Subject
Campaign Updates
Good Afternoon,
Qualifying for the 2006 election season ended last week, after a Judge ordered
an extended qualifying period for 16 legislative districts. This 'extra
time' resulted in the addition of five additional candidates. Newly
contested and notable races will include: (1) Rep. Mickey Channell
(R-Greensboro), who recently switched parties, will be challenged by in the
general election, and Rep. Bob Smith (R-Watkinsville) drew last-minute
opposition.
There will be fewer contested legislative races this year than there were in
the previous two election cycles, when back-to-back redistricting plans were in
effect.
In the Senate, 25 of the 56 members will not have opposition. In the House of
Representatives, 102 of the 180 members don?t have opposition. Of the total
237 seats in the Georgia Legislature, 127 seats have already been determined
(almost 54%).
Two more legislators, Rep McClinton (D-Atlanta) and Rep. Mike Barnes
(D-Hampton), by virtue of not qualifying, 'announced' that they will not be
seeking reelection.
Below, please find a breakdown of summer and fall Races.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact any one of us.
Sheila
HOUSE
Number of Members: 180
Current Political Breakdown:
Republican: 104
Democrat: 75
Independent: 1
Republican Incumbents Unopposed (60)
1 ? Jay Neal, LaFayette
4 ? Roger Williams, Dalton
5 - John Meadows, Calhoun
6 ? Tom Dickson, Cohutta
7 ? David Ralston, Blue Ridge
9 ? Amos Amerson, Dahlonega
10 ? Ben Bridges, Cleveland
14 ? Barry Loudermilk, Cassville
15 ? Jeff Lewis, White
17 ? Howard Maxwell, Dallas
19 ? Glenn Richardson, Dallas
21 ? Calvin Hill, Woodstock
25 ? James Mills, Gainesville
30 ? Tom McCall, Elberton
32 ? Judy Manning, Marietta
35 ? Ed Setzler, Acworth
38 ? Steve ?Thunder? Tumlin, Marietta
42 ? Don Parsons, Marietta
43 ? Bobby Franklin, Marietta
47 ? Chuck Martin, Alpharetta
49 ? Wendell Willard, Atlanta
50 ? Mark Burkhalter, Duluth
51 ? Tom Rice, Norcross
52 ? Joe Wilkinson, Sandy Springs
54 ? Edward Lindsey, Atlanta
70 ? Lynn Smith, Newnan
71 ? Billy Horne, Newnan
73 ? John Yates, Griffin
97 ? Brooks Coleman, Duluth
101 ? Mike Coan, Lawrenceville
103 ? David Casas, Lilburn
105 ? Donna Sheldon, Dacula
107 ? Len Walker, Loganville
108 ? Terry England, Auburn
109 ? Steve Davis, McDonough
110 ? John Lunsford, McDonough
111 ? Jeff May, Monroe
112 ? Doug Holt, Social Circle
113 ? Bob Smith, Watkinsville
116 ? Mickey Channell, Greensboro
117 ? Barry Fleming, Harlem
118 ? Ben Harbin, Evans
127 ? Mack Crawford, Concord
129 ? Vance Smith, Pine Mountain
131 ? Richard Smith, Columbus
152 ? Ed Rynders, Albany
154 ? Jay Roberts, Ocilla
155 ? Greg Morris, Vidalia
156 ? Butch Parrish, Swainsboro
157 ? Jon Burns, Newington
158 ? Bob Lane, Statesboro
159 ? Earl ?Buddy? Carter, Pooler
163 ? Burke Day, Tybee Island
164 ? Ron Stephens, Savannah
166 ? Terry Barnard, Glennville
167 ? Roger Lane, Darrien
168 ? Tommy Smith, Nicholls
170 ? Penny Houston, Nashville
173 ? Mike Keown, Coolidge
180 ? Cecily Hill, Saint Marys
Republican Incumbents With General Election Opposition Only (23)
2 ? Martin Scott, Rossville
26 ? Carl Rogers, Gainesville
31 ? Tommy Benton, Jefferson
34 ? Rich Golick, Smyrna
41 ? Sharon Cooper, Marietta
46 ? Jan Jones, Alpharetta
48 ? Harry Geisinger, Roswell
67 ? Bill Hembree, Winston
68 ? Timothy Bearden, Carrollton
79 ? Fran Millar, Dunwoody
81 ? Jill Chambers, Atlanta
106 ? Melvin Everson, Snellville
125 ? Jim Cole, Forsyth
126 ? David Knight, Griffin
140 ? Allen Freeman, Macon
145 ? Willie Talton, Warner Robins
146 ? Larry O?Neal, Warner Robins
147 ? Johnny Floyd, Cordele
153 ? Austin Scott, Tifton
169 ? Chuck Sims, Douglas
171 ? Richard Royal, Camilla
172 ? Gene Maddox, Cairo
179 ? Jerry Keen, St. Simons Island
Republican Incumbents With Primary But No General Election Opposition (7)
12 ? Tom Graves, Fairmount
20 ? Charlice Byrd, Woodstock
24 ? Tom Knox, Cumming
36 - Earl Ehrhart, Powder Springs
98 ? Bobby Reese, Sugar Hill
102 ? Clay Cox, Lilburn
104 ? John Heard, Lawrenceville
Republican Incumbents With Both Primary and General Election Opposition (6)
3 ? Ron Forster, Ringgold
18 ? Mark Butler, Carrolton
45 ? Matt Dollar, Marietta
72 ? Dan Lakly, Peachtree City
95 ? Robert Mumford, Conyers
177 ? Mark Hatfield, Waycriss
Open Seats Held By Republicans Which Will Be Settled In The GOP Primary (4)
23 ? now held by Jack Murphy, Cumming
119 ? now held by Sue Burmeister, Augusta
137 - now held by David Graves, Macon
178 ? now held by Hinson Mosely, Jesup
Open Seats Held By Republicans Which Will Be Competitive In November (4)
22 ? now held by Chuck Scheid,Woodstock
27 ? now held by Stacey Reece, Gainesville
69 ? now held by Jeff Brown, LaGrange
82 ? now held by Paul Jennings, Atlanta
Democrat Incumbents Unopposed (40)
11 ? Barbara Massey Reece, Menlo
33 ? Don Wix, Mableton
39 ? Alisha Thomas Morgan, Austell
40 ? Rob Teilhet, Smyrna
53 ? LaNett Stanley-Turner, Atlanta
55 ? ?Able? Mable Thomas, Atlanta
57 ? Pat Gardner, Atlanta
60 ? Georganna Sinkfield, Atlanta
61 ? Bob Holmes, Atlanta
63? Tyrone Brooks, Atlanta
64 ? Roger Bruce, Atlanta
66 ? Virgil Fludd, Fayetteville
74 ? Roberta Abdul-Salaam, Riverdale
77 ? Darryl Jordan, Riverdale
83 ? Mary Margaret Oliver, Decatur
85 ? Stephanie Stuckey Benfield, Atlanta
88 ? Billy Mitchell, Stone Mountain
89 ? Earnest ?Coach? Williams, Avondale
91 ? Stan Watson, Decatur
93 ? Ron Sailor, Decatur
94 ? Randal Mangham, Decatur
99 ? Hugh Floyd, Norcross
100 ? Brian Thomas, Lilburn
114 ? Keith Heard, Athens
120 ? Quincy Murphy, Augusta
124 ? Sistie Hudson, Sparta
130 ? Debbie Buckner, Junction City
132 ? Calvin Smyre, Columbus
133 ? Carolyn Hugley, Columbus
138 ? Nikki Randall, Macon
139 ? David Lucas, Macon
141 ? Bobby Parham, Milledgeville
143 ? DuBose Porter, Dublin
148 ? Bob Hanner, Parrott
149 ? Gerald Greene, Cuthbert
150 ? Winfred Dukes, Albany
160 ? Bob Bryant, Garden City
161 ? Lester Jackson, Savannah
174 ? Ellis Black
176 ? Jay Shaw, Lakeland
Democrat Incumbents With General Election Opposition Only (8)
8 ? Charles Jenkins, Blairsville
28 ? Jeanette Jamieson, Toccoa
29 ? Alan Powell, Hartwell
37 ? Terry Johnson, Marietta
80 ? Mike Jacobs, Atlanta
135 ? Lynmore James, Montezuma
142 ? Jimmy Lord, Sandersville
165 ? Al Williams, Midway
Democrat Incumbents With Primary Opposition Only (13)
44 ? Sheila Jones, Atlanta
56 ? Kathy Ashe, Atlanta
59 ? Douglas Dean, Atlanta
62 ? Joe Heckstall, East Point
65 ? Sharon Beasley-Teague, Red Oak
86 ? Karla Drenner, Avondale
87 ? Michelle Henson, Stone Mountain
90 ? Howard Mosby, Atlanta
92 ? Pam Stephenson, Lithonia
96 ? Pedro Marin, Duluth
122 ?Pete Warren, Augusta
128 ? Carl Von Epps, LaGrange
151 ? Freddie Powell Sims, Albany
Democrat Incumbents With Both Primary and General Opposition (2)
121 ? Earnestine Howard, Augusta
134 ? Mike Cheokas, Americus
Open Seats Held By Democrats Which Will Be Settled In The Democratic Primary
(7):58 ? now held by Nan Orrock, Atlanta
76 ? now held by Gail Buckner, Jonesboro
78 ? now held by Mike Barnes, Hampton
84 ? now held by JoAnn McClinton, DeKalb County
115 ? now held by Jane Kidd, Athens
123 ? now held by Alberta Anderson, Waynesboro
162 ? now held by Tom Bordeaux, Savannah
Open Seats Held By Democrats Which Will Be Competitive In November (5):
13 ? now held by Paul Smith, Rome
16 ? now held by Bill Cummings, Rock Mart
136 ? now held by Robert Ray, Fort Valley
144 ? now held by Terry Coleman, Eastman
175 ? now held by Ron Borders, Valdosta
Open Seat Held By Independent For Which Only Democrats Have Entered Race: (1)
75 ? now held by Ron Dodson, Lake City.
SENATE
Number of Members: 56
Current Poltical Breakdown:
Republican: 34
Democrat: 22
Republican Incumbents Unopposed (16)
3 ? Jeff Chapman, Brunswick
4 ? Jack Hill, Reidsville
7 ? Greg Goggans, Douglas
9 ? Don Balfour, Snellville
13 ? Joseph Carter, Tifton
16 ? Ronnie Chance, Tyrone
18 ? Cecil Staton, Macon
19 ? Tommie Williams, Lyons
20 ? Ross Tolleson, Perry
21 ? Chip Rogers, Woodstock
24 ? Jim Whitehead, Evans
45 ? Renee Unterman, Buford
48 ? David Shafer
51 ? Chip Pearson, Dawsonville
54 ? Don Thomas, Dalton
56 ? Dan Moody, Alpharetta
Republican Incumbents With General Election Opposition Only (12)
1- Eric Johnson, Savannah
11 ? John Bulloch, Ochlocknee
25 ? Johnny Grant, Milledgeville
29 ? Seth Harp, Midland
30 ? Bill Hamrick, Carrollton
31 ? Bill Heath, Bremen
32 ? Judson Hill, Marietta
40 ? Dan Weber, Dunwoody
47 ? Ralph Hudgens, Comer
50 ? Nancy Schaefer, Turnerville
52 ? Preston Smith, Rome
53 ? Jeff Mullis, Chickamauga
Republican Incumbents With Primary But No General Election Opposition (2)
28 ? Mitch Seabaugh, Sharpsburg
37 ? John Wiles, Kennesaw
Republican Incumbents with Both Primary and General Election Opposition (1)
17 ? John Douglas, Social Circle
Open Seats Now Held By GOP Which Will Be Settled In The GOP Primary (1)
27 ? seat now held by Bill Stephens, Canton
Open Seats Now Held By GOP Which Will Be Settled In The General Election (2)
46 ? now held by Brian Kemp, Athens
49 ? now held by Casey Cagle, Chestnut Mountain
Democrat Incumbents Unopposed (9)
2 ? Regina Thomas, Savannah
5 ? Curt Thompson, Tucker
14 ? George Hooks, Americus
22 ? Ed Tarver, Augusta
26 ? Robert Brown, Macon
34 ? Valencia Seay, Riverdale
35 ? Kasim Reed, Atlanta
38 ? Horacena Tate, Atlanta
39 ? Vincent Fort, Atlanta
Democratic Incumbents With General Election Opposition Only (7)
6 ? Doug Stoner, Smyrna
8 ? Tim Golden, Valdosta
12 ? Michael Meyer von Bremen, Albany
23 ? J.B. Powell, Blythe
33 ? Steve Thompson, Marietta
41 ? Steve Henson, Tucker
42 ? David Adelman, Decatur
Democratic Incumbents With Primary But No General Election Opposition (3)
10 ? Emanuel Jones, Decatur
15 ? Ed Harbison, Columbus
55 ? Gloria Butler, Stone Mountain
Democratic Incumbents with Both Primary and General Election Opposition
None
Open Seats Now Held By Democrats Which Will Be Settled In The Democratic
Primary (1)
44 ? now held by Terrell Starr, Jonesboro
Open Seats Now Held By Democrats Which Will Be Settled In The General Election
(2)
36 ? now held by Sam Zamarripa, Atlanta
43 - now held by Steen Miles, Decatur
Sheila G. Humberstone
Manager-State Affairs
Troutman Sanders Public Affairs Group LLC
404-879-6502
404-962-6684 (fax)
Sheila.Humberstone@troutmansanders.com
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