The Green Papers: Georgia 2003 Off Year Election
 
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Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:13(2.99% of 435)
2000 Census:8,206,975 (2.91% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):5,893,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):3,859,960
Capital:Atlanta
 

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Georgia State and Local Government


Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Republican Governor Sonny Perdue
First elected: 2002
Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Governor is NOT affected by a term limit.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected separately from Governor

  Democrat Mark Fletcher Taylor
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

  Democrat Cathy Cox
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

  Democrat Thurbert E. Baker
Appointed 1997 by Governor Zell Miller; first elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Comptroller General/Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

  Republican John Weimann Oxendine
First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

  Democrat Thomas T. "Tommy" Irvin
First elected: 1968; re-elected through 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Superintendent of Education  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

  Republican Kathy Cox
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Commissioner of Labor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

  Democrat Michael "Mike" Thurmond
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Class 3 Democrat Senator Zell Miller
Appointed by Governor Roy E. Barnes (Democrat) on 27 July 2000, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator Paul Coverdell (Republican): 24 July 2000; elected to serve the remainder of Senator Coverdell's term: 2000
[also served as Governor- elected: 1990; re-elected: 1994]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Open Seat - 8 January 2003: Senator Miller, 70, announced that he will not seek re-election in 2004.
  Candidate Democrat (pending)
Possible candidates: State Senator Mary Squires
  Candidate Republican (pending)
Possible candidates: Al Bartell; Herman Cain; Congressman Michael A. "Mac" Collins (CD 8); Congressman Johnny Isakson (CD 6);

108th House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2002, 2004. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
8 Republicans (8 Undetermined);
5 Democrats (5 Undetermined)

CD 1 Republican Congressman Jack Kingston
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 2 Democrat Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr.
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 3 Democrat Congressman Jim Marshall
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 4 Democrat Congressman Denise Majette
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 5 Democrat Congressman John Lewis
First elected: 1986
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 6 Republican Congressman Johnny Isakson
Republican Johnny Isakson was elected to fill this seat on 23 February 1999 (special election), sworn 25 February 1999. (Republican Congressman Newt Gingrich resigned 3 January 1999.)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
17 February 2003: Reports state that Congressman Johnny Isakson plans to run for the Class 3 Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Senator Zell Miller.
  Candidate Republican (pending)
Possible candidates: Former Republican Congressman (CD 7) and current American Civil Liberties Union consultant Bob Barr (17 February 2003)

CD 7 Republican Congressman John Linder
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 8 Republican Congressman Michael A. "Mac" Collins
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Reports state that Congressman Mac Collins plans to run for the Class 3 Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Senator Zell Miller.

CD 9 Republican Congressman Charlie Norwood
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 10 Republican Congressman Nathan Deal
First elected: as a Democrat, 1992
Changed Party affiliation to Republican, 10 April 1995
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 11 Republican Congressman Phil Gingrey
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 12 Republican Congressman Max Burns
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 13 Democrat Congressman David Scott
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

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