2010 Georgia House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2010 Georgia House of Representatives election
Country:Georgia (U.S. state)
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:Georgia General Assembly elections, 2008
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2012 Georgia House of Representatives election
Next Year:2012
Seats For Election:All 180 seats in the Georgia House of Representatives
Majority Seats:91
Election Date:November 2, 2010
Leader1:David Ralston
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:7th-Blue Ridge
Last Election1:105, 58.33%
Seats After1:108
Seat Change1: 3
Popular Vote1:1,328,025
Percentage1:58.85%
Swing1: 0.52%
Leader2:DuBose Porter
(retired)
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:143rd-Dublin
Last Election2:75, 41.67%
Seats After2:72
Seat Change2: 3
Popular Vote2:921,242
Percentage2:40.82%
Swing2: 0.85%
Map Size:400px
Speaker
Before Election:David Ralston
After Election:David Ralston
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2010 Georgia House of Representatives elections occurred on November 2, 2010 to elect the members to the Georgia House of Representatives. All 180 seats in the state House were up for two year terms. The winners of this election cycle served in the 151st Georgia General Assembly. It was the last election to the House prior to the 2010 redistricting cycle based on the 2010 United States census.

Retiring incumbent Representatives

Democrats

Republicans

Incumbents defeated in primary

Election Results

On election day, Republicans made a net gain of three seats.[20] However Republicans would make additional gains when Democratic Representatives changed their party affiliation, though this is not recorded in the table below.

DistrictIncumbentPartyElectedStatus2010 Candidates
1Jay NealRepublican2004Re-electedJay Neal (R) unopposed
2Martin ScottRepublican2004Re-electedMartin Scott (R) unopposed
3Tom Weldon, Jr.Republican2008Re-electedTom Weldon, Jr. (R) unopposed
4Roger WilliamsRepublican2001Re-electedRoger Williams (R) unopposed
5John Meadows, IIIRepublican2004Re-electedJohn Meadows, III (R) unopposed
6Tom DicksonRepublican2004Re-electedTom Dickson (R) 77.38%
Tommy Patterson (D) 22.62%
7David RalstonRepublican2002Re-electedDavid Ralston (R) unopposed
8Stephen AllisonRepublican2008Re-electedStephen Allison (R) 63.95%
Jack Lance (D) 36.05%
9Amos AmersonRepublican2000Re-electedAmos Amerson (R) unopposed
10Rick AustinRepublican2008Re-electedRick Austin (R) unopposed
11Barbara ReeceDemocratic1998Re-electedBarbara Reece (D) unopposed
12Rick JasperseRepublican2010Re-electedRick Jasperse (R) 85.94%
Jerry Nally (D) 14.06%
13Katie DempseyRepublican2006Re-electedKatie Dempsey (R) 64.64%
Bonny Askew (D) 35.36%
14Barry LoudermilkRepublican2004Retired; Republican holdChristian Coomer (R) 78.54%
Dan Ledford (D) 21.46%
15Paul BattlesRepublican2008Re-electedPaul Battles (R) unopposed
16Rick CrawfordDemocratic2006Re-electedRick Crawford (D) unopposed
17Howard MaxwellRepublican2002Re-electedHoward Maxwell (R) unopposed
18Mark ButlerRepublican2002Retired; Republican holdKevin Cooke (R) unopposed
19Daniel StoutRepublican2010Defeated in primary; Republican holdPaulette Braddock (R) 65.63%
Will Avery (D) 21.46%
20Charlice ByrdRepublican2004Re-electedCharlice Byrd (R) 78.93%
Lillian Burnaman (D) 21.07%
21Calvin HillRepublican2002Re-electedCalvin Hill (R) 84.87%
Stephanie Webb (D) 15.13%
22Sean JergusonRepublican2006Re-electedSean Jerguson (R) 79.70%
Bill Brown (D) 20.30%
23Mark HamiltonRepublican2006Re-electedMark Hamilton (R) unopposed
24Tom KnoxRepublican2000Retired; Republican holdMike Dudgeon (R) unopposed
25James MillsRepublican1992Re-electedJames Mills (R) 84.06%
Mike Parker (D) 15.94%
26Carl W. RogersRepublican1994Re-electedCarl W. Rogers (R) 71.02%
Chad Cobb (D) 28.98%
27Doug CollinsRepublican2006Re-electedDoug Collins (R) unopposed
28Michael HardenRepublican2008Re-electedMichael Harden (R) 73.95%
Chris Irvin (D) 26.05%
29Alan PowellDemocratic1990Re-electedAlan Powell (D) unopposed
30Tom McCallRepublican1994Re-electedTom McCall (R) 75.48%
Marilyn Bridges (D) 24.52%
31Tommy BentonRepublican2004Re-electedTommy Benton (R) unopposed
32Judy ManningRepublican1996Re-electedJudy Manning (R) 74.14%
Kevin Hagler (D) 25.86%
33Don WixDemocratic1998Defeated in primary; Democratic holdDavid Wilkerson (D) unopposed
34Rich GolickRepublican1998Re-electedRich Golick (R) 59.50%
Maryline Blackburn (D) 40.49%
35Ed SetzlerRepublican2004Re-electedEd Setzler (R) 64.70%
Matthew Adams (D) 35.30%
36Earl EhrhartRepublican1988Re-electedEarl Ehrhart (R) unopposed
37Terry JohnsonDemocratic2000/2004Re-electedTerry Johnson (D) 53.32%
Jason Shepherd (R) 46.69%
38Pat DooleyDemocratic2002/2008DefeatedSam Teasley (R) 56.83%
Pat Dooley (D) 43.18%
39Alisha Thomas MorganDemocratic2002Re-electedAlisha Thomas Morgan (D) unopposed
40Rob TeilhetDemocratic2002Retired; Democratic holdStacey Evans (D) 68.51%
Scott McDearman (R) 31.49%
41Sharon CooperRepublican1996Re-electedSharon Cooper (R) 66.93%
Diane Lore (D) 33.07%
42Don ParsonsRepublican1994Re-electedDon Parsons (R) unopposed
43Bobby FranklinRepublican1996Re-electedBobby Franklin (R) unopposed
44Sheila JonesDemocratic2004Re-electedSheila Jones (D) unopposed
45Matt DollarRepublican2002Re-electedMatt Dollar (R) 74.83%
Ruth Levy (D) 25.17%
46Jan JonesRepublican2002Re-electedJan Jones (R) 78.09%
Paul Kennedy (D) 21.91%
47Chuck MartinRepublican2002Re-electedChuck Martin (R) unopposed
48Harry GeisingerRepublican2004Re-electedHarry Geisinger (R) unopposed
49Wendell WillardRepublican2000Re-electedWendell Willard (R) unopposed
50Mark BurkhalterRepublican1992Retired; Republican holdLynne Riley (R) unopposed
51Tom RiceRepublican1996Re-electedTom Rice (R) unopposed
52Joe WilkinsonRepublican2000Re-electedJoe Wilkinson (R) unopposed
53Elly DobbsDemocratic2008Re-electedElly Dobbs (D) unopposed
54Ed LindseyRepublican2004Re-electedEd Lindsey (R) unopposed
55Rashad TaylorDemocratic2008Re-electedRashad Taylor (D) unopposed
56Kathy AsheDemocratic1991Re-electedKathy Ashe (D) unopposed
57Pat GardnerDemocratic2001Re-electedPat Gardner (D) unopposed
58Simone BellDemocratic2009Re-electedSimone Bell (D) unopposed
59Margaret KaiserDemocratic2006Re-electedMargaret Kaiser (D) unopposed
60Georganna SinkfieldDemocratic1982Retired; Democratic holdGloria Bromell Tinubu (D) unopposed
61Ralph Long IIIDemocratic2008Re-electedRalph Long III (D) unopposed
62Joe HeckstallDemocratic1994Re-electedJoe Heckstall (D) unopposed
63Tyrone Brooks, Sr.Democratic1980Re-electedTyrone Brooks, Sr. (D) unopposed
64Roger BruceDemocratic2002Re-electedRoger Bruce (D) unopposed
65Sharon Beasley-TeagueDemocratic1992Re-electedSharon Beasley-Teague (D) unopposed
66Virgil FluddDemocratic2002Re-electedVirgil Fludd (D) unopposed
67Bill HembreeRepublican1998Re-electedBill Hembree (R) 58.33%
Kimberly Alexander (D) 41.67%
68Tim BeardenRepublican2004Re-electedTim Bearden (R) unopposed
69Randy NixRepublican2006Re-electedRandy Nix (R) unopposed
70Lynn SmithRepublican1996Re-electedLynn Smith (R) unopposed
71Billy HorneRepublican2004Re-electedBilly Horne (R) unopposed
72Matthew RamseyRepublican2007Re-electedMatt Ramsey (R) unopposed
73John P. YatesRepublican1988/1992Re-electedJohn Yates (R) 69.96%
Rose Carroll (D) 30.04%
74Roberta Abdul-SalaamDemocratic2004Re-electedRoberta Abdul-Salaam (D) unopposed
75Ron DodsonDemocratic1998/2009Retired; Democratic holdYasmin Neal (D) unopposed
76Mike GlantonDemocratic2006Retired; Democratic holdSandra G. Scott (D) 92.03%
Gail Buckner (WI) 7.97%
77Darryl JordanDemocratic2000Re-electedDarryl Jordan (D) 77.75%
James Brown (R) 22.25%
78Glenn BakerDemocratic2008Re-electedGlenn Baker (D) unopposed
79Fran MillarRepublican1998Retired; Republican holdTom Taylor (R) 67.73%
Keith Kaylor (D) 32.27%
80Mike JacobsRepublican2004Re-electedMike Jacobs (R) 65.96%
Sandy Murray (D) 34.04%
81Jill ChambersRepublican2002DefeatedElena Parent (D) 52.24%
Jill Chambers (R) 47.77%
82Kevin LevitasDemocratic2006Retired; Democratic holdScott Holcomb (D) unopposed
83Mary M. OliverDemocratic1986/2002Re-electedMary M. Oliver (D) unopposed
84Stacey AbramsDemocratic2006Re-electedStacey Abrams (D) unopposed
85Stephanie BenfieldDemocratic1998Re-electedStephanie Stuckey Benfield (D) 87.14%
Ken Quarterman (R) 12.86%
86Karla DrennerDemocratic2000Re-electedKarla Drenner (D) unopposed
87Michele HensonDemocratic1990Re-electedMichele Henson (D) unopposed
88Billy MitchellDemocratic2002Re-electedBilly Mitchell (D) unopposed
89Coach WilliamsDemocratic2002Re-electedCoach Williams (D) unopposed
90Howard MosbyDemocratic2002Re-electedHoward Mosby (D) unopposed
91Rahn MayoDemocratic2008Re-electedRahn Mayo (D) unopposed
92Pam StephensonDemocratic2002Re-electedPam Stephenson (D) unopposed
93Dee Dawkins-HaiglerDemocratic2008Re-electedDee Dawkins-Haigler (D) unopposed
94Randal ManghamDemocratic2000Retired; Democratic holdDar'shun Kendrick (D) 82.86%
Steven Conner (R) 17.14%
95Toney CollinsDemocratic2008Defeated in primary; Democratic holdPam Dickerson (D) 59.24%
Rodney Upton (R) 40.76%
96Pedro R. MarinDemocratic2002Re-electedPedro R. Marin (D) unopposed
97Brooks Coleman, Jr.Republican1992Re-electedBrooks Coleman, Jr. (R) unopposed
98Bobby ReeseRepublican1998/2004Retired; Republican holdJosh Clark (R) unopposed
99Hugh FloydDemocratic2002Re-electedHugh Floyd (D) unopposed
100Brian W. ThomasDemocratic2004Re-electedBrian W. Thomas (D) unopposed
101Mike CoanRepublican1996Retired; Republican holdBuzz Brockway (R) unopposed
102Clay CoxRepublican2004Retired; Republican holdB.J. Pak (R) 68.57%
Porter Deal (D) 31.43%
103David CasasRepublican2002Re-electedDavid Casas (R) 60.81%
Allan Burns (D) 39.19%
104Lee ThompsonDemocratic2008DefeatedValerie Clark (R) 53.98%
Lee Thompson (D) 46.02%
105Donna SheldonRepublican2002Re-electedDonna Sheldon (R) unopposed
106Melvin EversonRepublican2005Retired; Republican holdBrett Harrell (R) 61.95%
Steffini Bethea (D) 38.05%
107Len WalkerRepublican1994Re-electedLen Walker (R) unopposed
108Terry EnglandRepublican2004Re-electedTerry England (R) 99.81%
Kirk Howell (I) .19%
109Steve DavisRepublican2004Re-electedSteve Davis (R) 54.51%
Matt Roberts (D) 45.49%
110John LunsfordRepublican2000Retired; Republican holdAndy Welch (R) 66.41%
Rudy Cox (D) 33.59%
111Jeff MayRepublican2004Retired; Republican holdBruce Williamson (R) unopposed
112Doug HoltRepublican2004Re-electedDoug Holt (R) unopposed
113Bob SmithRepublican1998Retired; Republican holdHank Huckaby (R) 72.47%
Suzy Compere (D) 27.53%
114Keith HeardDemocratic1992Re-electedKeith Heard (D) unopposed
115Doug McKillipDemocratic2006Re-electedDoug McKillip (D) unopposed
116Mickey ChannellRepublican1992Re-electedMickey Channell (R) unopposed
117Lee AndersonRepublican2008Re-electedLee Anderson (R) unopposed
118Ben HarbinRepublican1994Re-electedBen Harbin (R) unopposed
119Barbara SimsRepublican2006Re-electedBarbara Sims (R) unopposed
120Quincy MurphyDemocratic2002Re-electedQuincy Murphy (D) unopposed
121Wayne HowardDemocratic2006Re-electedWayne Howard (D) unopposed
122Earnie SmithDemocratic2009Re-electedEarnie Smith (D) unopposed
123Gloria FrazierDemocratic2006Re-electedGloria Frazier (D) unopposed
124Sistie HudsonDemocratic1996Re-electedSistie Hudson (D) 53.25%
Charles Ashfield (R) 46.75%
125Jim ColeRepublican2004Retired; Republican holdSusan Holmes (R) 64.74%
David Gault (D) 35.26%
126David KnightRepublican2004Re-electedDavid Knight (R) unopposed
127Billy MaddoxRepublican2007Re-electedBilly Maddox (R) unopposed
128Carl Von EppsDemocratic1992Re-electedCarl Von Epps (D) unopposed
129Kip SmithRepublican2009Re-electedKip Smith (R) unopposed
130Debbie BucknerDemocratic2002Re-electedDebbie Buckner (D) unopposed
131Richard H. SmithRepublican2004Re-electedRichard H. Smith (R) unopposed
132Calvin SmyreDemocratic1974Re-electedCalvin Smyre (D) unopposed
133Carolyn HugleyDemocratic1992Re-electedCarolyn Hugley (D) unopposed
134Mike CheokasDemocratic2004Re-electedMike Cheokas (D) unopposed
135Lynmore JamesDemocratic1992Re-electedLynmore James (D) unopposed
136Tony SellierRepublican2006Re-electedTony Sellier (R) 69.29%
Sharon Howard (D) 30.71%
137Allen PeakeRepublican2006Re-electedAllen Peake (R) unopposed
138Nikki RandallDemocratic1999Re-electedNikki Randall (D) unopposed
139David Lucas, Sr.Democratic1974Re-electedDavid Lucas, Sr. (D) unopposed
140Bubber EppsDemocratic2008Re-electedBubber Epps (D) 55.53%
Allen G. Freeman (R) 44.47%
141Rusty KiddIndependent2009Re-electedRusty Kidd (I) 57.31%
Quentin Howell (D) 42.69%
142Mack JacksonDemocratic2008Re-electedMack Jackson (D) unopposed
143DuBose PorterDemocratic1982Retired; Republican pickupMatt Hatchett (R) 54.71%
Pablo Santamaria (D) 45.29%
144Jimmy PruettRepublican2006Re-electedJimmy Pruett (R) unopposed
145Willie TaltonRepublican2004Re-electedWillie Talton (R) 57.53%
Fenika Miller (D) 42.47%
146Larry O'NealRepublican2001Re-electedLarry O'Neal (R) unopposed
147Buddy HardenRepublican2008Re-electedBuddy Harden (R) unopposed
148Bob HannerDemocratic1974Re-electedBob Hanner (D) unopposed
149Gerald GreeneDemocratic1982Re-electedGerald Greene (D) unopposed
150Winfred DukesDemocratic1996Re-electedWinfred Dukes (D) 66.52%
Karen Kemp (R) 33.48%
151Carol FullertonDemocratic2008Re-electedCarol Fullerton (D) unopposed
152Ed RyndersRepublican2002Re-electedEd Rynders (R) unopposed
153Austin ScottRepublican1996Retired; Republican holdTony McBrayer (R) 61.78%
John Tibbetts (D) 38.22%
154Jay RobertsRepublican2002Re-electedJay Roberts (R) unopposed
155Greg MorrisRepublican1998Re-electedGreg Morris (R) unopposed
156Butch ParrishRepublican1984Re-electedButch Parrish (R) unopposed
157Jon BurnsRepublican2004Re-electedJon Burns (R) 67.36%
Elizabeth Johnson (D) 32.64%
158Bob LaneRepublican1980Retired; Republican holdJan Tankersley (R) unopposed
159Ann PurcellRepublican1990/2009Re-electedAnn Purcell (R) 71.93%
Tawana Garrett (D) 28.08%
160Bob BryantDemocratic2004Re-electedBob Bryant (D) 77.70%
Joseph Woods (R) 22.30%
161Mickey StephensDemocratic2008Re-electedMickey Stephens (D) unopposed
162J. Craig GordonDemocratic2006Re-electedJ. Craig Gordon (D) unopposed
163Burke DayRepublican1993Retired; Republican holdBen Watson (R) 80.18%
Jeremy Scheinbart (D) 19.82%
164Ron StephensRepublican1997Re-electedRon Stephens (R) 67.71%
Zena McClain (D) 32.29%
165Al WilliamsDemocratic2002Re-electedAl Williams (D) unopposed
166Terry BarnardRepublican1994Retired; Republican holdDelvis Dutton (R) unopposed
167Roger B. LaneRepublican2004Re-electedRoger B. Lane (R) unopposed
168Tommy SmithRepublican1978Re-electedTommy Smith (R) unopposed
169Chuck SimsRepublican1996Re-electedChuck Sims (R) unopposed
170Penny HoustonRepublican1997Re-electedPenny Houston (R) unopposed
171Jay PowellRepublican2008Re-electedJay Powell (R) 60.51%
James Timmons (D) 39.49%
172Gene MaddoxRepublican2004Re-electedGene Maddox (R) 58.26%
Marjean Boyd (D) 41.74%
173Mike KeownRepublican2004Retired; Republican holdDarlene Taylor (R) 67.73%
Haley Shank (D) 32.27%
174Ellis BlackDemocratic2000Re-electedEllis Black (D) unopposed
175Amy CarterDemocratic2006Re-electedAmy Carter (D) unopposed
176Jay ShawDemocratic1994Retired; Republican pickupJason Shaw (R) 69.04%
Debra Tann (D) 30.96%
177Mark HatfieldRepublican2004Re-electedMark Hatfield (R) unopposed
178Mark WilliamsRepublican2006Re-electedMark Williams (R) unopposed
179Jerry KeenRepublican2000Retired; Republican holdAlex Atwood (R) 61.39%
Audrey Stewart (D) 38.61%
180Cecily HillRepublican2002Defeated in primary; Republican holdJason Spencer (R) 69.49%
Adell James (D) 30.51%

Vacancies (To be filled before November)

All the following special elections occurred on May 11 with runoffs to be held on June 8 if necessary.

House

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Preliminary List of Candidates on the July 20, 2010 General Primary Election Ballot . Secretary of State of Georgia . May 2, 2010 . May 2, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100430083944/http://qual.sos.ga.gov/QualifyingSearchResults.asp?RaceID=5 . April 30, 2010 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. http://www.mycountypaper.com/henrydailyherald/headlines/92564559.html Familiar faces enter Clayton political races
  3. Web site: Preliminary List of Candidates on the July 20, 2010 General Primary Election Ballot . Secretary of State of Georgia . May 2, 2010 . May 2, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100429152437/http://qual.sos.ga.gov/QualifyingSearchResults.asp?RaceID=4 . April 29, 2010 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2010/05/11/democrats-get-another-shot-to-fill-a-state-senate-seat/ Democrats get another shot to fill a state House seat Political Insider
  5. https://archive.today/20110707104040/http://www.albanyherald.com/gagovernment/headlines/84692072.html Lakeland legislator elected to DOT Board
  6. http://peachesinregalia.com/2010/04/21/former-house-speaker-mark-burkhalter-r-not-seeking-re-election/ peachesinregalia.com
  7. http://peachesinregalia.com/2010/03/26/bobby-reese-r-drops-out-of-9th-district-special-election/ peachesinregalia.com
  8. http://www.talkgwinnett.net/main/clg/1196-buzz-brockway-to-seek-state-house-seat-of-retiring-rep-mike-coan Buzz Brockway To Seek State House Seat Of Retiring Rep. Mike Coan
  9. Web site: Preliminary List of Candidates on the July 20, 2010 General Primary Election Ballot . Secretary of State of Georgia . May 2, 2010 . May 2, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100430083907/http://qual.sos.ga.gov/QualifyingSearchResults.asp?RaceID=1 . 2010-04-30 . dead .
  10. http://www.rockdalenews.com/news/article/2829/
  11. http://peachesinregalia.com/2010/04/08/state-representative-bob-smith-r-113-not-seeking-re-election/ peachesinregalia.com
  12. http://www.peachpundit.com/2010/01/04/jim-cole-not-sos-not-running-for-re-election-either/ Jim Cole Not SOS; Not Running For Re-Election, Either—Peach Pundit
  13. Web site: Preliminary List of Candidates on the July 20, 2010 General Primary Election Ballot . Secretary of State of Georgia . May 2, 2010 . May 2, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100430083907/http://qual.sos.ga.gov/QualifyingSearchResults.asp?RaceID=1 . 2010-04-30 . dead .
  14. https://archive.today/20130203000720/http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/22230/ Rep. Bob Lane announces retirement
  15. http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2010-03-24/state-rep-burke-day-wont-seek-re-election State Rep. Burke Day won't seek re-election savannahnow.com
  16. http://www.glennvillesentinel.net/v2/content.aspx?module=ContentItem&ID=173512&MemberID=1295 The Glennville Sentinel
  17. http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2010/04/15/house-majority-leader-jerry-keen-bows-out/?cxntfid=blogs_political_insider_jim_galloway House Majority Leader Jerry Keen bows out Political Insider
  18. http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_0810/swgahouse.htm 8/10/2010 - State House
  19. http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_0720/swgahouse.htm 7/20/2010 - State House
  20. http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_1102/swgahouse.htm 11/2/2010 - State House