Georgia's 9th congressional district special election, 2010

Georgia's 9th congressional district special election, 2010

June 8, 2010

Candidate Tom Graves Lee Hawkins Party Republican Republican Popular vote 22,684 17,499 Percentage 56.5 43.5

Representative before election Nathan Deal Republican Elected Representative Tom Graves Republican

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The 2010 special election for the 9th congressional district of Georgia was held on May 11, 2010 to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Republican U.S. Representative Nathan Deal, who wished to concentrate on his campaign for Governor of Georgia. As no candidate received a majority in the special election, a runoff was held on June 8, 2010. The special election had originally been scheduled for April 27, but was postponed for the benefit of military and overseas voters.^[1]

Background

Nathan Deal announced he was running for governor on May 1, 2009,^[2] and announced on March 1 that he would resign from Congress effective March 8 to pursue his candidacy.^[3] He was, however, persuaded to postpone his resignation until after voting on the Senate health care reform bill and health care reconciliation bill.^[4] On March 21, less than 10 minutes after the final vote, he officially resigned.^[5]

Candidates

The following candidates have qualified for the ballot:^[6]

Republicans

• Chris Cates, cardiologist and Emory University medical professor
• Tom Graves, State Representative in District 12
• Lee Hawkins, State Senator in District 49
• Bert Loftman, neurosurgeon
• Bill Stephens, Vice President of Southern Highlands LLC and former Georgia State Senate Majority Leader
• Steve Tarvin, CEO of Crystal Springs Print Works Inc.

Democrat

• Mike Freeman, Episcopal minister

Independent

• Eugene Moon, marketing manager for Gainesville Welding and Rendering Equipment Inc.

Primary Results

Run-off Results

No candidate won a majority of votes on May 11, so a runoff election was held between the two leading candidates, Lee Hawkins and Tom Graves.^[7]

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