sen. Milledgeville Mayor Floyd Griffin, Jr. (D), Labor Comm'r. Michael "Mike" Thurmond (D), ex-Sec. of St. Lewis Massey (D), ex-U.S. Rep. Denise L. Majette (D)?, ex-St. Sen. Michael Meyer von Bremen (D)?, |
Casey Cagle (R), |
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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), attorney Gary Horlacher (D), public relations exec. Michael Mills (D), Angela Moore (D), '06 candidate / lobbyist Darryl A. Hicks (D)?, '06 candidate / ex-St. Sen. Walter Ray (D)?, |
St. Rep. Jim Cole (R), ex-St. Rep. Brian Kemp (R), Sandy Springs City Comm'r. Doug MacGinnitie (R), |
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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, |
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ex-District Attorney Ken Hodges (D),
St. Rep. Rob Teilhet (D),
attorney Jim Butler (D)?, |
Co. Comm'r. Samuel S. Olens (R), ex-gov. aide Robert S. Highsmith (R)?, St. Sen. Judson Hill (R)?, St. Rep. Ed Lindsey (R)?, St. Sen. Preston W. Smith (R)?, |
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Superintendent of Schools, 59.9% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010 D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| university administrator Beth Farokhi (D), teacher Jeff Scott (D), teacher Brian Westlake (D), |
Kathy Cox (R), ex-St. Rep. Roger Hines (R), teacher Richard Woods (R), |
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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, |
| Mayor William "Willie" Adams, Jr. (D)?, ex-St. Rep. Mary Squires (D), |
St. Rep. Mike Coan (R)?, St. Sen. Seth Harp (R), St. Sen. Ralph T. Hudgens (R), St. Rep. Tom Knox (R), City Mayor Harold Logsdon (R), insurance broker Stephen Northington (R), consultant Gerry Purcell (R), attorney Maria Sheffield (R), |
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Agriculture Commissioner, Thomas T. "Tommy" Irvin (D) retiring, 56.0% in '06, next elections in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:     Republican, |
| ex-St. Rep. Terry Coleman (D)?, St. Rep. Michael A. Cheokas (D)?, '08 Senate candidate / environmental engineer Rand Knight (D)?, '06 Lt. Gov. candidate Griffin Lotson (D), St. Sen. J.B. Powell (D), |
'06 nominee Gary Black (R), '94 Senate candidate Darwin Carter (R), |
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Labor Commissioner, 54.8% in '06, next elections in 2010 D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| Michael "Mike" Thurmond (D) , |
St. Rep. Melvin Everson (R), |
Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver (I), |
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, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Ken Rubin: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
| RJ Hadley (D), attorney Jim Butler (D)?, St. Rep. Dubose Porter (D)?, ex-St. Rep. Terry Coleman (D)?,
| Johnny Isakson (R), |
Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver (I), |
| Eric von Haessler (L), |
Senator, 57.4% in '08 Runoff, 2nd term, next elections in 2014, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
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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, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
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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, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe 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, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
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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, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D), '08 Senate candidate / ex-County CEO Vernon A. Jones (D), Co. Comm'r. Connie Stokes (D), |
Larry Gause (R), business consultant 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, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| John Lewis (D), |
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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, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
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Thomas E. Price (R), |
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7th Congressional District, 62.0% in '08, 9th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
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John Linder (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, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, NRCC Target, |
| James "Jim" Marshall (D), |
educator Ken DeLoach (R), businesswoman Angela Hicks (R), Valerie Meyers (R), businessman Paul Rish (R), nurse Diane Vann (R), |
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9th Congressional District, 75.5% in '08, 9th term, Nathan Deal (R) running for Governor,Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:   Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| party activist Mike Freeman (D), '92 candidate / ex-St. Rep. E. Wycliffe Orr, Sr. (D)?, '96 nominee / ex-St. Rep. McCracken "Ken" Poston (D)?, |
Danny Benton (R),
cardiologist Chris Cates (R),
Co. Comm'r. Mike Cowan (R),
businessman Tom Dooley (R),
St. Rep. Tom Graves (R),
St. Sen. Lee Hawkins (R),
businessman Jeremy E. Jones (R),
'98 Libertarian Senate nominee Bert Loftman (R),
St. Rep. Bobby Reese (R),
ex-St. Sen. Bill Stephens (R),
councilman Steve Tarvin (R),
ex-U.S. Rep. Max Burns (R)?,
St. Rep. Doug Collins (R)?,
St. Rep. James Mills (R)?,
St. Sen. Chip Pearson (R)?,
St. Rep. Carl Rogers (R)?,
St. Rep. David Ralston (R)?,
radio host Martha Zoller (R)?, |
marketing exec. Eugene Moon (I), |
10th Congressional District, 60.7% in '08, 2nd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Sandy Untermyer (D), |
Paul Broun, Jr. (R), Cason Sisk (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, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
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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, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, |
John Barrow (D), '08 candidate / ex-St. Sen. Regina D. Thomas (D), |
businesswoman Jeanne Seaver (R), ex-Co. Comm'r. fire chief Carl Smith (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, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, |
| David Scott (D), |
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consultant Michael Frisbee (I), |
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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