By Dave Williams
Atlanta Business Chronicle
April 30,2010
Democrats dominated the final hours of qualifying for the top races on this year’s Georgia ballot.
State Attorney General Thurbert Baker signed up Friday to run for governor in the July 20 Democratic primary, beating the noon deadline, as did Georgia Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond, who is seeking a seat in the U.S. Senate.
State Rep. Randal (CQ) Mangham, D-Decatur, also qualified to run for governor in a surprise move, joining a Democratic field that, besides Baker, includes former Gov. Roy Barnes, House Minority Leader DuBose Porter and former Georgia Adjutant General David Poythress.
Major candidates in the Republican gubernatorial race include former Secretary of State Karen Handel, state Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, former U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal and former Georgia Senate President Pro Tempore Eric Johnson.
State Rep. Austin Scott, R-Tifton, who was running for governor, decided this week to shift gears and challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall of Macon in Georgia’s 8th Congressional District.
Thurmond is going up against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, who is running for a second six-year term.
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