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  GA US Senate - Initial Election
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Georgia > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2008 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedArthur August 17, 2024 07:03am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/05/2002
NameSaxby Chambliss Votes1,071,153 (52.77%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2009 Margin139,296 (+6.86%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 9.1429004669 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Saxby Chambliss
Safe 6
Strong 14
Lean 12
Slight 31
Jim Martin
Strong 1
Lean 1
Slight 6
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

03/20/2008 11/02/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Saxby Chambliss Jim Martin Allen Buckley (W) Eleanor Garcia (W) William Salomone, Jr.
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian Independent Independent
Votes1,867,097 (49.76%) 1,757,393 (46.83%) 127,923 (3.41%) 43 (0.00%) 29 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -109,704 (-2.92%) -1,739,174 (-46.35%) -1,867,054 (-49.76%) -1,867,068 (-49.76%)
Predict Avg.49.55% 43.63% 3.71% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Survey USA 
10/30-11/02
48.00% (+2.0) 44.00% (+1.0) 5.00% (-1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
YouGov 
10/18-11/01
43.00% (+0.0) 37.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
10/30-10/30
48.00% (+1.0) 43.00% (-2.0) 7.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Research 2000 
10/28-10/30
47.00% (+0.0) 46.00% (+1.0) 5.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
InsiderAdvantage 
10/27-10/27
46.00% (+2.0) 44.00% (+2.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
InsiderAdvantage 
10/23-10/23
44.00% (-1.0) 42.00% (-3.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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R Barack O-blame-a
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
  Rome (GA) News-Tribune
  Esquire
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
G BR_Green

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 26, 2008 08:00pm Opinion Chambliss defeat would be justified  Article RP 
Oct 23, 2008 07:00pm News Runoff for Senate seat could make Georgia ‘center of the universe’  Article The Sunset Provision 
Oct 22, 2008 06:10am News Ga. Senate race could end in runoff  Article John 
Oct 15, 2008 10:15am Endorsement AJC Endorsement: Martin best choice for Georgia  Article COSDem 
Oct 15, 2008 09:25am General GOP Ga. senator in 'fight of his life'  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 26, 2007 12:15pm Poll Cleland-Chambliss Rematch Might Be Dems' Strongest Hope  Article RP 

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