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2008 Georgia Congressional and Statewide Races
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: May 3, 2008

Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media,

President, 58.0% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,

U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 66.4%,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 31.11%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 1.71%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) 0.24, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 0.2%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM) 0.18%, ex-U.S. Sen. Maurice "Mike" Gravel (D-AK) 0.09%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT) 0.09%, ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 33.97%,
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 31.6%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 30.17%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 2.91%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 0.73%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 0.35%, ex-Amb. Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.15%, U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA) 0.08%, U.S. Rep. Thomas G. "Tom" Tancredo (R-CO) 0.03%, Libertarian nominee

Governor, 57.9% in '06, 2^nd term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin (D)?, St. Rep. Dubose Porter (D)?, Sonny Perdue (R),
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R)?, U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R)?, St. Ins. Comm'r. John W. Oxendine (R),

Lt. Governor, 54.1% in '06, 1^st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,

Casey Cagle (R),

Secretary of State, 54.1% in '06, 1^st term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,

Karen Handel (R),

Attorney General, 57.2% in '06, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,

Thurbert E. Baker (D),

Superintendent of Schools, 59.9% in '06, 2^nd term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,

Kathy Cox (R),

Insurance Commissioner, 65.6% in '06, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,

John Weimann Oxendine (R),

Agriculture Commissioner, 56.0% in '06, next elections in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,

Thomas T. "Tommy" Irvin (D),
ex-St. Rep. Terry Coleman (D)?,

Labor Commissioner, 54.8% in '06, next elections in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,

Michael "Mike" Thurmond (D) ,

Senator, 52.8% in '02, 1^st term, next elections in 2008, Polls
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, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican,

Investigative reporter Dale Cardwell (D), County CEO Vernon A. Jones (D), environmental engineer Rand Knight (D), ex-congressional aide / Vietnam vet. Josh Lanier (D), ex-St. Rep. Jim Martin (D), C. Saxby Chambliss (R), '06 Lt. Gov. nominee / tax attorney Allen Buckley (L),

Eleanor García (SW),

Senator, 57.9% in '04, 1^st term, Next election 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated,

Att. Gen. Thubert Baker (D)?, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin (D)?, St. Rep. Dubose Porter (D)?, ex-St. Rep. Terry Coleman (D)?, Johnny Isakson (R),
U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston (R), U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R)?, Gov. Sonny Perdue (R)?, St. Sen. Mitch Seabaugh (R)?, St. Rep. Steve Davis (R)?,

1st Congressional District, 68.5 in '06, 8^th 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), Jack Kingston (R),

2nd Congressional District, 67.9% in '06, 8^th 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), disabled vet Lee Ferrell (R),

3rd Congressional District, 67.6% in '06, 2^nd 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), Lynn Westmoreland (R), Loretta Van Pelt (SW),

4th Congressional District, 75.4% in '06, 1^st 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), No Republican

5th Congressional District, 100 in '06, 11^th 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),
minister Markel Hutchins (D), St. Rep. "Able" Mable Thomas (D), No Republican

6th Congressional District, 72.2 in '06, 2^nd 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), Thomas E. Price (R), Jeanne FitzMaurice (SW),

7th Congressional District, 70.9% in '06, 8^th 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), John Linder (R), Jacob Perasso (SW),

8th Congressional District, 50.5% in '06, 3^rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 8th Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely GOP Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss Up / Tilt Democratic, NRCC Target,

James "Jim" Marshall (D), teacher Robert Nowak (D), Retired Air Force Major General Richard N. "Rick" Goddard (R),

9th Congressional District, 76.6 in '06, 8^th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,

Dr. Jeff Scott (D), Nathan Deal (R),

10th Congressional District, 50.4% in '07 special election, 1^st 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), Paul Broun, Jr. (R), St. Rep. Barry A. Fleming (R),

11th Congressional District, 71.1% in '06, 3^rd 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), J. Phillip "Phil" Gingrey (R),

12th Congressional District, 50.3% in '06, 2^nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely GOP Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored,

John Barrow (D),
St. Sen. Regina D. Thomas (D), ex-talk show host Ben Crystal (R), mechanical engineer Raymond L. "Ray" McKinney (R), ex-congressional aide John Stone (R),

13th Congressional District, 69.2 in '06, 3^rd 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),
ex-St. Sen. '06 candidate Donzella James (D), '06 nominee physician Deborah Travis Honeycutt (R),

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:
(Cf) = Confederate Party
(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