2010Final results
2010 election for U.S. Senate in Georgia
U.S. Senate · Georgia
Johnny Isakson (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Michael "mike" Thurmond (D) by 19.3 points.
Johnny IsaksonRepublican · winner
58.3%1,489,904
Michael "mike" ThurmondDemocrat
39.0%996,516
Chuck DonovanLibertarian
2.7%68,750
2,555,258 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Michael "mike" ThurmondJohnny Isakson
$336.9K
Raised by the campaign
$6.5M
$336.2K
Spent by the campaign
$7.6M
$731
Cash on hand
$1.2M
Other candidates' campaigns: Chuck Donovan $12.8K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010