Georgia Primary Results

The results are in, and there is a little bit of intrigue. Without further ado...

Governor
Sonny Perdue win the Republican nomination going away, with over 88% of the vote. Guess being listed as Ray "States Rights" McBerry wasn't enough to get 'er done. Who would have figured?

On the other side of things, Mark Taylor picked up the Democratic nomination, barely avoiding a run-off by receiving 51.5% of the vote. But hey, just as a bloop single looks like a line-drive in the morning paper, Taylor will be the only guy on the ballot with a (D) by his name in the November gubernatorial election, so good for him. And good for the Georgia Dems for nominating a man with such a classy last name.

Georgia CD 4
Ah, yes. The Cynthia McKinney race. My, my, my, what have the Georgia Dems done? Mad Dog McKinney isn't done with this fight yet, as she received just under 47% of the vote tonight, and will have to face Hank Johnson, Jr. in an August 8 runoff. By the way, Johnson picked up 44.5% of the vote. This cannot be good news for McKinney . . . when the people of your district realize you're a bit of a loon, the campaign is in trouble. That said, there isn't a lot of time for Johnson to campaign, but my guess is that a lot of the people that voted for the third candidate in this race will go towards Johnson; they obviously didn't like something about McKinney in the first place. She could be in trouble.

Georgia CD 6
Congressman Tom Price (R) wins easily, with 82% of the vote, over challenger John Konop. He will face Democrat Steve Sinton in November.

Georgia CD 8
As expected, former Congressman Mac Collins (R) won his race over James Neal Harris by 82% to 18%. Collins will face Congressman Jim Marshall in November in what should be an interesting race.

Georgia CD 9
John Bradbury (D) won the right to face Congressman Nathan Deal (R) in November by beating Bob Longwith 69%-31%.

Georgia CD 13
Congressman David Scott (D) faced a surprisingly rigorous challenge from Donzella James, but still won his primary 65%-35%. He will face Deborah Honeycutt (R) in November.