GEORGIA 16 Electoral Votes 
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Georgia goes from 15 electoral votes to 16 as a result of reapportionment following the 2010 Census
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Georgia Secretary of State)
Total Population, July 1, 2012 est.
9,919,945
Total Registration (active), Nov. 2012
5,428,980 >

Georgia has: 159 counties.
Largest counties (four over 600,000): Fulton, Gwinnett, DeKalb, Cobb. >
Largest cities: Atlanta, Augusta-Richmond, Columbus, Savannah, Athens-Clarke Co.. >

Government
Governor: Nathan Deal (R) elected in 2010.  
State Legislature: Georgia General Assembly   House: 180 seats  Senate: 56 seats
Local: Cities and Counties   NACO Counties
U.S. House: 8R, 5D - 1. J.Kingston (R) | 2. S.Bishop (D) | 3. L.Westmoreland (R) | 4. H.Johnson (D) | 5. J.Lewis (D) | 6. T.Price (R) | 7. R.Woodall (R) | 8. A.Scott (R)9. T.Graves (R) | 10. P.Broun (R) | 11. P.Gingrey (R) | 12. J.Barrow (D) | 13. D.Scott (D)
U.S. Senate: Saxby Chambliss (R) re-elected in 2008, Johnny Isakson (R) re-elected in 2010.
2012

U.S. House:  In the new, Republican leaning 9th CD (Northeast corner of the state), state Rep. Doug Collins (R) easily defeated attorney Jody Cooley (D) by 76.18% to 23.82%.  In a closely watched race in the 12th CD, Rep. John Barrow (D) defeated state Rep. Lee Anderson (R) by 53.70% to 46.30%.  Three Members, Reps. Lynn Westmoreland (R), Austin Scott (R) and Paul Broun (R) faced no challengers on the ballot. The delegation went from 8R, 5D to 9R, 5D.
State Legislature: 
All 180 House seats and 56 Senate seats were up.  Republicans strengthened their already solid majorities in both chambers; the House went from 113R, 66D, 1I to 119R, 60D, 1I and the Senate 36R, 20D to 38R, 18D. 
Ballot Measures:  Voters approved two constitutional amendments, one on charter schools and one allowing state agencies to enter into multi-year real estate rental agreements.

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The Peach State
General Election -- Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Voting Eligible Population*: 6,682,600.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 58.4%.


Voter Registration Deadline
: October 8, 2012.
Advanced (In-Person) Voting Begins: October 15, 2012.




Official Results >


+Romney/Ryan (Rep.)
2,078,688
(53.30)
Obama/Biden (Dem.)
1,773,827
(45.48)
Johnson/Gray (Lib.)
45,324
(1.16)
w/ins (8)
2,211
(0.06)
Total........3,900,050


Rocky Anderson 154  -  David Byrne 2  -   Virgil Goode 432  -  Darrell Hykes 55  -
James Harris 21  -   Erin Kent Magee 1  -  Jill Reid  30  -   Jill Stein 1,516

Ballots Cast: 3,919,355.
Overview:  Georgia remained solidly in the Republican column as the Romney/Ryan ticket gained a plurality of 304,861 votes (7.82 percentage points), carrying 124 counties to 35 for Obama/Biden.  There were a few, mostly fundraising visits (+). The Peach State had additional significance as a neighbor to battleground states Florida and North Carolina.  
Obama  |  (Romney)
BALLOT [PDF]

[State Primary: July 31, 2012]
Presidential Preference Primary: Tuesday, March 6, 2012[
Democrats

Barack Obama 139,273 (100%)


Republicans
76 Delegates: 3 RNC; 31 at-large; 42 by CD (3 x 14 CDs).
3.32% of the 2,286 Delegates.

Official Results  2,814 of 2,814 precincts
Michele Bachmann
1,714
0.19%
+Newt Gingrich
425,395
47.19%
Jon Huntsman
1,813 0.20%
Gary Johnson
740 0.06%
Ron Paul
59,100 6.56%
Rick Perry
1,696
0.19%
Buddy Roemer
1,142
0.13%
Mitt Romney
233,611
25.91%
Rick Santorum
176, 259
19.55%
Total
901,470


-On Nov. 7, 2011, the executive committee of the Georgia Republican Party voted to submit ten names to appear on the ballot..
-On Sept. 29, 2011,
Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced the date of the presidential preference primary.
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General Election -- Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Voting Eligible Population*: 6,390,590.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 61.4%.

Early Voting Statistics
Number of ballots cast: 2,084,179
Ballots voted in person: 1,784,163
Mail-in ballots returned:    300,016

Turn out Demographics:

Female
Male
Black
452,212    268,443
White
702,287    561,792
Asia-PI
7,328    5,366
Hisp-Lt
8,880    6,522 
Native AM
171    140
Other 71,018  

Total 2,084,179

Total Registration: 5,244,232.


Official Results >


+McCain/Palin (Rep.)
2,048,744
(52.20)
Obama/Biden (Dem.)
1,844,137
(46.99)
Barr/Root (Lib.) 28,812
(0.73)
Baldwin (w/in)
1,314
(0.03)
Nader (w/in)
1,120
(0.03)
7 more w/ins
313
 -
Total........3,924,440


GA SoS certifies, GA Constitution Party press release




2008 Overview
With an African-American population of over two million, Georgia could have been a pick-up for the Democrats if everything had aligned in their favor.  The Obama campaign did make a play in the state, spending a couple hundred thousand dollars on advertising in the Spring and building an organization in the summer, before pulling back staff.  Over 750,000 Georgians registered to vote between the primary and the general election.  Visits by the principals were limited.  Obama did a couple of fundraisers in Atlanta on July 7 and a town hall in Powder Springs on July 8, and McCain did a fundraiser in Atlanta on Aug. 18.  In the closing week, the Obama campaign ran some late advertising
McCain won with a plurality of 204,607 votes (6.21 percentage points), carrying 125 counties to 34 for Obama.  McCain improved upon Bush's 2004 total by 134,490 votes, while Obama bested Kerry's total by 477,988 votes.  The two candidates with Georgia roots, Barr and McKinney, did not fare particularly well; Barr obtained 28,812 votes (0.73%) while McKinney managed just 250 votes as a write-in.

Obama/Allies  |  McCain/Allies  |  Nader

General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Voting Eligible Population: 5,878,186.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 56.2%


Advance Voting: Any registered voter can cast a ballot in person at their county voter registration office during normal business hours on October 25-29, 2004.

Total Advance Voting: 387,596.

Total Registration: 4,248,802.
Voter Registration Deadline: October 4, 2004.
Official Results


+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
1,914,254
(57.97)
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)
1,366,149
(41.37)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.) 18,387 (0.56)
Ralph Nader (w/in) 2,231
(0.07)
Michael Peroutka (w/in)
580
(0.02)
David Cobb (w/in)
228
(0.01)
4 other w/ins
46
Total........3,301,873
 





2004 Overview
President Bush improved upon his 2000 showing winning by 548,105 votes (16.60 percentage points).  Bush carried 133 counties to 26 for Kerry.  Two of the campaigns' most prominent surrogates, retiring Sen. Zell Miller (D) for Bush and former Sen. Max Cleland (D) for Kerry, hailed from Georgia. 
General Election Details
Kerry/Allies  |  Bush-Cheney '04

General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Voting Eligible Population: 5,639,668.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 45.8%.

2,690,624 total ballots were cast (difference from total votes for president is 93,991 or 3.5%).

Total Registration: 3,856,676.
Official Results


+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
1,419,720
 (54.68)
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
1,116,230
(42.99)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
36,332
(1.40)
Buchanan/Foster (Ind.)
10,926
(0.42)
Ralph Nader (w/in)
13,432
(0.51)
Howard Phillips (w/in)
140
 -
James Harris (w/in)
11
GloriaDawnStrickland(w/in)
8
Joe Schriner (w/in)
5
Total........2,596,804


Notes.  Only four candidates appeared on the presidential ballot (there were also five certified write-in candidates).  Independent candidates for president were required to submit 38,113 signatures of qualified, registered voters (one percent of the total number of voters registered and eligible to vote in Georgia in the 1996 presidential election). 
2000 Overview
In 1992 (Clinton) and again in 1996 (Dole) less than 30,000 votes separated the Republican and Democratic presidential tickets in Georgia; in 2000, however, Bush-Cheney walloped Gore-Lieberman by 313,490 votes (11.69 percentage points).  Bush carried 125 counties to Gore's 34.  Libertarian Harry Browne achieved one of his best showings in Georgia, while Ralph Nader, despite being a write-in candidate, finished ahead of Pat Buchanan.

General Election Activity


1992 and 1996 General Elections

1992
Clinton (Dem.).....1,008,966
(43.47)
Bush (Rep.)...........995,252
(42.88)
Perot (Ind.) ...........309,657
(13.34)
Others (1+w/ins).......7,250
(0.31)
Total........2,321,125
1996
Dole (Rep.)..........1,080,843
(47.01)
Clinton (Dem.).....1,053,849
(45.84)
Perot (Ref.)............146,337
(6.36)
Others (1+w/ins)......18,042
(0.78)
Total........2,299,071
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