2010 Georgia State Senate election

Georgia State Senate elections, 2010
November 2, 2010
All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate
29 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Tommie Williams Robert Brown
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 19th-Lyons 26th-Macon
Last election 34 22
Seats won 35 21
Seat change 1 1
Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
President pro tempore before election

Tommie Williams
Republican

Elected President pro tempore

Tommie Williams
Republican

The 2010 Georgia State Senate elections occurred on November 2, 2010, to elect the members to the Georgia State Senate. All fifty-six seats in the state Senate and all 180 seats in the state House were up for two year terms. The winners of this election cycle served in the 151st Georgia General Assembly.

Democrat Tim Golden became a Republican shortly after the election, which gave Republicans a 36-20 majority.


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