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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
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from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. Georgia has thirteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the
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. 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.


Overview

All information came from the Secretary of State of Georgia website.


Match-up summary


District breakdown


District 1

Incumbent Republican Jack Kingston
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won against Democratic nominee Bill Gillespie
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. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.
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District 2

Democratic incumbent Sanford Bishop
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won against Republican nominee Lee Ferrell
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. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
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District 3

Republican incumbent
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won against Democratic nominee Stephen Camp
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. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.
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District 4

Freshman Democratic incumbent Hank Johnson
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was unopposed on the ballot and easily defeated three write-in challengers. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
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District 5

Democratic incumbent John Lewis
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ran unopposed. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
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District 6

Republican incumbent Tom Price
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won against Democratic nominee Bill Jones
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, an
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veteran and high-tech businessman. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.
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District 7

Republican incumbent John Linder
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won against Democratic nominee Doug Heckman
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, a veteran of the wars in
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. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.
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District 8

Democratic incumbent Jim Marshall
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won against Republican nominee and retired
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Rick Goddard
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. Marshall survived a challenge from former Republican congressman
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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
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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
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. On the Republican side, retired
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Major General Rick Goddard announced that he would run. 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
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, state Senator
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and former congressman Mac Collins, but Goddard ran unopposed. The present district, which was implemented starting with the 2006 election, would have given
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61% of the vote in 2004 (
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=R+8).
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District 9

Republican incumbent Nathan Deal won against Democratic nominee Jeff Scott
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. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.
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District 10

Republican incumbent Paul Broun
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won against Democratic nominee and
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veteran Bobby Saxon
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. 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
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71.0% to 29.0%.
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District 11

Republican incumbent
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won against Democratic nominee Bud Gammon
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. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Safe Republican'.
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District 12

Democratic incumbent John Barrow
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won against Republican John Stone
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. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Democrat Favored'. Barrow won against State Senator Regina D. Thomas in the Democratic primary. In
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, John Barrow won by only 864 votes against the Republican nominee, former Representative
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. Barrow had defeated then-incumbent Burns in 2004 with 52% of the vote, but in 2007 Burns accepted a job with
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. On the Republican side, radio announcer and former congressional aide John Stone won against mechanical engineer and former presidential candidate
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and Ben Crystal. The present district, which was implemented starting with the 2006 election, would have given John Kerry 51% in 2004 (
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=D+2).
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District 13

Democratic incumbent David Scott
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won against Republican nominee
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, who also ran unsuccessfully in 2006. CQ Politics forecasted the race as 'Democrat Favored'. Scott won against Donzella James in the Democratic primary election.
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See also

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References


External links


Elections Division
from the ''Georgia Secretary of State''
U.S. Congress candidates for Georgia
at Project Vote Smart
Georgia U.S. House Races
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Campaign contributions for Georgia congressional races
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