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Relection Results and Runoff Official Secretary of State Karen Handel Certifies General Election Results

Atlanta - Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel today certified the results for the November 4 General Election. The certified results of state and federal races can be found on the Secretary of State's website: http://sos.georgia.gov/elections

It makes it official there will be a run-off between incument Senator Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin. Read More...

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Republicans Again Pick Richardson

Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson is one his way to keeping that title for another couple of years.

Republicans in the Georgia House of Representatives voted 75-25 for Richardson over his challenger, David Ralston of Blue Ridge during a caucus meeting at the State Capitol Monday morning.

 

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Chambliss Faces Tough Fight in Run-off

By the  middle of  the mornng after Barack Obama won an impressive victory in America to become the next President of the United States,   it became  possible that Georgia voters will get to return to the polls again to determine if the U. S. Senator from Georgia will be a friend or foe of the new president.  Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss could very well be facing a run-off against Democrat Jim Martin.

Run-off's traditionally have not been kind to incumbents in Georgia, although turnout will be the key to this election.  Some Democratic Party leaders have suggested that Obama may come to Georgia in support of the Democrat.  The National Democratic Party had already strongly supported Martin with campaign funds and can be expected to do so again in order to add one more Democrat to the now large majority in the Senate.

Former Senator Max Cleland, who lost six years ago in a mean election in which the Chambliss campaign questioned the patriotism  a the veteran Cleland  who lost two legs and an arm  during the Vietnam War, provided a televised endorsement of Martin during the General Election, and has already said "I'll be there at Martin's side" during the three week run-off. 

When Chambliss was first elected to Congress, he had the help of Speaker Newt Gingrich.  When he defeated Sen. Cleland it was with the help of President Georgia Bush.  In the runoff, he will be on his own and will face opposition from one supported by a popular president-elect, and even Sen. John McCain is on the record as being unhappy with the tactics used in his win over Cleland six years ago..

 

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