Suvarna Garge (Editor)

United States Senate election in Georgia, 2010

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
1,489,904
  
996,516

Start date
  
November 2, 2010

58.3%
  
39.0%

United States Senate election in Georgia, 2010 httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

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.

Contents

Candidates

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

    • Candidates

  • Johnny Isakson, incumbent Class III U.S. Senator

    • Candidates

  • Chuck Donovan (L), airline pilot
  • 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." Isakson has 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 prognasticars 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

    • Polling

    * Note: There is only one "other" candidate: Chuck Donovan.

    References

    United States Senate election in Georgia, 2010 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA