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Isakson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Barksdale: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Georgia |
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The 2016 United States Senate election in Georgia was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Georgia, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primary election for the Republican and Democratic parties took place on May 24, 2016. [1]
Incumbent Senator Johnny Isakson won re-election to a third term in office by a wide margin. [2] He later resigned from the Senate on December 31, 2019 due to health issues. As of 2024, this remains the last time Republicans won a Senate election in Georgia, as well as the last time that suburban Gwinnett and Henry counties have voted Republican in a statewide election. It also remains the last time that any statewide candidate has won an election in Georgia by double digits, and the last time that any U.S. Senate candidate in Georgia has won without a runoff. This is the most recent and the last United States Senate election in Georgia in which the winning candidate won a majority of Georgia's counties.
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Johnny Isakson |
Another candidate |
Undecided |
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InsiderAdvantage | June 11–14, 2015 | 492 | ± 4.4% | 50% | 26% | 24% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Johnny Isakson (incumbent) | 447,661 | 77.50% | |
Republican | Derrick Grayson | 69,101 | 11.96% | |
Republican | Mary Kay Bacallao | 60,898 | 10.54% | |
Total votes | 577,660 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Barksdale | 166,627 | 53.74% | |
Democratic | Cheryl Copeland | 130,822 | 42.19% | |
Democratic | John Coyne | 12,604 | 4.07% | |
Total votes | 310,053 | 100.00% |
Allen Buckley won the nomination at the March 5, 2016, nominating convention in Marietta. [39]
Dates | Location | Isakson | Barksdale | Buckley | Link |
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October 21, 2016 | Atlanta, Georgia | Participant | Participant | Participant | Full debate - C-SPAN |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org. |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Johnny Isakson (R) |
Jim Barksdale (D) |
Allen Buckley (L) |
Other | Undecided |
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SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016 | 2,419 | ± 4.6% | 47% | 41% | 8% | — | 4% |
WSB-TV/Landmark | November 6, 2016 | 1,200 | ± 2.8% | 52% | 41% | 4% | — | 3% |
SurveyMonkey | October 31–November 6, 2016 | 2,348 | ± 4.6% | 47% | 41% | 8% | — | 4% |
CBS News/YouGov | November 3–5, 2016 | 995 | ± 4.6% | 48% | 41% | — | 6% | 5% |
WSB-TV/Landmark | November 2–3, 2016 | 1,000 | ± 3.1% | 50% | 40% | 5% | — | 6% |
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy | November 2–3, 2016 | 538 | ± 4.2% | 50% | 39% | 8% | — | 3% |
SurveyMonkey | October 28–November 3, 2016 | 2,872 | ± 4.6% | 47% | 42% | 8% | — | 3% |
SurveyMonkey | October 27–November 2, 2016 | 2,722 | ± 4.6% | 47% | 42% | 7% | — | 4% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist | October 30–November 1, 2016 | 707 LV | ± 3.7% | 48% | 37% | 7% | 3% | 5% |
937 RV | ± 3.2% | 46% | 36% | 8% | 4% | 7% | ||
SurveyMonkey | October 26–November 1, 2016 | 2,678 | ± 4.6% | 48% | 41% | 6% | — | 5% |
Emerson College | October 29–31, 2016 | 650 | ± 3.8% | 48% | 40% | — | 5% | 7% |
SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016 | 2,665 | ± 4.6% | 50% | 41% | 5% | — | 4% |
WXIA-TV Atlanta/SurveyUSA | October 25–27, 2016 | 594 | ± 4.1% | 50% | 38% | 5% | — | 8% |
Quinnipiac University Archived July 30, 2019, at the Wayback Machine | October 20–26, 2016 | 707 | ± 3.7% | 54% | 40% | — | — | 6% |
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy | October 20, 2016 | 570 | ± 4.1% | 51% | 42% | 3% | — | 4% |
Google Consumer Surveys | October 18–20, 2016 | 439 | ± 4.2% | 58% | 36% | — | — | 6% |
Atlanta Journal Constitution Archived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine | October 17–20, 2016 | 839 | ± 4.3% | 47% | 32% | 11% | — | 7% |
The Times-Picayune/Lucid | October 17–18, 2016 | 807 | ± 3.0% | 49% | 39% | — | — | 13% |
Washington Post/SurveyMonkey Archived October 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine | October 8–16, 2016 | 886 | ± 0.5% | 50% | 46% | — | — | 4% |
WSB-TV/Landmark | October 11–12, 2016 | 1,400 | ± 2.7% | 50% | 37% | 5% | — | 8% |
JMC Analytics (R) | September 20–22, 2016 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 28% | 4% | — | 27% |
Quinnipiac University Archived September 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine | September 13–21, 2016 | 638 | ± 3.9% | 55% | 34% | — | — | 10% |
Monmouth University | September 15–18, 2016 | 401 | ± 4.9% | 50% | 34% | 5% | — | 10% |
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy | September 14, 2016 | 568 | ± 4.1% | 47% | 34% | 6% | — | 13% |
Emerson College | September 9–13, 2016 | 600 | ± 3.6% | 48% | 32% | — | — | 10% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist | September 6–8, 2016 | 649 | ± 3.8% | 53% | 38% | — | — | 9% |
JMC Analytics (R) | August 6–7, 2016 | 615 | ± 4.0% | 39% | 30% | 4% | — | 27% |
Atlanta Journal Constitution Archived August 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine | August 1–4, 2016 | 847 | ± 4.0% | 44% | 38% | 6% | — | 12% |
48% | 42% | — | — | 10% | ||||
WSB-TV/Landmark Archived August 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine | July 31, 2016 | 787 | ± 4.0% | 46% | 41% | 5% | — | 8% |
WXIA-TV Atlanta/SurveyUSA | July 29–31, 2016 | 570 | ± 4.2% | 48% | 39% | 5% | — | 8% |
Public Policy Polling | May 27–30, 2016 | 724 | ± 3.6% | 47% | 35% | — | — | 18% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [40] | Likely R | November 2, 2016 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [41] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
Rothenberg Political Report [42] | Safe R | November 3, 2016 |
Daily Kos [43] | Safe R | November 8, 2016 |
Real Clear Politics [44] | Likely R | November 7, 2016 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Johnny Isakson (incumbent) | 2,135,806 | 54.80% | -3.51% | |
Democratic | Jim Barksdale | 1,599,726 | 41.04% | +2.04% | |
Libertarian | Allen Buckley | 162,260 | 4.16% | +1.47% | |
Total votes | 3,897,792 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |
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Isakson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Barksdale: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Georgia |
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The 2016 United States Senate election in Georgia was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Georgia, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primary election for the Republican and Democratic parties took place on May 24, 2016. [1]
Incumbent Senator Johnny Isakson won re-election to a third term in office by a wide margin. [2] He later resigned from the Senate on December 31, 2019 due to health issues. As of 2024, this remains the last time Republicans won a Senate election in Georgia, as well as the last time that suburban Gwinnett and Henry counties have voted Republican in a statewide election. It also remains the last time that any statewide candidate has won an election in Georgia by double digits, and the last time that any U.S. Senate candidate in Georgia has won without a runoff. This is the most recent and the last United States Senate election in Georgia in which the winning candidate won a majority of Georgia's counties.
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Johnny Isakson |
Another candidate |
Undecided |
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InsiderAdvantage | June 11–14, 2015 | 492 | ± 4.4% | 50% | 26% | 24% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Johnny Isakson (incumbent) | 447,661 | 77.50% | |
Republican | Derrick Grayson | 69,101 | 11.96% | |
Republican | Mary Kay Bacallao | 60,898 | 10.54% | |
Total votes | 577,660 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Barksdale | 166,627 | 53.74% | |
Democratic | Cheryl Copeland | 130,822 | 42.19% | |
Democratic | John Coyne | 12,604 | 4.07% | |
Total votes | 310,053 | 100.00% |
Allen Buckley won the nomination at the March 5, 2016, nominating convention in Marietta. [39]
Dates | Location | Isakson | Barksdale | Buckley | Link |
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October 21, 2016 | Atlanta, Georgia | Participant | Participant | Participant | Full debate - C-SPAN |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org. |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Johnny Isakson (R) |
Jim Barksdale (D) |
Allen Buckley (L) |
Other | Undecided |
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SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016 | 2,419 | ± 4.6% | 47% | 41% | 8% | — | 4% |
WSB-TV/Landmark | November 6, 2016 | 1,200 | ± 2.8% | 52% | 41% | 4% | — | 3% |
SurveyMonkey | October 31–November 6, 2016 | 2,348 | ± 4.6% | 47% | 41% | 8% | — | 4% |
CBS News/YouGov | November 3–5, 2016 | 995 | ± 4.6% | 48% | 41% | — | 6% | 5% |
WSB-TV/Landmark | November 2–3, 2016 | 1,000 | ± 3.1% | 50% | 40% | 5% | — | 6% |
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy | November 2–3, 2016 | 538 | ± 4.2% | 50% | 39% | 8% | — | 3% |
SurveyMonkey | October 28–November 3, 2016 | 2,872 | ± 4.6% | 47% | 42% | 8% | — | 3% |
SurveyMonkey | October 27–November 2, 2016 | 2,722 | ± 4.6% | 47% | 42% | 7% | — | 4% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist | October 30–November 1, 2016 | 707 LV | ± 3.7% | 48% | 37% | 7% | 3% | 5% |
937 RV | ± 3.2% | 46% | 36% | 8% | 4% | 7% | ||
SurveyMonkey | October 26–November 1, 2016 | 2,678 | ± 4.6% | 48% | 41% | 6% | — | 5% |
Emerson College | October 29–31, 2016 | 650 | ± 3.8% | 48% | 40% | — | 5% | 7% |
SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016 | 2,665 | ± 4.6% | 50% | 41% | 5% | — | 4% |
WXIA-TV Atlanta/SurveyUSA | October 25–27, 2016 | 594 | ± 4.1% | 50% | 38% | 5% | — | 8% |
Quinnipiac University Archived July 30, 2019, at the Wayback Machine | October 20–26, 2016 | 707 | ± 3.7% | 54% | 40% | — | — | 6% |
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy | October 20, 2016 | 570 | ± 4.1% | 51% | 42% | 3% | — | 4% |
Google Consumer Surveys | October 18–20, 2016 | 439 | ± 4.2% | 58% | 36% | — | — | 6% |
Atlanta Journal Constitution Archived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine | October 17–20, 2016 | 839 | ± 4.3% | 47% | 32% | 11% | — | 7% |
The Times-Picayune/Lucid | October 17–18, 2016 | 807 | ± 3.0% | 49% | 39% | — | — | 13% |
Washington Post/SurveyMonkey Archived October 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine | October 8–16, 2016 | 886 | ± 0.5% | 50% | 46% | — | — | 4% |
WSB-TV/Landmark | October 11–12, 2016 | 1,400 | ± 2.7% | 50% | 37% | 5% | — | 8% |
JMC Analytics (R) | September 20–22, 2016 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 28% | 4% | — | 27% |
Quinnipiac University Archived September 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine | September 13–21, 2016 | 638 | ± 3.9% | 55% | 34% | — | — | 10% |
Monmouth University | September 15–18, 2016 | 401 | ± 4.9% | 50% | 34% | 5% | — | 10% |
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy | September 14, 2016 | 568 | ± 4.1% | 47% | 34% | 6% | — | 13% |
Emerson College | September 9–13, 2016 | 600 | ± 3.6% | 48% | 32% | — | — | 10% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist | September 6–8, 2016 | 649 | ± 3.8% | 53% | 38% | — | — | 9% |
JMC Analytics (R) | August 6–7, 2016 | 615 | ± 4.0% | 39% | 30% | 4% | — | 27% |
Atlanta Journal Constitution Archived August 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine | August 1–4, 2016 | 847 | ± 4.0% | 44% | 38% | 6% | — | 12% |
48% | 42% | — | — | 10% | ||||
WSB-TV/Landmark Archived August 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine | July 31, 2016 | 787 | ± 4.0% | 46% | 41% | 5% | — | 8% |
WXIA-TV Atlanta/SurveyUSA | July 29–31, 2016 | 570 | ± 4.2% | 48% | 39% | 5% | — | 8% |
Public Policy Polling | May 27–30, 2016 | 724 | ± 3.6% | 47% | 35% | — | — | 18% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [40] | Likely R | November 2, 2016 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [41] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
Rothenberg Political Report [42] | Safe R | November 3, 2016 |
Daily Kos [43] | Safe R | November 8, 2016 |
Real Clear Politics [44] | Likely R | November 7, 2016 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Johnny Isakson (incumbent) | 2,135,806 | 54.80% | -3.51% | |
Democratic | Jim Barksdale | 1,599,726 | 41.04% | +2.04% | |
Libertarian | Allen Buckley | 162,260 | 4.16% | +1.47% | |
Total votes | 3,897,792 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |