2010 United States Senate election in Idaho

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2010 United States Senate election in Idaho
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  2004 November 2, 2010 2016  
  Mike Crapo Official Photo 110th Congress.jpg Tom Sullivan 2 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Mike Crapo Tom Sullivan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote319,953112,057
Percentage71.17%24.93%

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County results
Crapo:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Mike Crapo
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Mike Crapo
Republican

Republican primary results by county
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Crapo
70-80%
80-90% 2010 United States Senate Republican primary in Idaho results map by county.svg
Republican primary results by county
  Crapo
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Democratic primary results by county
Sullivan
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90% 2010 United States Senate Democratic primary in Idaho results map by county.svg
Democratic primary results by county
  Sullivan
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   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.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Crapo (incumbent) 127,332 79.3%
Republican Skip Davis33,15020.7%
Total votes160,482 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Sullivan 18,340 74.7%
Democratic William Bryk6,22725.3%
Total votes24,567 100.0%

General election

Candidates

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. [3]

Debates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Cook Political Report [5] Solid ROctober 26, 2010
Rothenberg [6] Safe ROctober 22, 2010
RealClearPolitics [7] Safe ROctober 26, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe ROctober 21, 2010
CQ Politics [9] Safe ROctober 26, 2010

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
Error
Mike
Crapo (R)
Tom
Sullivan (D)
OtherUndecided
Rasmussen Reports (report)May 11, 2010500± 4.5%66%22%2%9%
Rasmussen Reports (report)July 15, 2010500± 4.5%64%27%3%6%
Rasmussen Reports (report)August 31, 2010500± 4.5%63%24%6%7%
Mason-Dixon (report)October 20–22, 2010625± 4.0%64%20%5%11%

Fundraising

Candidate (Party)ReceiptsDisbursementsCash On HandDebt
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 Commission [10]

Results

United States Senate election in Idaho, 2010 [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mike Crapo (incumbent) 319,953 71.17% -28.01%
Democratic Tom Sullivan112,05724.93%+24.11%
Constitution Randy Bergquist17,4293.88%+3.88%
Write-in 910.02%+0.02%
Majority207,89646.24%-52.12%
Total votes449,530 100.00% -10.8%
Republican hold

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