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 County results Precinct resultsDeal: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Barnes: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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The2010 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. IncumbentRepublican governorSonny Perdue was term-limited and unable to seek re-election.Primary elections for theRepublican andDemocratic parties took place on July 20. Democrats nominated former governorRoy Barnes, and Republicans nominated RepresentativeNathan Deal following arunoff on August 10. TheLibertarian Party also hadballot access and nominatedJohn Monds. Deal won the general election, and took office on January 10, 2011.[1]
As of 2024[update], this was the last election in which a candidate won the governorship by double digits. This is the first gubernatorial election in Georgia since1990 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. This was the last gubernatorial election in whichDouglas,Henry, andNewton counties voted for the Republican candidate and the last in whichBaker,Early,Mitchell,Peach,Clinch,Brooks, andMcIntosh counties voted for the Democratic candidate.
| Poll source | Dates administered | John Oxendine | Karen Handel | Nathan Deal | Eric Johnson | Ray McBerry | Austin Scott | Jeff Chapman | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magellan Strategies[4] | July 18, 2010 | 12% | 38% | 20% | 17% | 3% | – | 3% | 7% |
| InsiderAdvantage[5] | July 14, 2010 | 15% | 24% | 16% | 13% | 3% | – | 6% | 22% |
| Rasmussen Reports[6] | July 13, 2010 | 20% | 25% | 25% | 13% | – | – | – | 14% |
| Mason-Dixon[7] | July 8–13, 2010 | 31% | 23% | 18% | 6% | 2% | – | 1% | 19% |
| Magellan Strategies[8] | July 8, 2010 | 18% | 32% | 18% | 8% | 3% | – | 3% | 14% |
| Survey USA[9] | July 7–8, 2010 | 32% | 23% | 12% | 12% | 5% | – | 4% | 10% |
| InsiderAdvantage[10] | July 1, 2010 | 18% | 18% | 12% | 8% | 3% | – | 6% | 34% |
| Survey USA[11] | June 14–17, 2010 | 34% | 18% | 17% | 6% | 3% | – | 4% | 17% |
| InsiderAdvantage[12] | April 5, 2010 | 26% | 18% | 9% | 5% | – | – | – | 31% |
| Rasmussen Reports[13] | December 15, 2009 | 28% | 14% | 13% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 32% |
| Rasmussen Reports[14] | October 20, 2009 | 27% | 12% | 9% | 3% | 3% | 3% | -- | 35% |
| Rasmussen Reports[15] | August 18, 2009 | 31% | 13% | 13% | 3% | 2% | -- | -- | 31% |
| Rasmussen Reports[16] | June 17, 2009 | 33% | 11% | 10% | 3% | 2% | 2% | -- | 33% |
| Strategic Vision[17] | June 17, 2009 | 35% | 13% | 12% | 4% | 2% | 2% | -- | 32% |
| Poll source | Dates administered | Nathan Deal | Karen Handel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Communications[18] | August 7, 2010 | 44% | 42% |
| Georgia Newspapers[19] | August 7, 2010 | 42% | 47% |
| Insider Advantage[20] | August 5, 2010 | 46% | 46% |
| Landmark Communications[21] | August 2, 2010 | 37% | 46% |
| McLaughlin & Associates[22] | July 23, 2010 | 39% | 38% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Karen Handel | 231,990 | 34.1 | |
| Republican | Nathan Deal | 155,946 | 22.9 | |
| Republican | Eric Johnson | 136,792 | 20.1 | |
| Republican | John Oxendine | 115,421 | 17.0 | |
| Republican | Jeff Chapman | 20,636 | 3.0 | |
| Republican | Ray McBerry | 17,171 | 2.5 | |
| Republican | Otis Putnam | 2,543 | 0.4 | |
| Total votes | 680,499 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nathan Deal | 291,035 | 50.2 | |
| Republican | Karen Handel | 288,516 | 49.8 | |
| Total votes | 579,551 | 100.0 | ||
| Poll source | Dates administered | Roy Barnes | Thurbert Baker | DuBose Porter | Carl Camon | David Poythress | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports[26] | July 13, 2010 | 59% | 16% | 5% | -- | 5% | 12% |
| Mason-Dixon[7] | July 8–13, 2010 | 54% | 20% | 3% | -- | 7% | 16% |
| Survey USA[9] | July 7–8, 2010 | 56% | 18% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 9% |
| Survey USA[11] | June 14–17, 2010 | 63% | 13% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 11% |
| InsiderAdvantage[27] | April 7, 2010 | 47% | 18% | 5% | – | 6% | 24% |
| Rasmussen Reports[28] | December 18, 2009 | 48% | 17% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 19% |
| Rasmussen Reports[29] | October 20, 2009 | 43% | 19% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 21% |
| Rasmussen Reports[30] | August 18, 2009 | 42% | 9% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 30% |
| Rasmussen Reports[31] | June 17, 2009 | 48% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 31% |
| Strategic Vision[17] | June 17, 2009 | 49% | 30% | 2% | - | 5% | 14% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roy Barnes | 259,482 | 65.6 | |
| Democratic | Thurbert Baker | 85,571 | 21.6 | |
| Democratic | David Poythress | 21,780 | 5.5 | |
| Democratic | DuBose Porter | 17,767 | 4.5 | |
| Democratic | Carl Camon | 4,170 | 1.1 | |
| Democratic | Bill Bolton | 3,573 | 0.9 | |
| Democratic | Randal Mangham | 3,124 | 0.8 | |
| Total votes | 395,497 | 100.0 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Political Report[35] | Tossup | October 14, 2010 |
| Rothenberg[36] | Lean R | October 28, 2010 |
| RealClearPolitics[37] | Lean R | November 1, 2010 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[38] | Lean R | October 28, 2010 |
| CQ Politics[39] | Lean R | October 28, 2010 |
| Poll source | Dates administered | Nathan Deal (R) | Roy Barnes (D) | John Monds (L) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports[40] | October 24, 2010 | 49% | 39% | 5% | 5% | 1% |
| Insider Advantage[41] | Unavailable | 49% | 41% | 3% | -- | 7% |
| Rasmussen Reports[40] | October 6, 2010 | 50% | 41% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Insider Advantage[42] | September 27, 2010 | 45% | 37% | 5% | -- | 13% |
| Rasmussen Reports[43] | September 21, 2010 | 45% | 39% | 5% | 6% | 5% |
| Insider Advantage[44] | September 16, 2010 | 42% | 42% | 5% | -- | 11% |
| Survey USA[45] | September 10–12, 2010 | 49% | 38% | 9% | -- | 4% |
| Insider Advantage[46] | August 17, 2010 | 45% | 41% | 5% | -- | 9% |
| Rasmussen Reports[47] | August 11, 2010 | 51% | 42% | -- | 3% | 3% |
| Rasmussen Reports[48] | July 21, 2010 | 49% | 43% | -- | 4% | 4% |
| Rasmussen Reports[49] | May 20, 2010 | 47% | 40% | -- | 6% | 7% |
| Rasmussen Reports[49] | April 22, 2010 | 46% | 39% | -- | 7% | 8% |
| Rasmussen Reports[49] | March 17, 2010 | 43% | 41% | -- | 5% | 13% |
| Public Policy Polling[50] | February 26–28, 2010 | 38% | 43% | -- | -- | 19% |
| Rasmussen Reports[49] | February 18, 2010 | 43% | 37% | -- | -- | -- |
| Rasmussen Reports[49] | January 20, 2010 | 42% | 43% | -- | -- | -- |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nathan Deal | 1,365,832 | 53.02% | −4.93% | |
| Democratic | Roy Barnes | 1,107,011 | 42.97% | +4.75% | |
| Libertarian | John Monds | 103,194 | 4.01% | +0.17% | |
| Write-in | 124 | 0.00% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 2,576,161 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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