Georgia's 10th congressional district special election, 2007
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On June 19, 2007, the U.S. state of Georgia held a special election to fill a vacancy in Georgia's 10th congressional district. A runoff was held on July 17 with Paul Broun defeating Jim Whitehead by a less than 1%.[1]
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[edit] History
The vacancy was created by the death of incumbent Republican Charlie Norwood[2]. Norwood won reelection in 2006 with 67% of the vote.
Since this is a nonpartisan special election, all candidates for the election were listed alphabetically, though their party affiliations are noted on the ballot.[3] According to Georgia law, to win outright, a candidate needed a majority vote; since no candidate won more than 50% of the vote, the top two finishers competed in a runoff election on July 17, 2007.
[edit] Official candidates
The following candidates were on the June 19 ballot.[3][4] They are listed here alphabetically: first by party, then by name.
[edit] Democratic
- Denise Freeman - Baptist minister and 1998/2000 Democratic nominee
- James Marlow - Yahoo! Marketing executive
- Evita Paschall - Attorney
[edit] Libertarian
[edit] Republican
- Paul Broun - Physician
- Bill Greene - Conservative activist
- Mark Myers - Realtor & previous candidate
- Nate Pulliam - Former soldier in the US Army & Realtor
- Erik Underwood - Former Congressional Aide & Political consultant
- Jim Whitehead - St. Senator, 2005-2007
[edit] Election Results
No candidate received a majority in the June 19 election so a runoff between Republicans Jim Whitehead and Paul Broun was held on July 17. Democrat James Marlow, the third place finisher, had the right to request a recount within 48 hours of the official certification of the election results on June 25, 2007, due to the very small difference in total votes for himself and Broun [5], but did not do so.
Because of the close vote total in the runoff, Whitehead also had the right to request a recount of the runoff result, but chose not to do so.[6]
The official returns for the June 19 election and the July 17 run-off are:
| Candidates | General Election, June 19[7] | Run-Off Election, July 17[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent |
| Jim Whitehead | Republican | 23,555 | 43.51% | 23,135 | 49.58% |
| Paul Broun | Republican | 11,208 | 20.70% | 23,529 | 50.42% |
| James Marlow | Democratic | 11,010 | 20.34% | ||
| Denise Freeman | Democratic | 2,574 | 4.76% | ||
| Evita Paschall | Democratic | 1,778 | 3.28% | ||
| Bill Greene | Republican | 1,635 | 3.02% | ||
| Nate Pulliam | Republican | 913 | 1.69% | ||
| Jim Sendelbach | Libertarian | 710 | 1.31% | ||
| Mark Myers | Republican | 378 | 0.70% | ||
| Erik Underwood | Republican | 376 | 0.70% | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Kapochunas, Rachel (2007-07-18). Too Close to Call for Candidates in Special Georgia Election. CQPolitics.com.
- ^ yahoo.com
- ^ a b Georgia Secretary of State (April 26, 2007). "Secretary Handel Closes Qualifying for 10th Congressional District Special Election". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
- ^ Kapochunas, Rachel (2007-04-26). Candidate List Emerges for Special Election in Georgia’s 10th. CQ.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
- ^ Georgia state law - O.C.G.A. 21-2-495
- ^ Kapochunas, Rachel. "Georgia Conservative Broun Fulfills House Dreams With Special Win", CQPolitics.com, July 24, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
- ^ Georgia Secretary of State. "Georgia Secretary of State Certifies June 19 Election Results". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
- ^ Georgia Secretary of State certifies July 17, 2007 Special Election Runoff results. Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
[edit] External links
[edit] Candidate Web Sites
[edit] Democratic
- Denise Freeman for Congress web site
- James Marlow for Congress web site
- Evita Paschall for Congress web site
