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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
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 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 3:
Lynn
Westmoreland (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Alan Weaver (Independent)

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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