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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
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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%,
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%,
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%,
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%,
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%,
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%,
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%,
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%,

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:
(D) = Democratic Party
(I) = independent candidates
(L) = Libertarian Party
(R) = Republican Party
(SW) = Socialist Workers 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


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