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The 2008 congressional elections in Georgia were held on November 4, 2008, to determine who would represent the state of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives, coinciding with the presidential and senatorial elections. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011.
Georgia has thirteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Its 2007–2008 congressional delegation consisted of seven Republicans and six Democrats. No districts changed party, although CQ Politics had forecasted districts 8 and 12 to be at some risk for the incumbent party.
The general primary was held July 15, 2008. [1]
United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2008 | ||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | |
Republican | 1,883,633 | 50.34% | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
Democratic | 1,858,090 | 49.66% | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
Others | 309 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Valid votes | - | -% | ||||
Invalid or blank votes | - | -% | ||||
Totals | 3,742,032 | 100.00% | 13 | 13 | — | |
Voter turnout | 72.01% |
All information came from the Secretary of State of Georgia website.
District | Incumbent | 2008 status | Democratic | Republican | Write-in(s) |
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1 | Jack Kingston | Re-election | Bill Gillespie | Jack Kingston | |
2 | Sanford Bishop | Re-election | Sanford Bishop | Lee Ferrell | |
3 | Lynn Westmoreland | Re-election | Stephen Camp | Lynn Westmoreland | Loretta VanPelt |
4 | Hank Johnson | Re-election | Hank Johnson | Loren Christopher Collins Faye Coffield Jacob Perasso | |
5 | John Lewis | Re-election | John Lewis | Shira Kash Jeanne Fitzmaurice | |
6 | Tom Price | Re-election | Bill Jones | Tom Price | |
7 | John Linder | Re-election | Doug Heckman | John Linder | |
8 | Jim Marshall | Re-election | Jim Marshall | Rick Goddard | |
9 | Nathan Deal | Re-election | Jeff Scott | Nathan Deal | |
10 | Paul Broun | Re-election | Bobby Saxon | Paul Broun | |
11 | Phil Gingrey | Re-election | Bud Gammon | Phil Gingrey | |
12 | John Barrow | Re-election | John Barrow | John Stone | |
13 | David Scott | Re-election | David Scott | Deborah Honeycutt |
Incumbent Republican Jack Kingston (campaign website) won against Democratic nominee Bill Gillespie (campaign website). CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Kingston (incumbent) | 165,890 | 66.5 | |
Democratic | Bill Gillespie | 83,444 | 33.5 | |
Total votes | 249,334 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
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Democratic incumbent Sanford Bishop (campaign website) won against Republican nominee Lee Ferrell (campaign website). CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sanford Bishop (incumbent) | 158,435 | 68.9 | |
Republican | Lee Ferrell | 71,351 | 31.1 | |
Total votes | 229,786 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
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Republican incumbent Lynn Westmoreland (campaign website) won against Democratic nominee Stephen Camp (campaign website). CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lynn Westmoreland (incumbent) | 225,055 | 65.7 | |
Democratic | Stephen Camp | 117,522 | 34.3 | |
Independent | Loretta VanPelt (write-in) | 3 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 342,580 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Freshman Democratic incumbent Hank Johnson (campaign website) was unopposed on the ballot and easily defeated three write-in challengers. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hank Johnson (incumbent) | 224,494 | 99.9 | |
Independent | Loren Christopher Collins (write-in) | 159 | 0.1 | |
Independent | Faye Coffield (write-in) | 35 | 0.0 | |
Independent | Jacob Perasso (write-in) | 6 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 224,694 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Democratic incumbent John Lewis (campaign website) ran unopposed. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Lewis (incumbent) | 231,368 | 100.0 | |
Independent | Shira Kash | 81 | 0.0 | |
Independent | Jeanne Fitzmaurice | 25 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 231,474 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Republican incumbent Tom Price (campaign website) won against Democratic nominee Bill Jones (campaign website), an Air Force veteran and high-tech businessman. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Price (incumbent) | 231,520 | 68.5 | |
Democratic | Bill Jones | 106,551 | 31.5 | |
Total votes | 338,071 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Republican incumbent John Linder (campaign website) won against Democratic nominee Doug Heckman (campaign website Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine ), a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Linder (incumbent) | 209,354 | 62.0 | |
Democratic | Doug Heckman | 128,159 | 38.0 | |
Total votes | 337,513 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Democratic incumbent Jim Marshall (campaign website) won against Republican nominee and retired Major General Rick Goddard (campaign website).
Marshall survived a challenge from former Republican congressman Mac Collins in 2006 by 1,752 votes and was expected to face a tough re-election bid in 2008. Some thought this might prompt him to challenge U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss in Georgia's Senate race, but he decided to stay in the House. Marshall won easily in the primary against music teacher Robert Nowak (campaign website [ permanent dead link ]).
On the Republican side, retired Air Force Major General Rick Goddard announced that he would run. [3] His background may have great appeal in a district with a large number of veterans, though Marshall's own military background and well-established credibility on military issues may cancel this out. Other potential Republican candidates were state Senator Ross Tolleson, state Senator Cecil Staton and former congressman Mac Collins, but Goddard ran unopposed.[ citation needed ]
The present district, which was implemented starting with the 2006 election, would have given George W. Bush 61% of the vote in 2004 (CPVI=R+8).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Marshall (incumbent) | 157,241 | 57.2 | |
Republican | Rick Goddard | 117,446 | 42.8 | |
Total votes | 274,687 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Republican incumbent Nathan Deal won against Democratic nominee Jeff Scott (campaign website). CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Nathan Deal (incumbent) | 217,493 | 75.5 | |
Democratic | Jeff Scott | 70,537 | 24.5 | |
Total votes | 288,030 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Republican incumbent Paul Broun (campaign website) won against Democratic nominee and Iraq War veteran Bobby Saxon (campaign website). CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.
In a 2007 special election, physician Paul Broun, a Republican with libertarian views, won a stunning upset in a non-partisan runoff. On July 15, Broun fended off his Republican primary challenger and state Representative Barry Fleming 71.0% to 29.0%.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Broun (incumbent) | 177,265 | 60.7 | |
Democratic | Bobby Saxon | 114,638 | 39.3 | |
Total votes | 291,903 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Republican incumbent Phil Gingrey (campaign website) won against Democratic nominee Bud Gammon (campaign website). CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Phil Gingrey (incumbent) | 204,082 | 68.2 | |
Democratic | Bud Gammon | 95,220 | 31.8 | |
Total votes | 299,302 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Democratic incumbent John Barrow (campaign website) won against Republican John Stone (campaign website). CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Democrat Favored'.
Barrow won against State Senator Regina D. Thomas in the Democratic primary. In 2006, John Barrow won by only 864 votes against the Republican nominee, former Representative Max Burns. Barrow had defeated then-incumbent Burns in 2004 with 52% of the vote, but in 2007 Burns accepted a job with North Georgia College and State University.
On the Republican side, radio announcer and former congressional aide John Stone won against mechanical engineer and former presidential candidate Ray McKinney and Ben Crystal.
The present district, which was implemented starting with the 2006 election, would have given John Kerry 51% in 2004 (CPVI=D+2).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Barrow (incumbent) | 164,562 | 66.0 | |
Republican | John Stone | 84,773 | 34.0 | |
Total votes | 249,335 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Democratic incumbent David Scott (campaign website) won against Republican nominee Deborah Honeycutt (campaign website Archived July 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine ), who also ran unsuccessfully in 2006. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Democrat Favored'. Scott won against Donzella James in the Democratic primary election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Scott (incumbent) | 205,919 | 69.0 | |
Republican | Deborah Honeycutt | 92,320 | 31.0 | |
Total votes | 298,239 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
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Preceded by 2006 elections | United States House elections in Georgia 2008 | Succeeded by 2010 elections |