Georgia gubernatorial election, 2010

The 2010 Georgia gubernatorial

Governor

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election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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Governor Sonny Perdue

Sonny Perdue

George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III, was the 81st Governor of Georgia. Upon his inauguration in January 2003, he became the first Republican governor of Georgia since Benjamin F. Conley served during Reconstruction in the 1870s....

was term-limited and unable to seek re-election. Primary election

Primary election

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s for the Republican

Republican Party (United States)

and Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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parties took place on July 20, with a Republican runoff

Two-round system

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on August 10. The Libertarian Party

Libertarian Party (United States)

The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

also has ballot access

Ballot access

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. On November 2, 2010, Barnes conceded to Nathan Deal

Nathan Deal

John Nathan Deal is a United States politician, the 82nd and current Governor of Georgia. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1992 but switched to the Republican Party in 1995...

Candidates

Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold.

Republican

Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
John Nathan Deal is a United States politician, the 82nd and current Governor of Georgia. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1992 but switched to the Republican Party in 1995...

, United States Representative
United States House of Representatives
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Libertarian

John Monds
John Monds
John Monds is an American activist and politician. He became the first Libertarian Party candidate in Georgia and the rest of the United States to receive over 1,000,000 votes, when he ran for the Statewide office of Public Service Commission District 1 seat in 2008. Monds received 1,076,726 votes...

, president of the Grady County
Grady County, Georgia
Grady County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 23,659. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 25,042. The county seat is Cairo.- History :...

NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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and first Libertarian
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candidate to receive more than one million votes

Democratic

Republican

Democratic primary

Poll source	Dates administered	Roy Barnes	Thurbert Baker	DuBose Porter	Carl Camon	David Poythress	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports	July 13, 2010	59%	16%	5%	--	5%	12%
Mason-Dixon	July 8–13, 2010	54%	20%	3%	--	7%	16%
Survey USA	July 7–8, 2010	56%	18%	6%	3%	5%	9%
Survey USA	June 14–17, 2010	63%	13%	4%	1%	5%	11%
InsiderAdvantage	April 7, 2010	47%	18%	5%	–	6%	24%
Rasmussen Reports	December 18, 2009	48%	17%	3%	1%	4%	19%
Rasmussen Reports	October 20, 2009	43%	19%	4%	3%	4%	21%
Rasmussen Reports	August 18, 2009	42%	9%	7%	1%	2%	30%
Rasmussen Reports	June 17, 2009	48%	8%	5%	2%	2%	31%
Strategic Vision	June 17, 2009	49%	30%	2%	-	5%	14%

Republican primary

Poll source	Dates administered	John Oxendine	Karen Handel	Nathan Deal	Eric Johnson	Ray McBerry	Austin Scott	Jeff Chapman	Undecided
Magellan Strategies	July 18, 2010	12%	38%	20%	17%	3%	–	3%	7%
InsiderAdvantage	July 14, 2010	15%	24%	16%	13%	3%	–	6%	22%
Rasmussen Reports	July 13, 2010	20%	25%	25%	13%	–	–	–	14%
Mason-Dixon	July 8–13, 2010	31%	23%	18%	6%	2%	–	1%	19%
Magellan Strategies	July 8, 2010	18%	32%	18%	8%	3%	–	3%	14%
Survey USA	July 7–8, 2010	32%	23%	12%	12%	5%	–	4%	10%
InsiderAdvantage	July 1, 2010	18%	18%	12%	8%	3%	–	6%	34%
Survey USA	June 14–17, 2010	34%	18%	17%	6%	3%	–	4%	17%
InsiderAdvantage	April 5, 2010	26%	18%	9%	5%	–	–	–	31%
Rasmussen Reports	December 15, 2009	28%	14%	13%	2%	2%	2%	2%	32%
Rasmussen Reports	October 20, 2009	27%	12%	9%	3%	3%	3%	--	35%
Rasmussen Reports	August 18, 2009	31%	13%	13%	3%	2%	--	--	31%
Rasmussen Reports	June 17, 2009	33%	11%	10%	3%	2%	2%	--	33%
Strategic Vision	June 17, 2009	35%	13%	12%	4%	2%	2%	--	32%

Republican primary runoff

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
! style="width:175px;"| Poll source
! style="width:130px;"| Dates administered
! style="width:110px;"| Nathan Deal
! style="width:110px;"| Karen Handel
|-
| Landmark Communications
| align=center | August 7, 2010
| align=center | 44%
| align=center | 42%
|-
| Georgia Newspapers
| align=center | August 7, 2010
| align=center | 42%
| align=center | 47%
|-
| Insider Advantage
| align=center | August 5, 2010
| align=center | 46%
| align=center | 46%
|-
| Landmark Communications
| align=center | August 2, 2010
| align=center | 37%
| align=center | 46%
|-
| McLauglin & Associates
| align=center | July 23, 2010
| align=center | 39%
| align=center | 38%
|}

General election and predictions

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
! style="width:135px;"| Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Dates administered
! style="width:130px;"| Nathan Deal (R)
! style="width:130px;"| Roy Barnes (D)
! style="width:130px;"| John Monds (L)
! style="width:130px;"| Other
! style="width:130px;"| Undecided
|-
| Rasmussen Reports
| align=center| October 24, 2010
| align=center | 49%
| align=center| 39%
| align=center| 5%
| align=center| 5%
| align=center| 1%
|-
| Insider Advantage
| Unavailable
| align=center | 49%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| 3%
| align=center| --
| align=center| 7%
|-
| Rasmussen Reports
| align=center| October 6, 2010
| align=center | 50%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| 3%
| align=center| 3%
| align=center| 3%
|-
| Insider Advantage
| align=center| September 27, 2010
| align=center | 45%
| align=center| 37%
| align=center| 5%
| align=center| --
| align=center| 13%
|-
| Rasmussen Reports
| align=center| September 21, 2010
| align=center | 45%
| align=center| 39%
| align=center| 5%
| align=center| 6%
| align=center| 5%
|-
| Insider Advantage
| align=center| September 16, 2010
| align=center | 42%
| align=center| 42%
| align=center| 5%
| align=center| --
| align=center| 11%
|-
| Survey USA
| align=center| September 10–12, 2010
| align=center | 49%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| 9%
| align=center| --
| align=center| 4%
|-
| Insider Advantage
| align=center| August 17, 2010
| align=center | 45%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| 5%
| align=center| --
| align=center| 9%
|-
| Rasmussen Reports
| align=center| August 11, 2010
| align=center | 51%
| align=center| 42%
| align=center| --
| align=center| 3%
| align=center| 3%
|-
| Rasmussen Reports
| align=center| July 21, 2010
| align=center | 49%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| --
| align=center| 4%
| align=center| 4%
|-
| Rasmussen Reports
| align=center| May 20, 2010
| align=center | 47%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| --
| align=center| 6%
| align=center| 7%
|-
| Rasmussen Reports
| align=center| April 22, 2010
| align=center | 46%
| align=center| 39%
| align=center| --
| align=center| 7%
| align=center| 8%
|-
| Rasmussen Reports
| align=center| March 17, 2010
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| --
| align=center| 5%
| align=center| 13%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| February 26–28, 2010
| align=center | 38%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| --
| align=center| --
| align=center| 19%
|-
| Rasmussen Reports
| align=center| February 18, 2010
| align=center | 43%
| align=center| 37%
| align=center| --
| align=center| --
| align=center| --
|-
| Rasmussen Reports
| align=center| January 20, 2010
| align=center | 42%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| --
| align=center| --
| align=center| --
|}

Predictions

Source	Rating	As of
Cook Political Report Cook Political Report The Cook Political Report is an independent, non-partisan online newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns for the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate, Governor's offices and the American Presidency. The Cook Political Report is led by a staff of five...	Lean R	October 30, 2010
Rothenberg Report Stuart Rothenberg Stuart Rothenberg is an American editor, publisher, and political analyst best known for his Washington-based, biweekly, self-proclaimed non-partisan political newsletter The Rothenberg Political Report...	Lean R	October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics RealClearPolitics RealClearPolitics is a political news and polling data aggregator based in Chicago, Illinois. The site's founders say their goal is to give readers "ideological diversity." They have described themselves as frustrated with what they perceive as anti-conservative, anti-Christian media bias, and...	Leans R	October 30, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball Sabato's Crystal Ball Sabato’s Crystal Ball is a free, nonpartisan weekly online newsletter and comprehensive website in the United States that analyzes the current American political scene and predicts electoral outcomes for U.S House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, governors, and U.S. president races...	CQ Politics Congressional Quarterly Congressional Quarterly, Inc., or CQ, is a privately owned publishing company that produces a number of publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress...	Leans R	October 30, 2010
New York Times The New York Times The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...	Lean R	October 30, 2010
Rasmussen Reports Rasmussen Reports Rasmussen Reports is an American media company that publishes and distributes information based on public opinion polling. Founded by pollster Scott Rasmussen in 2003, the company updates daily indexes including the President's job approval rating, and provides public opinion data, analysis, and...	Lean R	October 30, 2010

General election results

External links

Georgia Secretary of State - Elections Division
Georgia Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
Project Vote Smart
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Campaign contributions for 2010 Georgia Governor from Follow the Money
Georgia Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
2010 Georgia Gubernatorial General Election: Nathan Deal (R) vs Roy Barnes (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Election 2010: Georgia Governor from Rasmussen Reports
Rasmussen Reports
Rasmussen Reports is an American media company that publishes and distributes information based on public opinion polling. Founded by pollster Scott Rasmussen in 2003, the company updates daily indexes including the President's job approval rating, and provides public opinion data, analysis, and...
2010 Georgia Governor Race from Real Clear Politics
2010 Georgia Governor's Race from CQ Politics
Congressional Quarterly
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Race Profile in The New York Times
The New York Times
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Debates

Georgia Governor Republican Primary Runoff Debate, C-SPAN
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, August 8, 2010

Official campaign sites

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