<page_title> Nathan Deal </page_title> <section_title> Electoral history </section_title> <table> <cell> Nathan Deal <col_header> Georgia Republican primary runoff gubernatorial election, 2010 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 291,035 <col_header> Georgia Republican primary runoff gubernatorial election, 2010 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 50.2% <col_header> Georgia Republican primary runoff gubernatorial election, 2010 </col_header> </cell> <cell> Karen Handel <col_header> Georgia Republican primary runoff gubernatorial election, 2010 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 288,516 <col_header> Georgia Republican primary runoff gubernatorial election, 2010 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 49.8% <col_header> Georgia Republican primary runoff gubernatorial election, 2010 </col_header> </cell> </table>
Deal defeated Handel 50.2%-49.8%, a difference of just 2,519 votes.