2010 Georgia state elections

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2010 Georgia elections
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  2008 November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)2012 

United States Senate

United States Senate election in Georgia, 2010 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Johnny Isakson (Incumbent)1,489,90458.31%+0.43%
Democratic Michael Thurmond996,51639.00%−0.98%
Libertarian Chuck Donovan68,7502.69%+0.55%
Independent Steve Davis (write-in)520.00%N/A
Independent Raymond Beckworth (write-in)240.00%N/A
Independent Brian Russell Brown (write-in)120.00%N/A
Majority493,38819.31%
Total votes2,555,258 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2010
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 1,528,14261.90%8+1
Democratic 940,34738.09%5-1
Write-in 1910.01%0

Governor

Incumbent governor Sonny Perdue (R) was ineligible to seek re-election due to term limits. The Republican primary featured four candidates who received over 15% of the vote in the first round: former Secretary of State Karen Handel, former U.S. representative Nathan Deal, former Georgia state senator Eric Johnson, and Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine. [2] Handel, Deal, and Johnson all resigned their offices during or shortly before the campaign. Because no candidate received a majority of the vote, the race went to a runoff between the top two candidates, Handel and Deal.

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Republican gubernatorial primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Karen Handel 231,990 34.1
Republican Nathan Deal 155,946 22.9
Republican Eric Johnson136,79220.1
Republican John Oxendine115,42117.0
Republican Jeff Chapman 20,6363.0
Republican Ray McBerry17,1712.5
Republican Otis Putnam2,5430.4
Total votes680,499 100

Deal won the runoff narrowly, with a margin of about 0.4%, or 2,519 votes out of 579,551 cast. [3] The Democratic nomination was won easily by former governor Roy Barnes without a runoff; his most prominent opponent was Attorney General Thurbert Baker. [4]

Republican gubernatorial primary runoff results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Nathan Deal 291,035 50.2
Republican Karen Handel288,51649.8
Total votes579,551 100
Democratic gubernatorial primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roy Barnes 259,48265.6
Democratic Thurbert Baker85,57121.6
Democratic David Poythress 21,7805.5
Democratic DuBose Porter 17,7674.5
Democratic Carl Camon4,1701.1
Democratic Bill Bolton3,5730.9
Democratic Randy Mangham3,1240.8
Total votes395,497 100

In the general election, Deal defeated Barnes, becoming just the third Republican to be elected Governor of Georgia, after Perdue and Reconstruction-era governor Rufus Bullock.

Gubernatorial general election results, 2010 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Nathan Deal 1,365,832 53.02% −4.93%
Democratic Roy Barnes 1,107,01142.97%+4.75%
Libertarian John Monds 103,1944.01%+0.17%
Write-ins1240.00%
Majority258,82110.05%−9.68%
Turnout 2,576,161
Republican hold Swing

Lieutenant governor

2010 Georgia Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election
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Nominee Casey Cagle Carol Porter
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,403,9771,006,411
Percentage54.69%41.86%

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County results
Cagle:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Porter:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Casey Cagle
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Casey Cagle
Republican

Incumbent lieutenant governor Casey Cagle (R) was seeking reelection. Carol Porter won the Democratic nomination.

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Casey Cagle 525,287 100%
Total votes525,287 100%

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carol Porter 228,245 69.7%
Democratic Tricia Carpenter McCracken99,37330.3%
Total votes327,618 100

Libertarian

General election

Lieutenant governor election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Casey Cagle 1,403,977 54.7%
Democratic Carol Porter 1,074,62441.9%
Libertarian Dan Barber88,7463.5%
Total votes2,567,347 100%

Secretary of State

2010 Georgia Secretary of State election
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 2006November 2, 2010 2014  
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Nominee Brian Kemp Georganna Sinkfield
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,440,1881,006,411
Percentage56.42%39.43%

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County results
Kemp:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Sinkfield:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

Secretary of State before election

Brian Kemp
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Brian Kemp
Republican

Incumbent Secretary of State Brian Kemp (R), who succeeded Karen Handel (R) after she resigned to focus on her gubernatorial bid, [8] sought election to a full term and won the Republican primary on July 20. Georganna Sinkfield defeated Gail Buckner in a runoff for the Democratic nomination.

Republican primary

Primary results

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results (first round)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gail Buckner 119,956 35.1%
Democratic Georganna Sinkfield 77,423 22.6%
Democratic Angela Moore 69,94220.4%
Democratic Michael Mills53,02015.5%
Democratic Gary Horlacher21,8526.4%
Total votes342,193 100%

Libertarian

General election

Secretary of state election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brian Kemp 1,440,188 56.4%
Democratic Georganna Sinkfield 1,006,41139.4%
Libertarian David Chastain106,1234.2%
Total votes2,552,722 100%

Attorney general

2010 Georgia Attorney General Election
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 2006November 2, 2010 2014  
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Nominee Sam Olens Kevin Hodges
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,351,0901,112,049
Percentage52.95%43.58%

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County results
Olens:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Hodges:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

Attorney General before election

Thurbert Baker
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Sam Olens
Republican

Incumbent attorney general of Georgia Thurbert Baker (D) retired from his position to run for Governor of Georgia. Ken Hodges won the Democratic nomination, while Sam Olens defeated Preston W. Smith in a runoff for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Libertarian candidates

General election

Attorney General election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sam Olens 1,351,090 52.9%
Democratic Ken Hodges 1,112,04943.6%
Libertarian Don Smart88,5833.5%
Total votes2,551,722 100%

State school superintendent

Incumbent superintendent of education Kathy Cox (R) originally intended to seek re-election, but on May 17 announced that she would resign effective July 1, 2010 in order to take a position as CEO of a new non-profit, the U.S. Education Delivery Institute in Washington D.C. [11] William Bradley Bryant was appointed by Gov. Perdue to fill the vacancy, [12] but failed to qualify to run in the November election as an independent. [13] Joe Martin and John D. Barge won the Democratic and Republican nominations, respectively.

Candidates

Republicans

Democrats

Libertarian

Commissioner of insurance

Incumbent commissioner of insurance John Oxendine (R) was retiring from his position to run for Governor of Georgia. Ralph Hudgens defeated Maria Sheffield in a runoff for the Republican nomination, while Mary Squires was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Candidates

Republicans

Democratic

Libertarian

Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin (D) was retiring in 2010. [16] Gary Black won the Republican nomination, while J. B. Powell was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Candidates

Democratic

Republicans

Libertarian

Commissioner of Labor

Incumbent Commissioner of Labor Mike Thurmond (D) was retiring from his position to run for the United States Senate. Darryl Hicks narrowly won the Democratic nomination, according to unofficial results, while Mark Butler easily won the Republican nomination.

Candidates

Democrats

Republicans

Libertarian

Georgia Public Service Commission

In 2010, one seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission was up for election. Though candidates must come from the districts that they wish to represent on the commission, they are elected statewide.

Public Service Commissioner District 2

2010 Georgia Public Service Commission District 2 election
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Nominee Tim Echols Keith Moffett
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,406,7131,029,614
Percentage55.57%40.62%

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County results
Echols:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Hoskins:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

Commissioner before election

Bobby Baker
Republican

Elected Commissioner

Tim Echols
Republican

Incumbent second District Public Service Commissioner Bobby Baker (R) is retiring. [19] Tim Echols defeated John Douglas in a runoff for the Republican nomination, while Keith Moffett was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Candidates

Republicans
Democratic
Libertarian

Georgia General Assembly

Georgia Senate

Georgia House of Representatives

Judiciary

One seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia (contested), four on the Georgia Court of Appeals (one contested), and 58 on the Georgia Superior Courts (one contested) will be up for election. All judicial elections in Georgia are officially non-partisan.

Ballot measures

Two measures, both legislatively referred constitutional amendments, will be on the ballot: the Trauma Care Funding Amendment (Impose $10 fee on car registration; funds directed to trauma care centers) and the Employment Contract Enforcement Amendment (Allow the enforcement of contracts that restrict competition during or after the term of employment).

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