2010 Connecticut Secretary of the State election

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2010 Connecticut Secretary of State election
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  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  
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Nominee Denise Merrill Jerry Farrell Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families
Popular vote584,313484,163
Percentage52.9%43.8%

Connecticut Secretary of the State Election Results by County, 2010.svg
County results
Merrill:     40–50%     50–60%
Farrell:     50–60%

Secretary of State before election

Susan Bysiewicz
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Denise Merrill
Democratic

The 2010 Connecticut Secretary of the State election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Susan Bysiewicz did not seek re-election to a 4th term, instead opting to run for Governor of Connecticut.

Contents

Democratic nominee and Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives Denise Merrill defeated Republican nominee Jerry Farrell Jr.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Denise Merrill 107,003 62.95%
Democratic Gerry Garcia62,97837.05%
Total votes169,981 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Third-party candidates and independent candidates

Working Families

The Working Families Party endorsed Merrill, giving her access to a second ballot line.

Official designee

Independent Party of Connecticut

Nominee

  • Michael J. Telesca, candidate for state representative from the 73rd district in 2006, Waterbury registrar of voters in 2004, and Democratic candidate for town clerk of Waterbury in 2001 [6]

Green Party

Nominee

  • S. Michael DeRosa, nominee for secretary of the state in 2006 and perennial candidate for state senator from the 1st district [7]

Libertarian Party

Nominee

  • Ken Mosher, nominee for secretary of the state in 2006 and 1998, and state treasurer in 2002 [8]

General election

Results

2010 Connecticut Secretary of the State election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Denise Merrill558,91450.57%-19.21%
Working Families Denise Merrill25,3992.30%N/A
Total Denise Merrill (incumbent) 584,313 52.87% -16.91
Republican Jerry Farrell Jr.484,16343.81%+17.39%
Independent Party Michael J. Telesca14,5301.32%N/A
Green S. Michael DeRosa13,5661.23%-0.02%
Libertarian Ken Mosher8,6310.78%-0.47%
Total votes1,105,203 100.0%
Democratic hold

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