Georgia Secretary of State - Elections Division

2010 Georgia Congressional and Statewide Races Primary Filing Deadline: 5/?/10, Independent / Third Party Filing Deadline: 7/?/10, Primary: 7/??/10, Runoff Primary: 8/??/10, Write-in Deadline: 9/2/10, General Election: 11/2/10, Runoff Election: 12/??/10, Last Updated: July 1, 2009
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: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, 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)?, '08 Senate candidate / ex-County CEO Vernon A. Jones (D)?, St. Sen. Kasim Reed (D)?,	U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal (R), Sec. of St. Karen Handel (R), 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 Tom Bell (R)?,	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)?, '08 Senate candidate / ex-County CEO Vernon A. Jones (D)?,	Casey Cagle (R),
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,
'06 candidate / lobbyist Darryl A. Hicks (D)?, '06 candidate / ex-St. Sen. Walter Ray (D)?, '08 Senate candidate / ex-County CEO Vernon A. Jones (D)?,	ex-St. Rep. Brian Kemp (R), Sandy Springs City Comm'r. Doiug MacGinnitie (R),
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,
St. Rep. Rob Teilhet (D), ex-St. Sen. Michael Meyer von Bremen (D)?, attorney Jim Butler (D)?, District Attorney Ken Hodges (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)?,
Superintendent of Schools, 59.9% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010 D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
teacher Jeff Scott (D),	Kathy Cox (R), teacher Richard Woods (R),
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), consultant Gerry Purcell (R),
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)?, '08 Senate candidate / environmental engineer Rand Knight (D)?,
Labor Commissioner, 54.8% in '06, next elections in 2010 D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Michael "Mike" Thurmond (D) ,		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: Republican Favored, 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: Republican Hold,
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,
	C. Saxby Chambliss (R),
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,
	Jack Kingston (R),
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),
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,
	Lynn Westmoreland (R),
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),
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),
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,
	Thomas E. Price (R),
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,
	John Linder (R),
8th Congressional District, 57.2% in '08, 4th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democrat, NRCC Target,
James "Jim" Marshall (D),	St. Sen. Cecil Staton (R)?,
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)?,	Co. Comm'r. Mike Cowan (R), ex-Trans. Sec. Mike Evans (R), St. Rep. Tom Graves (R), Jeremy E. Jones (R), ex-St. Sen. Bill Stephens (R), ex-U.S. Rep. Max Burns (R)?, St. Rep. Doug Collins (R)?, St. Sen. Lee Hawkins (R)?, St. Rep. James Mills (R)?, St. Sen. Jeff Mullis (R)?, St. Sen. Chip Pearson (R)?, St. Rep. Carl Rogers (R)?, St. Rep. David Ralston (R)?, radio host Martha Zoller (R)?,
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,
	Paul Broun, Jr. (R),
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,
	J. Phillip "Phil" Gingrey (R),
12th Congressional District, 66.0% in '08, 3rd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat,
John Barrow (D),	Orthopedic surgeon / Ret. Army Lt. Col. Wayne Mosley (R), ex-Co. Comm'r. fire chief Carl Smith (R),
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),

1. Link to Predictions:

D.C.'s Political Report, Washington Post's Chris Cillizza, Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard, Cook Political Report, National Journal's Chuck Todd, Roll Call's Outlook, Rothenberg Political Report, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,

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:

(C) = Constitution Party (D) = Democratic Party (G) = Green Party (I) = independent candidates (IA) = Independent American Party

(L) = Libertarian Party (R) = Republican Party (South) = Southern Party (WW) = Workers World Party (WI) = Write-in candidates

4. Georgia Media Links:

Athens Daily News / Athens Banner-Herald Access Atlanta: News Atlanta Creative Loafing Atlanta Journal-Constitution Augusta Chronicle Barnesville Herald-Gazette Bill Shipp's Georgia Cartersville Daily Tribune CapitolImpact.com Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Fayette County Citizen Gwinnett Gazette Henry News Leader

LaGrange Daily News Macon Telegraph Newnan Times-Herald NewsLink.org: Georgia Oconee Enterprise Savannah Morning News Swainsboro Forest-Blade Thomas County News Vote Central: Georgia Elections Waycross Herald WAGA TV-5 WSB TV-2 WXIA TV-11