GEORGIA 15 Electoral Votes
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Georgia Secretary of State)
Total Population, July 1, 2008 est. 9,658,744
Total Registration (active), Oct. 2008 5,244,232
Georgia has: 159 counties.
Largest counties: Fulton, Gwinnett, DeKalb, Cobb, Clayton, Chatham.
Largest cities: Atlanta, Augusta-Richmond, Columbus, Savannah, Macon.

Government
Governor: Sonny Perdue (R) elected Nov. 2002, re-elected Nov. 2006.
State Legislature: Georgia General Assembly   House: 180 seats  Senate: 56 seats
Local: Cities and Counties   NACO Counties
U.S. House: 7R, 6D - 1. J.Kingston (R) | 2. S.Bishop (D) | 3. L.Westmoreland (R) | 4. H.Johnson (D) | 5. J.Lewis (D) | 6. T.Price (R) | 7. J.Linder (R) | 8. J.Marshall (D)9. N.Deal (R) | 10. P.Broun (R) | 11. P.Gingrey (R) | 12. J.Barrow (D) | 13. D.Scott (D)
U.S. Senate: Saxby Chambliss (R) up for election in 2008, Johnny Isakson (R) elected Nov. 2004.
2008
update   
U.S. Senate:  In his bid for a second term, Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R) faced Jim Martin (D), a former State representative and former head of the Georgia Department of Human Resources, and Allen Buckley (L), an attorney and CPA.  Chambliss fell just short of the 50 percent mark on Nov. 4 but won the Dec. 2 runoff. 
U.S. House:  The closest U.S. House race occurred in the 8th CD (Macon), where incumbent Rep. Jim Marshall (D)
defeated Rick Goddard (R) by 57.2% to 42.8%.  The U.S. House delegation remains at 7R, 6D.  MORE

 State of Georgia
Secretary of State

GA Democratic Party
GA Green Party
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Libertarian Party of GA
Constitution Party of GA

Atlanta Journal-Const.
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The Peach State
General Election -- Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Voting Eligible Population*: 6,390,590.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 61.4%.

Early Voting Statistics
Number of ballots cast: 2,084,179
Ballots voted in person: 1,784,163
Mail-in ballots returned:    300,016

Turn out Demographics:

Female
Male
Black
452,212    268,443
White
702,287    561,792
Asia-PI
7,328    5,366
Hisp-Lt
8,880    6,522 
Native AM
171    140
Other 71,018  

Total 2,084,179

Total Registration: 5,244,232.

Official Results >


+McCain/Palin (Rep.)
2,048,744
(52.20)
Obama/Biden (Dem.)
1,844,137
(46.99)
Barr/Root (Lib.) 28,812
(0.73)
Baldwin (w/in)
1,314
(0.03)
Nader (w/in)
1,120
(0.03)
7 more w/ins
313
 -
Total........3,924,440


GA SoS certifies, GA Constitution Party press release




2008 Overview
With an African-American population of over two million, Georgia could have been a pick-up for the Democrats if everything had aligned in their favor.  The Obama campaign did make a play in the state, spending a couple hundred thousand dollars on advertising in the Spring and building an organization in the summer, before pulling back staff.  Over 750,000 Georgians registered to vote between the primary and the general election.  Visits by the principals were limited.  Obama did a couple of fundraisers in Atlanta on July 7 and a town hall in Powder Springs on July 8, and McCain did a fundraiser in Atlanta on Aug. 18.  In the closing week, the Obama campaign ran some late advertising
McCain won with a plurality of 204,607 votes (6.21 percentage points), carrying 125 counties to 34 for Obama.  McCain improved upon Bush's 2004 total by 134,490 votes, while Obama bested Kerry's total by 477,988 votes.  The two candidates with Georgia roots, Barr and McKinney, did not fare particularly well; Barr obtained 28,812 votes (0.73%) while McKinney managed just 250 votes as a write-in.

Obama/Allies  |  McCain/Allies  |  Nader
[Primary Election: July 15, 2008]
Presidential Preference Primary -- Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Total Registration (active) Jan. 2008:  4,484,671.

Democrats

103 Delegates (87 Pledged, 16 Unpledged) and 15 Alternates. 
2.54% of the 4,049 Delegate Votes.

Clinton   |  Obama
former:  Edwards  |   Richardson

Official Results 100% of precincts
Joe Biden
2,538
0.24%
Hillary Clinton
330,026
31.11%
Chris Dodd
904
0.09%
John Edwards
18,209
1.72%
Mike Gravel
952
0.05%
Dennis J. Kucinich
2,096
0.20%
+Barack Obama
704,247
66.39%
Bill Richardson
1,879
0.18%
Total
1,060,851

Republicans
72 Delegates: 3 RNC; 30 at-large; 39 by CD (3 x 13).
3.03% of the 2,380 Delegates.

Allocation: At-large is winner-take-all.  CD is winner-take-all by CD.

Huckabee  |  McCain   |  Paul  |  Romney
former: Giuliani  |  F.Thompson

Official Results  100% of precincts
Rudy Giuliani
7,162
0.74%
+Mike Huckabee
326,874
33.92%
Duncan Hunter
755
0.08%
Alan Keyes
1,458
0.15%
John McCain
304,751
31.63%
Ron Paul
28,096
3.01%
Mitt Romney
290,707
30.17%
Tom Tancredo
324
-
Fred Thompson
3,414
0.35%
Total
963,541

Setting the Primary Date

On May 29, 2007 Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) signed S.B. 194, a bill that, among other provisions, states that the presidential preference primary "shall be held on February 5, 2008, and on the first Tuesday in February every four years thereafter."

Code Section 21-2-193: "Not later than November 1 of the year preceding the year in which a presidential preference primary is to be held, the state executive committee of each party which is to conduct a presidential preference primary shall submit to the Secretary of State a list of the names of the candidates of such party to appear on the presidential preference primary ballot. Such lists shall be published by the Secretary of State in a newspaper of general circulation in the state during the first week of December in the year immediately preceding the year in which the presidential preference primary is to be held."

On the Ballot


General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Voting Eligible Population: 5,878,186.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 56.2%


Advance Voting: Any registered voter can cast a ballot in person at their county voter registration office during normal business hours on October 25-29, 2004.

Total Advance Voting: 387,596.

Total Registration: 4,248,802.
Voter Registration Deadline: October 4, 2004.
Official Results


+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
1,914,254
(57.97)
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)
1,366,149
(41.37)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.) 18,387 (0.56)
Ralph Nader (w/in) 2,231
(0.07)
Michael Peroutka (w/in)
580
(0.02)
David Cobb (w/in)
228
(0.01)
4 other w/ins
46
Total........3,301,873
 





2004 Overview
President Bush improved upon his 2000 showing winning by 548,105 votes (16.60 percentage points).  Bush carried 133 counties to 26 for Kerry.  Two of the campaigns' most prominent surrogates, retiring Sen. Zell Miller (D) for Bush and former Sen. Max Cleland (D) for Kerry, hailed from Georgia. 
General Election Details
Kerry/Allies  |  Bush-Cheney '04
[Primary Election June 21, 2004]
General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Voting Eligible Population: 5,639,668.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 45.8%.

2,690,624 total ballots were cast (difference from total votes for president is 93,991 or 3.5%).

Total Registration: 3,856,676.
Official Results


+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
1,419,720
 (54.68)
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
1,116,230
(42.99)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
36,332
(1.40)
Buchanan/Foster (Ind.)
10,926
(0.42)
Ralph Nader (w/in)
13,432
(0.51)
Howard Phillips (w/in)
140
 -
James Harris (w/in)
11
GloriaDawnStrickland(w/in)
8
Joe Schriner (w/in)
5
Total........2,596,804


Notes.  Only four candidates appeared on the presidential ballot (there were also five certified write-in candidates).  Independent candidates for president were required to submit 38,113 signatures of qualified, registered voters (one percent of the total number of voters registered and eligible to vote in Georgia in the 1996 presidential election). 
2000 Overview
In 1992 (Clinton) and again in 1996 (Dole) less than 30,000 votes separated the Republican and Democratic presidential tickets in Georgia; in 2000, however, Bush-Cheney walloped Gore-Lieberman by 313,490 votes (11.69 percentage points).  Bush carried 125 counties to Gore's 34.  Libertarian Harry Browne achieved one of his best showings in Georgia, while Ralph Nader, despite being a write-in candidate, finished ahead of Pat Buchanan.

General Election Activity


1992 and 1996 General Elections

1992
Clinton (Dem.).....1,008,966
(43.47)
Bush (Rep.)...........995,252
(42.88)
Perot (Ind.) ...........309,657
(13.34)
Others (1+w/ins).......7,250
(0.31)
Total........2,321,125
1996
Dole (Rep.)..........1,080,843
(47.01)
Clinton (Dem.).....1,053,849
(45.84)
Perot (Ref.)............146,337
(6.36)
Others (1+w/ins)......18,042
(0.78)
Total........2,299,071

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