| Election Name: | 2010 Georgia elections |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Georgia state elections |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Georgia state elections |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
See main article: United States Senate elections, 2010.
See main article: United States Senate election in Georgia, 2010.
See main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2010.
See main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2010.
| United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | ||
| Republican | 1,528,142 | 61.90% | 8 | +1 | ||
| Democratic | 940,347 | 38.09% | 5 | align="right" | -1 | |
| Write-in | 191 | 0.01% | 0 | |||
See main article: Georgia gubernatorial election, 2010. Incumbent Governor Sonny Perdue (R) was ineligible to seek re-election due to term limits. The Republican primary featured four candidates who received over 15% of the vote in the first round: former Secretary of State Karen Handel, former U.S. Representative Nathan Deal, former Georgia State Senator Eric Johnson, and Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine.[1] Handel, Deal, and Johnson all resigned their offices during or shortly before the campaign. Because no candidate received a majority of the vote, the race went to a runoff between the top two candidates, Handel and Deal.Deal won the runoff narrowly, with a margin of about 0.4%, or 2,519 votes out of 579,551 cast.[2] The Democratic nomination was won easily by former Governor Roy Barnes without a runoff; his most prominent opponent was Attorney General Thurbert Baker.[3]
In the general election, Deal defeated Barnes, becoming just the third Republican to be elected Governor of Georgia, after Perdue and Reconstruction-era governor Rufus Bullock.
| Election Name: | 2010 Georgia Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Georgia Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Georgia state elections#lieutenantgovernor |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | Georgia Secretary of State |
| Nominee1: | Casey Cagle |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,403,977 |
| Percentage1: | 54.69% |
| Nominee2: | Carol Porter |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,006,411 |
| Percentage2: | 41.86% |
| Map Size: | 240px |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Before Election: | Casey Cagle |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Casey Cagle |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle (R) was seeking reelection. Carol Porter won the Democratic nomination.
| Election Name: | 2010 Georgia Secretary of State election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Georgia Secretary of State election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Georgia state elections#Secretaryof State |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | Georgia Secretary of State |
| Image1: | File:Brian Kemp.png |
| Nominee1: | Brian Kemp |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,440,188 |
| Percentage1: | 56.42% |
| Nominee2: | Georganna Sinkfield |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,006,411 |
| Percentage2: | 39.43% |
| Map Size: | 240px |
| Secretary of State | |
| Before Election: | Brian Kemp |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Brian Kemp |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Incumbent Secretary of State Brian Kemp (R), who succeeded Karen Handel (R) after she resigned to focus on her gubernatorial bid,[6] sought election to a full term and won the Republican primary on July 20. Georganna Sinkfield defeated Gail Buckner in a runoff for the Democratic nomination.
| Election Name: | 2010 Georgia Attorney General Election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Georgia Attorney Genral Election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Georgia state elections#attorneygeneral |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | Georgia Attorney General |
| Image1: | File:Attorney Sam Olens.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Sam Olens |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,351,090 |
| Percentage1: | 52.95% |
| Nominee2: | Kevin Hodges |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,112,049 |
| Percentage2: | 43.58% |
| Map Size: | 240px |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Thurbert Baker |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Sam Olens |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Incumbent Attorney General of Georgia Thurbert Baker (D) retired from his position to run for Governor of Georgia. Ken Hodges won the Democratic nomination, while Sam Olens defeated Preston W. Smith in a runoff for the Republican nomination.
Incumbent Superintendent of Education Kathy Cox (R) originally intended to seek re-election, but on May 17 announced that she would resign effective July 1, 2010 in order to take a position as CEO of a new non-profit, the U.S. Education Delivery Institute in Washington D.C.[9] William Bradley Bryant was appointed by Gov. Perdue to fill the vacancy,[10] but failed to qualify to run in the November election as an independent.[11] Joe Martin and John D. Barge won the Democratic and Republican nominations, respectively.
Incumbent Commissioner of Insurance John Oxendine (R) was retiring from his position to run for Governor of Georgia. Ralph Hudgens defeated Maria Sheffield in a runoff for the Republican nomination, while Mary Squires was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Incumbent Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin (D) was retiring in 2010.[14] Gary Black won the Republican nomination, while J. B. Powell was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Incumbent Commissioner of Labor Mike Thurmond (D) was retiring from his position to run for the United States Senate. Darryl Hicks narrowly won the Democratic nomination, according to unofficial results, while Mark Butler easily won the Republican nomination.
In 2010, one seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission was up for election. Though candidates must come from the districts that they wish to represent on the commission, they are elected statewide.
| Election Name: | 2010 Georgia Public Service Commission District 2 election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Georgia elections#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Georgia state elections |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | Georgia Public Service Commission |
| Image1: | 00026.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Tim Echols |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,406,713 |
| Percentage1: | 55.57% |
| Nominee2: | Keith Moffett |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,029,614 |
| Percentage2: | 40.62% |
| Map Size: | 240px |
| Commissioner | |
| Before Election: | Bobby Baker |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Tim Echols |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Incumbent second District Public Service Commissioner Bobby Baker (R) is retiring.[17] Tim Echols defeated John Douglas in a runoff for the Republican nomination, while Keith Moffett was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
See main article: Georgia General Assembly elections, 2010.
One seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia (contested), four on the Georgia Court of Appeals (one contested), and 58 on the Georgia Superior Courts (one contested) will be up for election. All judicial elections in Georgia are officially non-partisan.
Two measures, both legislatively referred constitutional amendments, will be on the ballot: the Trauma Care Funding Amendment (Impose $10 fee on car registration; funds directed to trauma care centers) and the Employment Contract Enforcement Amendment (Allow the enforcement of contracts that restrict competition during or after the term of employment).