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{{Short description|American politician and 80th Governor of the U.S. State of Georgia}}
{{for|the British-American actor|T. Roy Barnes}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name          = Roy Barnes
|image         = Governor Roy Barnes.jpg
|order         = 80th [[List of governors of Georgia|Governor of Georgia]]
|lieutenant    = [[Mark Taylor (American politician)|Mark Taylor]]
|term_start    = January 11, 1999
|term_end      = January 13, 2003
|predecessor   = [[Zell Miller]]
|successor     = [[Sonny Perdue]]
|state_house1  = Georgia
|district1     = 33rd
|term_start1   = November 3, 1992
|term_end1     = November 3, 1998
|predecessor1  = Constituency established
|successor1    = [[Don Wix]]
|state_senate2 = Georgia State
|district2     = 33rd
|term_start2   = November 5, 1974
|term_end2     = November 6, 1990
|predecessor2  = Jack Henderson 
|successor2    = [[Steve Thompson (Georgia politician)|Steve Thompson]]
|birth_name    = Roy Eugene Barnes
|birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1948|3|11}}
|birth_place   = [[Mableton, Georgia]], U.S.
|death_date    = 
|death_place   = 
|party         = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse        = {{marriage|Marie Dobbs|1970}}
|children      = 3
|education     = [[University of Georgia]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Juris Doctor|JD]])
|allegiance    = {{flag|United States}}
|branch        = {{army|United States}}
|unit          = [[United States Army Reserves]]
}}
'''Roy Eugene Barnes''' (born March 11, 1948)<ref name="Governors">Cook, James F. (2005).  ''The Governors of Georgia, 1754-2004, 3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded.''  Macon, GA: Mercer University Press.</ref> is an American attorney and politician who served as the [[List of Governors of Georgia|80th Governor of the U.S. State of Georgia]] from 1999 to 2003.<ref name="Governors" /> {{As of|2022}}, he is the most recent Democrat to hold the office of Governor of Georgia.

A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Georgia Senate]] from 1974 to 1990, Barnes ran unsuccessfully for Governor in [[1990 Georgia gubernatorial election|1990]], losing to [[Lieutenant governor of Georgia|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Zell Miller]] in the Democratic primary. Barnes then served in the [[Georgia House of Representatives]] from 1992 to 1998. He ran for governor again in [[1998 Georgia gubernatorial election|1998]], handily winning the primary and general elections.

In 2003, Barnes was awarded the [[Profile in Courage Award]] by the [[John F. Kennedy Library]] for his success while Governor of minimizing the [[Confederate battle flag|Confederate battle emblem]] on the [[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia state flag]] despite the political fallout.<ref name="Roylaw">[http://www.barneslawgroup.com/Attorneys/RoyEBarnes.aspx Roy E. Barnes], ''Barnes Law Group'', Marietta, GA: Barnes Law Group, 2014, Retrieved 14 May 2014.</ref> It is widely believed that his support of the flag change significantly contributed to his re-election defeat in [[2002 Georgia gubernatorial election|2002]].<ref name="Roylaw" /><ref name="jfklibrary1">{{Cite web|title=Roy Barnes {{!}} JFK Library|url=https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/profile-in-courage-award/award-recipients/roy-barnes-2003|access-date=2021-01-27|website=www.jfklibrary.org}}</ref>

After his defeat, he resumed the practice of law and co-chaired the [[Aspen Institute]] Commission on [[No Child Left Behind Act]]. He returned to politics when he ran for governor again [[2010 Georgia gubernatorial election|in 2010]], losing to Republican [[Nathan Deal]].<ref name="roy1">{{cite web|url=http://www.roy2010.com/images/stories/1b.pdf |title=Press Notification |access-date=August 29, 2010}}</ref>

==Early life, education, and family==
Roy Barnes was born on March 11, 1948,<ref name="Governors" /><ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2132&hl=y |title=New Georgia Encyclopedia: Roy Barnes (b. 1948) |publisher=Georgiaencyclopedia.org |access-date=August 29, 2010}}</ref> in [[Mableton, Georgia]]. His family owned a general store, which gave him his first exposure to politics as he listened to the conversations of the store patrons.<ref name="Governors" /><ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/><ref name="aspeninstitute1">{{cite web |url=http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/no-child-left-behind/about-commission/commissioners-staff/governor-roy-e-barnes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017064921/http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/no-child-left-behind/about-commission/commissioners-staff/governor-roy-e-barnes |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 17, 2009 |title=Governor Roy E. Barnes |publisher=The Aspen Institute |date=August 23, 2010 |access-date=August 29, 2010 }}</ref>

Upon his graduation from [[South Cobb High School]], Barnes enrolled at the [[University of Georgia]].<ref name="Governors" /><ref name="Roylaw" /><ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/> He was active on the debate team;<ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/> and spent his summers returning home to work in the family store.<ref name="Governors" /> He graduated with a degree in history in 1969;<ref name="Governors" /> and one year later married Marie Dobbs of [[Marietta, Georgia]], with whom he has had three children.<ref name="Governors" /><ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/><ref name="aspeninstitute1"/>

After college, Barnes enrolled in the [[University of Georgia School of Law]].<ref name="Governors" /><ref name="Roylaw" /><ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/> While there, he was elected president of the student bar association, and was named outstanding senior.<ref name="Governors" /><ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/> He graduated from law school in 1972 with honors,<ref name="Governors" /> and returned to [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb County]] to work as a prosecutor in the [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb County]] [[District Attorney|District Attorney's Office]]<ref name="Governors" /><ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/><ref name="aspeninstitute1"/> after serving four months in the Army.<ref name="Governors" />

==Georgia General Assembly==
===Georgia Senate===
Barnes’ political career began in 1974, when he was elected by the citizens of [[Mableton, Georgia|Mableton]] to the [[Georgia State Senate]].<ref name="Governors" /><ref name="aspeninstitute1"/> Upon his election, Barnes became the youngest member of the [[Georgia State Senate|Georgia Senate]] at age 26.<ref name="Governors" /><ref name="Roylaw" /><ref name="barneslawgroup1">{{cite web |url=http://www.barneslawgroup.com/attorneys/roy-barnes/ |title=Attorney Profile, Roy E. Barnes, Georgia Commercial Litigation |publisher=Barnes Law Group |access-date=August 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214204740/http://barneslawgroup.com/attorneys/roy-barnes/ |archive-date=February 14, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Barnes went on to serve eight terms in the Georgia Senate.<ref name="Governors" /><ref name="Roylaw" /><ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/>

After his second term, he was named floor leader to Governor [[Joe Frank Harris]],<ref name="Governors" /><ref name="Roylaw" /> and was appointed chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.<ref name="Roylaw" /><ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/> During his tenure in the Georgia Senate, he also served on the Senate Appropriations, Rules, and Transportation committees, and had a major leadership role in rewriting the [[Georgia (U.S. state) Constitution|Georgia constitution]] as chair of the Select Committee on Constitutional Revision.<ref name="Roylaw" /><ref name="barneslawgroup1"/>

===1990 gubernatorial election===
After eight terms in the Georgia Senate, Barnes entered the [[Georgia gubernatorial election, 1990|1990 gubernatorial election]].<ref name="Roylaw" /><ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/>  He faced [[List of mayors of Atlanta|Atlanta Mayor]] [[Andrew Young]] and [[Lieutenant governor of Georgia|Lt. Governor]] [[Zell Miller]]<ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/> in the Democratic Primary.<ref>[[Zell Miller]]</ref>  Barnes was defeated by Miller,<ref name="Governors" /> who later won the [[Georgia gubernatorial election, 1990|election]] and became an ally of Barnes.<ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/>

===Georgia House of Representatives===
Barnes returned to politics in 1992, when he was elected to the [[Georgia House of Representatives]].<ref name="Roylaw" />  He was appointed vice chair of the Judiciary Committee, and chair of the Subcommittee on General Law.<ref name="Roylaw" />  During his tenure in the Georgia House, he also served on the Rules and Banks, and Banking Committees.<ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/>

Barnes was a founding board member of Georgia State Bank located in Mableton, GA. He served on the bank's board of directors from 1986 until 1997 when he resigned to run for Governor. In addition to Georgia State Bank, Barnes has been involved with other community banks in Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.westsidebank.net/about-us/board-of-directors|title=Board of Directors › Westside Bank}}</ref>

==Governor of Georgia==
===1998 gubernatorial election===
In 1998, Barnes ran for governor again, this time defeating [[Secretary of State of Georgia|Secretary of State]] [[Lewis A. Massey]] to win the Democratic primary.<ref name="georgia1">{{cite web|url=http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/1998_0721/federal.htm |title=July 21, 1998 – Federal and Statewide |publisher=Sos.georgia.gov |access-date=August 29, 2010}}</ref> Running on the themes of education reform and health care reform,<ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/> he defeated [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] businessman [[Guy Millner]] in the [[Georgia gubernatorial election, 1998|general election]] with a victory of 53% to 44% to become the 80th Governor of Georgia.<ref name="Roylaw" /><ref name="georgia2">{{cite web|url=http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/1998_1103/federal.htm |title=11/3/98 – Federal and Statewide |publisher=Sos.georgia.gov |access-date=August 29, 2010}}</ref>

The Democrats retained control of both houses of the [[Georgia General Assembly|legislature]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/1999_00/index.htm |title=General Assembly of Georgia |publisher=Legis.state.ga.us |access-date=August 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227195008/http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/1999_00/index.htm |archive-date=February 27, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and retained all but two state level offices (Republicans were elected [[Insurance Commissioner]] and [[Superintendent (education)|School Superintendent]]).<ref name="georgia2"/>

===Record as governor===

In January 1999 after being elected governor, Barnes’ first act of his new administration was to sign an order banning all lobbyist gifts to the 56,000 employees working in the state government's executive branch.<ref name="Governors" />

Barnes also took executive action to change the flag of the state of Georgia, despite vocal opposition.<ref name="Governors" /><ref name="Trend">[http://www.georgiatrend.com/neely-young/embattled-battle-flag.shtml Embattled battle flag], ''Georgia Trend'', Norcross, GA: Georgia Trend, February 2004, Young, N., Retrieved 14 May 2014.</ref>  The [[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)|state flag]] had featured the [[Confederate battle flag|Confederate battle emblem]] since 1956.<ref name="Trend" />

Barnes' education reform measures<ref name="Governors" /> included eliminating tenure for newly hired teachers<ref>[http://onlineathens.com/stories/011400/new_0114000004.shtml Barnes calls for teacher bonuses and to end tenure], ''Online Athens'', Athens, GA: Athens Banner-Herald, 14 January 2000, Jones, W.C., Retrieved 14 May 2014.</ref><ref name="Lobby">[http://savannahnow.com/stories/020800/LOCedopponents.shtml Teacher group lobbies against ending tenure], ''Savannahnow.com'', Savannah, GA: Savannah Morning News, 8 February 2000, Jones, W.C., Retrieved 14 May 2014.</ref> and ending [[social promotion]] by requiring students to pass a test before advancing to the next grade.<ref name="Chronicle">[http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2001/02/09/met_305761.shtml Barnes calls for end of social promotion], ''The Augusta Chronicle'', Augusta, GA: The Augusta Chronicle, 9 February 2001, Morris News Service: Williams, D., Martin, J., Sparks, P., Retrieved 14 May 2014.</ref> Teachers did not support his proposals for ending tenure and other protections for new teachers,<ref name="Lobby" /> but Georgia's Department of Education supported his calls for ending social promotion.<ref name="Chronicle" />

Georgia's Child Advocate Office within Georgia's Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) was established by Barnes as a result of the death of five-year-old [[Terrell Peterson]], whose care was under State supervision at the time of his death.<ref name="Terrell">[http://www.gahsc.org/terrell/law12.html State failed Terrell Peterson, Barnes says at bill signing], ''Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children'', reprinted with permission from ''Atlanta Journal Constitution'', Atlanta, GA: Cox Interactive Media; 7 April 2000, Martz, R., Retrieved 14 May 2014.</ref> Barnes signed the [[Terrell Peterson|Terrell Peterson Act]] to protect children at risk of death due to abuse, also as a result of Terrell's death.<ref name="Terrell" />

Barnes proposed highway safety measures to curb teen driving in an attempt to save lives of young drivers who are killed in automobile crashes.<ref name="Chronicle" />  Barnes proposed a curfew for teens at 10 pm, a limit on passengers riding in their vehicles, and a ban on 16-year-olds driving without adult supervision in 18 Metropolitan Atlanta counties.<ref name="Chronicle" />

Further, Barnes supported the building of the [[Outer Perimeter|Northern Arc]], an outer perimeter north of Atlanta, which met with opposition from the locals.<ref name="Governors" />

During most of his tenure, his former law partner, State Senator [[Charles B. Tanksley]], who is now a current law partner,<ref name="Lawpractice" /> served as his floor manager in the [[Georgia Senate]].

===2002 gubernatorial election===
Facing re-election, Barnes lost<ref name="Roylaw" /> in an upset in November 2002 as part of a larger Republican [[United States midterm election|midterm sweep]].<ref name="georgia3">{{cite web|url=http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2002_1105/federal.htm |title=11/5/2002 – Federal and Statewide |publisher=Sos.georgia.gov |access-date=August 29, 2010}}</ref> Although some commentators have pointed to the ire of voters opposing the flag change<ref name="Roylaw" /> and his upsetting of teachers as leading to his defeat, the cause was finally attributed toward a strong shift to GOP within that election cycle across many offices in the State of Georgia, at that time.<ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/> Barnes was defeated by [[Sonny Perdue]], the first Republican to be elected Governor of Georgia since [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]].<ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/><ref name="georgia3"/>

According to the February 2004 issue of ''Georgia Trend'', "Democrat Roy Barnes was one of the most powerful governors in history.<ref name="Trend" /> His nickname 'King Roy' was an affectionate term accorded him by supporters because he knew how to pull the levers and make things happen in the legislature."<ref name="Trend" />  Barnes was also known as a powerful 'suburban governor.'<ref name="Governors" />

==Return to legal career==
[[File:Roy Barnes & Max Cleland (2234135980).jpg|thumb|Barnes and former US Senator [[Max Cleland]]]]
Following his defeat, Barnes decided to lend his talents to a legal aid organization,<ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/> the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc., working for six months as a full-time volunteer. During this time, he provided legal advice to indigent clients [[pro bono]], and established a website outlining the rights of consumers: www.myconsumerrights.com.<ref name="aspeninstitute1"/>

===Profile in Courage Award===
For his leadership in minimizing the [[Confederate battle flag|Confederate battle emblem]] on the [[Georgia state flag]] despite the political fallout,<ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1"/> Barnes was awarded the 2003 [[Profile in Courage Award]] by the [[John F. Kennedy Library]].<ref name="jfklibrary1"/><ref name="Trend" />

===Barnes Law Group===
Upon completing his service at Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Barnes founded the Barnes Law Group with his daughter, Allison Barnes Salter; son-in-law, John Salter; and long-time law partner, [[Charles Tanksley]].<ref name="Lawpractice">[http://www.barneslawgroup.com/Attorneys.aspx Attorneys], ''Barnes Law Group'', Marietta, GA: Barnes Law Group, 2014, Retrieved 14 May 2014.</ref>  The Barnes Law Group continues Barnes' private law practice<ref name="Lawpractice" /> which began in 1975 when he formed his first law firm.<ref name="barneslawgroup1"/>

====Georgia Supreme Court rulings as attorney====

The Georgia Supreme Court, on June 11, 2007, unanimously dismissed a legal challenge to the state's [[voter ID laws|voter ID law]].<ref name="ID">[http://onlineathens.com/stories/061107/news_voterid.shtml State Supreme Court dismisses legal challenge to voter ID law], ''Online Athens'', Athens, GA: Athens Banner-Herald, 11 June 2007, Retrieved 14 May 2014.</ref>  Barnes argued before the court that the voter identification law was unconstitutional because Plaintiff Rosalind Lake - a first-time voter after having moved to Georgia - did not have a driver's license, and was therefore excluded in a discriminatory manner.<ref name="ID" />

The state's highest court, however, stated that Lake, the only plaintiff in the case, had photograph identification through MARTA,<ref name="ID" /> the area's mass transit system, as a result of needed disability access to it, that would have qualified her to vote in July 2006, so she did not have legal standing to file suit.<ref name="ID" />  Justice Harold Melton wrote that since Lake had photograph identification that was acceptable for voting, in-person, under the 2006 Act, she did not have standing to challenge the state's voter identification law as an unconstitutional restriction on her voting rights.<ref name="ID" />

Previously, Georgians could show one of 17 forms of identification, including those without photos, such as utility bills, to check in at the polls.<ref name="ID" /> Supporters said it would increase voter confidence through a better verification process.  Legislators revised the law and made it easier for people to get free photo cards for voting, but the rules were repeatedly barred from implementation until early 2008.<ref>[http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories/2008/05/29/voter_id_lawsuit.html The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality...], ''Atlanta Journal Constitution'', Atlanta, GA: Atlanta Journal Constitution, 29 May 2008.</ref>

==Aspen Institute Commission on No Child Left Behind==

On February 14, 2006, the [[Aspen Institute]] announced the forming of the Commission on [[No Child Left Behind Act|No Child Left Behind]].  Barnes, along with former Secretary of Health and Human Services [[Tommy Thompson]], was named co-chair of the commission.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/no-child-left-behind/about-commission/secretary-tommy-g-thompson-governor-roy-e |title=Secretary Tommy G. Thompson and Governor Roy E. Barnes Announce Commission on No Child Left Behind |publisher=The Aspen Institute |date=August 23, 2010 |access-date=August 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724054112/http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/no-child-left-behind/about-commission/secretary-tommy-g-thompson-governor-roy-e |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

According to its mission, the commission "is a bipartisan effort to identify and build support for improvements in federal education policy to spur academic achievement and close persistent [[Achievement gap in the United States|achievement gaps]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/no-child-left-behind/about-commission |title=About the Commission |publisher=The Aspen Institute |date=August 23, 2010 |access-date=August 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090511125047/http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/no-child-left-behind/about-commission |archive-date=May 11, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==2010 gubernatorial election==
{{See also|2010 Georgia gubernatorial election}}
Barnes announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Georgia in the 2010 election on June 3, 2009 in his hometown of [[Marietta, Georgia]].<ref name="roy1"/>

Barnes’ campaign, Roy 2010, emphasized growing jobs, securing water sources, improving education, and expanding transportation options.<ref>[http://www.roy2010.com/issues Issues], ''Roy 2010'', Georgia, Retrieved 2010 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530001513/http://www.roy2010.com/issues |date=May 30, 2010 }}</ref>
Barnes won the 2010 Democratic Primary on July 20, 2010, and faced off against [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Nathan Deal]] and [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] [[John Monds]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Governor/2010/GA |title=The 2010 Results Maps |publisher=Politico.Com |access-date=August 29, 2010}}</ref>

On November 2, 2010, Barnes conceded to Deal as the Republican rode a wave of GOP backing in the [[United States elections, 2010|2010 midterm elections]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/georgia-election-deal-defeats-714575.html|title=Deal defeats Barnes to take Governor's Mansion |publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=September 3, 2010}}</ref>

==Electoral history==

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  |candidate  = [[DuBose Porter]]
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  |party      = Republican Party (US)
  |candidate  = [[Sonny Perdue]]
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  |party      = Libertarian Party (US)
  |candidate  = Gary Hayes
  |votes      = 47,122
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  |party      = Republican Party (US)
  |candidate  = [[Guy Millner]]
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  |party      = Libertarian Party (US)
  |candidate  = Jack Cashin
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  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = Lewis A. Massey
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  |candidate  = Morris James
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  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
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  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = Lewis A. Massey
  |votes      = 135,920
  |percentage = 27.9
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = Carlton Myers
  |votes      = 4,853
  |percentage = 1.0
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = [[David Poythress]]
  |votes      = 65,860
  |percentage = 13.5
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=Georgia State Representative District 33 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/1996_1105/house.htm |title=11/5/96 – State House |publisher=Sos.georgia.gov |access-date=August 29, 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = Roy E. Barnes (incumbent)
  |votes      = 8,054
  |percentage = 70.2
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (US)
  |candidate  = Michael G. Greene
  |votes      = 3,423
  |percentage = 29.8
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=Georgia State Representative District 33 1996 – Democratic Primary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/1996_0709/house.htm |title=7/9/96 – State House |publisher=Sos.georgia.gov |access-date=August 29, 2010}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = Roy E. Barnes (incumbent)
  |votes      = 1,078
  |percentage = 100.0
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
{{portal bar|Biography|Georgia (U.S. state)}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
* [http://roy2010.com/ Roy Barnes for Governor] ''official campaign site''
* [http://www.barneslawgroup.com Barnes Law Group]
* [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2132&sug=y Roy Barnes] at the [[New Georgia Encyclopedia]]
* [http://www.gpb.org/lawmakers-tv/videos/lawmakers-flashbacks Lawmakers Flashbacks] at [[Georgia Public Broadcasting]]
* [http://www.jfklibrary.org/Education+and+Public+Programs/Profile+in+Courage+Award/ Profile in Courage Award] from the [[John F. Kennedy Library]]
* [http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/no-child-left-behind Commission on No Child Left Behind] at the [[Aspen Institute]]
* {{C-SPAN|57747}}

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