2010 Georgia State Senate election explained

Election Name:Georgia State Senate elections, 2010
Country:Georgia (U.S. state)
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:Georgia General Assembly elections, 2008
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2012 Georgia State Senate election
Next Year:2012
Seats For Election:All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate
Majority Seats:29
Election Date:November 2, 2010
Leader1:Tommie Williams
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:19th-Lyons
Last Election1:34
Seats1:35
Seat Change1: 1
Leader2:Robert Brown
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:26th-Macon
Last Election2:22
Seats2:21
Seat Change2: 1
Map Size:400px
President pro tempore
Before Election:Tommie Williams
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Tommie Williams
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2010 Georgia State Senate elections occurred on November 2, 2010, to elect the members to the Georgia State Senate. All fifty-six seats in the state Senate and 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.

Retiring incumbent Senators

Democrats

Republicans

Incumbents defeated in primary

Election results

On election day, one seat changed hands, with Republicans winning the seat formerly held by J. B. Powell.[6] Senator Tim Golden's switch to the Republicans would give them an additional seat, though that is not recorded in the table below.

DistrictIncumbentPartyElectedStatus2010 candidates
1Buddy CarterRepublican2009Re-electedBuddy Carter (R) 70.33%
Carry Smith (D) 29.68%
2Lester G. JacksonDemocratic2008Re-electedLester G. Jackson (D) 72.56%
Michael Gaster (R) 27.44%
3Jeff ChapmanRepublican2004Retired; Republican holdWilliam Ligon (R) 71.03%
Griffin Lotson (D) 28.97%
4Jack HillRepublican1990Re-electedJack Hill (R) unopposed
5Curt ThompsonDemocratic2004Re-electedCurt Thompson (D) 64.66%
Garry Guan (R) 35.34%
6Doug StonerDemocratic2004Re-electedDoug Stoner (D) 56.51%
Beth Pollard (R) 43.49%
7Greg GoggansRepublican2004Re-electedGreg Goggans (R) unopposed
8Tim GoldenDemocratic1998Re-electedTim Golden (D) unopposed
9Don BalfourRepublican1992Re-electedDon Balfour 64.46% (R)
Rashid Malik (D) 35.54%
10Emanuel JonesDemocratic2004Re-electedEmanuel Jones (D) unopposed
11John BullochRepublican2002Re-electedJohn Bulloch (R) unopposed
12Freddie P. SimsDemocratic2008Re-electedFreddie P. Sims (D) unopposed
13John D. CrosbyRepublican2008Re-electedJohn Crosby (R) unopposed
14George HooksDemocratic1990Re-electedGeorge Hooks (D) unopposed
15Ed HarbisonDemocratic1992Re-electedEd Harbison (D) unopposed
16Ronnie ChanceRepublican2004Re-electedRonnie Chance (R) unopposed
17John DouglasRepublican2004Retired; Republican holdRick Jeffares 64.06% (R)
Jim Nichols (D) 35.95%
18Cecil StatonRepublican2004Re-electedCecil Staton (R) unopposed
19Tommie WilliamsRepublican1998Re-electedTommie Williams (R) unopposed
20Ross TollesonRepublican2002Re-electedRoss Tolleson (R) unopposed
21Chip RogersRepublican2004Re-electedChip Rogers (R) 80.04%
Patrick Thompson (D) 19.96%
22Hardie DavisDemocratic2010Re-electedHardie Davis (D) unopposed
23J.B. PowellDemocratic2004Retired; Republican pickupJesse Stone (R) 93.51
Diane Evans (I) 6.49%
24Bill JacksonRepublican2007Re-electedBill Jackson (R) unopposed
25Johnny GrantRepublican2004Re-electedJohnny Grant (R) 62.31%
Floyd Griffin (D) 37.69%
26Robert BrownDemocratic1991Re-electedRobert Brown (D) unopposed
27Jack MurphyRepublican2006Re-electedJack Murphy (R) unopposed
28Mitch SeabaughRepublican2000Re-electedMitch Seabaugh (R) unopposed
29Seth HarpRepublican2000Retired; Republican holdJoshua McKoon (R) 65.68%
Evelyn Thompson Anderson (D) 34.32%
30Bill HamrickRepublican2000Re-electedBill Hamrick (R) 67.91%
Pat Rhudy (D) 32.09%
31Bill HeathRepublican2004Re-electedBill Heath (R) 72.17%
Tracy Gene Bennett (D) 27.83%
32Judson HillRepublican2004Re-electedJudson Hill (R) unopposed
33Steve ThompsonDemocratic1990Re-electedSteve Thompson (D) 58.71%
Craig Prewett (R) 41.29%
34Valencia SeayDemocratic2002RunningValencia Seay (D) 74.01%
Tiger Billingslea (R) 25.99%
35Donzella JamesDemocratic1993/2009RunningDonzella James (D) unopposed
36Nan Grogan OrrockDemocratic2006Re-electedNan Orrock (D) unopposed
37John J. WilesRepublican2004Defeated in primary; Republican holdLindsey Tippins (R) unopposed
38Horacena TateDemocratic1998Re-electedHoracena Tate (D) 64.06%
Beth Beskin (R) 35.94%
39Vincent FortDemocratic1996Re-electedVincent Fort (D) unopposed
40Dan WeberRepublican2004Retired; Republican holdFran Millar (R) 65.33%
Eric Christ (D) 34.67%
41Steve HensonDemocratic1990/2002Re-electedSteve Henson (D) 57.51%
Alex Johnson (R) 42.49%
42Jason CarterDemocratic2010Re-electedJason Carter (D) unopposed
43Ronald Ramsey, Jr.Democratic2006Re-electedRonald Ramsey, Jr. (D) 79.84%
Diana Williams (R) 20.16%
44Gail BucknerDemocratic2008Retired; Democratic holdGail Davenport (D) 97.17%
Carlotta Harrell (I) 2.83%
45Renee UntermanRepublican2002Re-electedRenee Unterman (R) unopposed
46William CowsertRepublican2006Re-electedWilliam Cowsert (R) unopposed
47Ralph HudgensRepublican2002Retired; Republican holdFrank Ginn (R) 65.33%
Tim Riley (D) 34.67%
48David ShaferRepublican2002Re-electedDavid Shafer (R) unopposed
49Butch MillerRepublican2010Re-electedButch Miller (R) unopposed
50Jim ButterworthRepublican2008Re-electedJim Butterworth (R) unopposed
51Chip PearsonRepublican2004Retired; Republican holdSteve Gooch (R) 81.92%
Joseph Mann (D) 18.08%
52Preston SmithRepublican2002Retired; Republican holdBarry Loudermilk (R) 75.06%
Mike Burton (D) 24.94%
53Jeff MullisRepublican2000Re-electedJeff Mullis (R) unopposed
54Don ThomasRepublican1996Retired; Republican holdCharlie Bethel (R) unopposed
55Gloria ButlerDemocratic1998Re-electedGloria Butler (D) unopposed
56Dan MoodyRepublican2002Retired; Republican holdJohn Albers (R) unopposed

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.

Senate

See also

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://thecrier.net/articles/2010/04/27/front/arace.txt The Dunwoody Crier - Front
  3. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/apr/06/thomas-retire-williams-seek-re-election/ Thomas to retire; Williams to seek re-election timesfreepress.com
  4. http://senatepress.net/sen-dan-moody-will-not-run-for-state-senate-in-2010.html Georgia Senate Press Office » Blog Archive » Sen. Dan Moody Will Not Run for State Senate in 2010
  5. http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_0720/swgasenate.htm 7/20/2010 - State Senate
  6. http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_1102/swgasenate.htm 11/2/2010 - State Senate