2010 United States Senate election in Missouri

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2010 United States Senate election in Missouri
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Nominee Roy Blunt Robin Carnahan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,054,160789,736
Percentage54.23%40.63%
2010 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg
County results

Blunt:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Contents

Carnahan:     50–60%     70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Kit Bond
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Roy Blunt
Republican

The 2010 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 2, 2010, alongside 36 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. Primary elections were held on August 3, 2010. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Kit Bond decided to retire instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican nominee Roy Blunt won the open seat. [1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Polling

Poll sourceDates administeredRoy BluntChuck PurgasonUndecided
Public Policy Polling [2] November 13–15, 200953%16%31%
Public Policy Polling [3] March 27–28, 201048%18%34%

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Roy Blunt 411,040 70.9%
Republican Chuck Purgason75,66313.1%
Republican Kristi Nichols40,7447.0%
Republican Deborah Solomon15,0992.6%
Republican Hector Maldonado8,7311.5%
Republican Davis Conway8,5251.5%
Republican R.L. Praprotnik8,0471.4%
Republican Tony Laszacs6,3091.1%
Republican Mike Vontz5,1900.9%
Total votes579,348 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robin Carnahan 266,349 83.9%
Democratic Richard Charles Tolbert33,73110.6%
Democratic Francis Vangeli17,5115.5%
Total votes317,591 100.00%

Other primaries

Constitution

Candidates

Declared
  • Jerry Beck
  • Joe Martellaro
  • Mike Simmons
Constitution Party primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Constitution Jerry Beck 819 43.5%
Constitution Mike Simmons55429.4%
Constitution Joe Martello51127.1%
Total votes1,884 100.00%

Libertarian

Candidates

Declared
  • Jonathan Dine
  • Cisse Spragins
Libertarian primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Jonathan Dine 2,069 58.6%
Libertarian Cisse Spragins1,46041.4%
Total votes3,529 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Campaign

Carnahan and national Democrats heavily criticized Blunt for his support of bailouts, calling him "Bailout Blunt." [5] Blunt criticized her for supporting President Obama's stimulus package, the cap-and-trade energy bill, and the Affordable Care Act. [6]

Carnahan was endorsed by the Kansas City Star, [7] the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, [8] and the St. Louis American. [9]

Blunt was endorsed by the Quincy Herald-Whig [10] and the St. Joseph News-Press. [11]

Debates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Cook Political Report [15] Lean ROctober 26, 2010
Rothenberg [16] Lean ROctober 22, 2010
RealClearPolitics [17] Likely ROctober 26, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball [18] Likely ROctober 21, 2010
CQ Politics [19] Lean ROctober 26, 2010

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Roy Blunt (R)Robin Carnahan (D)OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [20] January 10–11, 2009867± 3.3%44%45%––11%
Wilson Strategies (R) [21] March 7–9, 2009600± 4.0%44%47%––9%
Democracy Corps (D) [22] April 28–30, 2009800± 3.5%44%53%––3%
Momentum Analysis (D) [23] September 19, 2009802± 3.5%45%48%––7%
Rasmussen Reports [24] September 21, 2009500± 4.5%46%46%2%5%
Public Policy Polling [25] November 13–15, 2009763± 3.6%42%43%––15%
Rasmussen Reports [26] December 15, 2009500± 4.5%44%46%4%6%
YouGovPolimetrix [27] January 6–11, 2010500––39%43%––19%
Rasmussen Reports [28] January 19, 2010500± 4.5%49%43%3%5%
Rasmussen Reports [29] February 10, 2010500± 4.5%49%42%3%6%
Rasmussen Reports [30] March 9, 2010500± 4.5%47%41%4%8%
Public Policy Polling [31] March 27–28, 2010495± 4.4%45%41%––13%
Rasmussen Reports [32] April 6, 2010500± 4.5%48%42%3%7%
Rasmussen Reports [33] May 3, 2010500± 4.5%50%42%4%4%
Rasmussen Reports [34] June 2, 2010500± 4.5%45%44%4%6%
Rasmussen Reports [35] June 28, 2010500± 4.5%48%43%3%6%
Rasmussen Reports [36] July 13, 2010750± 4.0%47%45%2%6%
Mason Dixon [37] July 19–21, 2010625± 4.0%48%42%––10%
Rasmussen Reports [38] July 27, 2010750± 4.0%49%43%4%4%
Rasmussen Reports [38] August 10, 2010750± 4.0%50%43%3%4%
Public Policy Polling [39] August 14–15, 2010––± 3.73%45%38%8%9%
Rasmussen Reports [40] August 23, 2010750± 4.0%51%40%5%4%
Rasmussen Reports [41] September 7, 2010750± 4.0%53%43%2%2%
Rasmussen Reports [42] September 21, 2010750± 4.0%52%44%2%3%
Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research [43] October 2, 20101,000± 3.0%50%42%5%3%
CNN/Time/Opinion Research [44] October 1–5, 20101,398± 2.5%53%40%4%––
Rasmussen Reports [38] October 5, 2010750± 4.0%51%43%3%2%
Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research [43] October 16, 20101,000± 3.0%49%43%5%3%
Public Policy Polling [45] October 17–18, 2010646± 3.9%46%41%6%7%
Rasmussen Reports [38] October 19, 2010750± 4.0%52%43%4%3%
Mason-Dixon [46] October 18–20, 2010625± 4.0%49%40%3%8%
KSN3/Missouri State University [47] October 20–27, 2010821± 3.8%54%41%3%2%

Fundraising

Candidate (party)ReceiptsDisbursementsCash on handDebt
Roy Blunt (R)$8,203,670$4,537,049$4,003,030$0
Robin Carnahan (D)$7,297,929$3,658,278$3,639,651$0
Source: Federal Election Commission [48]

Results

United States Senate election in Missouri, 2010 [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Roy Blunt 1,054,160 54.23% −1.86%
Democratic Robin Carnahan 789,73640.63%−2.17%
Libertarian Jonathan Dine58,6633.02%+2.29%
Constitution Jerry Beck41,3092.12%+1.73%
Write-in 310.00%N/A
Total votes1,943,899 100.0%
Republican hold

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  6. ↑ Blunt's 2nd ad attacks Carnahan on Obama event
  7. ↑ Recommendations for Missouri’s top races, editorial board, Kansas City Star, October 24, 2010
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