The 2010 United States Senate election in Georgia took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent
Republican
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U.S. Senator
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Johnny Isakson
John Hardy Isakson (December 28, 1944 – December 19, 2021) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He represented in the United State ...
won re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*
Mike Thurmond
Michael L. Thurmond (born 5 January 1953) is an American author, attorney and politician serving as the chief executive officer of DeKalb County, Georgia. A Democrat, he was previously a representative in the Georgia Assembly.
Thurmond served as ...
, Commissioner of Labor
*
RJ Hadley, chief of staff to the
Rockdale County Commission
Polling
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
*
Johnny Isakson
John Hardy Isakson (December 28, 1944 – December 19, 2021) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He represented in the United State ...
, incumbent
Class III U.S. Senator
Results
General election
Candidates
* Chuck Donovan (L), airline pilot
*
Johnny Isakson
John Hardy Isakson (December 28, 1944 – December 19, 2021) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He represented in the United State ...
(R), incumbent
Class III U.S. Senator
*
Mike Thurmond
Michael L. Thurmond (born 5 January 1953) is an American author, attorney and politician serving as the chief executive officer of DeKalb County, Georgia. A Democrat, he was previously a representative in the Georgia Assembly.
Thurmond served as ...
(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." 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." 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.
Debates
* October 24
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Predictions
Polling
:* Note: There is only one "other" candidate: Chuck Donovan.
Fundraising
Results
See also
* List of United States senators from Georgia
Georgia was admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788. The state has had senators since the 1st Congress. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in Mar 1861 owing to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from February 1871.
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References
External links
Elections Division
of the Georgia Secretary of State
U.S. Congress candidates for Georgia
at Project Vote Smart
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Georgia U.S. Senate
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Campaign contributions
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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
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2010 Georgia Senate Race
from Real Clear Politics
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2010 Georgia Senate Race
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Race profile
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;Official campaign websites (Archived)
Chuck Donovan for U.S. Senate
RJ Hadley for U.S. Senate
Johnny Isakson for U.S. Senate
incumbent
Mike Thurmond for U.S. Senate
{{United States elections, 2010
2010 Georgia (U.S. state) elections
Georgia
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