Which politician from the United States Senate election in Georgia, 2008 was a previous U.S. representative?
United States Senate election in Georgia, 2008 The 2008 United States Senate election in Georgia took place on November 4, 2008. The run off election took place on December 2, 2008. Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss, first elected in 2002, sought re-election to his position as a United States Senator from Georgia. He was challenged by Democratic nominee Jim Martin and Libertarian nominee Allen Buckley. After a runoff election on December 2, Chambliss was elected.
Nathan Deal John Nathan Deal (born August 25, 1942) is an American attorney and politician who is the 82nd and current Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia since January 2011. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1992, but switched to the Republican Party in 1995. On March 1, 2010, Deal announced his resignation from Congress to run for governor of Georgia.