The Green Papers: Georgia 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 20 July 2004
Primary Runoff (Senate-Dem, CD 6-Rep, CD 8-Rep): Tuesday 10 August 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
General Election Runoff (no runoffs for statewide offices): Tuesday 23 November 2004 (cancelled)
Electoral Votes:15(2.79% of 538)
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
Tuesday 20 July 2004 polls close 7:00p EDT (2300 UTC)
Tuesday 10 August 2004 polls close 7:00p EDT (2300 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 7:00p EST (0000 UTC)
Tuesday 23 November 2004 polls close 7:00p EST (0000 UTC)
 

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Georgia State and Local Government

Georgia 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats   Republicans   Third Parties

           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 15 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Republican 1,914,254 57.97% President George W. Bush
(15 Electoral Votes)
• Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate Democrat 1,366,149 41.37% Senator John Kerry
• Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate Libertarian 18,387 0.56% Michael Badnarik
• Vice President: Richard V. Campagna
  Candidate Write-In 2,231 0.07% Ralph Nader
• Independent / Reform Party
  Candidate Write-In 580 0.02% Michael Anthony Peroutka
• Constitution Party
  Candidate Write-In 228 0.01% David Keith Cobb
• The Green Party
  Candidate Write-In 26 0.00% Tom Trancredo
  Candidate Write-In 8 0.00% John Joseph Kennedy
  Candidate Write-In 7 0.00% David C. Byrne
  Candidate Write-In 5 0.00% James Alexander-Pace
  Candidate Write-In 0 0.00% Lawson Mitchell Bone
Total 3,301,875 100.00%  
U.S. 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
Seat up for election		   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.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 1,864,202 57.88% Congressman Johnny Isakson
• Congressman CD 6
  Candidate Democrat 1,287,690 39.98% Congressman Denise L. Majette
• Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the 20 July Primary, the two leading candidates moved on to a Tuesday 10 August 2004 run off: in the original Primary, Congressman Denise L. Majette (CD 4) (41%) led W. Cliff Oxford (21%).
  Candidate Libertarian 69,051 2.14% Allen Buckley
  Candidate Write-In 31 0.00% Al Bartell
  Candidate Write-In 7 0.00% Matthew Jamison
Total 3,220,981 100.00%  
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 unaffected by the State's term limit.
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected separately from Governor
    Democrat   Lieutenant Governor Mark Fletcher Taylor
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
8 Republicans (6 Renominated, 2 Open);
5 Democrats (4 Renominated, 1 Open)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Jack Kingston
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 20 July 2004 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Republican 188,347 100.00% Congressman Jack Kingston
Total 188,347 100.00%  
CD 2
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 20 July 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 129,984 66.79% Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr.
  Candidate Republican 64,645 33.21% Dave Eversman
Total 194,629 100.00%  
CD 3
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Jim Marshall
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 20 July 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 136,273 62.88% Congressman Jim Marshall
  Candidate Republican 80,435 37.12% Calder Clay
Total 216,708 100.00%  
CD 4
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Denise L. Majette
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Open Seat - Running for the Class 3 Senate Seat in 2004
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democrat 157,461 63.76% Cynthia McKinney
  Candidate Republican 89,509 36.24% Catherine Davis
Total 246,970 100.00%  
CD 5
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman John Lewis
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1986
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 20 July 2004 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democrat 201,773 100.00% Congressman John Lewis
Total 201,773 100.00%  
CD 6
Seat up for election		   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
• Open Seat - Running for the Senate in 2004.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) and Uncontested Race **
  Elected Republican 267,542 99.97% Tom Price
• Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the 20 July Primary, the two leading candidates faced off in a Tuesday 10 August 2004 runoff: Price (34%) led Robert B. Lamutt (28%) in the original Primary.
  Candidate Write-In 77 0.03% Gary "Bats" Pelphrey
Total 267,619 100.00%  
CD 7
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman John Linder
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 20 July 2004 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Republican 258,982 100.00% Congressman John Linder
Total 258,982 100.00%  
CD 8
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Michael A. "Mac" Collins
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Open Seat - Ran for, but did not receive his party's nomination for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2004.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 227,524 75.55% Lynn Westmoreland
• Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the 20 July Primary [Lynn Westmoreland (46%) led Dylan Glenn (38%)], the two leading candidates participated in a Tuesday 10 August 2004 run off.
  Candidate Democrat 73,632 24.45% Silvia Delamar
Total 301,156 100.00%  
CD 9
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Charlie Norwood
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 20 July 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 197,869 74.29% Congressman Charlie Norwood
  Candidate Democrat 68,462 25.71% Bob Ellis
  Candidate Write-In 0 0.00% Robert H. Anthony
Total 266,331 100.00%  
CD 10
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Nathan Deal
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: as a Democrat, 1992
Changed Party affiliation to Republican, 10 April 1995
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 20 July 2004 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Republican 219,136 100.00% Congressman Nathan Deal
Total 219,136 100.00%  
CD 11
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Phil Gingrey
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 20 July 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 120,696 57.40% Congressman Phil Gingrey
  Candidate Democrat 89,591 42.60% Rick Crawford
Total 210,287 100.00%  
CD 12
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Max Burns
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 20 July 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 113,036 51.81% John Barrow
  Candidate Republican 105,132 48.19% Congressman Max Burns
Total 218,168 100.00%  
CD 13
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman David Scott
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 20 July 2004 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democrat 170,657 100.00% Congressman David Scott
Total 170,657 100.00%  
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
    Democrat   Secretary of State 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   Attorney General 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   Comptroller General/Insurance Commissioner 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   Agriculture Commissioner 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   Education Superintendent Kathy Cox
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Commissioner of Labor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
    Democrat   Labor Commissioner Michael "Mike" Thurmond
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
 

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