2010 United States Senate election in Vermont

none March 2026 December 2022 December 2022 2010 United States Senate election in Vermont Vermont presidential no 2004 United States Senate election in Vermont 2004 2016 United States Senate election in Vermont 2016 November 2, 2010 Patrick Leahy official photo (cropped).jpg 150x150px Patrick Leahy Democratic Party (United States) 151,281 64.36% 3x4.svg Len Britton Republican Party (United States) 72,699 30.93% x220px County results x220px Municipality results Leahy: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Britton: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy Democratic Party (United States) Patrick Leahy Democratic Party (United States) 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 was re-elected to a seventh term.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/02/patrick-leahy-defeats-len_n_767443.html Huffington Post Patrick Leahy Defeats Len Britton In Vermont Senate Race November 2, 2010 Democratic primary Candidates Daniel Freilich, military doctor (also running as an independent) Patrick Leahy, incumbent U.S. Senator Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Senate/2010/VT Vermont Results Politico August 24, 2010 August 24, 2010 August 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100823031212/http://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Senate/2010/VT dead Patrick Leahy (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 64,177 89.06% Daniel Freilich Democratic Party (United States) 7,886 10.94% 72,063 100.0% General election Candidates Len Britton (R), businessman Stephen Cain (I) Pete Diamondstone (Socialist)http://vermont-elections.org/2010MinorPartyNominations.pdf 2010 Minor Party Nominations for the November 2, 2010 Vermont General Election August 18, 2010 Secretary of State of Vermont https://web.archive.org/web/20110927125449/http://vermont-elections.org/2010MinorPartyNominations.pdf September 27, 2011 dead Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana), two-time former candidate for U.S. Senatehttp://vermont-elections.org/2010GECandidateList.pdf 2010 General Election Candidate Listing as of (June 17, 2010 at 7:15 p.m.) June 17, 2010 August 18, 2010 Secretary of State of Vermont https://web.archive.org/web/20110727092240/http://vermont-elections.org/2010GECandidateList.pdf July 27, 2011 dead Daniel Freilich (I), military doctor Patrick Leahy (D), incumbent U.S. Senator Johenry Nunes (I), military education and training manager Campaign First elected in 1974, Leahy was at the time 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%.https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/vermont/election_2010_vermont_senate Election 2010: Vermont Senate www.rasmussenreports.com 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.http://www.lenbritton.com/2010/07/26/len-britton-unveils-2nd-humorous-ad-on-national-debt-crisis/ Len Britton unveils 2nd humorous as on national debt crisis August 31, 2010 January 23, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250123213248/http://www.lenbritton.com/2010/07/26/len-britton-unveils-2nd-humorous-ad-on-national-debt-crisis/ dead His campaign manager admitted, "Len is an unknown candidate and we are rigorously running on a difficult campaign schedule."Burlington Free Press December 2022 Debates October 14: All four candidates on CCTV in BurlingtonOctober 2010 October 19: Two candidates on Vermont Public RadioOpponents challenge Leahy in first debate Burlington Free Press December 2022 Predictions Source Ranking As of Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/senate Senate Cook Political Report October 26, 2010 Solid D October 26, 2010 Rothenberghttp://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/senate Senate Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 26, 2010 Safe D October 22, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/2010_elections_senate_map.html Battle for the Senate RealClearPolitics October 26, 2010 Safe D 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 D 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 D October 26, 2010 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error PatrickLeahy (D) LenBritton (R) Other UndecidedRasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 17, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 64% 29% 3% 4%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports September 13, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 63% 32% 2% 4%Vermont Public Radio/Mason-DixonVermont Public Radio/Mason-Dixon October 11–13, 2010 625 ± 4.0% 62% 27% 4% 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 Commissionhttp://www.fec.gov:80/DisclosureSearch/HSRefreshCandList.do?category=stateS_all&stateName=VT&election_yr=2010 2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Vermont fec.gov August 22, 2010 August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Results right 300px Shift by county 300px Trend by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% United States Senate election in Vermont, 2010http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/vermont The New York Times Vermont Election Results Democratic Party (United States) Patrick Leahy (incumbent) 151,281 64.36% -6.27% Republican Party (United States) Len Britton 72,699 30.93% +6.38% Independent (politician) Daniel Freilich 3,544 1.51% N/A United States Marijuana Party Cris Ericson 2,731 1.16% N/A Independent (politician) Stephen Cain 2,356 1.00% N/A Socialist Party USA Peter Diamondstone 1,433 0.61% N/A Independent (politician) Johenry Nunes 1,021 0.43% N/A 78,528 33.43% 235,065 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) By county CountyPatrick LeahyDemocraticLen BrittonRepublicanVarious candidatesOther parties#%#%#%Addison9,90466.55%4,39729.54%5823.91%Bennington8,51763.15%3,87328.72%1,0968.13%Caledonia6,05856.04%4,24739.28%5064.68%Chittenden40,83768.21%16,71627.92%2,3143.87%Essex1,17352.06%93941.68%1416.26%Franklin9,62960.54%5,58235.1%6934.36%Grand Isle2,08360.52%1,15933.67%2005.81%Lamoille6,20566.03%2,84430.26%3483.71%Orange6,89461.87%3,77733.9%4714.23%Orleans5,51760.31%3,17634.72%4554.97%Rutland12,26555.36%8,80839.75%1,0834.89%Washington16,68268.62%6,54126.9%1,0894.48%Windham11,58769.32%3,39123.52%1,1977.16%Windsor13,39064.31%6,70930.97%1,0234.72% Totals151,28164.33%72,69930.91%11,1984.76% References 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 https://archive.today/20130131163545/http://www.pollster.com/polls/vt/10-vt-sen-ge-bvl.php 2010 Vermont Senate General Election: Len Britton (R) vs Patrick Leahy (D) el graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com Election 2010: Vermont Senate from Rasmussen Reports 2010 Vermont Senate Race from Real Clear Politics https://archive.today/20130121043019/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=senate-2010-VT 2010 Vermont Senate Race el from CQ Politics Race profile from The New York Times Official campaign websites Pat Leahy for U.S. Senate - incumbent Len Britton for U.S. Senate Category:2010 Vermont elections Vermont 2010 Category:Patrick Leahy