2010 Georgia gubernatorial election

none related races 2010 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 November 2012 2010 Georgia gubernatorial election Georgia (U.S. state) presidential no 2006 Georgia gubernatorial election 2006 2014 Georgia gubernatorial election 2014 November 2, 2010 File:Nathan Deal, official 110th Congress photo (cropped).jpg 150x150px Nathan Deal Republican Party (United States) 1,365,832 53.02% File:Roy Barnes concession speech (cropped).jpg Roy Barnes Democratic Party (United States) 1,107,011 42.97% 250px County results 250px Precinct results 1 240px Deal: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%#d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Barnes: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No data Governor Sonny Perdue Republican Party (United States) Nathan Deal Republican Party (United States) The 2010 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Republican governor Sonny Perdue was term-limited and unable to seek re-election. Primary elections for the Republican and Democratic parties took place on July 20. Democrats nominated former governor Roy Barnes, and Republicans nominated Representative Nathan Deal following a runoff on August 10. The Libertarian Party also had ballot access and nominated John Monds. Deal won the general election, and took office on January 10, 2011.http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/georgia-election-deal-defeats-714575.html Deal defeats Barnes to take Governor's Mansion The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2010-09-03 2024, this was the last election in which a candidate won the governorship by double digits. This is the first gubernatorial election in Georgia since 1990 in which the winner was of a different party than the incumbent president. This was the first election in which Republicans won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the state. This was the last gubernatorial election in which Douglas, Henry, and Newton counties voted for the Republican candidate and the last in which Baker, Early, Mitchell, Peach, Clinch, Brooks, and McIntosh counties voted for the Democratic candidate. Republican primary Candidates Declared Jeff Chapman, State Senator Nathan Deal, U.S. representativeAugust 2010 Karen Handel, Secretary of State of Georgia Eric Johnson, former state senator Ray McBerry, candidate for governor in 2006 John Oxendine, insurance commissioner Otis Putnam Declined Johnny Isakson, incumbent U.S. senator https://apnews.com/article/georgia-johnny-isakson-legislature-state-legislature-congress-89123ff83d37e40728b1005fe45224fa Johnny Isakson, former Georgia Republican U.S. senator, dies Amy Jeff December 19, 2021 Associated Press Polling Primary Poll source Dates administered JohnOxendine KarenHandel NathanDeal EricJohnson RayMcBerry AustinScott JeffChapman UndecidedMagellan StrategiesMagellan Strategies July 18, 2010 12% 38% 20% 17% 3% – 3% 7%InsiderAdvantageInsiderAdvantage July 14, 2010 15% 24% 16% 13% 3% – 6% 22%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 13, 2010 20% 25% 25% 13% – – – 14%Mason-DixonMason-Dixon July 8–13, 2010 31% 23% 18% 6% 2% – 1% 19%Magellan StrategiesMagellan Strategies July 8, 2010 18% 32% 18% 8% 3% – 3% 14%Survey USASurvey USA July 7–8, 2010 32% 23% 12% 12% 5% – 4% 10%InsiderAdvantageInsiderAdvantage July 1, 2010 18% 18% 12% 8% 3% – 6% 34%Survey USASurvey USA June 14–17, 2010 34% 18% 17% 6% 3% – 4% 17%InsiderAdvantageInsiderAdvantage April 5, 2010 26% 18% 9% 5% – – – 31%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports December 15, 2009 28% 14% 13% 2% 2% 2% 2% 32%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports October 20, 2009 27% 12% 9% 3% 3% 3% -- 35%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 18, 2009 31% 13% 13% 3% 2% -- -- 31%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 17, 2009 33% 11% 10% 3% 2% 2% -- 33%Strategic VisionStrategic Vision June 17, 2009 35% 13% 12% 4% 2% 2% -- 32% Runoff Poll source Dates administered NathanDeal KarenHandelLandmark CommunicationsLandmark Communications August 7, 2010 44% 42%Georgia NewspapersGeorgia Newspapers August 7, 2010 42% 47%Insider AdvantageInsider Advantage August 5, 2010 46% 46%Landmark CommunicationsLandmark Communications August 2, 2010 37% 46%McLaughlin & AssociatesMcLaughlin & Associates https://web.archive.org/web/20110714063551/http://www.mclaughlinonline.com/lib/sitefiles/GA_Gov_Memo_0723.pdf July 14, 2011 July 23, 2010 39% 38% Results thumb|250px|Initial primary results by county: #E27F7F Deal #ffe0ea 20–30% #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d79346 Handel #fcf0e2 20–30% #f9e1c6 30–40% #e8ba85 40–50% #d79346 50–60% #c56900 60–70% #73bc84 Johnson #ebf7ee 20–30% #d6efdc 30–40% #a3d5af 40–50% #73bc84 50–60% #3fa457 60–70% #8da9e2 Oxendine #eef3fd 20–30% #dee8fb 30–40% #b4c7ec 40–50% #678cd7 60–70% #e68ce6 Chapman #fcdffc 30–40% #efb6ef 40–50% #a9a9a9 McBerry #e7e7e7 30–40% Initial primary results by county thumb|250px|Runoff results by county: #E27F7F Deal #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #d79346 Handel #d79346 50–60% #c56900 60–70% #b25f00 70–80% Tie #ae8bb1 50% Runoff results by county Republican primary results Unofficial And Incomplete Results of the Tuesday, July 20, 2010 General Primary Election Georgia Secretary of State July 20, 2010 http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_0720/swall.htm 2010-07-25 July 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100723104631/http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_0720/swall.htm dead Karen Handel Republican Party (United States) 231,990 34.1 Nathan Deal Republican Party (United States) 155,946 22.9 Eric Johnson Republican Party (United States) 136,792 20.1 John Oxendine Republican Party (United States) 115,421 17.0 Jeff Chapman Republican Party (United States) 20,636 3.0 Ray McBerry Republican Party (United States) 17,171 2.5 Otis Putnam Republican Party (United States) 2,543 0.4 680,499 100.0 Republican primary runoff resultshttps://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Governor/2010/GA The 2010 Results Maps Politico.Com 2010-08-21 August 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100823031212/http://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Governor/2010/GA dead Nathan Deal Republican Party (United States) 291,035 50.2 Karen Handel Republican Party (United States) 288,516 49.8 579,551 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Declared Thurbert Baker, Attorney General of Georgia Roy Barnes, former governor of GeorgiaJim Galloway http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2009/06/03/roy-barnes-to-join-2010-race-for-governor/ Roy Barnes to join 2010 race for Georgia governor | Political Insider Blogs.ajc.com June 3, 2009 2010-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100610072646/http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2009/06/03/roy-barnes-to-join-2010-race-for-governor/ June 10, 2010 dead mdy-all Bill Bolton Carl Camon Randal Mangham, state representative DuBose Porter, state representative David Poythress, former adjutant general of the Georgia National Guard, former commissioner of labor and candidate for governor in 1998 Polling Poll source Dates administered RoyBarnes ThurbertBaker DuBosePorter CarlCamon DavidPoythress UndecidedRasmussen ReportsRasmussen 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%InsiderAdvantageInsiderAdvantage April 7, 2010 47% 18% 5% – 6% 24%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports December 18, 2009 48% 17% 3% 1% 4% 19%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports October 20, 2009 43% 19% 4% 3% 4% 21%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 18, 2009 42% 9% 7% 1% 2% 30%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 17, 2009 48% 8% 5% 2% 2% 31%Strategic Vision June 17, 2009 49% 30% 2% - 5% 14% Results thumb|250px|Primary results by county: #7996e2ff Barnes #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2ff 50–60% #6674deff 60–70% #584cdeff 70–80% #1e1dbeff 80–90% #aade87 Porter #aade87 50–60% #8dd35f 60–70% Democratic primary resultshttp://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_0720/0020002.htm 7/20/2010 - Governor Sos.georgia.gov 2010-08-21 July 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100723105253/http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_0720/0020002.htm dead Roy Barnes Democratic Party (United States) 259,482 65.6 Thurbert Baker Democratic Party (United States) 85,571 21.6 David Poythress Democratic Party (United States) 21,780 5.5 DuBose Porter Democratic Party (United States) 17,767 4.5 Carl Camon Democratic Party (United States) 4,170 1.1 Bill Bolton Democratic Party (United States) 3,573 0.9 Randal Mangham Democratic Party (United States) 3,124 0.8 395,497 100.0 Third party and independent candidates Independent Neal Horsleyhttp://www.thegreenpapers.com/G10/GA#G Georgia 2010 Midterm Election Thegreenpapers.com 2010-08-21 Libertarian Party John Monds, president of the Grady County NAACP"John Monds to seek Libertarian nomination for Governor" https://web.archive.org/web/20160402234738/http://www.lp.org/news/press-releases/john-monds-to-seek-libertarian-nomination-for-ga-governor April 2, 2016 www.lp.org. Retrieved September 15, 2009. Write-in Samuel M. "Sam" Hay, III Jacob Perasso (Socialist Workers Party) General election Predictions Source Ranking As of Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php https://web.archive.org/web/20101028141343/http://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php dead October 28, 2010 2010 Governors Race Ratings Cook Political Report October 28, 2010 Tossup October 14, 2010 Rothenberghttp://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2010-gubernatorial-ratings-october-28-2010 Governor Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 28, 2010 Lean R October 28, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/2010_elections_governor_map.html 2010 Governor Races RealClearPolitics October 28, 2010 Lean R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2010102801/ THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS October 28, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 28, 2010 Lean R October 28, 2010 CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor Race Ratings Chart: Governor CQ Politics October 28, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101005231611/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor October 5, 2010 Lean R October 28, 2010 Polling Poll source Dates administered NathanDeal (R) RoyBarnes (D) JohnMonds (L) Other UndecidedRasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports October 24, 2010 49% 39% 5% 5% 1%Insider AdvantageInsider Advantage Unavailable 49% 41% 3% -- 7%Rasmussen Reports October 6, 2010 50% 41% 3% 3% 3%Insider AdvantageInsider Advantage September 27, 2010 45% 37% 5% -- 13%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports September 21, 2010 45% 39% 5% 6% 5%Insider AdvantageInsider Advantage September 16, 2010 42% 42% 5% -- 11%Survey USASurvey USA September 10–12, 2010 49% 38% 9% -- 4%Insider AdvantageInsider Advantage August 17, 2010 45% 41% 5% -- 9%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 11, 2010 51% 42% -- 3% 3%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 21, 2010 49% 43% -- 4% 4%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports May 20, 2010 47% 40% -- 6% 7%Rasmussen Reports April 22, 2010 46% 39% -- 7% 8%Rasmussen Reports March 17, 2010 43% 41% -- 5% 13%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling February 26–28, 2010 38% 43% -- -- 19%Rasmussen Reports February 18, 2010 43% 37% -- -- --Rasmussen Reports January 20, 2010 42% 43% -- -- -- Results 2010 Georgia gubernatorial electionhttp://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_1102/swfed.htm 11/2/2010 - Federal and Statewide March 31, 2011 March 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160327202904/http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_1102/swfed.htm dead Republican Party (United States) Nathan Deal 1,365,832 53.02% -4.93% Democratic Party (United States) Roy Barnes 1,107,011 42.97% +4.75% Libertarian Party (United States) John Monds 103,194 4.01% +0.17% 124 0.00% N/A 2,576,161 100.00% N/A Republican Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Early (largest city: Blakely) McIntosh (largest municipality: Darien) Peach (largest municipality: Fort Valley) Brooks (largest city: Quitman) Burke (largest municipality: Waynesboro) Chatham (largest city: Savannah) Washington (largest municipality: Sandersville) Sumter (largest city: Americus) Jefferson (largest city: Louisville) Muscogee (largest city: Columbus) Rockdale (largest town: Conyers) See also Georgia (U.S. State) 2010 United States gubernatorial elections References External links Georgia Secretary of State – Elections Division https://web.archive.org/web/20101102022950/http://sos.georgia.gov/Elections/ November 2, 2010 Georgia Governor Candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20081130005928/http://www.votesmart.org/election_governor_five_categories.php?state_id=GA November 30, 2008 at Project Vote Smart Campaign contributions for 2010 Georgia Governor from Follow the Money Georgia Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com https://archive.today/20130131131441/http://www.pollster.com/polls/ga/10-ga-gov-ge-dvb.php 2010 Georgia Gubernatorial General Election: Nathan Deal (R) vs Roy Barnes (D) el graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com Election 2010: Georgia Governor from Rasmussen Reports 2010 Georgia Governor Race from Real Clear Politics 2010 Georgia Governor's Race from CQ Politics Race Profile in The New York Times Debates Georgia Governor Republican Primary Runoff Debate, August 8, 2010, C-SPAN Official campaign sites (archived) Thurbert Baker Roy Barnes Al Bartell Bill Bolton Ray Boyd Carl Camon Jeff Chapman Nathan Deal Karen Handel Eric Johnson Randal Mangham Ray McBerry John Monds John Oxendine DuBose Porter David Poythress Otis Putnam Gubernatorial 2010 Georgia Category:November 2010 in the United States Category:July 2010 in the United States Category:August 2010 in the United States