GEORGIA 

Your complete directory of Georgia candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): April 30, 2010
Filing Deadline (Minor Parties): July 2, 2010
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): September 7, 2010
State Primary: July 20, 2010
Primary Run-off: August 10, 2010
General Election Run-Off (if needed): November 30, 2010

This page was last updated on August 10, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ George "Sonny" Perdue (R)* - Term Limited in 2010. ]
Nathan Deal (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Ex-Juvenile Court Judge, Attorney & Army Veteran
Roy Barnes (D) - Ex-Governor, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Neal Horsley (Creator's Rights) - Evangelist, Pro-Life Activist & Frequent Candidate
John Monds (Libertarian) - Grady County Planning Commission Member & '08 PSC Nominee
Sam Hay III (Write-In) - Environmental Activist, Retired Businessman & '02 Candidate

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Casey Cagle (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Carol Porter (D) - Businesswoman
Rhonda Martini (Libertarian) - Dentist

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Brian Kemp (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Gail Buckner (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Teacher & '06 Nominee
Georganna Sinkfield (D) - State Rep. & Realtor
David Chastain (Libertarian) - Aeronautics Industry Analyst & '06 State School Superintendent Nominee

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Thurbert Baker (D)* - Lost Primary for Governor in 2010. ]
Ken Hodges (D) - Ex-Dougherty Circuit District Attorney
Sam Olens (R) - Cobb County Commission Chair & Attorney
Preston Smith (R) - State Sen. & Attorney
Don Smart (Libertarian) - Attorney

STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT:
[ Brad Bryant (R)* - Not aCandidate in 2010. ]
John Barge (R) - School System Administrator, Ex-Teacher & Ex-High School Principal
Joe Martin (D) - Businessman, Public Education Advocate & '98 Candidate
Kira Willis (Libertarian) - Teacher

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
[ Tommy Irvin (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
J.B. Powell (D) - State Sen. & Project Manager
Gary Black (R) - Georgia Agribusiness Council President & '06 Nominee
Kevin Cherry (Libertarian) - Pest Control Company Manager & '06 State PSC Nominee

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
[ John Oxendine (R)* - Lost Primary for Governor in 2010. ]
Ralph Hudgens (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & '94 Congressional Nominee
Maria Sheffield (R) - Attorney & GOP Activist
Mary Squires (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Paralegal
Shane Bruce (Libertarian) - Libertarian Blogger

STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER:
[ Mike Thurmond (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2010. ]
Darryl Hicks (D) - Attorney, Lobbyist, Community Activist & '06 Sec. of State Candidate
Mark Butler (R) - State Rep. & Real Estate Appraiser
Will Costa (Libertarian) - Businessman

U.S. SENATOR:

Johnny Isakson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Thurmond (D) - State Labor Commissioner, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Chuck Donovan (Libertarian) - Airline Pilot & USMC Veteran

C. Saxby Chambliss (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Jack Kingston (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Oscar Harris (D) - Retired Farmer

District 2:
Sanford Bishop (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Keown (R) - State Rep., Ex-Coolidge Mayor, Baptist Pastor & Ex-Prison Deputy Warden

District 3:
Lynn Westmoreland (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Frank Saunders (D) - Teacher

District 4:
Hank Johnson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Liz Carter (R) - Management Consultant

District 5:
John Lewis (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Fenn Little (R) - Attorney

District 6:
Tom Price (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
[ John Linder (R)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Rob Woodall (R) - Ex-Congressional Aide & Attorney
Doug Heckman (D) - Financial Executive, Iraq War Veteran, Army Reserve Officer & '08 Nominee

District 8:
Jim Marshall (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Austin Scott (R) - State Rep. & Insurance Agent

District 9:
Tom Graves (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Lee Hawkins (R) - Ex-State Sen. & Dentist

District 10:
Paul Broun Jr. (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Russell Edwards (D) - Law Student, Ex-Teacher & Democratic Activist

District 11:
Phil Gingrey (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 12:
John Barrow (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ray McKinney (R) - Nuclear Services Manager & '08 Candidate
Carl Smith (R) - Thunderbolt Fire Department Chief & Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs Ex-President

District 13:
David Scott (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Crane (R) - General Contractor, Engineer & Community Activist
Deborah Honeycutt (R) - Physician & '06/'08 Nominee

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Georgia
Creator's Rights Party
Democratic Party of Georgia
Georgia Green Party
Libertarian Party of Georgia
Georgia Republican Party
Southern Party of Georgia

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

PRINT MEDIA:
AccessNorthGa.com
Athens Daily News / Athens Banner-Herald
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta Daily World (African-American)
Atlanta Creative Loafing (Alternative)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Magazine
The Story (Atlanta Suburbs)
Atlanta Sunday Paper (Alternative)
Augusta Chronicle
Barnesville Herald-Gazette
Blackshear Times
Brantley Enterprise
Cartersville Daily Tribune News
Cobb Online / Marietta News
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Fayette County Citizen
Georgia Trend
GoDekalb.com
Gwinnett Gazette
LaGrange Daily News
Macon Telegraph
Main Street News (Banks, Jackson & Madison Counties)
Newnan Times-Herald
Oconee Enterprise
Rome News-Tribune
The Beacon (Roswell)
Savannah Morning News
Southern Voice (Gay)
Swainsboro Forest-Blade
Thomas County News
Waycross Journal-Herald

BROADCAST MEDIA:
WAGA TV-5 (FOX - Atlanta)
WGCL TV-46 (CBS - Atlanta)
WSB TV-2 (ABC - Atlanta)
WXIA TV-11 (NBC - Atlanta)

POLITICAL BLOGS & ONLINE RESOURCES:
A la Gauche
Athens Politics
Atlanta Out Loud
Atlanta Public Affairs
Blog for Democracy
BlogGwinnett.com
Bloglanta.com
Blog of Columbus, Georgia
Building a Better Moustrap
Buzz Blog
ChrisIsHardcore.com
Confessions of a Political Junkie
Cracker Squire
Cup O' Joe
Freedom of Thought
Georgia Beat
Georgia Daily Digest
Georgia Democratic Women's Grapevine
Georgia Liberty
Georgia Politics Unfiltered
Georgia Reporter
Independent Conservative
LeftyBlogs: Georgia
Metroblogging: Atlanta
Monotonous.net
New Donkey
Opportunity for Georgia
Peach Pundit
PhotoDude.com
PoliticalVine.com
Politics 101
Politics & Policy
Radical Georgia Moderate
Rankin Blog
Red State Rant
Rooftop Blog
What Are We For