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The Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010.[1] The primary election was held on July 20, 2010. June 21, 2010, was the deadline for filing nomination papers.
Casey Cagle was uncontested for the Republican spot on the ballot; he faced Carol Porter, the winner of the Democratic primary. Cagle won the general election by a margin wider than ten percent and, along with Republican Governor-elect Nathan Deal, took office in the first part of 2011.
Registration deadlines for the 2010 cycle were June 21st for the primary, July 21st for the potential runoff, and October 4th for the general election.[2] Polls were open from 7:00 am until 7:00 pm, local time, on all election days.
Georgia is one of 17 states that elects the governor and lt. governor separately. In November, Carol Porter for the Democratic Party and incumbent Lt. Governor Casey Cagle for the Republicans, faced off at the ballot.
| The November Ballot – Who Made It? Georgia Lieutenant Governor[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee | Affiliation | ||||
| Carol Porter | Democrat | ||||
| Casey Cagle | Republican | ||||
| Dan Barber | Libertarian | ||||
| This lists candidates who won their state's primary or convention, or who were unopposed, and were officially certified for the November ballot by their state's election authority. | |||||
November 2, 2010 general election results
As of November 9, 2010, all precincts had reported and been counted.[4] Secretary of State Kemp confirmed on November 9th that he had certified the results.[5].
Georgia elects its lieutenant governor separately from the governor. Voter turnout in the lieutenant gubernatorial contest for 2010 was at 44.30%.[6]
| Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Casey Cagle Incumbent |
54.7% | 1,403,977 | |
| Democratic | Carol Porter | 41.9% | 1,074,624 | |
| Libertarian | David Barber | 3.5% | 88,746 | |
| Total Votes | 2,567,347 | |||
| Election results via Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Candidates
Democratic
- Tricia Carpenter McCracke
- Carol Porter, whose husband DuBose was an unsucessful gubernatorial candidate, is a newspaper copywriter and business owner.
Republican
- L.S. Casey Cagle, the incumbent Lt. Governor, initially announced his intention to run for the governor's seat before changing his plans to pursue another term as lieutenant governor.
Libertarian
- Rhonda Martini
July 20, 2010 primary
| 2010 Race for Lieutenant Governor - Democrat Primary[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Tricia Carpenter McCracke (D) | 30.3% | |||
 Carol Porter (D)
|
69.7% | |||
| Total votes | 327,618 | |||
| 2010 Race for Lieutenant Governor - Republican Primary[8] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Casey Cagle (R)
|
100.00% | |||
| Total votes | 525,287 | |||
External links
- Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division
- Rasmussen Reports, Election 2010: Georgia Governor
- Real Clear Politics, 2010 Georgia Governor Race
- FiveThirtyEight Georgia
- Pollster, Georgia 2010 Governor's Race: Articles and Analysis (dead link)
- Roy Barnes at PolitiFact
- Nathan Deal at PolitiFact
- Karen Handel at PolitiFact
Campaign sites
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2010 Gubernatorial Primaries at a Glance"
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "2010 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar ," accessed July 6, 2010
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, Division of Elections, “Candidate Listing for 2010 General Election: Candidates on the November 2, 2010 General Election Ballot ”, accessed September 6, 2010
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Georgia Election Results, Lieutenant Governor," updated November 9, 2010 at 17:16, accessed November 9, 2010
- ↑ Tifton Gazette, "Ga. election results certified," November 9, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results: Lieutenant Governor," accessed January 18, 2013
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, “Official Results of the Tuesday, July 20, 2010 General Primary Election: Lieutenant Governor ”
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, “Official Results of the Tuesday, July 20, 2010 General Primary Election: Lieutenant Governor ”
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