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.
Gary Peters (politician) Gary Charles Peters (born December 1, 1958) is an American politician and businessman who is the junior United States Senator from Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. Representative for Michigan 's 14 congressional district from 2013 until his election to the Senate. The district includes the eastern half of Detroit, as well as the Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, Southfield and Pontiac. He previously represented Michigan 's 9 congressional district from 2009 to 2013. Following the redrawing of congressional district boundaries after the 2010 United States Census, Peters defeated fellow Congressman Hansen Clarke in the Democratic primary and won re-election in the newly redrawn 14th District.