Looking at the list of people who have filed so far to run for Governor of this State in 2010, there are quite a few more than you may be aware of.
First, let’s dispense of the “usual suspects”. Obviously, there are at present 7 Republicans running (in no particular order): Nathan Deal, Eric Johnson, Karen Handel, Austin Scott, John Oxendine, Ray McBerry, and Jeff Chapman. On the Democratic side, things are not quite as hectic, with 4 usual suspects: Roy Barnes, David Poythress, DuBose Porter, and Thurbert Baker. The Libertarians have a single candidate currently running, John Monds.
Honestly, expect one of those people to be your next Governor. Exactly which one is up for debate, and will be probably for the next 14 months or so. (Though in roughly 10 months, that list of 12 gets pared down to 3.)
However, there are some other candidates who have officially filed that you may not be aware of, and I wanted to at least mention their existence:
Daniel Alvin, who filed as a Democrat and lives in Savannah
Al Bartell, apparently running as an Independent, lives in Atlanta and his voicemail says he is a “Master Consultant”.
Carl Camon, the current Mayor of Ray City, running as a Democrat
Robert Ingram, running as a Democrat, lives in Hephzibah
Matthew Jamison, of Atlanta, no party listed. Even more interesting is that the phone numbers on his filing are either wrong numbers or have been disconnected. Is filing for Governor really that cheap, or did this guy just have some money he had no idea what to do with?
Berry LaSalle Perkins, also of Atlanta, also no party listed.
Here’s the thing: With Georgia’s ballot access laws as draconian as they are, you will never see these guys running with no party on a ballot. Not unless they can somehow convince 5% of the registered voters statewide to sign a petition to get them on it – and that would require a MASSIVE ground game, one that you would think would at least have a website or SOME kind of news article about it.
Even guys who are purportedly running for the Democratic Party nomination, such as Alvin and Ingram, need to set up some kind of website and get some kind of game going if they expect to be taken seriously. Heck, even Carl Camon has a website, and most barely expect him to get the full Ray City vote in the Primary!
But hey, all of these people have decided to run, and I wanted to at least mention them one time, just in case you were under the impression that you didn’t have any options at the polls! 
