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The 2010 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010 to elect the 88th Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Governor M. Jodi Rell had announced in a press conference in Hartford on November 9, 2009, that she would not seek re-election in 2010. [1] The sites Cook Political Report and CQ Politics both rated the election as a toss up. [2] [3]
Gubernatorial primaries for the Republican and Democratic parties took place on August 10, 2010.
Thomas C. Foley conceded the race on November 8, 2010. [4]
Edward Miner Lamont Jr. is an American businessman and politician serving as the 89th Governor of Connecticut since January 9, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he won the 2018 gubernatorial election, defeating Republican Bob Stefanowski and independent Oz Griebel.
Dannel Patrick Malloy is an American politician, who served as the 88th governor of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he chaired the Democratic Governors Association from 2016 to 2017.
The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency containing nearly 22,600 residents. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. The House convenes within the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford.
Richard L. Blumenthal is an American attorney and politician who has served as a United States Senator from Connecticut since 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He has been the state's senior senator since 2013 and is ranked as the second wealthiest member of the Senate, with a net worth of about $67 million. Previously, he served as Attorney General of Connecticut from 1991 to 2011.
The Connecticut Attorney General is the state attorney general of Connecticut.
The state Democratic convention endorsed Dan Malloy for governor on May 22, 2010.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dannel Malloy * | 1,232 | 67.91 | |
Democratic | Ned Lamont * | 582 | 32.08 | |
Total votes | 1,814 | 100 |
* Denotes candidate met the minimum threshold of 15 percent to appear on the primary ballot
Poll source | Dates administered | Susan Bysiewicz | Ned Lamont | Dannel Malloy | Jim Amann | Mary Glassman | Rudy Marconi |
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Quinnipiac | August 3–8, 2010 | — | 45% | 42% | — | — | — |
Quinnipiac | July 28-August 2, 2010 | — | 45% | 40% | — | — | — |
Quinnipiac | July 7–13, 2010 | — | 46% | 37% | — | — | — |
Quinnipiac | June 2–8, 2010 | — | 39% | 22% | — | — | — |
Quinnipiac | May 24–25, 2010 | — | 41% | 24% | — | — | — |
Quinnipiac | March 9–15, 2010 | — | 28% | 18% | — | 4% | 2% |
Quinnipiac | January 14–19, 2010 | — | 27% | 11% | 5% | 4% | 1% |
Quinnipiac | November 3–8, 2009 | 26% | 23% | 9% | 3% | — | 1% |
Quinnipiac | February 5–8, 2009 | 44% | — | 12% | 4% | — | — |
In the Democratic primary, state party-endorsed candidate Dan Malloy, former mayor of Stamford, defeated businessman Ned Lamont. [20]
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643. As of 2017, according to the Census Bureau, the population of Stamford had risen to 131,000, making it the third-largest city in the state and the seventh-largest city in New England. Approximately 30 miles from Manhattan, Stamford is in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk Metro area which is a part of the Greater New York metropolitan area.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dannel Malloy | 103,154 | 57.01 | |
Democratic | Ned Lamont | 77,772 | 42.99 | |
Total votes | 180,926 | 100 |
Michael Fedele is an Italian-American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 107th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 2007 to 2011.
Thomas Coleman Foley is an American politician and businessman. He served as the United States Ambassador to Ireland from 2006 to 2009 and was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of Connecticut in 2010 and 2014.
Richard Nelson "Oz" Griebel is a former banker and lawyer in Connecticut. He ran as a Republican primary candidate in the 2010 Connecticut gubernatorial election, and as an independent in the 2018 gubernatorial election. He resides in Hartford, Connecticut.
The state Republican convention endorsed Tom Foley for governor on May 22, 2010.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thomas C. Foley * | 710 | 50.68 | |
Republican | Michael Fedele * | 427 | 30.48 | |
Republican | Oz Griebel * | 243 | 17.34 | |
Republican | Lawrence DeNardis | 16 | 1.14 | |
Republican | C. Duffy Acevedo | 5 | 0.36 | |
Total votes | 1,401 | 100 |
* Denotes candidate met the minimum threshold of 15 percent to appear on the primary ballot
Poll source | Dates administered | Thomas C. Foley | Michael Fedele | Oz Griebel | Mark Boughton | Larry DeNardis |
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Quinnipiac | August 3–8, 2010 | 38% | 30% | 17% | — | — |
Quinnipiac | July 28-August 2, 2010 | 41% | 26% | 13% | — | — |
Quinnipiac | July 7–13, 2010 | 48% | 13% | 7% | — | — |
Quinnipiac | June 2–8, 2010 | 39% | 12% | 2% | — | — |
Quinnipiac | May 24–25, 2010 | 37% | 11% | 5% | — | — |
Quinnipiac | March 9–15, 2010 | 30% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 2% |
Quinnipiac | January 14–19, 2010 | 17% | 8% | 2% | 6% | 4% |
In the Republican primary, state party-endorsed candidate Tom Foley, former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, defeated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Michael Fedele. [20]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thomas C. Foley | 50,792 | 42.27 | |
Republican | Michael Fedele | 46,989 | 39.10 | |
Republican | Oz Griebel | 22,390 | 18.63 | |
Total votes | 120,171 | 100 |
In Connecticut, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor are elected jointly on the same ballot line in the general election. In party primaries, however, they are nominated separately. [33] Gubernatorial candidates often select an individual to be their preferred running mate prior to any such primaries, but their running mate in the general election is ultimately at the will of their party's primary electorate. [34]
Prior to the state conventions and primaries, three gubernatorial candidates announced who they would wish to run with if so nominated to run for governor:
Additionally, one Republican, Lisa Wilson-Foley, ran for lieutenant governor without having been selected as a running mate by a gubernatorial candidate. [33]
Prior to the Republican convention, Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley decided not to name a running mate, stating that he believes that the state's tradition of a gubernatorial candidate naming a preferred running mate before party conventions and primaries is "out of date." [37] While never named a preferred running for mate himself, Foley gave praise to both Michael Fedele's choice, Mark Boughton, and Lisa Wilson-Foley (of no relation).
At their respective party conventions, Boughton [38] and Wyman [39] won their party's endorsements on May 22, though both went on to face primary challenges. In the party primaries held on August 10, both party-endorsed candidates won, with Boughton defeating Wilson-Foley for the GOP nomination and Wyman winning the Democratic nod over Glassman. [40]
On September 28, 2010, candidates Thomas C. Foley, Dannel Malloy, and Tom Marsh participated in the first gubernatorial debate of the 2010 race, a 50-minute, non-televised forum on education concerns in Hartford. [42] In the debate, Foley stated that jobs and education would be his top priorities if elected governor, that more spending is not the solution to solve education-related problems, and that Malloy has "support[ed] the status quo" of teachers' unions. [42] Malloy used the forum to advocate that schools report the amount of money spent in the classroom versus on school administration, stated that one "can be for reform and for teachers at the same time", and voiced support for a statewide universal pre-K program. [42] Marsh stated that teachers' performance standards must improve and criticized the ratio that poorly performing doctors are removed from their jobs versus the rate at which underperforming teachers are. [42]
Foley and Malloy met again two days later, on October 1, for a debate in Greenwich sponsored by the Greenwich, Stamford, and Norwalk chambers of commerce. [43]
The first televised gubernatorial debate of the 2010 campaign took place on October 5, moderated by Fox News Channel chief political correspondent Carl Cameron and aired live on Fox Connecticut. [44] Among other things in the debate in which the two opponents "clashed sharply," [44] Foley voiced his support for retaining Connecticut's death penalty as is, pledging to veto abolishment bills placed on his desk as governor, while Malloy reiterated his opposition to capital punishment, though he stated he would not retroactively undo death sentences of individuals currently in the process. [44] The candidates also took issue with each other's records, with Malloy accusing Foley of mismanagement while CEO of a Georgia textile mill and Foley labeling Malloy as a career politician who presided as mayor of Stamford during years in which the city had net job losses. [44] State labor department figures have shown Stamford to have lost more than 5,000 net jobs during the 14-year period of Malloy's tenure as mayor. [44] The Republican and the Democrat also took issue with statements and actions taken during the election season, with Foley stating that Malloy's pledge to cut gubernatorial staff by 15 percent would amount to only approximately five positions being cut and Malloy criticizing Foley for not naming a preferred running mate for the position of lieutenant governor. [44] Malloy clarified that he had meant cutting from all positions the governor has a role in filling, stating that "about 600" [44] positions was the real figure. Foley responded to Malloy's questioning over his running mate by stating that Republican primary voters placed Danbury mayor Mark Boughton in the position as Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, not him, but praised Boughton's experience.
A second televised debate was held between the Republican and the Democrat on October 13 in New London. [45] A third, an afternoon debate broadcast live from Fairfield University on Connecticut Public Television, WFSB, and WNPR radio, occurred on October 19. [46] The candidates met for a final time on October 26 for a televised debate aired on NBC 30. [47]
The death penalty disagreement between Foley and Malloy gained additional attention due to the contemporaneous trial, conviction, and sentencing phase (which was under deliberation in the lead-up to Election Day) [48] of Steven J. Hayes for a home invasion/murder in 2007 in Cheshire. [49]
Poll source | Dates administered | Dannel Malloy (D) | Thomas C. Foley (R) |
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Rasmussen Reports | October 31, 2010 | 46% | 48% |
Quinnipiac | October 25–31, 2010 | 45% | 48% |
Public Policy Polling | October 27–29, 2010 | 47% | 49% |
CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group | October 24–26, 2010 | 45.1% | 45.1% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 24, 2010 | 49% | 46% |
Quinnipiac | October 18–24, 2010 | 48% | 43% |
Suffolk University | October 19–20, 2010 | 49% | 38% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 14, 2010 | 49% | 45% |
Quinnipiac | October 7–11, 2010 | 49% | 42% |
Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 9, 2010 | 45% | 41% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 5, 2010 | 49% | 44% |
CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation | October 1–5, 2010 | 50% | 42% |
CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group | October 3, 2010 | 47.5% | 44.9% |
Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 2, 2010 | 47% | 41% |
Quinnipiac | September 21–26, 2010 | 45% | 42% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 26, 2010 | 50% | 40% |
Quinnipiac | September 8–12, 2010 | 50% | 41% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 9, 2010 | 46% | 39% |
Rasmussen Reports | August 11, 2010 | 48% | 33% |
Quinnipiac | July 28-August 2, 2010 | 46% | 31% |
Quinnipiac | July 7–13, 2010 | 44% | 33% |
Rasmussen Reports | June 1, 2010 | 44% | 35% |
Rasmussen Reports | April 1, 2010 | 35% | 44% |
Rasmussen Reports | February 1, 2010 | 37% | 36% |
Quinnipiac | January 14–19, 2010 | 37% | 33% |
Public Policy Polling | January 4–5, 2010 | 37% | 27% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Cook Political Report | Toss up [2] | October 31, 2010 |
Rothenberg | Toss up [50] | October 28, 2010 |
RealClearPolitics | Toss up [51] | October 27, 2010 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball | Leans R [52] | November 1, 2010 |
CQ Politics | Toss up [53] | October 27, 2010 |
Rasmussen Reports | Toss up [54] | October 31, 2010 |
A dozen polling locations in the city of Bridgeport ran out of ballots on Election Day, leading to a ruling by Superior Court Judge Marshall K. Berger, Jr., for the polls to remain open at the affected polling sites until 10 p.m., two hours later than the normal statewide 8 p.m. closing time, in order for disenfranchised voters to return to vote on newly printed ballots. [55] Bridgeport officials had initially ordered only 21,000 ballots, despite there being over 69,000 [55] registered voters in the city.
With all votes counted, with the exception of Bridgeport, Republican Tom Foley held a slight lead in the popular vote (556,787 to 548,378). Once the ballots from Bridgeport were counted, Democrat Dan Malloy was declared the winner by Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, who, according to the Stamford Advocate, based her announcement on preliminary, "informal totals. ... That does not include uncounted absentee ballots." [56] Byseiwicz's announcement conflicted with the latest statewide tallies compiled by Foley's team and the non-partisan Associated Press, both of which indicated Foley to be in the lead by a thin margin. [56]
Judge Berger did state in his ruling that all votes submitted after 8 p.m. would be counted as provisional ballots and kept separate from the others. The state Republican Party threatened a legal challenge. [55]
On November 8, Foley, though still concerned over the election's handling and precise vote totals, conceded the election, stating, "The election on Tuesday was a conclusive victory for Dan Malloy, and this result should not be questioned." [57]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Dannel Malloy | 567,278 | 49.51% | +14.06% | |
Republican | Thomas C. Foley | 560,874 | 48.95% | -14.25% | |
Independent | Thomas E. Marsh | 17,629 | 1.54% | ||
Write-ins | 18 | 0.00% | |||
Majority | 6,404 | 0.56% | -27.20% | ||
Turnout | 1,145,799 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
Note: Malloy also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 26,308 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table.
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