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2010Final results

2010 election for Georgia Governor

Governor · Georgia

Nathan Deal (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Roy E. Barnes (D) by 10.5 points.

Nathan DealRepublican · winner
55.2%1,365,832
44.8%1,107,011
2,472,843 votes

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+8.71998R+5.32002R+20.52006R+10.52010R+8.02014R+1.42018

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET