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 Representative 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.
, 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 the winner was of a different party than the incumbent president. This was the first election in which Republicans won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the state.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Jeff Chapman, State Senator
Nathan Deal, U.S. Representative
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
Declined
Johnny Isakson, incumbent U.S. Senator
Polling
Primary
Runoff
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Thurbert Baker, Attorney General of Georgia
Roy Barnes, former Governor of Georgia
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
Results
Third Party and independent candidates
Independent
Neal Horsley
Libertarian Party
John Monds, president of the Grady County NAACP
Write-in
Samuel M. "Sam" Hay, III
Jacob Perasso (Socialist Workers Party)
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Early (largest city: Blakely) McIntosh (largest municipality: Darien) Peach (largest municipality: Fort Valley) Lowndes (largest city: Valdosta) Burke (largest municipality: Waynesboro) Chatham (Largest city: Savannah) Washington (largest municipality: Sandersville) Sumter (Largest city: Americus) Jefferson (largest city: Louisville) Muscogee (largest city: Columbus) Rockdale (largest town: Conyers)
See also
2010 United States gubernatorial elections
References
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) Thurbert Baker Roy Barnes Al Bartell Bill Bolton Ray Boyd Carl Camon Jeff Chapman Nathan Deal Karen Handel Eric Johnson Randal Mangham Ray McBerry John Monds John Oxendine DuBose Porter David Poythress Otis Putnam