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New polling for GOP gubernatorial primary

Posted: Thursday, March 4th, 2010 @ 11:40 am in 2010 Elections | No Comments »

Continuing their week of releasing poll results for Georgia, Public Policy Polling has put out the numbers for the Republican primary for Governor.
These numbers show John Oxendine at the same spot that Insider Advantage’s recent poll and around the same as Rasmussen. Karen Handel makes a substantial jump, narrowing Oxendine’s lead to single-digits, Deal [...]

IA/WSB-TV poll Dem and GOP gubernatorial primaries

Posted: Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 @ 6:55 pm in 2010 Elections | No Comments »

Insider Advantage and WSB-TV have released new polling in GOP and Democratic primaries for Governor, and undecided holds a huge lead in both parties.
Actually, Karen Handel jumped four points in this latest poll. John Oxendine also gain a couple of points. Nathan Deal and Eric Johnson stayed didn’t move. They didn’t bother to poll [...]

Republican Daniel Stout Wins Former Speaker’s House Seat

Posted: Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 @ 3:20 am in 2010 Elections, Elections, Glenn Richardson, House, Lawmakers, Special Election | 1 Comment »

Tuesday was election day in House District 19. Voters in the Paulding County-based district went to the polls to elect a new state representative to fill the unexpired term of former House Speaker Glenn Richardson.
Richardson resigned after it was revealed that he had an affair with a lobbyist while pushing legislation beneficial to the [...]

New Rasmussen poll for potential general election for governor

Posted: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 @ 12:19 pm in 2010 Elections | No Comments »

Rasmussen is out with a new poll featuring head-to-head match-ups between Roy Barnes, the likely Democratic nominee, and four Republicans (Nathan Deal, Karen Handel, Eric Johnson and John Oxendine).
According to Rasmussen, Barnes’ support has dropped off noticeably since the last month. He is viewed very favorably by 26% of voters, but very unfavorable by [...]

IA polls GOP primary for Governor

Posted: Thursday, February 11th, 2010 @ 8:02 am in 2010 Elections | No Comments »

Insider Advantage is out with new polling in the Republican primary for Governor. This is the outlet’s first poll in the race in some time.
GOP Primary for Governor
- John Oxendine: 24.9%
- Karen Handel: 9.6%
- Nathan Deal: 9%
- Eric Johnson: 6.9%
- Austin Scott: 3.2%
- Ray McBerry: 1.4%
- Undecided: 45%
The poll has a margin of [...]

J.B. Powell to run for Ag Commissioner?

Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 @ 6:56 pm in 2010 Elections | 1 Comment »

We got word today that Sen. J.B. Powell (D-Augusta) is considering a run to succeed Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin (D).
Before the session one of the names often floated on the Democratic side of the aisle to run was former House Speaker Terry Coleman (D), who currently serves as Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture. Rep. Alan [...]

In Case You Missed It: Hardie Davis Elected To State Senate

Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 @ 7:05 am in 2010 Elections, Elections, Senate, Special Election | No Comments »

In case you missed it, Tuesday was election day for voters in the 22nd state Senate district.
Former state Representative Hardie Davis faced off against Harold Jones in the run-off election for the state Senate seat once held by Ed Tarver who resigned last year to become U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
The Augusta [...]

Rasmussen polls potential general election for governor

Posted: Thursday, January 21st, 2010 @ 4:27 pm in 2010 Elections | No Comments »

Rasmussen is out with a new poll for Georgia showing head-to-head match ups between Roy Barnes, who has a wide lead in polls over his primary opponents, and three of the GOP hopefuls, Nathan Deal, Karen Handel and John Oxendine.
According to the toplines, the poll has a margin of error of +/- 4.5.
Barnes vs. [...]