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2004 United States Senate election in Georgia

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2004 United States Senate election in Georgia

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election_name2004 United States Senate election in Georgia
countryGeorgia (U.S. state)
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election2000 United States Senate special election in Georgia
previous_year2000 (special)
next_election2010 United States Senate election in Georgia
next_year2010
election_dateNovember 2, 2004
image_sizex150px
image1Johnny Isakson, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg
nominee1**Johnny Isakson**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**1,864,205**
percentage1**57.88%**
image2Majette-denise.jpg
nominee2Denise Majette
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote21,287,695
percentage239.98%
map_image
map_size240px
map_caption**Isakson:**
**Majette:**
**Tie:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionZell Miller
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionJohnny Isakson
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Majette:
Tie:
The 2004 United States Senate election in Georgia took place on November 2, 2004, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. This election was the fifth consecutive even-number year in which a senate election was held in Georgia after elections in 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Zell Miller decided to retire instead of seeking a first full term in office, leaving an open seat.

Representative Johnny Isakson, a Republican, won the open seat, defeated Democratic nominee Denise Majette, who was both the first African American and the first woman to be nominated for Senate in Georgia. Isakson would remain in the Senate until his resignation on December 31, 2019. This election was the first open-seat United States Senate election in Georgia for this seat since 1956 and marked the first time in history that Republicans held both of the state’s Senate seats.

Democratic primary

Following reports that Miller would retire, Democratic leaders unsuccessfully tried to convince outgoing Governor Roy Barnes to run for Senate. Max Cleland, a former Senator who lost his seat in the 2002 election, was also considered a possible candidate before choosing not to run.

Majette's announcement that she would seek to replace Miller caught Democrats by surprise, as she was not on anyone's call list when Democrats began seeking a candidate to replace Miller. Further skepticism among Democrats about the viability of her candidacy surfaced when she announced that God had told her to run for the Senate.

Nominee:

  • Denise Majette, U.S. Representative from Decatur Eliminated in Runoff:

  • Cliff Oxford, Businessman Eliminated in Primary:

  • Jim Boyd, Perennial candidate

  • Mary Squires, Former State Senator

  • Leigh Baier

  • James N. Filkelstein

  • Sid Cottingham

  • Govind N. Patel Declined to run:

  • Roy Barnes, former Governor of Georgia

  • Max Cleland, former Senator

  • Zell Miller, incumbent Senator

  • Michelle Nunn, nonprofit executive and daughter of former Senator Sam Nunn

Initial results

Results for the first round showed that since Denise Majette did not win a majority of the vote, a runoff was held between her and Cliff Oxford.

Runoff

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Johnny Isakson, U.S. Representative from Marietta and candidate for the United States Senate in 1996. Defeated in primary
  • Herman Cain, former CEO of Godfather's Pizza
  • Mac Collins, U.S. Representative from Butts County Declined to run
  • Ralph Reed, chair of the Georgia Republican Party

Campaign

Positioning himself as a political outsider, businessman Herman Cain spent nearly $1 million of his own money on his Senate campaign. To discredit Cain, Isakson's campaign dropped campaign mail pieces noting that Cain had donated to Democrats in the past, such as Hillary Clinton and Ted Kennedy.

Results

Primary results by county.

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General election

Candidates

  • Allen Buckley (Libertarian)
  • Johnny Isakson, U.S. Representative from Marietta (Republican)
  • Denise Majette, U.S. Representative from Decatur (Democratic)

Campaign

Majette received extremely important endorsements from U.S. Senators Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, along with many others in Washington who campaigned and raised money for Majette. Her Senate campaign slogan was "I'll be nobody's Senator, but yours."

A number of factors led to Majette's loss. These include her late start, her valuable time and money spent in the runoff, larger conservative turnout from a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages (which Majette opposed), the popularity of President George W. Bush in Georgia, and her lack of experience (being a one-term congresswoman).

Debates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 1, 2004

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin
of errorJohnny
Isakson (R)Denise
Majette (D)Other /
Undecided
SurveyUSAOctober 28–30, 2004624 (LV)± 4.0%**56%**40%5%

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

  • Atkinson (Largest city: Pearson)
  • Baldwin (Largest city: Milledgeville)
  • Ben Hill (Largest city: Fitzgerald)
  • Berrien (Largest city: Nashville)
  • Brooks (Largest city: Quitman)
  • Butts (Largest city: Jackson)
  • Chatham (Largest city: Savannah)
  • Chattooga (Largest city: Summerville)
  • Clinch (Largest city: Homerville)
  • Cook (Largest city: Adel)
  • Crawford (Largest city: Roberta)
  • Crisp (Largest city: Cordele)
  • Decatur (Largest city: Bainbridge)
  • Dodge (Largest city: Eastman)
  • Early (Largest city: Blakely)
  • Elbert (Largest city: Elberton)
  • Emanuel (Largest city: Swainsboro)
  • Grady (Largest city: Cairo)
  • Greene (Largest city: Greensboro)
  • Hart (Largest city: Hartwell)
  • Heard (Largest city: Franklin)
  • Irwin (Largest city: Ocilla)
  • Jasper (Largest city: Monticello)
  • Jenkins (Largest city: Millen)
  • Johnson (Largest city: Wrightsville)
  • Lamar (Largest city: Barnesville)
  • Lanier (Largest city: Lakeland)
  • Long (Largest city: Ludowici)
  • Marion (Largest city: Buena Vista)
  • Miller (Largest city: Colquitt)
  • Montgomery (Largest city: Mount Vernon)
  • Polk (Largest city: Cedartown)
  • Pulaski (Largest city: Hawkinsville)
  • Putnam (Largest city: Eatonton)
  • Schley (Largest city: Ellaville)
  • Screven (Largest city: Sylvania)
  • Seminole (Largest city: Donalsonville)
  • Sumter (Largest city: Americus)
  • Taylor (Largest city: Butler)
  • Treutlen (Largest city: Soperton)
  • Turner (Largest city: Ashburn)
  • Wheeler (Largest city: Alamo)
  • Wilcox (Largest city: Abbeville)
  • Wilkes (Largest city: Washington)
  • Burke (largest municipality: Waynesboro)
  • Chattahoochee (largest municipality: Cusseta)
  • McIntosh (largest municipality: Darien)
  • Meriwether (largest municipality: Manchester)
  • Mitchell (largest municipality: Camilla)
  • Peach (largest municipality: Fort Valley)
  • Telfair (largest municipality: McRae-Helena)
  • Washington (largest municipality: Sandersville)
  • Wilkinson (largest municipality: Gordon)
  • Bibb (largest city: Macon)
  • Jefferson (largest city: Louisville)
  • Warren (largest city: Warrenton)
  • Dooly (largest city: Vienna)
  • Cobb (largest city: Marietta)
  • Gwinnett (largest city: Peachtree Corners)
  • Henry (largest city: Stockbridge)
  • Rockdale (largest town: Conyers)
  • Bacon (largest town: Alma)
  • Banks (largest town: Baldwin)
  • Bartow (largest town: Cartersville)
  • Bleckley (largest town: Cochran)
  • Brantley (largest town: Nahunta)
  • Bryan (largest town: Richmond Hill)
  • Bulloch (largest town: Stateboro)
  • Camden (largest town: St. Marys)
  • Candler (largest town: Metter)
  • Carroll (largest town: Carrollton)
  • Catoosa (largest town: Fort Oglethorpe)
  • Charlton (largest town: Folkston)
  • Coffee (largest town: Douglas)
  • Colquitt (largest town: Moultrie)
  • Dade (largest town: Trenton)
  • Dawson (largest town: Dawsonville)
  • Douglas (largest town: Douglasville)
  • Echols (largest town: Statenville)
  • Effingham (largest town: Rincon)
  • Evans (largest town: Claxton)
  • Fannin (largest town: Blue Ridge)
  • Floyd (largest town: Rome)
  • Franklin (largest town: Lavonia)
  • Glascock (largest town: Gibson)
  • Gordon (largest town: Calhoun)
  • Habersham (largest town: Cornelia)
  • Hall (largest town: Gainesville)
  • Gilmer (largest town: Ellijay)
  • Harris (largest town: Pine Mountain)
  • Haralson (largest town: Bremen)
  • Houston (largest town: Warner Robins)
  • Jones (largest town: Gray)
  • Jackson (largest town: Jefferson)
  • Jeff Davis (largest town: Hazlehurst)
  • Lincoln (largest town: Lincolnton)
  • Lowndes (largest town: Valdosta)
  • Lumpkin (largest town: Dahlonega)
  • Madison (largest town: Comer)
  • McDuffie (largest town: Thomson)
  • Monroe (largest town: Forsyth)
  • Murray (largest town: Chatsworth)
  • Newton (largest town: Covington)
  • Oconee (largest town: Watkinsville)
  • Oglethorpe (largest town: Crawford)
  • Paulding (largest town: Dallas)
  • Morgan (largest town: Madison)
  • Pike (largest town: Zebulon)
  • Pickens (largest town: Jasper)
  • Rabun (largest town: Clayton)
  • Spalding (largest town: Griffin)
  • Stephens (largest town: Toccoa)
  • Tattnall (largest town: Glennville)
  • Tifton (largest town: Tifton)
  • Towns (largest town: Young Harris)
  • Troup (largest town: LaGrange)
  • Union (largest town: Blairsville)
  • Upson (largest town: Thomaston)
  • Walton (largest town: Monroe)
  • Ware (largest town: Waycross)
  • Walker (largest town: Lafayette)
  • Wayne (largest town: Jesup)
  • White (largest town: Cleveland)
  • Whitfield (largest town: Dalton)
  • Worth (largest town: Sylvester)
  • Appling (largest town: Baxley)
  • Thomas (largest town: Thomasville)
  • Laurens (largest town: Dublin)

Notes

References

References

  1. (2003-01-08). "Miller Signals Exit".
  2. (2003-10-24). "Democrats Fail to Entice Nunn Into Senate Race".
  3. [http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/election_results/2004_0720/federal.html]
  4. "Three Republicans battling for spots in Georgia's likely Senate runoff". New.accessnorthga.com. March 27, 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  5. (January 8, 2003). "Georgia's Miller won't seek re-election - Jan. 8, 2003".
  6. Ball, Molly. (2011-10-14). "Herman Cain for Senate? The Inside Story of His First Insurgent Campaign".
  7. Blake, Aaron. (October 18, 2011). "Herman Cain’s sleepy Senate campaign".
  8. "United States Senator". Sos.georgia.gov.
  9. "The Final Predictions".
  10. [https://www.surveyusa.com/2004Elec.html SurveyUSA]
  11. (December 21, 2005). "United States Senator". Georgia of Secretary of State.
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