GEORGIA | 16 Electoral Votes
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Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Georgia Secretary of State)
Largest counties (four over 600,000): Fulton, Gwinnett, DeKalb, Cobb. > Largest cities: Atlanta, Augusta-Richmond, Columbus, Savannah, Athens-Clarke Co.. > Government
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State of Georgia Secretary of State GA Democratic Party Atlanta Journal-Const. The Peach State
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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. |
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:
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Democrats Barack Obama 139,273 (100%)
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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
-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. more |
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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:
Total Registration: 5,244,232. |
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 |
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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. |
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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%). |
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. |
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