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

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): May 25, 2012
Filing Deadline (Minor Parties & Independents): August 3, 2012
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): September 4, 2012
State Primary: July 31, 2012
Primary Run-off: August 21, 2012

This page was last updated on January 29, 2012

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Nathan Deal (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Casey Cagle (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Joe Frank Harris & Zell Miller

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Brian Kemp (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Sam Olens (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT:
John Barge (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Gary Black (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Johnny Isakson - 1990

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Ralph Hudgens (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER:
Mark Butler (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

State Senate - ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Johnny Isakson (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

Herman Talmadge - 1980

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Jack Kingston (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Sanford Bishop (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Rick Allen (R) - Medical Supply Company Owner & '10 Candidate
John House (R) - Business Consultant & Retired Army Officer

District 3:
Lynn Westmoreland (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Pat Swindall - 1986

District 4:
Hank Johnson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
J. Chris Vaughn (R) - Pastor & Ex-Radio Talk Show Host

District 5:
John Lewis (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Johnson (D) - Ex-Superior Court Judge
Howard Stopeck (R) - Attorney

District 6:
Tom Price (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Wayne Hecht (Independent) - Auctioneer, Business Consultant & Volunteer Firefighter

District 7:
Rob Woodall (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Andrew Young for Congress - 1970

District 8:
Austin Scott (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Carl Camon (D) - Ex-Ray City Mayor, Educator, USAF Veteran & '10 Gov. Candidate
Jim Marshall (D) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-Macon Mayor, Attorney & Vietnam War Veteran

District 9:
** NEW DISTRICT - NO INCUMBENT **
Hunter Bicknell (R) - Jackson County Commission Chair
Richard Blevins (R) - Hospital Official, Ex-Police Officer & Baptist Preacher
Jim Butterworth (R) - State Sen., Ex-Habersham County Commissioner, Airline Pilot & USAF Veteran
Chris Cates (R) - Cardiologist & '09 Candidate
Doug Collins (R) - State Rep. & Attorney
Lee Hawkins (R) - Ex-State Sen., Dentist & '10 Candidate
Clifton McDuffie (R) - Ex-Hall County Chamber of Commerce Executive
Martha Zoller (R) - Radio Talk Show Host & Conservative Activist

District 10:
Paul Broun Jr. (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mac Collins (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Ex-Butts County Commissioner, Businessman & '04 US Sen. Candidate
Stephen Simpson (R) - Businessman & Retired Army Officer
Mike Thurmond (D) - Ex-State Labor Commissioner, Ex-State Rep., Attorney & '10 US Sen. Nominee

District 11:
Phil Gingrey (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Opitz (R) - Mediator & USAF Veteran

Pat Swindall - 1986

District 12:
John Barrow (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Rick W. Allen (R) - Construction Company Owner
Lee Anderson (R) - State Rep., Ex-Columbia County Commissioner, Ex-Columbia School Board Member, Rancher & Farmer
Wright McLeod (R) - Retired Navy Commander, Hephzibah Municipal Judge & Businessman
Brian Nafarrete (R) - Pro-Life Activist
Jeanne Seaver (R) - Businesswoman & Tea Party Activist
Maria Sheffield (R) - Attorney, GOP Activist & '10 State Insurance Commissioner Candidate