Sonny Perdue, Governor

Sonny Perdue

Governor
Born
December 20, 1946
Current age
79
Home state
Georgia
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2002–2006
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Perdue2.3M
Opponents1.7M
2
Elections run

Between 2002 and 2006, Sonny Perdue ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Perdue's biggest single-election total was 1,229,724 votes, in the 2006 governor election in Georgia. Perdue's closest win came in the 2002 governor election in Georgia, decided by 104,615 votes.

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How many votes has Sonny Perdue received?

Sonny Perdue has received 2,271,401 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Sonny Perdue’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2006GovernorGeorgiaWon1,229,72457.95%Mark Taylor
2002GovernorGeorgiaWon1,041,67751.42%Roy Barnes
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q525362). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Sonny Perdue: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/sonny-perdue. 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.