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2010 United States Senate election in Idaho Idaho presidential Yes 2004 United States Senate election in Idaho 2004 2016 United States Senate election in Idaho 2016 November 2, 2010 150x150px Mike Crapo Official Photo 110th Congress (cropped).jpg Mike Crapo Republican Party (United States) 319,953 71.17% Tom Sullivan 2 (cropped) (cropped).jpg Tom Sullivan Democratic Party (United States) 112,057 24.93% 2010 United States Senate election in Idaho results map by county.svg 180px County resultsCrapo: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. Senator Mike Crapo Republican Party (United States) Mike Crapo Republican Party (United States)
thumb|180px|Republican primary results by county
#e27f7f Crapo #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%
thumb|180px|Democratic primary results by county
#7996e2 Sullivan #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%
The 2010 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 2, 2010, alongside 33 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 Republican U.S. Senator Mike Crapo won re-election to a third term.
Republican primary
Candidates
Mike Crapo, incumbent U.S. senator
Skip Davis
Results
Republican Primary results
Mike Crapo (incumbent)
Republican Party (United States)
127,332
79.3%
Skip Davis
Republican Party (United States)
33,150
20.7%
160,482
100.0%
Democratic primary
Candidates
William Brykhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/no-hard-feelings-says-losing-dem-senate-primary-candidate-in-idaho-whos-never-been-to-the-state/ No Hard Feelings, Says Losing Dem Senate Primary Candidate in Idaho Who's Never Been to the State FOXNews.com May 26, 2010 June 14, 2010
Tom Sullivan, merchant banker
Results
Democratic Primary resultshttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2010/by_county/ID_US_Senate_0525.html?SITE=AP&SECTION=POLITICS Idaho US Senate Primary Results May 25, 2010 Associated Press May 25, 2010
Tom Sullivan
Democratic Party (United States)
18,340
74.7%
William Bryk
Democratic Party (United States)
6,227
25.3%
24,567
100.0%
General election
Candidates
Randy Lynn Bergquist (Constitution) (PVS)
Mike Crapo (R)
Tom Sullivan (D) (campaign site, PVS, FEC, OTI)
Campaign
Sullivan, a heavy underdog, criticized Crapo for being in Washington for too long, saying, "Senator Crapo has been in Congress for 18 years. The country is struggling, and I think it's time to make a change." Crapo emphasized his conservative record in Washington.http://www.idahoreporter.com/2010/crapo-sullivan-reveal-more-differences-in-tv-debate/ Crapo, Sullivan reveal more differences in TV debate « IdahoReporter.com October 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726225954/http://www.idahoreporter.com/2010/crapo-sullivan-reveal-more-differences-in-tv-debate/ July 26, 2011 dead mdy-all
Debates
October 1 on Idaho Public Televisionhttp://www.idahoreporter.com/2010/crapo-sullivan-draw-party-lines-during-debate/ Crapo, Sullivan draw party lines during debate « Idaho Reporter www.idahoreporter.com 17 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20101231191646/http://www.idahoreporter.com/2010/crapo-sullivan-draw-party-lines-during-debate/ 31 December 2010 dead
October 20 on KTVB
Predictions
Source Ranking As of Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/senate Senate Cook Political Report October 26, 2010 Solid R October 26, 2010 Rothenberghttp://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/senate Senate Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 26, 2010 Safe R October 22, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/2010_elections_senate_map.html Battle for the Senate RealClearPolitics October 26, 2010 Safe R October 26, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-senate 2010 Senate Ratings Sabato's Crystal Ball October 26, 2010 October 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101028092918/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-senate/ dead Safe R October 21, 2010 CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate Race Ratings Chart: Senate CQ Politics October 26, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234525/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate October 28, 2010 Safe R October 26, 2010
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin ofError MikeCrapo (R) TomSullivan (D) Other Undecided Rasmussen Reports (report) May 11, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 66% 22% 2% 9% Rasmussen Reports (report) July 15, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 64% 27% 3% 6% Rasmussen Reports (report) August 31, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 63% 24% 6% 7% Mason-Dixon (report) October 20–22, 2010 625 ± 4.0% 64% 20% 5% 11%
Fundraising
Candidate (Party) Receipts Disbursements Cash On Hand Debt Mike Crapo (R) $3,349,827 $2,105,646 $3,153,345 $0 Tom Sullivan (D) $79,626 $80,707 $926 $38,393 Randy Lynn Bergquist (C) $0 $0 $0 $0 Source: Federal Election Commissionhttp://www.fec.gov:80/DisclosureSearch/HSRefreshCandList.do?category=stateS_all&stateName=ID&election_yr=2010 2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Idaho fec.gov July 25, 2010 August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes
Results
United States Senate election in Idaho, 2010http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2010/General/tot_stwd.htm 2010 General Results statewide October 6, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120922074307/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2010/General/tot_stwd.htm September 22, 2012 November 2, 2010 General Election Results https://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2010/General/tot_stwd.htm Idaho Secretary of State - Election Division
Mike Crapo (incumbent)
Republican Party (United States)
319,953
71.17%
-28.01%
Tom Sullivan
Democratic Party (United States)
112,057
24.93%
+24.11%
Randy Bergquist
Constitution Party (United States)
17,429
3.88%
+3.88%
91
0.02%
+0.02%
207,896
46.24%
-52.12%
449,530
100.00%
-10.8%
Republican Party (United States)
See also
United States Senate elections, 2010
References
External links
Idaho Secretary of State - Elections, Campaign Disclosure and Lobbyists
U.S. Congress candidates for Idaho at Project Vote Smart
Idaho U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions from Open Secrets
Idaho Polls graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Election 2010: Idaho Senate from Rasmussen Reports
2010 Idaho Senate Race from Real Clear Politics
https://archive.today/20130120040738/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=senate-2010-ID 2010 Idaho Senate Race el from CQ Politics
Race profile from The New York Times
Official candidate websites (Archived)
Mike Crapo for U.S. Senate
Claude Davis for U.S. Senate
Tom Sullivan for U.S. Senate
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