Carol Porter was the Democratic nominee in the 2010 election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. Carol is the wife of former Georgia State Representative DuBose Porter and is the general manager of nine newspapers in middle Georgia.[1] She has four sons. Carol Porter would have became the first female Lieutenant Governor of Georgia if she had won the election. The election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia took place on November 2, 2010, the same time as the election for Governor, though the offices are elected independently. Porter defeated her challenger, Tricia Carpenter McCracken, in the party primary held on July 20, 2010, while her husband, DuBose Porter, lost the primary for Governor of Georgia. In the November general election, Porter was defeated by Republican incumbent Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle. http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_1102/00210.htm[2][3]
| Preceded by Jim Martin |
Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia 2010 |
Succeeded by Most recent |