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'{{Use mdy dates | date=December 2017}} {{Infobox election | election_name = 2008 United States Senate election in Georgia | country = Georgia (U.S. state) | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2002 United States Senate election in Georgia | previous_year = 2002 | next_election = 2014 United States Senate election in Georgia | next_year = 2014 | election_date = November 4 and December 2, 2008 | image_size = x150px | image1 = Saxby Chambliss.jpg | nominee1 = '''[[Saxby Chambliss]]''' | party1 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''1,867,097''' (general)<br>'''1,228,033''' (runoff) | percentage1 = '''49.8%''' (general)<br>'''57.4%''' (runoff) | image2 = Jim Martin october 2008.png | nominee2 = [[Jim Martin (Georgia politician)|Jim Martin]] | party2 = Democratic Party (United States) | popular_vote2 = 1,757,393 (general)<br>909,923 (runoff) | percentage2 = 46.8% (general)<br>42.6% (runoff) | map_image = Georgia Senate Election Results by County, 2008.svg | map_size = 200px | map_caption = County Results (General Election) <br/>'''Chambliss:''' {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}}<br/>'''''Tie:''''' {{legend0|#CDAFDC|40–50%}}<br/>'''Martin:''' {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40-50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} | title = [[List of United States senators from Georgia|U.S. Senator]] | before_election = [[Saxby Chambliss]] | before_party = Republican Party (United States) | after_election = [[Saxby Chambliss]] | after_party = Republican Party (United States) }} {{ElectionsGA}} The '''2008 United States Senate election in Georgia''' took place on November 4, 2008. The run off election took place on December 2, 2008. Republican Senator [[Saxby Chambliss]], first elected in 2002, sought re-election to his position as a [[List of United States Senators from Georgia|United States Senator from Georgia]]. He was challenged by Democratic nominee [[Jim Martin (Georgia politician)|Jim Martin]] and [[United States Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] nominee Allen Buckley. After a runoff election on December 2, Chambliss was elected.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/02/georgia.senate/index.html] CNN News projection</ref><ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/28010799] NBC News projection</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/02/georgia-senate-race-tip-balance-power/] FNC projection</ref> The runoff was necessary as neither Chambliss nor Martin, the two major party candidates, had won a majority of the vote in the first round. Early voting hours were set by county, and started November 17 or November 18. Prior to the runoff, advanced polls were open from November 24 to the 26th.<ref>[http://sos.georgia.gov/Elections/ Elections Division] Georgia Secretary of State</ref> Since the election is a run-off, only those voters who registered in time for the general election could cast ballots. == Election dates == The state party primaries were on July 15, 2008, with primary runoff elections on August 5, 2008. The general election was held on November 4, 2008 and the general election runoff will be held on December 2, 2008 because no candidate received the necessary fifty percent of the vote.<ref>[http://www.uselections.com/ga/ga.htm Georgia Elections and Elected Officials]</ref> == Republican primary == === Candidates === * [[Saxby Chambliss]], incumbent U.S. Senator === Results === {{Unreferenced section | date=February 2010}} {{Election box begin | title = 2008 Georgia U.S. Senate Republican primary election}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Saxby Chambliss | votes = 392,902 | percentage = 100.0% | change = }} {{Election box turnout | votes = 392,928 | percentage = 100.0% | change = }} {{Election box end}} == Democratic primary == The general primary was held July 15, 2008.<ref>[http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2008_0715/ Unofficial And Incomplete Results of the Tuesday, July 15, 2008 General Primary Election] ''Georgia Secretary of State''</ref> A run-off between the top two Democratic contenders was held on August 5, in which [[Jim Martin (Georgia politician)|Jim Martin]] defeated [[Vernon Jones]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=news-000002934958 |title=Martin Wins Georgia Dem Runoff, Will Challenge Sen. Chambliss : Roll Call<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=August 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918045856/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=news-000002934958 |archive-date=September 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> === Candidates === * [[Jim Martin (Georgia politician)|Jim Martin]], former State Representative * [[Vernon Jones]], businessman, DeKalb County chief executive officer and former State Representative * [[Dale Cardwell]], TV journalist<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/politicalinsider/entries/2007/06/04/says_cardwell_chambliss_is_a_b.html | title=Says Cardwell: Chambliss is ‘a borrow-and-spend pawn of the special interests'}}</ref> * Rand Knight, businessman * [[Josh Lanier]], Vietnam War veteran and former aide to U.S. Senator [[Herman Talmadge]] === Polling === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Source ! Date ! Cardwell ! Jones ! Knight ! Lanier ! Martin |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080705212448/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/georgia_poll_060208.htm Strategic Vision (R)] | May 9–11, 2008 | 20% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | '''28%''' | 11% | 5% | 15% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080919122408/http://www.wsbtv.com/politics/16843551/detail.html Insider Advantage] | May 12, 2008 | 14% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | '''21%''' | 1% | 5% | 3% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080606223006/http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/politicalinsider/entries/2008/06/05/jim_martin_says_hes_likeable_a.html Mellman Group (D)] | May 29, 2008 | 7% | 16% | 2% | 3% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | '''21%''' |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080705212448/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/georgia_poll_060208.htm Strategic Vision (R)] | June 27–29, 2008 | 22% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | '''25%''' | 14% | 6% | 17% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080919122408/http://www.wsbtv.com/politics/16843551/detail.html Insider Advantage] | July 8–9, 2008 | 11% | 20% | 4% | 1% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | '''31%''' |} === Initial results === Results<ref>[http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2008_0715/swfed.htm 7/15/2008 - Federal and Statewide<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> for the first round showed that since Vernon Jones did not win a majority of the vote, a runoff was held between him and Martin. Martin subsequently won the runoff. {{Election box begin no change| title=2008 Georgia U.S. Senate Democratic primary election}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Vernon Jones | votes = 199,026 | percentage = 40.4% | change = }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Jim Martin | votes = 169,635 | percentage = 34.4% | change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Dale Cardwell | votes = 79,181 | percentage = 16.1% | change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Rand Knight | votes = 25,667 | percentage = 5.2% | change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Josh Lanier | votes = 19,717 | percentage = 4.0% | change = }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 493,226 | percentage = 100.0% | change = }} {{Election box end}} === Run off results === {{Election box begin | title = 2008 Georgia U.S. Senate Democratic primary election runoff}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = [[Jim Martin (Georgia politician)|Jim Martin]] | votes = 191,061 | percentage = 59.9% | change = +25.5% }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = [[Vernon Jones]] | votes = 127,993 | percentage = 40.1% | change = -0.3% }} {{Election box total | votes = 319,054 | percentage = 100.0% | change = }} {{Election box end}} == Initial general election == === Candidates === ==== Democratic ==== [[Jim Martin (Georgia politician)|Jim Martin]], a former State Representative, former State Human Resources Commissioner, Vietnam War veteran, and 2006 nominee for [[Lieutenant Governor of Georgia|lieutenant governor]], is challenging Chambliss for his seat. He has made his support for [[PeachCare]] and other social services a signature issue in the campaign{{Citation needed | date=February 2010}}. He has made his opposition to the [[Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008]] an issue in the run off{{Citation needed | date=February 2010}}. ==== Libertarian ==== Allen Buckley - Attorney, Accountant, 2004 senate nominee, and 2006 nominee for lieutenant governor. He was eliminated in the general election, but his endorsement was sought by both the Martin and Chambliss campaigns{{Citation needed | date=February 2010}}. ==== Republican ==== Sen. [[Saxby Chambliss]] running for re-election for the first time, is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1994 and had only one serious election challenge while in the House{{Citation needed | date=February 2010}}. He maintains high ratings from conservative interest groups such as the [[National Rifle Association]], and the National Right to Life Committee{{Citation needed | date=February 2010}}, and correspondingly low marks from liberal interest groups such as the [[NAACP]] and [[ACLU]]{{Citation needed | date=February 2010}}. He has sponsored legislation while in the Senate to replace the [[income tax]] with a national [[sales tax]]{{Citation needed | date=February 2010}}. === Predictions === ''CQ Politics'' rated this race as 'Tossup'.<ref>[http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=28: Senate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081108010307/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=28: |date=November 8, 2008 }} ''CQ Politics''</ref> ''The Cook Political Report'' considered it 'Lean Republican'.<ref>[http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/senate/raceratings_2008-10-09_12-20-35.php 2008 Senate Race Ratings] {{webarchive | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120172055/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/senate/raceratings_2008-10-09_12-20-35.php | date=November 20, 2008 }} ''[[The Cook Political Report]]'', October 9, 2008</ref> ''The Rothenberg Political Report'' considered it a 'Narrow Advantage for Incumbent Party'.<ref>[http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/10/2008-senate-ratings.html 2008 Senate Ratings] ''[[Stuart Rothenberg|The Rothenberg Political Report]]'', October 15, 2008</ref> === Polling === ==== Chambliss vs. Martin ==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Source ! Date ! Chambliss (R) ! Martin (D) |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080702140040/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/georgia/election_2008_georgia_senate Rasmussen Reports] | June 26, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''52%''' | 39% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080705212448/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/georgia_poll_060208.htm Strategic Vision] | June 29, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''57%''' | 28% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080727045746/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/georgia/election_2008_georgia_senate Rasmussen Reports] | July 21, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''51%''' | 40% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080702140040/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/georgia/election_2008_georgia_senate Rasmussen Reports] | August 14, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''50%''' | 44% |- | [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=5438dd8b-22f4-4691-beba-1c4cceeaf37f Survey USA] | September 14–16, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''53%''' | 36% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080702140040/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/georgia/election_2008_georgia_senate Rasmussen Reports] | September 16, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''50%''' | 43% |- | [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=d5a7a783-7aaa-4e2e-bd61-89885fbe2d75/ Survey USA] | September 29, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''46%''' | 44% |- | [[Research 2000]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/6/1152/98507/228/618110 |title=Daily Kos: GA-Sen: Holy crap, it *is* tied!<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=October 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007153056/http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/6/1152/98507/228/618110 |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> | September 29 – October 1, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''45%''' | 44% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080702140040/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/georgia/election_2008_georgia_senate Rasmussen Reports] | October 7, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''50%''' | 44% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20081028223602/http://www.southernpoliticalreport.com/downloads/uploaded/70_Georgia%20Senate%20Oct%209.pdf Insider Advantage] | October 9, 2008 | '''45%''' | '''45%''' |- | [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=4f064878-b9e8-424a-b2f6-80f7663c2183/ Survey USA] | October 12, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''46%''' | 43% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080702140040/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/georgia/election_2008_georgia_senate Rasmussen Reports] | October 22, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''47%''' | 45% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080702140040/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/georgia/election_2008_georgia_senate Rasmussen Reports] | October 30, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''48%''' | 43% |- | [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=17ed02a6-5175-4b8a-9a8c-402ce5ea7c6e/ Survey USA] | November 2, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''48%''' | 44% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20090203183611/http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_Georgia_1103532.pdf Public Policy Polling] | November 2, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''48%''' | 46% |} ==== Chambliss vs. Jones (Hypothetical) ==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Source ! Date ! Chambliss (R) ! Jones (D) |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080727045746/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/georgia/election_2008_georgia_senate Rasmussen Reports] | July 21, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''59%''' | 29% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080705212448/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/georgia_poll_060208.htm Strategic Vision] | June 29, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''57%''' | 27% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080702140040/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/georgia/election_2008_georgia_senate Rasmussen Reports] | June 26, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''57%''' | 30% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20071216011100/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/georgia_poll_121207.htm Strategic Vision] | December 12, 2007 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''57%''' | 27% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20071115173039/http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2008__1/2008_senate_elections/georgia_senate Rasmussen Report] | November 13, 2007 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''55%''' | 32% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20071115173039/http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2008__1/2008_senate_elections/georgia_senate Rasmussen Report] | September 23, 2007 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''53%''' | 28% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812060141/http://strategicvision.biz/political/georgia_poll_062707.htm Strategic Vision] | June 24, 2007 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''55%''' | 31% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20071115173039/http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2008__1/2008_senate_elections/georgia_senate Rasmussen Report] | September 23, 2007 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''53%''' | 28% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812060141/http://strategicvision.biz/political/georgia_poll_062707.htm Strategic Vision] | June 24, 2007 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''55%''' | 31% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930033428/http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/politicalinsider/entries/2007/05/25/an_ia_dream_match_chambliss_at.html Insider Advantage] | May 23, 2007 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''48%''' | 31% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20071015095029/http://strategicvision.biz/political/georgia_poll_041107.htm Strategic Vision] | April 7, 2007 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''57%''' | 29% |} === Results === [[File:Georgia Senatorial Election Results by county, 2008.png|200px|thumb|right|Results by county]] As no candidate reached a majority on November 4, a runoff election was held on December 2, which Chambliss won. {{Election box begin | title = 2008 Georgia U.S. Senator general election<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2008_1104/003.htm | title=Georgia Election Results: United States Senator | publisher=Georgia Secretary of State | date=November 10, 2008 | accessdate=November 11, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G08/GA.phtml | title=Georgia 2008 General Election | publisher=The Green Papers | accessdate=November 11, 2008}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = [[Saxby Chambliss]] (Incumbent) | votes = 1,867,097 | percentage = 49.8% | change = -3.0% }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = [[Jim Martin (Georgia politician)|Jim Martin]] | votes = 1,757,393 | percentage = 46.8% | change = +0.9% }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Libertarian Party (United States) | candidate = Allen Buckley | votes = 127,923 | percentage = 3.4% | change = +2.1% }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Socialist Workers Party (United States) | candidate = Eleanor Garcia ([[Write-in candidate|write-in]]) | votes = 43 | percentage = 0.0% | change = ''n/a'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Independent (United States) | candidate = William Salomone, Jr. ([[Write-in candidate|write-in]]) | votes = 29 | percentage = 0.0% | change = ''n/a'' }} {{Election box majority | votes = 109,704 | percentage = 2.92% | change = }} {{Election box turnout | votes = 3,752,577 | percentage = | change = }} {{Election box end}} == Run off general election == === Candidates === * Chambliss (R) * Martin (D) === Campaign === {{wikinews|Republican Senator from Georgia wins run-off election}} Both qualifying candidates' runoff campaigns began in earnest on November 10, when election returns made it clear that a runoff would be required. With an election date of December 2, candidates were given only 3 weeks for additional campaigning. The Libertarian nominee did not endorse either candidate in the run-off, though both campaigns reportedly inquired about getting Buckley's endorsement{{Citation needed | date=February 2010}}. Major political figures such as former President [[Bill Clinton]], Republican Senator and 2008 presidential nominee [[John McCain]] and his former running mate [[Sarah Palin]] campaigned in Georgia{{Citation needed | date=February 2010}}, because of the election's potential to determine whether the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] could block [[filibuster]]s in the [[United States Senate]]. Historically, run-off elections in Georgia have had significantly lower turnout than have general elections{{Citation needed | date=February 2010}}. Chambliss's campaign verified that former Republican presidential candidates [[John McCain]] and [[Mike Huckabee]] would be campaigning in Georgia on the Senator's behalf, and former Democratic Governor and former U.S. Senator [[Zell Miller]] endorsed Chambliss. Former President [[Bill Clinton]] campaigned on Martin's behalf. [[Sarah Palin]] campaigned for the Chambliss campaign on December 1, the eve of the run-off election.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/11/25/palin_heads_back_to_campaign_trail.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081127144828/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/11/25/palin_heads_back_to_campaign_trail.html |archive-date=November 27, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> President-elect [[Barack Obama]] had also been invited by the Democratic campaign but decided against making a stop.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/stories/2008/11/11/senate_chambliss_martin.html | title=Senate runoff fast and furious | publisher=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] | date=November 11, 2008 | accessdate=November 12, 2008 | first=Jim | last=Tharpe}}</ref> The results of the runoff election were of particular interest to both parties.{{Citation needed | date=December 2008}} Subsequent to the November 4 general elections, Democrats had captured 58 seats in the Senate, two shy of a [[filibuster]]-proof [[supermajority]]. The result of Georgia's runoff election, as well as the results of an extremely close [[United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2008#Recount|race and recount in Minnesota]], would determine whether or not the required majority of 60 seats would be met.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/democrats-still-have-shot-filibuster-proof/story.aspx?guid={E6AF85E8-1EBE-48BC-9FAA-9F1FBDFB00F6}&dist=msr_13 | publisher=Market Watch | date=November 6, 2008 | accessdate=November 12, 2008 | title=Democrats still have shot at filibuster-proof Senate | first=Russ | last=Britt}}</ref> === Polling === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Source ! Date ! Chambliss (R) ! Martin (D) |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20080702140040/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/georgia/election_2008_georgia_senate Rasmussen Reports] | November 18, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''50%''' | 46% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20090203183606/http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_Georgia_11241.pdf Public Policy Polling] | November 23, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''52%''' | 46% |- | [https://web.archive.org/web/20090203030126/http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_Georgia_1201.pdf Public Policy Polling] | November 30, 2008 | {{party shading/Republican}} | '''53%''' | 46% |} === Results === [[File:Georgia Senatorial Runoff Election Results by county, 2008.png|thumb|right|200px|Results by county]] {{Election box begin | title = Runoff results<ref>{{cite news | title=Georgia Election Results | url=http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2008_1202/003.htm | work=State of Georgia Secretary of State | date=December 2, 2008 | accessdate=December 3, 2008}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Saxby Chambliss (Incumbent) | votes = 1,228,033 | percentage = 57.4% | change = +7.6% }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Jim Martin | votes = 909,923 | percentage = 42.6% | change = -4.2% }} {{Election box majority | votes = 318,110 | percentage = 14.8% | change = }} {{Election box turnout | votes = 2,137,956 | percentage = | change = }} {{Election box hold with party link | winner = Republican Party (United States) | loser = | swing = }} {{Election box end}} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.sos.ga.gov/elections/ Elections Division] from the ''Georgia Secretary of State'' * [http://www.votesmart.org/election_congress_state.php?state_id=GA&go33.x=13&go33.y=10 U.S. Congress candidates for Georgia] at [[Project Vote Smart]] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080504020924/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=senate-GA Georgia, U.S. Senate] from [[Congressional Quarterly|CQ Politics]] * [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6996 Georgia U.S. Senate] from ''OurCampaigns.com'' * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516195401/http://www.2008racetracker.com/page/GA-Sen Georgia U.S. Senate race] from ''2008 Race Tracker'' * [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/election.php?state=GA Campaign contributions for Georgia congressional races] from [[Center for Responsive Politics|OpenSecrets.org]] * ''Official campaign websites'' (Archived) ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20081031225413/http://www.saxby.org/Home.aspx Saxby Chambliss], Republican incumbent nominee ** [http://www.dale08.com/ Dale Cardwell], Democratic candidate ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20080213055028/http://www.vernonjonesforgeorgia.com/home.html Vernon Jones], Democratic candidate ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20080125074139/http://www.knightforsenate.com/ Rand Knight], Democratic candidate ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20080120141834/http://www.friendsofjoshlanier.com/ Josh Lanier], Democratic candidate ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20081031014120/http://www.martinforsenate.com/ Jim Martin], Democratic nominee ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20081030022026/http://buckleyforsenate.com/ Allen Buckley], Libertarian nominee {{GA2008Elections}} {{2008 United States elections}} [[Category:United States Senate elections in Georgia (U.S. state)|2008]] [[Category:2008 United States Senate elections|Georgia]] [[Category:2008 Georgia (U.S. state) elections|United States Senate]]'