In elections for statewide offices in Georgia today, 09/13/10, 7 weeks until votes are counted, Republican candidates defeat their Democratic opponents in each of 5 contests polled by SurveyUSA exclusively for WXIA-TV and V103-FM in Atlanta and WMAZ-TV in Macon:* Governor — Deal Blocks Barnes’ Bid For 2nd Term: Republican Nathan Deal gets 49%, Democrat Roy Barnes, who was elected Governor in 1998 but defeated in 2002, gets 38%. Current incumbent Republican Sonny Perdue is term-limited from seeking a 3rd term. Republicans are positioned to hold the seat.

* US Senate — Isakson Wins 2nd Term, Gets Majority of Votes Among Men, Women, Young, Old, & Throughout Georgia. Incumbent Johnny Isakson 56%, Democratic challenger Mike Thurmond 34%. Republicans are positioned to hold the seat.

* Lieutenant Governor — Casey Cagle Wins 2nd Term, 19 Points Atop Democrat Carol Porter. Republicans are positioned to hold the seat.

* Attorney General — Republican Sam Olens Defeats Democrat Ken Hodges in Race for Open Seat.
* School Superintendent — GOP Ex-Principal John Barge Defeats Democrat Joe Martin.

In each contest, roughly 8 in 10 partisan voters vote for their party’s candidate, but Independents strongly favor the Republican — by margins of more than 2:1 in the Governor, Senate, Lieutenant Governor, and School Superintendent races, and by a smaller but still significant 18 points in the race for Attorney General.