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Remember the 2006 Runoffs?
PoliPundit.com — ... Wednesday, November 05th, 2008 Remember the 2006 Runoffs? Looks like Georgia might be heading to a runoff; Saxby Chambliss ® - 1,777,769 (49.8%) Jim Martin (D) - 1,671,932 (46.8%) Ever so close to 50%, but it might as well be a mile. -- ...

The Latest Senate Map: More Dem Gains Still Possible
TPM Election Central — ... against Democrat Jim Martin. Chambliss came out ahead of Martin, but seems to be so tantalizingly short of his true goalpost of 50% plus one: With 96% reporting, Chambliss has 49.9%, Martin 46.7%, and the Libertarian candidate has 3.4%. Either Chambliss has reached the threshold to avoid a runoff, in which case he's re-elected outright, or he goes into a runoff where he would have to be rated as the initial favorite. ...

Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... One thing to look out for today is that we may finally get a verdict on whether the Georgia Senate race is headed for a runoff. With 96% reporting, GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss is tantalizingly short of the 50%-plus-one that would re-elect him outright: Chambliss 49.9%, Democrat Jim Martin 46.7%, and the remainder with the Libertarian candidate. ...

Friday evening links
Sister Toldjah — Whew! What a day - week, in fact. Thank goodness it’s over. Now it’s time to focus closely on my site design, which has really come together this week. Mucho thanks for the contributions that have come in over the last several days. For those who haven’t yet done so but would like to, please click on the tip jar on the left side column of this page. At this point, thanks to generous donations, my site design is paid for and hosting is taken care of up til June of next year, but it sure would be nice to get enough to pay for hosting for the rest of next year. Even $10 here and there goes a long way. I’ve got a lot ...

Senate Guru: Libertarian Allen Buckley Speaks Out on Georgia Senate Run-Off
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — [Originally posted at my blog Senate Guru.] Allen Buckley was the Libertarian Party's nominee for U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2008. On Election Day, Buckley took 3.4% of the vote. Buckley's 128,000 votes would have put either Democrat Jim Martin or Republican Saxby Chambliss over the 50% mark, avoiding a run-off. Of course, as neither Chambliss nor Martin scored over 50%, there is a run-off. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently asked: "How will Libertarians affect Georgia runoff?" Well, we may just find out. While Buckley has made it clear that he is not prepared at this time to ...

GA-Sen: County Baselines
Swing State Project — Here were the results on election night last month, broken down by county. As you watch the early returns tonight, keep an eye on these numbers. If Martin is lagging behind his November results, he's likely toast -- barring some miraculously strong metro Atlanta turnout, I guess. ...