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2010 United States Senate election in Georgia

The 2010 United States Senate election in Georgia took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson won re-election to a second term.[1]

2010 United States Senate election in Georgia
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Nominee Johnny Isakson Mike Thurmond
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,489,904 996,516
Percentage 58.31% 39.00%
Isakson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Thurmond:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No data
U.S. senator before election

Johnny Isakson
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Johnny Isakson
Republican

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Polling

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Poll source Dates administered Michael Thurmond RJ Hadley Undecided
Survey USA[2] June 14–17, 2010 68% 11% 22%
Survey USA[3] July 7–8, 2010 64% 13% 23%

Results

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Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Thurmond 297,226 84.3%
Democratic RJ Hadley 55,159 15.7%
Total votes 352,385 100.0%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Johnny Isakson (incumbent) 558,298 100.00%
Total votes 558,298 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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Campaign

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Thurmond was the underdog in trying to become the first African-American to serve Georgia in the U.S. Senate. Thurmond claimed, "Polls are irrelevant. As everyone knows, the only poll that counts is the election on November 2."[7] Isakson defended his record, saying, "Big business is not evil. If you didn't have big business, you wouldn't have jobs in America today."[8] Despite the fact all political prognosticators classified the race as being safe for Isakson by August 20, he stated that Thurmond was a potentially formidable candidate, and that he would take nothing for granted.[9]

Debates

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[11] Solid R October 26, 2010
Rothenberg[12] Safe R October 22, 2010
RealClearPolitics[13] Safe R October 26, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[14] Safe R October 21, 2010
CQ Politics[15] Safe R October 26, 2010

Polling

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Poll source Dates administered Johnny Isakson (R) Michael Thurmond (D) Chuck Donovan (L) Other* Undecided
Rasmussen Reports[16] April 22, 2010 51% 35% –– –– ––
Rasmussen Reports[17] May 20, 2010 57% 30% –– 6% 8%
Rasmussen Reports[18] August 11, 2010 55% 41% –– 2% 2%
Insider Advantage[19] August 17, 2010 47% 35% 7% –– 11%
Survey USA[20] September 10–12, 2010 56% 34% 6% –– 4%
Mason-Dixon[21] September 19, 2010 52% 33% 4% –– 11%
Rasmussen Reports[22] September 21, 2010 52% 36% 6% –– 6%
Insider Advantage[23] September 27, 2010 61% 29% 3% –– 7%
Rasmussen Reports[24] October 6, 2010 53% 38% 5% 1% 3%
SurveyUSA[25] October 21–24, 2010 58% 34% 5% –– 3%
Rasmussen Reports[26] October 24, 2010 59% 29% 5% 3% 4%
Mason-Dixon[27] October 26–28, 2010 56% 33% 4% 0% 7%
* Note: There is only one "other" candidate: Chuck Donovan.

Fundraising

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Candidate (party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt
Johnny Isakson (R) $5,943,285 $5,650,138 $2,588,284 $0
Michael Thurmond (D) $288,666 $202,610 $86,055 $5,220
Source: Federal Election Commission[28]

Results

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United States Senate election in Georgia, 2010[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Johnny Isakson (incumbent) 1,489,904 58.31% +0.43%
Democratic Michael Thurmond 996,516 39.00% −0.98%
Libertarian Chuck Donovan 68,750 2.69% +0.55%
Write-in 88 0.00% N/A
Total votes 2,555,258 100.00%
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Galloway, Jim (May 8, 2008). "Isakson says he won't run for governor, will seek re-election to U.S. Senate". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  2. ^ Survey USA
  3. ^ Survey USA
  4. ^ "7/20/2010 - United States Senator, Isakson". Sos.georgia.gov. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  5. ^ "7/20/2010 - United States Senator, Isakson". Sos.georgia.gov. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  6. ^ "Online Guide to Georgia Politics". Politics1. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  7. ^ "Thurmond looks to oust senator". OnlineAthens.com.
  8. ^ For incumbent Sen. Isakson, it's all business » Local News » The Daily Citizen, Dalton, GA
  9. ^ Race looks tough for Isakson's competitors | ajc.com
  10. ^ US Senate debate in Atlanta October 24 – Submit your questions
  11. ^ "Senate". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  12. ^ "Senate Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  13. ^ "Battle for the Senate". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  14. ^ "2010 Senate Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  15. ^ "Race Ratings Chart: Senate". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  16. ^ Rasmussen Reports
  17. ^ Rasmussen Reports [permanent dead link‍]
  18. ^ Rasmussen Reports
  19. ^ Insider Advantage
  20. ^ Survey USA
  21. ^ Mason-Dixon Archived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ Rasmussen Reports
  23. ^ Insider Advantage
  24. ^ Rasmussen Reports
  25. ^ SurveyUSA
  26. ^ Rasmussen Reports
  27. ^ Mason-Dixon [permanent dead link‍]
  28. ^ "2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Georgia". fec.gov. Retrieved May 1, 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  29. ^ 11/2/2010 - United States Senator, Isakson
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Official campaign websites (archived)

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