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]
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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Poll source | Dates administered | Michael Thurmond | RJ Hadley | Undecided |
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Survey USA | June 14–17, 2010 | 68% | 11% | 22% |
Survey USA | July 7–8, 2010 | 64% | 13% | 23% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael Thurmond | 297,226 | 84.3% | |
Democratic | RJ Hadley | 55,159 | 15.7% | |
Total votes | 352,385 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Johnny Isakson (incumbent) | 558,298 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 558,298 | 100.00% |
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."[5] 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."[6] 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.[7]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Cook Political Report[9] | Solid R | October 26, 2010 |
Rothenberg[10] | Safe R | October 22, 2010 |
RealClearPolitics[11] | Safe R | October 26, 2010 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] | Safe R | October 21, 2010 |
CQ Politics[13] | Safe R | October 26, 2010 |
Poll source | Dates administered | Johnny Isakson (R) | Michael Thurmond (D) | Chuck Donovan (L) | Other* | Undecided |
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Rasmussen Reports | April 22, 2010 | 51% | 35% | –– | –– | –– |
Rasmussen Reports[permanent dead link] | May 20, 2010 | 57% | 30% | –– | 6% | 8% |
Rasmussen Reports | August 11, 2010 | 55% | 41% | –– | 2% | 2% |
Insider Advantage | August 17, 2010 | 47% | 35% | 7% | –– | 11% |
Survey USA | September 10–12, 2010 | 56% | 34% | 6% | –– | 4% |
Mason-Dixon | September 19, 2010 | 52% | 33% | 4% | –– | 11% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 21, 2010 | 52% | 36% | 6% | –– | 6% |
Insider Advantage | September 27, 2010 | 61% | 29% | 3% | –– | 7% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 6, 2010 | 53% | 38% | 5% | 1% | 3% |
SurveyUSA | October 21–24, 2010 | 58% | 34% | 5% | –– | 3% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 24, 2010 | 59% | 29% | 5% | 3% | 4% |
Mason-Dixon[permanent dead link] | October 26–28, 2010 | 56% | 33% | 4% | 0% | 7% |
Candidate (party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt |
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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[14] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |