2010 Georgia gubernatorial election


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 Congressman 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.
As of, 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 in the winner was of a different party than the incumbent president.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary

Runoff

Poll sourceDates administeredNathan
Deal		Karen
Handel
August 7, 201044%42%
August 7, 201042%47%
August 5, 201046%46%
August 2, 201037%46%
July 23, 201039%38%

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Poll sourceDates administeredRoy
Barnes		Thurbert
Baker		DuBose
Porter		Carl
Camon		David
Poythress		Undecided
July 13, 201059%16%5%--5%12%
July 8–13, 201054%20%3%--7%16%
July 7–8, 201056%18%6%3%5%9%
June 14–17, 201063%13%4%1%5%11%
April 7, 201047%18%5%–6%24%
December 18, 200948%17%3%1%4%19%
October 20, 200943%19%4%3%4%21%
August 18, 200942%9%7%1%2%30%
June 17, 200948%8%5%2%2%31%
June 17, 200949%30%2%-5%14%

Results

Third Party and independent candidates

Independent

Predictions

Polling

Poll sourceDates administeredNathan
Deal 		Roy
Barnes 		John
Monds 		OtherUndecided
October 24, 201049%39%5%5%1%
Unavailable49%41%3%--7%
October 6, 201050%41%3%3%3%
September 27, 201045%37%5%--13%
September 21, 201045%39%5%6%5%
September 16, 201042%42%5%--11%
September 10–12, 201049%38%9%--4%
August 17, 201045%41%5%--9%
August 11, 201051%42%--3%3%
July 21, 201049%43%--4%4%
May 20, 201047%40%--6%7%
April 22, 201046%39%--7%8%
March 17, 201043%41%--5%13%
February 26–28, 201038%43%----19%
February 18, 201043%37%------
January 20, 201042%43%'''------

Results