2010 Georgia gubernatorial election
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 Congressman 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. [1]
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As of 2021, 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 in the winner was of a different party than the incumbent president.
Republican primary
Declared
- Jeff Chapman, State Senator
- Nathan Deal, U.S. Representative[2]
- 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
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% |
Runoff
| Poll source | Dates administered | Nathan Deal |
Karen Handel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Communications | August 7, 2010 | 44% | 42% |
| Georgia Newspapers | August 7, 2010 | 42% | 47% |
| Insider Advantage | August 5, 2010 | 46% | 46% |
| Landmark Communications | August 2, 2010 | 37% | 46% |
| McLaughlin & Associates | July 23, 2010 | 39% | 38% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Karen Handel | 231,990 | 34.1 | |
| Republican | Nathan Deal | 155,946 | 22.9 | |
| Republican | Eric Johnson | 136,792 | 20.1 | |
| Republican | John Oxendine | 115,421 | 17.0 | |
| Republican | Jeff Chapman | 20,636 | 3.0 | |
| Republican | Ray McBerry | 17,171 | 2.5 | |
| Republican | Otis Putnam | 2,543 | 0.4 | |
| Total votes | 680,499 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nathan Deal | 291,035 | 50.2 | |
| Republican | Karen Handel | 288,516 | 49.8 | |
| Total votes | 579,551 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Declared
- Thurbert Baker, Attorney General of Georgia
- Roy Barnes, former Governor of Georgia[5]
- Bill Bolton
- Carl Camon
- Randy Mangham
- 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 | 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% |
Results
Primary results by county:
Barnes
- Barnes—81-90%
- Barnes—71-80%
- Barnes—61-70%
- Barnes—51-60%
- Barnes—41-50%
- Barnes—31-40%
Porter
- Porter—61-70%
- Porter—51-60%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roy Barnes | 259,482 | 65.6 | |
| Democratic | Thurbert Baker | 85,571 | 21.6 | |
| Democratic | David Poythress | 21,780 | 5.5 | |
| Democratic | DuBose Porter | 17,767 | 4.5 | |
| Democratic | Carl Camon | 4,170 | 1.1 | |
| Democratic | Bill Bolton | 3,573 | 0.9 | |
| Democratic | Randy Mangham | 3,124 | 0.8 | |
| Total votes | 395,497 | 100.0 | ||
Third Party and independent candidates
Independent
- Neal Horsley[7]
Libertarian Party
- John Monds, president of the Grady County NAACP[8]
Write-in
- Samuel M. "Sam" Hay, III[7]
- Jacob Perasso (Socialist Workers Party)[7]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Rating | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Political Report | Lean R[9] | October 30, 2010 |
| Rothenberg Report | Lean R[10] | October 28, 2010 |
| RealClearPolitics | Leans R[11] | October 30, 2010 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Leans R[12] | October 28, 2010 |
| CQ Politics | Leans R[13] | October 30, 2010 |
| New York Times | Lean R[14] | October 30, 2010 |
| Rasmussen Reports | Lean R[15] | October 30, 2010 |
Polling
| Poll source | Dates administered | Nathan Deal (R) |
Roy Barnes (D) |
John Monds (L) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports | October 24, 2010 | 49% | 39% | 5% | 5% | 1% |
| Insider Advantage | Unavailable | 49% | 41% | 3% | -- | 7% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 6, 2010 | 50% | 41% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Insider Advantage | September 27, 2010 | 45% | 37% | 5% | -- | 13% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 21, 2010 | 45% | 39% | 5% | 6% | 5% |
| Insider Advantage | September 16, 2010 | 42% | 42% | 5% | -- | 11% |
| Survey USA | September 10–12, 2010 | 49% | 38% | 9% | -- | 4% |
| Insider Advantage | August 17, 2010 | 45% | 41% | 5% | -- | 9% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 11, 2010 | 51% | 42% | -- | 3% | 3% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 21, 2010 | 49% | 43% | -- | 4% | 4% |
| Rasmussen 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 Polling | February 26–28, 2010 | 38% | 43% | -- | -- | 19% |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 18, 2010 | 43% | 37% | -- | -- | -- |
| Rasmussen Reports | January 20, 2010 | 42% | 43% | -- | -- | -- |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nathan Deal | 1,365,832 | 53.02% | -4.93% | |
| Democratic | Roy Barnes | 1,107,011 | 42.97% | +4.75% | |
| Libertarian | John Monds | 103,194 | 4.01% | +0.17% | |
| Write-in | 124 | 0.00% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 2,576,161 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
References
- "Deal defeats Barnes to take Governor's Mansion". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- "Unofficial And Incomplete Results of the Tuesday, July 20, 2010 General Primary Election", Georgia Secretary of State, July 20, 2010, retrieved July 25, 2010
- "The 2010 Results Maps". Politico.Com. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- Jim Galloway (June 3, 2009). "Roy Barnes to join 2010 race for Georgia governor | Political Insider". Blogs.ajc.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- "7/20/2010 - Governor". Sos.georgia.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- "Georgia 2010 Midterm Election". Thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- "John Monds to seek Libertarian nomination for Governor" www.lp.org. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- "2010 Governor Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- "Governor Race Ratings". The New York Times. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- "Election 2010: Gubernatorial Scorecard". Rasmussen Reports. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_1102/swfed.htm
External links
- Georgia Secretary of State – Elections Division
- Georgia Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
- 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
- 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, C-SPAN, August 8, 2010
- Official campaign sites (Archived)
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