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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): May 2, 2008
Filing Deadline (Minor Parties): July 8, 2008
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): September 2, 2008
State Primary: July 15, 2008
Primary Run-off: August 5, 2008
General Election Run-Off (if needed): December 2, 2008

This page was last updated on July 10, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ George "Sonny" Perdue (R)* - Term Limited in 2010. ]
Casey Cagle (R) - Lt. Governor, Ex-State Sen. & Businessman
Karen Handel (R) - Secretary of State, Ex-Fulton County Commission Chair, Ex-Gubernatorial Aide & Ex-Lobbyist
Jerry Keen (R) - State House Majority Leader
Jack Kingston (R) - Congressman
John Oxendine (R) - State Insurance Commissioner
Sam Olens (R) - Cobb County Commission Chair & Attorney
Lynn Westmoreland (R) - Congressman, Ex-State House Minority Leader & Home Builder
Roy Barnes (D) - Ex-Governor, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
DuBose Porter (D) - State House Minority Leader, Newspaper Editor & Attorney
David Poythress (D) - Ex-State Adjutant General & Retired Army Lt. General
Michael Thurmond (D) - State Labor Commissioner, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Casey Cagle (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Karen Handel (R) * - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Thurbert Baker (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT:
Kathy Cox (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Tommy Irvin (D)*

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
[ John Oxendine (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]

STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER:
Mike Thurmond (D)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

C. Saxby Chambliss (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Vernon Jones (D) - DeKalb County CEO & Ex-State Rep.
Jim Martin (D) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-State Human Resources Commissioner, Vietnam War Veteran & '06 Lt. Governor Nominee
Allen Buckley (Libertarian) - Attorney, Accountant, '04 Nominee & '06 Lt.Governor Nominee
Eleanor Garcia (Socialist Workers) - Communist Political Organizer & Frequent Candidate

Johnny Isakson (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Jack Kingston (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bill Gillespie (D) - Retired Army Officer & Iraq War Veteran

District 2:
Sanford Bishop (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Lee Ferrell (R) - Disabled Veteran

District 4:
Hank Johnson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Faye Coffield (Independent) - Private Investigator
Loren Collins (Write-In) - Attorney & '06 Candidate

District 5:
John Lewis (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Tom Price (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bill Jones (D) - Businessman, Retired Airline Pilot & USAF Veteran
Jeanne FitzMaurice (Socialist Workers) - Communist Political Organizer

District 7:
John Linder (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Doug Heckman (D) - Financial Executive, Iraq War Veteran & Army Reserve Officer
Jacob Perasso (Socialist Workers) - Communist Political Organizer & '00 US Sen. Nominee in NY

District 8:
Jim Marshall (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Rick Goddard (R) - Mercer University VP & Retired USAF Major General

District 9:
Nathan Deal (R)*
Jeff Scott (D) - Teacher & Democratic Activist

District 10:
Paul Broun Jr. (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bobby Saxon (D) - Iraq War Veteran & IT Consultant

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