Democratic primary
Candidates
- Patrick Leahy, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Daniel Frielich, military doctor (also running as an independent)
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
First elected in 1974, Leahy is the first and only Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from 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. 52% of the state opposed repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and 50% opposed 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 was Len Britton, a businessman who had never run for public office before. As of August 2010, he had released two TV ads, criticizing Obama's stimulus and the deficits.[6] His campaign manager admitted "Len is an unknown candidate and we are rigorously running on a difficult campaign schedule."[7]
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
United States Senate election in Vermont, 2010[15]
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 |
100.00% |
|
|
Democratic hold |
Swing |
|
|
References
- ↑ "Patrick Leahy Defeats Len Britton In Vermont Senate Race". Huffington Post. November 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Vermont Results". Politico. August 24, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "2010 General Election Candidate Listing as of (June 17, 2010 at 7:15 p.m.)" (PDF). Secretary of State of Vermont. June 17, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Minor Party Nominations for the November 2, 2010 Vermont General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of Vermont. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Senate". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Senate Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Battle for the Senate". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Senate Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Race Ratings Chart: Senate". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Vermont". fec.gov. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Vermont Election Results". The New York Times.
External links
- Official campaign websites