The 2010 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 2, 2010 alongside other elections to the
United States Senate
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in other states as well as elections to the
United States House of Representatives
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and various state and local elections. Incumbent
Democratic U.S. Senator
Patrick Leahy was re-elected to a seventh term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*
Patrick Leahy, incumbent U.S. Senator
* Daniel Freilich, military doctor (also running as an independent)
Results
General election
Candidates
* Len Britton (R), businessman
*
Patrick Leahy (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
* Stephen Cain (I)
[
* Pete Diamondstone (Socialist)][
* Johenry Nunes (I), military education and training manager][
]
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%. 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. His campaign manager admitted "Len is an unknown candidate and we are rigorously running on a difficult campaign schedule."
Debates
* October 14: All four candidates on CCTV
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in Burlington
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* Burlington, Prince Edward Island
* Burlington Bay, no ...
* October 19: Two candidates on Vermont Public RadioOpponents challenge Leahy in first debate
Burlington Free Press
Predictions
Polling
Fundraising
Results
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
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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
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2010 Vermont Senate Race
from Real Clear Politics
2010 Vermont Senate Race
from CQ Politics
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Race profile
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;Official campaign websites
Pat Leahy for U.S. Senate
incumbent
Len Britton for U.S. Senate
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2010 Vermont elections
Vermont
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2010
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