2010 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2010 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 2010 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Republican nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Casey Cagle defeated Democratic nominee Carol Porter and Libertarian nominee Dan Barber.

2010 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

2 November 2010

Nominee Casey Cagle Carol Porter Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,403,977 1,074,624 Percentage 54.69% 41.86%

Lieutenant Governor before election Casey Cagle Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle Republican

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on 20 July 2010. Candidate Carol Porter received a majority of the votes (69.67%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.

Results

2010 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carol Porter	228,245	69.67%
	Democratic	Tricia Carpenter McCracken	99,373	30.33%
Total votes			327,618	100.00%

Republican primary

The Republican primary election was held on 20 July 2010. Incumbent lieutenant governor Casey Cagle ran unopposed and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.

Results

2010 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Casey Cagle (incumbent)	525,287	56.05%
Total votes			525,287	100.00%

General election

On election day, 2 November 2010, Republican nominee Casey Cagle won re-election by a margin of 329,353 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Carol Porter, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Cagle was sworn in for his second term on 10 January 2011.

Results

Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Casey Cagle (incumbent)	1,403,977	54.69
	Democratic	Carol Porter	1,074,624	41.86
	Libertarian	Dan Barber	88,746	3.45
Total votes			2,567,347	100.00
	Republican hold