The Green Papers: Georgia 2008 General Election
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 15 July 2008
Primary Runoff (Senate-D): Tuesday 5 August 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
General Election Runoff (Senate): Tuesday 2 December 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).
Tuesday 2 December 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


24 December 2008: Georgia Election Results - Official Results of the Tuesday, December 02, 2008 General Election Runoff

14 November 2008: Georgia Election Results - Official Results of the Tuesday, November 04, 2008 General Election.


20 September 2008: Synchronized to Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division and 2008 WRITE –IN CANDIDATES.

For all offices EXCEPT President of the United States, if no candidate receives 50% of the vote plus 1 in the General Election, the top 2 vote getters will advance to a 2 December 2008 runoff.


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.

Certified results of the 15 July 2008 Primary.

Tuesday 5 August 2008 GEORGIA Runoff Returns from an official source.

 
           

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), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2008
  Elected Republican 2,048,744 52.20% Senator John Sidney McCain, III
(15 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin

FEC P80002801: $399,826,076
  Candidate Democratic 1,844,137 46.99% Senator Barack Hussein Obama
Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338: $778,642,047
  Candidate Libertarian 28,812 0.73% former Congressman Bob Barr
Vice President: Wayne Allyn Root

FEC P80005580: $1,405,899
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution) 1,314 0.03% Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin
Vice President: Darrell L. Castle

FEC P80005499: $262,010
  Candidate Write-in 1,120 0.03% Ralph Nader
Vice President: Matt Gonzalez

FEC P20000527: $4,520,160
  Candidate Write-in; (Green) 250 0.01% former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney
Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente

FEC P80004930: $240,360
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution) 23 0.00% Michael Anthony Peroutka
  Candidate Write-in 20 0.00% James E. Harris
Vice President: Alyson Kennedy The Party's Presidential nominee, Róger Calero, having been born in Nicaragua, does not meet the Constitutional requirements for President.
  Candidate Write-in; (HeartQuake '08) 8 0.00% Jonathan Edward Allen
Vice President: Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Stath

FEC P80005119: $95,029
  Candidate Write-in 6 0.00% Frank Moore
Vice President: Susan Block
  Candidate Write-in 4 0.00% David C. Byrne
  Candidate Write-in 2 0.00% Brian Russell Brown
Total 3,924,440 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2
Seat up for election
Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 December 2008
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 December 2008
Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
 Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss vs. Democratic James Francis "Jim" Martin: expect no candidate to receive 50% on 4 November - contest to be decided on 2 December runoff
  Elected Republican 1,228,033 57.44% Senator Saxby Chambliss
Received 49.8% in the 4 November General election. Proceeds to a 2 December runoff.

FEC S2GA00118: $13,969,329
  Candidate Democratic 909,923 42.56% James Francis "Jim" Martin
Received 46.8% in the 4 November General election. Proceeds to a 2 December runoff.
Received 34.4% of the vote in the 15 July 2008 primary. Nominated in 5 August 2008 Runoff.

FEC S8GA00164: $7,490,201
    Libertarian     Allen Buckley - apparently not a candidate
Received 3.4% in the 4 November General election. Eliminated from 2 December runoff.

FEC S4GA11103: $26,628
    Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)     Eleanor García - apparently not a candidate
Received 0.0% in the 4 November General election. Eliminated from 2 December runoff.

FEC S2GA00142: Financial report not available
    Write-in     William Salomone, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
Received 0.0% in the 4 November General election. Eliminated from 2 December runoff.

FEC S8GA00172: Financial report not available
Total 2,137,956 100.00%  
  

Since no candidate received 50% of the vote plus 1 in the 4 November General Election, the top 2 vote getters, Senator Saxby Chambliss (Republican, 49.8%) and James Francis "Jim" Martin (Democratic, 46.8%) advance to a 2 December 2008 runoff.


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
  Candidate Democratic     David Poythress
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle
  Candidate Republican     Comptroller General/Insurance Commissioner John Weimann Oxendine

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
Open Seat - Running for Governor in 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 (7 Renominated);
6 Democratic (6 Renominated)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman John Heddens "Jack" Kingston
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman John Heddens "Jack" Kingston
  Elected Republican 165,911 66.52% Congressman John Heddens "Jack" Kingston
FEC H2GA01157: $968,547
  Candidate Democratic 83,486 33.48% Bill Gillespie
FEC H8GA01022: $136,940
Total 249,397 100.00%  

CD 2
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr.
  Elected Democratic 158,447 68.95% Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr.
FEC H2GA02031: $1,062,311
  Candidate Republican 71,357 31.05% Lee Roy Ferrell, II
FEC H8GA02053: $8,979
Total 229,804 100.00%  

CD 3
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Lynn Acton Westmoreland
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Lynn Acton Westmoreland
  Elected Republican 225,031 65.69% Congressman Lynn Acton Westmoreland
FEC H4GA08067: $762,003
  Candidate Democratic 117,506 34.30% Stephen Andrew Camp
FEC H8GA03028: $56,248
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) 3 0.00% Loretta VanPelt
FEC H8GA03036: Financial report not available
Total 342,540 100.00%  

CD 4
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democratic 224,494 99.91% Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
FEC H6GA04129: $380,346
  Candidate Write-in 158 0.07% Loren Christopher Collins
Party: Bull Moose

FEC H6GA04145: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 35 0.02% Faye Coffield
29 August 2008: Filed suit for ballot access in Federal Court.

FEC H8GA04083: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 6 0.00% Jacob Perasso
FEC H8GA04091: Financial report not available
Total 224,693 100.00%  

CD 5
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman John Lewis
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1986
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman John Lewis
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democratic 231,368 99.95% Congressman John Lewis
FEC H6GA05217: $1,267,597
  Candidate Write-in 81 0.03% Shira Kash
FEC H8GA05106: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 25 0.01% Jeanne Fitzmaurice
FEC H8GA05098: Financial report not available
Total 231,474 100.00%  

CD 6
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Thomas Edmunds "Tom" Price
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Thomas Edmunds "Tom" Price
  Elected Republican 231,520 68.48% Congressman Thomas Edmunds "Tom" Price
FEC H4GA06087: $1,622,318
  Candidate Democratic 106,551 31.52% William Michael "Bill" Jones
FEC H8GA06161: $642,645
Total 338,071 100.00%  

CD 7
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman John Linder
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman John Linder
  Elected Republican 209,354 62.03% Congressman John Linder
FEC H0GA04023: $581,976
  Candidate Democratic 128,159 37.97% Douglas Scott Heckman
FEC H8GA07136: $174,473
Total 337,513 100.00%  

CD 8
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman James Creel "Jim" Marshall
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
 Polls: Leans Democratic - WATCH - Democratic Congressman James Creel "Jim" Marshall
  Elected Democratic 157,241 57.24% Congressman James Creel "Jim" Marshall
FEC H0GA08032: $1,816,862
  Candidate Republican 117,446 42.76% Richard Neil "Rick" Goddard
FEC H8GA08043: $1,201,389
Total 274,687 100.00%  

CD 9
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Nathan Deal
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
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
 Polls: Republican Congressman Nathan Deal
  Elected Republican 217,493 75.51% Congressman Nathan Deal
FEC H2GA09036: $912,801
  Candidate Democratic 70,537 24.49% Jeff Scott
FEC H8GA09041: $23,708
Total 288,030 100.00%  

CD 10
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Paul Collins Broun, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
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
Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Paul Collins Broun, Jr.
  Elected Republican 177,265 60.73% Congressman Paul Collins Broun, Jr.
FEC H8GA10049: $1,832,814
  Candidate Democratic 114,638 39.27% William Marvin "Bobby" Saxon
FEC H8GA10106: $135,638
Total 291,903 100.00%  

CD 11
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Phillip J. "Phil" Gingrey
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Phillip J. "Phil" Gingrey
  Elected Republican 204,082 68.19% Congressman Phillip J. "Phil" Gingrey
FEC H2GA11149: $1,630,863
  Candidate Democratic 95,220 31.81% Hugh Henderson "Bud" Gammon, Jr.
FEC H8GA11013: Financial report not available
Total 299,302 100.00%  

CD 12
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman John J. Barrow
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman John J. Barrow
  Elected Democratic 164,562 66.00% Congressman John J. Barrow
FEC H4GA12010: $2,299,743
  Candidate Republican 84,773 34.00% John Erwin Stone, II
FEC H8GA12011: $370,712
Total 249,335 100.00%  

CD 13
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman David Albert Scott
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 15 July 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman David Albert Scott
  Elected Democratic 205,914 69.05% Congressman David Albert Scott
FEC H2GA13012: $1,435,970
  Candidate Republican 92,309 30.95% Deborah Travis Honeycutt
FEC H6GA13013: $5,280,370
Total 298,223 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Republican Secretary of State Karen C. 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
Open Seat - Running for Governor in 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
Open Seat - Retiring at the end of his current term.

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, 16 candidates
  Republican: 14 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
  HeartQuake '08: 1 candidate
  Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 15 candidates
 
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.

 


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