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

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): May 2010
Filing Deadline (Minor Parties): July 2010
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): September 2010
State Primary: July 2010
Primary Run-off: August 2010
General Election Run-Off (if needed): December 2010

This page was last updated on June 29, 2009

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ George "Sonny" Perdue (R)* - Term Limited in 2010. ]
Nathan Deal (R) - Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Ex-Juvenile Court Judge, Attorney & Army Veteran
Karen Handel (R) - Secretary of State, Ex-Fulton County Commission Chair & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide
Eric Johnson (R) - State Senate President & Architect
Ray McBerry (R) - Radio Station Owner, Confederate Heritage Activist & '06 Candidate
John Oxendine (R) - State Insurance Commissioner
Austin Scott (R) - State Rep. & Insurance Agent
Thurbert Baker (D) - Attorney General & Ex-State Rep.
Roy Barnes (D) - Ex-Governor, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Carl Camon (D) - Ray City Mayor & USAF Veteran
Vernon Jones (D) - Ex-DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer & '08 US Sen. Candidate
DuBose Porter (D) - State House Minority Leader, Newspaper Editor & Attorney
David Poythress (D) - Ex-State Labor Commissioner, Ex-State Adjutant General, Retired USAF Lt. General & '98 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)
Tim Golden (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Congressional Aide
Floyd Griffin Jr (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-Milledgeville Mayor & Vietnam War Veteran
Michael Meyer von Bremen (D) - Ex-State Sen., Attorney & '08 State Court of Appeals Candidate
Mike Thurmond (D) - State Labor Commissioner, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Allen Buckley (Libertarian) - Attorney, Accountant , '06 Nominee & '04 US Senate Nominee

SECRETARY OF STATE:
[ Karen Handel (R) * Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Brian Kemp (R) - Ex-State Sen. & '06 State Agriculture Commissioner Candidate
Jeff Lewis (R) - State Rep. & Businessman
Doug MacGinnitie (R) - Sandy Springs City Commissioner, Insurance Broker, Attorney & Ex-White House Intern
Gail Buckner (D)
Darryl Hicks (D) - Lobbyist, Community Activist & '06 Candidate
Gary Horlacher (D) - Attorney, Ex-Gubernatorial Press Secretary & Campaign Manager
Vernon Jones (D) - Ex-DeKalb County CEO, Ex-State Rep. & '08 US Sen. Candidate
Walter Ray (D) - Ex-State Senate President Pro-Tempore, Ex-State Parole Board Member & '06 Candidate

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Thurbert Baker (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Ken Hodges (D) - Ex-Dougherty Circuit District Attorney
Michael Meyer von Bremen (D) - Ex-State Sen., Attorney & '08 State Court of Appeals Candidate
Rob Teilhet (D) - State Rep. & Attorney
Ed Lindsey (R) - State Rep. & Attorney
Sam Olens (R) - Cobb County Commission Chair & Attorney
David Ralston (R) - State Sen. & Attorney
Preston Smith (R) - State Sen. & Attorney

STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT:
Kathy Cox (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Richard Woods (R) - School Administrator & Teacher
Brian Westlake (D) - Teacher & USMC Veteran
Jeff Scott (D) - Teacher, Democratic Activist & '08 Congressional Nominee

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
[ Tommy Irvin (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Terry Coleman (D) - Deputy Agriculture Commissioner & Ex-State House Speaker
Rand Knight (D) - Ecosystem Scientist, Businessman & '08 US Senate Candidate
Alan Powell (D) - State Rep., Ex-Hart County Commissioner & Businessman
Gary Black (R) - Georgia Agribusiness Council President & '06 Nominee
Darwin Carter (R) - Ex-USDA Official, '94 US Sen. Candidate & '90 Congressional Candidate

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
[ John Oxendine (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Mike Coan (R) - State Rep. & Businessman
John Fuchko (R) - State University System Compliance Officer, Auditor & National Guard Officer
Seth Harp (R) - State Sen. & Attorney
Ralph Hudgens (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & '94 Congressional Nominee
Harold Logsdon (R) - Peachtree City Mayor, Retired BellSouth Manager & Retired National Guard Officer
Stephen Northington (R) - Insurance Broker
Gerry Purcell (R) - Health Benefits Consultant, GOP Activist & Army Veteran
Terry Coleman (D) - Deputy Agriculture Commissioner & Ex-State House Speaker
Keith Heard (D) - State Rep. & Insurance Agency Owner
Mary Squires (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Paralegal

STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER:
Mike Thurmond (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Melvin Everson (R) - State Rep., Ex-Snellville City Councilman & Retired Army Veteran

U.S. SENATOR:

Johnny Isakson (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.
Paul Broun (R) - Congressman & Physician
Jim Butler (D) - Attorney
Michael Thurmond (D) - State Labor Commissioner, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Eric Von Haessler (Libertarian) - Radio Show Host

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

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

District 2:
Sanford Bishop (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Hank Johnson (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
John Lewis (D)* - (Campaign Site)

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

District 7:
John Linder (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
Jim Marshall (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mac Collins (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Businessman & '04 US Senate Candidate

District 9:
[ Nathan Deal (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Max Burns (R) - Ex-Congressman & North Georgia College Business School Dean
Mike Evans (R) - Ex-State Transportation Board Chairman & Ex-State Rep.
Tom Graves (R) - State Rep. & Real Estate Investor
Lee Hawkins (R) - State Sen.
Jeremy Jones (R) - Businessman
Jeff Mullis (R) - State Sen.
David Ralston (R) - State Rep. & Ex-Newspaper Reporter
Bill Stephens (R) - Ex-State Sen., Banker, Ex-Gubernatorial Aide & '06 Secretary of State Candidate
Martha Zoeller (R) - Radio Talk Show Host
Mike Freeman (D) - Hall County Democratic Chair
Wyc Orr (D) - Ex-State Rep. & '92 Candidate

District 10:
Paul Broun Jr. (R)* - (Campaign Site)

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

District 12:
John Barrow (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Wayne Mosley (R) - Surgeon & Afghan War Veteran
Carl Smith (R) - Thunderbolt Fire Department Chief & Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs Ex-President

District 13:
David Scott (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Georgia
Democratic Party of Georgia
Green Party of Georgia
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

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