Tag Archives: 8th Congressional District

Political Notes – Deal says he’ll avoid runoff

Nathan Deal says he can win next Tuesday without a runoff; a special TV commercial for Halloween; some more polls in the 8th and 2nd Districts . . .

Tags: 2nd Congressional District , 8th Congressional District , Austin Scott , Georgia Democratic Party , Jim Marshall , Markos Moulitsas , Mike Keown , Nathan Deal , roy barnes , Sanford Bishop

Marshall says his poll shows 3-point lead in 8th

Rep. Jim Marshall says his internal poll shows a “down to the wire” race in the 8th Congressional District . . .

Tags: 8th Congressional District , Austin Scott , Jim Marshall

Poll has good news for Scott, bad news for Marshall

Republican legislator Austin Scott has a 13-point lead over Democratic Rep. Jim Marshall in an 8th Congressional District poll . . .

Tags: 2nd Congressional District , 8th Congressional District , Austin Scott , Jim Marshall , Mike Keown , Sanford Bishop

Scott’s divorce papers will remain sealed until after the election

Congressional candidate Austin Scott gets a reprieve from a Tift County judge; the motion to have his divorce records unsealed won’t be heard until Dec. 6, well after the Nov. 2 election . . .

Tags: 8th Congressional District , Amy Morton , Austin Scott , Jim Marshall , sealed divorce records

DCCC poll has Marshall leading in 8th

The DCCC says a poll it commissioned in the 8th Congressional District has Rep. Jim Marshall leading Republican challenger Austin Scott . . .

Tags: 8th Congressional District , Austin Scott , DCCC poll , Jim Marshall

Marshall, Scott agree on Social Security

They may not agree on much in the 8th Congressional District race, but Jim Marshall and Austin Scott both say they oppose the privatization of Social Security . . .

Tags: 7th Congressional District , 8th Congressional District , Austin Scott , Doug Heckman , Jim Marshall , Jody Hice , Rob Woodall