2010 United States Senate election in Georgia

2010 United States Senate election in Georgia
	November 2, 2010
	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

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]

Democratic primary

Candidates

RJ Hadley, chief of staff to the Rockdale County Commission
Mike Thurmond, Commissioner of Labor

Polling

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

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

Candidates

Johnny Isakson, incumbent Class III U.S. Senator

Results

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

General election

Candidates

Chuck Donovan (L), airline pilot^[6]
Johnny Isakson (R), incumbent Class III U.S. Senator
Mike Thurmond (D), Commissioner of Labor

Campaign

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

October 24^[10]

Predictions

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

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

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

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

Rockdale (largest town: Conyers)
Terrell (largest city: Dawson)
Bibb (largest city: Macon)
Jefferson (largest city: Louisville)
Warren (largest city: Warrenton)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Baker (largest city: Newton)

References

^ 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.
^ Survey USA
^ Survey USA
^ "7/20/2010 - United States Senator, Isakson". Sos.georgia.gov. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
^ "7/20/2010 - United States Senator, Isakson". Sos.georgia.gov. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
^ "Online Guide to Georgia Politics". Politics1. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
^ "Thurmond looks to oust senator". OnlineAthens.com.
^ For incumbent Sen. Isakson, it's all business » Local News » The Daily Citizen, Dalton, GA
^ Race looks tough for Isakson's competitors | ajc.com
^ US Senate debate in Atlanta October 24 – Submit your questions
^ "Senate". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
^ "Senate Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
^ "Battle for the Senate". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
^ "2010 Senate Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
^ "Race Ratings Chart: Senate". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ Insider Advantage
^ Survey USA
^ Mason-Dixon Archived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ Insider Advantage
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ SurveyUSA
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ Mason-Dixon
^ "2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Georgia". fec.gov. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
^ 11/2/2010 - United States Senator, Isakson

External links

Elections Division of the Georgia Secretary of State
U.S. Congress candidates for Georgia at Project Vote Smart
Georgia U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions from Open Secrets
2010 Georgia Senate General Election: Sen. Johnny Isakson (R) vs Michael Thurmond (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Election 2010: Georgia Senate from Rasmussen Reports
2010 Georgia Senate Race from Real Clear Politics
2010 Georgia Senate Race from CQ Politics
Race profile from The New York Times

Official campaign websites (archived)

[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

[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

[28] "2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Georgia". fec.gov. Retrieved May 1, 2010.

[29] 11/2/2010 - United States Senator, Isakson

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Campaign

Debates

Predictions

Polling

Fundraising

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References

External links