United States Senate

United States House of Representatives

Governor

Incumbent Governor

Sonny Perdue George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III (born December 20, 1946) is an American veterinarian, businessman, politician, and university administrator who served as the 31st United States Secretary of Agriculture from 2017 to 2021. He previously served as t ...

(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 Karen Christine Handel (née Walker; born April 18, 1962) is an American businesswoman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Handel served as chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners from 2003 to 2006, as Secretary of State ...

, former U.S. Representative

Nathan Deal John Nathan Deal (born August 25, 1942) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 82nd governor of Georgia from 2011 to 2019. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party in 1992 a ...

, former

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, and Insurance Commissioner

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. 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. Deal won the runoff narrowly, with a margin of about 0.4%, or 2,519 votes out of 579,551 cast. The Democratic nomination was won easily by former Governor

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without a runoff; his most prominent opponent was

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Thurbert Baker Thurbert Earl Baker (born December 16, 1952) was the first African American Attorney General of the U.S. state of Georgia. He was appointed to the position in 1997 by Governor Zell Miller and served until January 10, 2011. Governor Zell Miller ...

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

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Lieutenant Governor

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

Republican primary

* Casey Cagle, incumbent

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Primary results

Democratic primary

* Tricia Carpenter McCracken, journalist * Carol Porter, businesswoman and wife of State House Minority Leader

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Primary results

Libertarian

* Dan Barber, self-employed * Rhonda Martini, dentist. Dropped out due to family issues
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General election

Secretary of State

Incumbent Secretary of State

Brian Kemp Brian Porter Kemp (born November 2, 1963) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 83rd governor of Georgia since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Kemp served as the 27th secretary of state of Georgia from 2010 t ...

(R), who succeeded

(R) after she resigned to focus on her gubernatorial bid, sought election to a full term and won the Republican primary on July 20. Georganna Sinkfield defeated

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in a runoff for the Democratic nomination.

Republican primary

, incumbent

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* Doug MacGinnitie, former

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councilman
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Primary results

Democratic primary

, State Senator
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* Gary Horlacher, attorney
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* Michael Mills, public relations consultant
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*

Angela Moore Angela Moore is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. sta ...

, businesswoman
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* Georganna Sinkfield, State Representative
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Primary results

Libertarian

* David Chastain, aeronautics industry analyst
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General election

Attorney General

Incumbent

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(D) retired from his position to run for Governor of Georgia. Ken Hodges won the Democratic nomination, while

Sam Olens Samuel Scott Olens (born July 8, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General of Georgia. Olens was elected Georgia AG in 2010, resigning on November 1, 2016 (two years prior to the end of his term), following his appo ...

defeated Preston W. Smith in a runoff for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

* Ken Hodges, former Dougherty Circuit District Attorney
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* Rob Teilhet, state Representative
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Republican primary

, Chairman of the

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Commission
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* Preston W. Smith, State Senator
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* Max Wood, former U.S. Attorney
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Libertarian candidates

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, attorney
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General election

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

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, the U.S. Education Delivery Institute in Washington D.C.

William Bradley Bryant William Bradley "Brad" Bryant was appointed superintendent of public schools for the U.S. state of Georgia by Gov. Sonny Perdue in 2010, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Kathy Cox. He considered a bid to run for superintendent as ...

was appointed by Gov. Perdue to fill the vacancy, but failed to qualify to run in the November election as an independent. Joe Martin and John D. Barge won the Democratic and Republican nominations, respectively.

Candidates

Republicans

* John D. Barge, School System Administrator
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* Richard Woods, School Administrator
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Democrats

* Beth Farokhi, University Administrator
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* Joe Martin, ex-school board president
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* Brian Westlake, Teacher
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Libertarian

* Kira Willis, teache
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Commissioner of Insurance

Incumbent Commissioner of Insurance

(R) is 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

* Dennis Cain, Insurance Agent
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* Rick Collum, Colquitt County Magistrate Judge
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* Seth Harp, state Senator
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* Ralph Hudgens, State Senator
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*

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, state Representative
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* John Mamalakis, Insurance Agent
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* Stephen Northington, Insurance Agent
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* Gerry Purcell, Health Benefits Consultant
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* Maria Sheffield, Attorney
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Democratic

* Mary Squires, former state Senator
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Libertarian

* Shane Bruce, Libertarian Blogger
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Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Commissioner of Agriculture

Tommy Irvin Thomas Telford Irvin (July 14, 1929 – September 14, 2017) was an American politician who served as Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture from 1969 until January 2011. Irvin holds a record as the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in ...

(D) is retiring in 2010. Gary Black won the Republican nomination, while J. B. Powell was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Candidates

Democratic

* J. B. Powell, state Senator
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Republicans

* Gary Black, Georgia Agribusiness Council President
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* Darwin Carter, former Reagan Administration USDA Official
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Libertarian

* Kevin Cherry
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Commissioner of Labor

Incumbent Commissioner of Labor

Mike Thurmond Michael L. Thurmond (born 5 January 1953) is an American author, attorney and politician serving as the chief executive officer of DeKalb County, Georgia. A Democrat, he was previously a representative in the Georgia Assembly. Thurmond served as ...

(D) is retiring from his position to run for the

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. Darryl Hicks narrowly won the Democratic nomination, according to unofficial results, while

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easily won the Republican nomination.

Candidates

Democrats

* Terry Coleman, Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture and former state House Speaker.
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* Darryl Hicks, Attorney, Lobbyist, Community Activist
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Republicans

, state Representative
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* Melvin Everson, state Representative
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Libertarian

* William Costa
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Georgia Public Service Commission

In 2010, one seat on the

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will be 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

Incumbent second District Public Service Commissioner Bobby Baker (R) is retiring.

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defeated John Douglas in a runoff for the Republican nomination, while Keith Moffett was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Candidates

=Republicans

= * Joey Brush, Developer * John Douglas, state Senator
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*

, Non-Profit Executive
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* Jeff May, state Representative
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=Democratic

= * Keith Moffett

=Libertarian

= * Jim Sendelbach, Psychotherapist and 2007 10th Congressional district House candidate

Georgia General Assembly

Georgia Senate

Georgia House of Representatives

Judiciary

One seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia (contested), four on the

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(one contested), and 58 on the

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(one contested) will be up for election. All judicial elections in Georgia are officially non-partisan.
Georgia judicial elections, 2010
at '' Judgepedia''

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).
Georgia 2010 ballot measures
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References

External links

Elections Division
at the Georgia Secretary of State
AJC: Statewide Primary Election results

AJC: Statewide Primary Runoff results

Candidates for Georgia State Offices
at

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Georgia Polls
at Pollster.com
Georgia Congressional Races in 2010
campaign finance data from

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Georgia 2010
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