Georgia House
Filing Deadline: May 2, 2008 • Primary Date: July 15, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008District Profile: For two decades, this part of south Georgia voted for national Republicans but Georgia Democrats. Since 2000, it has voted solidly GOP for governor and senator, as well. Full Profile
2006 results: Jack Kingston (R) defeated Jim Nelson (D) by 69-31%.
Incumbent
Jack Kingston (R)
Elected in 1992; Seeking ninth term; Kingston was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
Bill Gillespie (D)Gillespie, a retired Army officer, was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: The 2nd came out of the radical 2001 redistricting with the least changed boundaries of any district in the state. Full Profile
2006 results: Sanford Bishop (D) defeated Bradley Hughes (R) by 68-32%.
Incumbent
Sanford Bishop (D)
Elected in 1992; Seeking ninth term; Bishop was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
Lee Ferrell (R)Ferrell, a disabled veteran, was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: The boundaries of the current 3rd were drawn by a Democratic legislature and approved by a Democratic governor. Bush carried it comfortably in 2004. Full Profile
2006 results: Lynn Westmoreland (R) defeated Mike McGraw (D) by 68-32%.
Incumbent
Lynn Westmoreland (R)
Elected in 2004; Seeking third term; Westmoreland was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: The 4th and next-door 5th Districts are the most Democratic districts in Georgia, giving both Al Gore and John Kerry huge majorities. Full Profile
2006 results: Hank Johnson (D) defeated Catherine Davis (R) by 75-25%.
Incumbent
Hank Johnson (D)
Elected in 2006; Seeking second term; Johnson was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
None
District Profile: Redistricting in 2002 reduced the district's black population from 62 percent to 56 percent, but the 5th remains overwhelmingly Democratic. Full Profile
2006 results: John Lewis (D) was unopposed.
Incumbent
John Lewis (D)
Elected in 1986; Seeking 12th term; Lewis was nominated with 69% in a three-way primary.
Challengers
None
District Profile: This seat was in effect created after the 1990 Census, and its boundaries were contracted in the 2001 redistricting in response to additional population growth. Full Profile
2006 results: Tom Price (R) defeated Steve Sinton (D) by 72-28%.
Incumbent
Tom Price (R)
Elected in 2004; Seeking third term; Price was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: The 7th owes its existence to the rapid growth here in the 1990s; it was a new crescent-shaped district created by Democratic redistricters. Full Profile
2006 results: John Linder (R) defeated Allan Burns (D) by 71-29% .
Incumbent
John Linder (R)
Elected in 1992; Seeking ninth term; Linder was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
Doug Heckman (D)Heckman, a financial executive, was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: Redistricters in 2005 significantly changed this district with the goal of increasing the prospect of electing a Republican. Slightly more than half of the population is new to the district and the new lines reduced the black population from 40% to 33%. Full Profile
2006 results: Jim Marshall (D) defeated Mac Collins (R) by 51-49%.
Incumbent
Jim Marshall (D)
Elected in 2002; Seeking fourth term; Marshall was nominated with 86% in a two-way primary.
Challengers
Rick Goddard (R)Goddard, a retired Air Force major general, was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: Voters here prefer traditional values over liberal values; several counties have rejected ballot propositions to end prohibition of alcohol. Full Profile
2006 results: Nathan Deal (R) defeated John Bradbury (D) by 77-23%.
Incumbent
Nathan Deal (R)
Elected in 1992; Seeking ninth term; Deal was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: Today the Democratic history of most of this region is forgotten; when north Georgia native Zell Miller backed George W. Bush in 2004, he was only doing as his neighbors do. Full Profile
2006 results: Charlie Norwood (R) defeated Terry Holley (D) by 67-33%; Norwood died in February 2007. Paul Broun (R) defeated Jim Whitehead (R) in a 2007 special election by fewer than 400 votes.
Incumbent
Paul Broun (R)
Elected in 2007; Seeking first full term; Broun was nominated with 71% in a two-way primary.
Challengers
Bobby Saxon (D)Saxon, an Iraq war veteran, was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: A 2005 redistricting plan made the 11th significantly more compact and more Republican. Full Profile
2006 results: Phil Gingrey (R) defeated Patrick Pillion (D) by 71-29%.
Incumbent
Phil Gingrey (R)
Elected in 2002; Seeking fourth term; Gingery was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: By raising the black population in the redrawn 12th from 42 percent to 45 percent, the 2005 map increases the chances of a black candidate in a Democratic primary. Full Profile
2006 results: John Barrow (D) defeated Max Burns (R) by 864 votes.
Incumbent
John Barrow (D)
Elected in 2004; Seeking third term; Barrow was nominated with 76% in a two-way primary.
Challengers
John Stone (R)Stone, a former congressional aide, was nominated with 57% in a three-way primary.
District Profile: Each of the state's four black House Democrats appeared secure after redistricting, with the 13th in metro Atlanta assuming less convoluted boundaries. Full Profile
2006 results: David Scott (D) defeated Deborah Honeycutt (R) by 69-31% .
Incumbent
David Scott (D)
Elected in 2002; Seeking fourth term; Scott was nominated with 64% in a two-way primary.
Challengers
Deborah Honeycutt (R)Honeycutt, a physician, was unopposed in the primary.
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(Bachmann-R)Previous Coverage
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