Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., is pictured in July 16, 2014. (Photo: Jeff Franko, USA TODAY)
Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson has a sizable lead over Democratic challenger Jim Barksdale, but he still may not be declared the winner on Nov. 8.
According to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll released Friday, Isakson had the backing of 47% of likely Georgia voters, enough for a 15-point lead over Barksdale. However, Isakson's level of support fell below the 50% threshold needed in the state to avoid a runoff.
Part of the reason Isakson isn’t hitting the mark? Libertarian candidate Allen Buckley is polling at 11%.
If no candidate wins a majority of the vote on Election Day, the top-two finishers will meet in a runoff on Jan. 10, 2017.
In the 2008 election, with then-Sen. Barack Obama at the top of the ticket, Democrat Jim Martin was able to force then-senator Saxby Chambliss into a runoff, but Chambliss ended up winning handily.
The AJC poll was conducted Oct. 17-20 and included 839 likely voters, with a margin of error of 4.26 percentage points.
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