Roy Barnes, Governor

Roy Barnes

Governor
Born
March 11, 1948
Current age
78
Home state
Georgia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1998–2010

Photo: Will Folsom, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Career timeline
1-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Barnes3.0M
Opponents3.2M
3
Elections run

Between 1998 and 2010, Roy Barnes ran in 3 governor elections, winning 1 and losing 2. Barnes's biggest single-election total was 1,107,011 votes, in the 2010 governor election in Georgia. Barnes's closest win came in the 1998 governor election in Georgia, decided by 150,875 votes.

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How many votes has Roy Barnes received?

Roy Barnes has received 2,985,149 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.

Election history

Roy Barnes’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010GovernorGeorgiaLost1,107,01142.97%Nathan Deal
2002GovernorGeorgiaLost937,06246.25%Sonny Perdue
1998GovernorGeorgiaWon941,07652.49%Guy W. Millner
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q882665). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Roy Barnes: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/roy-barnes. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.