 Mark Burkhalter (R) served as Speaker pro tempore during the same period, and was acting Speaker when the House reconvened on Jan. 11, 2010, at which time the House elected David Ralston and Jan Jones.While no seat changed party control from the previous session, the beginning of the 150th Georgia General Assembly still saw five new state senators.Two of these new senators defeated the incumbent in the runoff for their parties' primaries.