2010 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 2010 Rhode Island gubernatorial election Rhode Island presidential no 2006 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 2006 November 2, 2010 2014 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 2014 File:RI governor Lincoln Chafee in 2007 3x4 crop.jpg 150x150px Lincoln Chafee Independent 123,571 36.10% 250px County results 250px Municipality results Chafee: #E6E6E6 30–40% #D9D9D9 40–50% #BDBDBD 50–60%Robitaille: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50%Caprio: #bdd3ff 30–40% Governor Donald Carcieri Republican Party (United States) Lincoln Chafee Independent (politician) File:John robitaille.jpg John Robitaille Republican Party (United States) 114,911 33.57% File:Frank Caprio (cropped).JPG Frank Caprio Democratic Party (United States) 78,896 23.05% 3x4.svg Ken Block Moderate Party of Rhode Island 22,146 6.47% The 2010 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held in the US state on November 2, 2010. It was preceded by the primary election on September 14, 2010. Incumbent Republican governor Donald Carcieri was term-limited in 2010. The non-partisan Cook Political Report, The New York Times, and CQ Politics rated the gubernatorial election as a toss-up.http://www.cookpolitical.com/ The Cook Political Report | The insider's choice for election analysis Cookpolitical.com 2010-08-17 2010-08-21http://innovation.cq.com/atlas/gov2010 CQ Politics | Governors 2010 map Innovation.cq.com 2010-08-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100611142405/http://innovation.cq.com/atlas/gov2010 2010-06-11 http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/governor Governor Races - Election 2010 - The New York Times Elections.nytimes.com 2010-08-21 With 90 percent of the districts reporting on election night, independent Lincoln Chafee was declared the winner, with 36.1 percent of the vote.http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/politics/local_politics/lincoln-chafee-elected-rhode-islands-next-governor Lincoln Chafee elected RI's next governor - WPRI.com wpri.com 2010-11-02 2010-11-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101106012148/http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/politics/local_politics/lincoln-chafee-elected-rhode-islands-next-governor 2010-11-06 2025, this was the last time Newport County voted for the Republican candidate in a statewide election. Chafee had served Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate as a Republican from 1999 to 2007; he later joined the Democratic Party in 2013.2013-05-29 Facing difficult re-election, Chafee officially becomes a Democrat https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna52036828 https://web.archive.org/web/20240309173220/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna52036828 dead March 9, 2024 2024-03-09 NBC News en Republican primary Candidates Victor Moffitt, former state representative John Robitaille, businessman Polling Poll source Dates administered Steve Laffey Joseph TrilloQuest Research February 24–25, 2009 29.3% 6.9% Results Republican primary results John Robitaille Republican Party (United States) 13,204 70.17 Victor Moffitt Republican Party (United States) 5,613 29.83 18,817 100.00 Democratic primary Candidates Frank Caprio, State TreasurerSteve PeoplesJournal State House Bureau http://www.projo.com/news/politics/content/CAPRIO_CAMPAIGN_BEGINS_11-10-09_TKGDA3A_v15.3a666c2.html R.I. General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio announces run for governor | Politics | projo.com | The Providence Journal projo.com 2009-11-10 2010-08-21 Polling Poll source Dates administered Frank Caprio Patrick C. Lynch David Cicilline Elizabeth H. RobertsQuest ResearchQuest Research February 24–25, 2009 30% 17.4% 13% 12.4% Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://www.ri.gov/election/results/2010/statewide_primary/ RI.gov: Election Results 2014-03-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140430014303/http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2010/statewide_primary/ 2014-04-30 Frank Caprio Democratic Party (United States) 73,142 100.00 73,142 100.00 General election Candidates Major Frank Caprio (D) Lincoln Chafee (I) John Robitaille (R) Minor Ronald Algieri (I) Ken Block (M)http://www.moderate-ri.org/KennethBlock.asp Moderate Party of Rhode Island – Common Ground. Common Sense Moderate-ri.org 2010-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100308054926/http://www.moderate-ri.org/KennethBlock.asp 2010-03-08 dead Todd Giroux (I) Joseph Lusi (I)http://www.riloveslusiforgov.com The Latest News Riloveslusiforgov.com 2010-08-21 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Campaign The campaign drew nationwide attention in late October when President Barack Obama, a Democrat, faced with a choice between Democrat Caprio and independent Chafee (who, although he had been a Republican as a senator, had endorsed Obama for president in 2008) chose not to make any endorsement in the race. Caprio responded to the lack of an endorsement by his fellow Democrat by stating that the President "can take his endorsement and really shove it as far as I'm concerned." Frank Caprio: Obama Can Take His Endorsement and "Shove It" CBS News Stephanie Condon October 25, 2010 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/frank-caprio-obama-can-take-his-endorsement-and-shove-it/ Predictions Source Ranking As of Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php https://web.archive.org/web/20101028141343/http://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php dead October 28, 2010 2010 Governors Race Ratings Cook Political Report October 28, 2010 Tossup October 14, 2010 Rothenberghttp://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2010-gubernatorial-ratings-october-28-2010 Governor Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 28, 2010 Lean I flip October 28, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/2010_elections_governor_map.html 2010 Governor Races RealClearPolitics October 28, 2010 Tossup November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2010102801/ THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS Sabato's Crystal Ball October 28, 2010 Lean I flip October 28, 2010 CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor Race Ratings Chart: Governor CQ Politics October 28, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101005231611/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor October 5, 2010 Tossup October 28, 2010 Polling Poll source Dates administered Lincoln Chafee (I) Frank Caprio (D) John Robitaille (R) Ken Block (M)WJAR Channel 10WJAR Channel 10 October 23–26, 2010 35% 25% 28% 2%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports October 21, 2010 35% 28% 25% —WJAR Channel 10WJAR Channel 10 October 4–6, 2010 33% 37% 22% 2%Rasmussen Reports October 6, 2010 33% 30% 22% 4%Brown UniversityBrown University September 27–29, 2010 23% 30% 14% 2%WPRI-TVWPRI-TV September 22–26, 2010 30% 33% 19% 4%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports September 16, 2010 33% 30% 23% 5%Quest ResearchQuest Research September 15–17, 2010 24% 36% 13% 2%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 17, 2010 32% 38% 20% —Brown UniversityBrown University July 27–30, 2010 26% 28% 7% 3%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 21, 2010 37% 30% 23% —Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 1, 2010 35% 32% 25%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports April 21, 201033% 34% 21%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports February 25, 2010 37% 27% 19%Brown UniversityBrown University February 9–12, 2010 34% 28% 12% Results thumb|250px|County Flips: Independent #696969 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2010http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2010/general_election/races/103.html RI.gov: Election Results 2010-11-25 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101118080817/http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2010/general_election/races/103.html 2010-11-18 Independent Lincoln Chafee 123,571 36.10% N/A Republican Party (United States) John Robitaille 114,911 33.57% -17.44% Democratic Party (United States) Frank Caprio 78,896 23.05% -25.94% Moderate Party of Rhode Island Ken Block 22,146 6.47% Independent Joeseph Lusi 1,091 0.32% Independent Todd Giroux 882 0.26% Independent Ronald Algieri 793 0.23% 8,660 2.53% +0.51% 342,290 Independent Republican Party (United States) By county Lincoln ChafeeIndependent John RobitailleRepublican Frank CaprioDemocratic Kenneth BlockModerate Others Total County Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Bristol7,32337.04%6,79634.37%3,95019.98%1,5477.82%1550.78%19,771 Kent22,56335.62%23,30336.79%12,19919.26%4,7457.49%5330.85%63,343 Newport11,31337.55%11,88539.45%5,16517.15%1,4974.97%2640.88%30,124 Providence62,60834.90%55,25830.80%49,26627.46%10,8376.04%1,4170.79%179,386 Washington19,73439.80%17,63735.57%8,19216.73%3,5187.10%3960.80%49,577 Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent Bristol (largest municipality: Bristol) Washington (largest municipality: South Kingstown) Counties that flipped from Democratic to Independent Providence (largest municipality: Providence) See also United States gubernatorial elections, 2010 References External links Rhode Island Board of Elections Rhode Island Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart Campaign contributions for 2010 RI Governor from Follow the Money Rhode Island Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com 2010 Rhode Island Gubernatorial General ElectionApril 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com Election 2010: Rhode Island Governor from Rasmussen Reports 2010 Rhode Island Governor Race from Real Clear Politics 2010 Rhode Island Governor's Race from CQ Politics Race Profile in The New York Times Campaign 2010: RI Governor Race coverage by WPRI 2010 Governor's Race coverage by WRNI-FM Debate Rhode Island Gubernatorial Debate on C-SPAN, June 10, 2010 Official campaign sites (Archived) Ken Block for RI Governor Frank Caprio for RI Governor Lincoln Chafee for RI Governor Todd Giroux for RI Governor Joe Lusi for RI Governor John Robitaille 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