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- Incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss finished with less than a majority of the votes
- Challenger was Democrat Jim Martin
- Regulations require the winner to have over 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff electionAtlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia GOP expects runoff in Senate... (November 4, 2008)
- Chambliss was elected to the Senate in 2003
- Martin is currently an attorney in Atlanta
- Runoff held on December 2, 2008 AJC: Georgia GOP expects runoff in Senate race (November 4, 2008)
- John McCain won the presidential election in Georgia
- Sarah Palin campaigned for Chambliss in Georgia
- Barack Obama did not campaign for Martin in Georgia
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Incumbent Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss defeated challenger Jim Martin in a runoff election in the state of Georgia on December 2, 2008. Chambliss had also won more votes than Martin in the November, 2008, elections, but none of the candidates received over 50% of the vote. Chambliss' win eliminated the Democrats' hopes of gaining a 60-seat, filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.FoxNews.com: Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss Wins Re-election in Runoff (December 2, 2008)
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