United States Senate election in Vermont, 2010
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2010 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 2, 2010 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy won re-election to a seventh term.
Contents
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Patrick Leahy, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Daniel Frielich, military doctor (also running as an independent)
Results
| Democratic primary results[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Patrick Leahy | 64,177 | 89.1 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Frielich | 7,886 | 10.9 | |
| Total votes | 72,063 | 100 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Len Britton (R), businessman
- Patrick Leahy (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Stephen Cain (I)[3]
- Pete Diamondstone (Socialist)[3][4]
- Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana), two-time former candidate for U.S. Senate[3]
- Daniel Freilich (I), military doctor[3]
- Johenry Nunes (I), military education and training manager[3]
Campaign
Leahy, first elected in 1974, is the first and only Democrat elected to Vermont. He won his last two re-election campaigns with at least 70% of the vote. He is the second-most-senior member of Congress. In a June 2010 poll, the incumbent was viewed very favorably by 52% of the state. It should be noted that 52% of the state opposed repeal of health care reform and 50% oppose Arizona's immigration law. Obama's approval rating in the poll was 62%.[5] Obama carried Vermont with 67% of the vote in 2008.
His Republican opponent, Len Britton, is a businessman who has never run for public office before. As of August 2010, he has released two TV ads, criticizing Obama's stimulus and the deficits.[6] His campaign manager has admitted "Len is an unknown candidate and we are rigorously running on a difficult campaign schedule."[7]
Debates
- October 14: All four candidates on CCTV in Burlington[citation needed]
- October 19: Two candidates on Vermont Public Radio[8]
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Political Report | Solid D[9] | October 23, 2010 |
| Rothenberg | Safe D[10] | October 22, 2010 |
| Swing State Project | Safe D[citation needed] | |
| RealClearPolitics | Safe D[11] | October 23, 2010 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D[12] | October 21, 2010 |
| CQ Politics | Safe D[13] | October 23, 2010 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Len Britton (R) | Patrick Leahy (D) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Public Radio/Mason-Dixon | October 11–13, 2010 | 625 | ± 4.0% | 27% | 62% | 4% | 7% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 13, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 32% | 63% | 2% | 4% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 17, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 29% | 64% | 3% | 4% |
Fundraising
| Candidate (party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Leahy (D) | $3,469,878 | $2,090,603 | $2,598,061 | $0 |
| Len Britton (R) | $199,813 | $144,541 | $55,270 | $69,833 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission[14] | ||||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patrick Leahy (incumbent) | 151,281 | 64.36% | -6.27% | |
| Republican | Len Britton | 72,699 | 30.93% | +6.38% | |
| Independent | Daniel Freilich | 3,544 | 1.51% | N/A | |
| Marijuana | Cris Ericson | 2,731 | 1.16% | N/A | |
| Independent | Stephen Cain | 2,356 | 1.00% | N/A | |
| Socialist | Peter Diamondstone | 1,433 | 0.61% | N/A | |
| Independent | Johenry Nunes | 1,021 | 0.43% | N/A | |
| Majority | 78,528 | 33.43% | |||
| Total votes | 235,065 | 100 | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
References
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- ↑ Election 2010: Vermont Senate - Rasmussen Reports™
- ↑ http://www.lenbritton.com/2010/07/26/len-britton-unveils-2nd-humorous-ad-on-national-debt-crisis/
- ↑ http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100820/NEWS03/100820022/Senate-candidate-Britton-has-big-campaign-debt#ixzz0yENEvZ5V
- ↑ http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20101015/NEWS03/101014037/Opponents-challenge-Leahy-in-first-debate
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External links
- Elections and Campaign Finance Division at the Vermont Secretary of State
- U.S. Congress candidates for Vermont at Project Vote Smart
- Vermont U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
- Campaign contributions from Open Secrets
- 2010 Vermont Senate General Election: Len Britton (R) vs Patrick Leahy (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
- Election 2010: Vermont Senate from Rasmussen Reports
- 2010 Vermont Senate Race from Real Clear Politics
- 2010 Vermont Senate Race from CQ Politics
- Race profile from The New York Times
- Official campaign websites
