The Green Papers: Georgia 2008 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 15 July 2008
Primary Runoff: Tuesday 5 August 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
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 15 July 2008 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 7:00p EDT (2300 UTC).
Tuesday 5 August 2008 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) to 7:00p EDT (2300 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 7:00p EST (0000 UTC).
 

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Georgia State and Local Government

Georgia 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote in the 15 July primary, a runoff will be held between the top two vote-getters on Tuesday 5 August 2008.

 
           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 15 (Winner-take-all)
Up for election in 2008
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2
Seat up for election		 Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     William Dale "Dale" Cardwell
• FEC S8GA00123: $141,975
  Candidate Democratic     DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Vernon A. Jones
• FEC S6GA00176: $488,396
  Candidate Democratic     Franklin Randolph "Rand" Knight, Jr.
• FEC S8GA00115: $129,030
  Candidate Democratic     Josh Lanier
  Candidate Democratic     James Francis "Jim" Martin
• FEC S8GA00164: $346,675
    Democratic     Maggie Martinez - apparently not a candidate
• FEC S8GA00156: Financial report not available
    Democratic     state Representative E. Wycliffe "Wyc" Orr, Sr. - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew September 2007
  Candidate Republican     Senator Saxby Chambliss
• FEC S2GA00118: $4,407,145
    Libertarian     Jon Jay Banks - apparently not a candidate
• Circa 15 December 2007 Jon Banks officially endorsed William Dale "Dale" Cardwell (Democratic)
• FEC S8GA00131: $5,070
  Candidate Libertarian     Allen Buckley
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party     Eleanor García
Class 3 Republican Senator Johnny Isakson
• First elected: 2004.
(also served in U.S. House- first elected in a special election [to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Congressman Newt Gingrich]: 1999; re-elected: 2000, 2002.)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
  Republican Governor Sonny Perdue
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair - At term limit
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected separately from Governor
  Republican Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
7 Republican (6 Renominated, 1 Undetermined);
6 Democratic (2 Renominated, 4 Undetermined)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman John Heddens "Jack" Kingston
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Bill Gillespie
• FEC H8GA01022: $59,055
  Candidate Republican     Congressman John Heddens "Jack" Kingston
• FEC H2GA01157: $552,430
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr.
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr.
• FEC H2GA02031: $529,020
  Candidate Republican     Lee Ferrell
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Lynn Acton Westmoreland
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Stephen Camp
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Lynn Acton Westmoreland
• FEC H4GA08067: $409,347
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party     Loertta Van Pelt
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
• FEC H6GA04129: $299,933
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman John Lewis
• First elected: 1986
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Markel Hutchins
• FEC H8GA05080: $4,682
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman John Lewis
• FEC H6GA05217: $551,263
  Candidate Democratic     "Able" Mable Thomas
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Thomas Edmunds "Tom" Price
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     William Michael "Bill" Jones
• FEC H8GA06161: Financial report not available
    Republican     Michael Hart "Mike" Boyce - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H8GA06153: $34,050
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Thomas Edmunds "Tom" Price
• FEC H4GA06087: $842,910
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party     Jeanne FitzMaurice
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman John Linder
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Douglas Scott Heckman
• FEC H8GA07136: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman John Linder
• FEC H0GA04023: $337,960
    Republican     Jason Thompson - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party     Jacob Perasso
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman James Creel "Jim" Marshall
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
    Democratic     former Macon Mayor C. Jack Ellis - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman James Creel "Jim" Marshall
• FEC H0GA08032: $1,036,046
  Candidate Democratic     Robert H. Nowak
• FEC H8GA08050: $10,430
  Candidate Republican     Richard Neil "Rick" Goddard
• FEC H8GA08043: $577,047
CD 9
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Nathan Deal
• First elected: as a Democrat, 1992
Changed Party affiliation to Republican, 10 April 1995
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Joseph F. "Joe" Inman - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H8GA09033: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Jeff Scott
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Nathan Deal
• FEC H2GA09036: $360,587
CD 10
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Paul Collins Broun, Jr.
• First elected in a special election: 17 July 2007 to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Charles Whitlow "Charlie" Norwood.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
    Democratic     Richard Terry "Terry" Holley - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H6GA10142: $8,402
  Candidate Democratic     William Marvin "Bobby" Saxon
• FEC H8GA10106: $70,572
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Paul Collins Broun, Jr.
• FEC H8GA10049: $888,378
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Barry A. Fleming
• FEC H8GA10114: $779,450
    Republican     state Senator Nancy Schaefer - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     state Senator James Leslie "Jim" Whitehead, Sr. - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H8GA10031: $993,511
CD 11
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Phillip J. "Phil" Gingrey
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Hugh "Bud" Gammon
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Phillip J. "Phil" Gingrey
• FEC H2GA11149: $1,132,599
CD 12
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman John J. Barrow
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman John J. Barrow
• FEC H4GA12010: $1,388,871
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Regina D. Thomas
• FEC H8GA12037: Financial report not available
    Republican     Karen Bogans - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Ben Crystal
    Republican     Rodney Christopher "Chris" Edenfield - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H0GA01011: $13,786
  Candidate Republican     Raymond Louis "Ray" McKinney
• Filed to run for President but on 27 October 2007 decided to run for Georgia CD 12 Congressman.
• FEC H8GA12029: $35,460
    Republican     Wayne Mosley - apparently not a candidate
• 11 December 2007: Stated he would not run.
  Candidate Republican     John Erwin Stone, II
• FEC H8GA12011: $61,018
CD 13
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman David Albert Scott
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Donzella James
• FEC H2GA13020: $0
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman David Albert Scott
• FEC H2GA13012: $578,361
  Candidate Republican     Deborah Travis Honeycutt
• FEC H6GA13013: $1,716,811
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Republican Secretary of State Karen Handel
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker
• Appointed 1997 by Governor Zell Miller; first elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Comptroller General/Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Republican Comptroller General/Insurance Commissioner John Weimann Oxendine
• First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Thomas T. "Tommy" Irvin
• First elected: 1968; re-elected through 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Superintendent of Education  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Republican Education Superintendent Kathy Cox
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Commissioner of Labor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic Labor Commissioner Michael L. "Mike" Thurmond
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 9 incumbents, 23 candidates
 • Republican: 14 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Right to Life
 • Socialist Workers Party: 4 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Not readily classifiable
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/contoc.htm
 • http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/house/downloads/2003_constitution.pdf
Election Authority
 • Georgia Secretary of State - Elections Division
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Georgia General Assembly
Democratic
 • Georgia Democratic Legislative Caucus
 • The Democratic Party of Georgia
Republican
 • Georgia Republican Party
Third Party
 • Georgia Right to Life
 • Libertarian Party of Georgia
 • Southern Party of Georgia
 • The Constitution Party of Georgia
Media & others
 • Athens Banner-Herald
 • Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 • Barnesville Herald-Gazette
 • Bill Shipp's Georgia - Atlanta
 • Capitolimpact - Atlanta
 • DC's Political Report - Georgia
 • GoDeKalb.com - Dekalb County - Decaur
 • LaGrange Daily News
 • Ledger-Enquirer - Columbus
 • MainStreetNews.com - Northeast Georgia
 • NewsLink.org - Georgia
 • Peach Pundit
 • Politics1.com - Georgia
 • Rome News-Tribune
 • Savannah Morning News
 • The Augusta Chronicle
 • The Citizen - Fayetteville
 • The Citizen Newspapers - Fayetteville
 • The Daily Tribune News - Cartersville
 • The Forest Blade - Swainsboro
 • The Gwinnett Gazette
 • The Jackson Herald
 • The Telegraph - Macon
 • The Telegraph - Macon
 • The Times-Herald - Newnan
 • WAGA TV - FOX - Atlanta
 • Waycross Journal-Herald
 • WGCL TV - CBS - Atlanta
 • WSB TV - Atlanta
 • WXIA TV - NBC - Atlanta
 

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