2010 Connecticut gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2010 Connecticut gubernatorial election
| country = Connecticut
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 2006
| election_date = November 2, 2010
| next_election = 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2014
| turnout = 53.2% ({{decrease}} 1.6%)
| image1 = File:Dannel Malloy 2016.jpg
| image_size = x150px
| nominee1 = Dannel Malloy
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| alliance1 = Working Families
| running_mate1 = Nancy Wyman
| popular_vote1 = 567,278
| percentage1 = 49.51%
| map = {{switcher|220px
|County results
|Municipality results}}
| map_caption = Malloy: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584CDE|70–80%}}
{{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Foley: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = Jodi Rell
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Dannel Malloy
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| image2 = File:Official portrait of Tom Foley, U.S. Ambassador to Ireland (cropped).jpg
| nominee2 = Thomas C. Foley
| running_mate2 = Mark Boughton
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 560,874
| percentage2 = 48.95%
}}
{{ElectionsCT}}
The 2010 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the 88th Governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Republican Governor Jodi Rell had announced in a press conference in Hartford on November 9, 2009, that she would not seek re-election in 2010.{{cite news|first=Derrick|last=Henry|title= Connecticut Governor Won't Seek Re-election |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/nyregion/10rell.html|work=The New York Times |date=November 9, 2009 |access-date=February 23, 2010}} The sites Cook Political Report and CQ Politics both rated the election as a toss-up.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cookpolitical.com/governors |title=2010 Governors Race Ratings |publisher=Cook Political Report |access-date=October 31, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026191254/http://cookpolitical.com/governors |archive-date=October 26, 2010 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor |title=Race Ratings Chart: Governor |publisher=CQ Politics |access-date=November 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005231611/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor |archive-date=October 5, 2010 }} This was the first open seat gubernatorial election in the state since 1994. {{As of|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}, this is the last time the Governor's office in Connecticut changed partisan control.
Gubernatorial primaries for the Republican and Democratic parties took place on August 10, 2010. The Democratic nominee, former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy, narrowly won the general election, defeating Republican Thomas C. Foley. Foley conceded the race on November 8, 2010.{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-foley-concedes-ct-governor-race/ | work=CBS News | first=Brian | last=Montopoli | title=Tom Foley Concedes CT Governor Race | date=November 8, 2010}} Malloy became the first Democratic governor of Connecticut since 1986. With a margin of 0.7%, this election was also the second-closest race of the 2010 gubernatorial election cycle, behind only the election in Minnesota. As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, this was the last time the Republican candidate won the counties of Fairfield and New London in a statewide election.
Republican primary
=Candidates=
- Michael Fedele, incumbent lieutenant governor{{cite web |url=http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-ap-ct-fedele-governoraug06,0,4740817.story |title=Topic Galleries |publisher=Courant.com |access-date=2010-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808233615/http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-ap-ct-fedele-governoraug06,0,4740817.story |archive-date=2009-08-08 |url-status=dead }}
- Thomas C. Foley, former United States Ambassador to Ireland{{cite web |last=Cadei |first=Emily |url=http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/12/foley-to-run-for-connecticut-g.html |title=Foley to Run for Connecticut Governor – The Eye (CQ Politics) |publisher=Blogs.cqpolitics.com |date=2009-12-03 |access-date=2010-08-21 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Oz Griebel, president and CEO of the MetroHartford Alliance{{cite web |url=http://www.courant.com/news/local/statewire/hc-ap-ct-connecticutgovernjan28,0,885831.story |title=Local Elections : Local Elections News and Photos |publisher=Courant.com |date=2010-08-17 |access-date=2010-08-21 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
=Declined=
- Jodi Rell, incumbent governor{{cite web |url=http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/hartford_cty/news_wtnh_rell_running_reelection_200911091709_rev1 |title=Gov. Rell not running for re-election | WTNH.com Connecticut |publisher=Wtnh.com |access-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-date=February 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222062751/http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/hartford_cty/news_wtnh_rell_running_reelection_200911091709_rev1 |url-status=dead }}
- Kevin J. O'Connor, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut{{cite web |last=Green |first=Rick |url=http://blogs.courant.com/rick_green/2009/11/gop-connecticut-governor-kevin-oconnor-jodi-rell-ned-lamont.html |title=Rick Green's – CT Confidential |publisher=Blogs.courant.com |date=November 12, 2009 |access-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123135337/http://blogs.courant.com/rick_green/2009/11/gop-connecticut-governor-kevin-oconnor-jodi-rell-ned-lamont.html |archive-date=November 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
- Lawrence F. "Larry" Cafero, State House Republican Leader{{cite web |url=http://www.courant.com/news/local/statewire/hc-ap-ct-connecticutgoverndec21,0,5346860.story |title=Regional Authority : Regional Authority News and Photos |publisher=Courant.com |access-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224085937/http://www.courant.com/news/local/statewire/hc-ap-ct-connecticutgoverndec21,0,5346860.story |archive-date=December 24, 2009 |url-status=dead }}
- Chris Shays, former U.S. Representative{{cite web|url=http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/02/23/shays_not_running_for_governor.html|title=Shays Not Running for Governor|date=February 23, 2010|access-date=February 24, 2010|work=Political Wire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831085241/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/02/23/shays_not_running_for_governor.html|archive-date=August 31, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
- John P. McKinney, State Senate Republican Leader
- Jeff Wright, mayor of Newington{{cite web|url=http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/03/newington-mayor-jeff-wright-qu.html|title=Newington Mayor Jeff Wright Quits Governor's Race; Running For Treasurer Against Denise Nappier|date=March 30, 2010|access-date=March 30, 2010|work=Hartford Courant Capitol Watch Blog |first=Christopher|last=Keating|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708222254/http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/03/newington-mayor-jeff-wright-qu.html|archive-date=July 8, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}—ran for state treasurer
- Mark Boughton, mayor of Danbury{{cite web |url=http://ctmirror.org/story/5956/fedele-boughton-ticket-aiming-first-ballot-vicgtory |title=Fedele-Boughton ticket aiming for first-ballot victory | The Connecticut Mirror |publisher=Ctmirror.org |date=May 17, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716171957/http://ctmirror.org/story/5956/fedele-boughton-ticket-aiming-first-ballot-vicgtory |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}—ran for lieutenant governor
- Lawrence J. DeNardis, former U.S. Representative from Connecticut's 3rd congressional district{{cite news |author=Mary E. O’Leary |url=http://newhavenregister.com/articles/2010/03/12/news/metro/doc4b99bf7f28a4f691240452.txt |title=DeNardis gears up for another campaign (video)- The New Haven Register – Serving New Haven, Connecticut |newspaper=The New Haven Register |access-date=2010-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227050342/http://newhavenregister.com/articles/2010/03/12/news/metro/doc4b99bf7f28a4f691240452.txt |archive-date=2012-02-27 |url-status=dead }}
=Campaign=
==State convention results==
The state Republican convention endorsed Tom Foley for governor on May 22, 2010.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Thomas C. Foley *
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 710
| percentage = 50.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Michael Fedele *
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 427
| percentage = 30.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Oz Griebel *
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 243
| percentage = 17.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Lawrence DeNardis
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 16
| percentage = 1.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = C. Duffy Acevedo
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 5
| percentage = 0.36
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,401
| percentage = 100.00
}}
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* Denotes candidate met the minimum threshold of 15 percent to appear on the primary ballot
=Polling=
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| align=left |Quinnipiac[https://web.archive.org/web/20100816060914/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1486 Quinnipiac]
|August 3–8, 2010 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 38% |30% |17% |— |— |
| align=left |Quinnipiac[https://web.archive.org/web/20100820063605/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1485 Quinnipiac]
|July 28 – August 2, 2010 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 41% |26% |13% |— |— |
| align=left |Quinnipiac[https://web.archive.org/web/20100719221109/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1476 Quinnipiac]
|July 7–13, 2010 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 48% |13% |7% |— |— |
| align=left |Quinnipiac[https://web.archive.org/web/20100612193601/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1463 Quinnipiac]
|June 2–8, 2010 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 39% |12% |2% |— |— |
| align=left |Quinnipiac[https://web.archive.org/web/20100528011235/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1459 Quinnipiac]
|May 24–25, 2010 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 37% |11% |5% |— |— |
| align=left |Quinnipiac[https://web.archive.org/web/20100326180836/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1434 Quinnipiac]
|March 9–15, 2010 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 30% |4% |2% |4% |2% |
| align=left |Quinnipiac[https://web.archive.org/web/20110605003258/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1416 Quinnipiac]
|January 14–19, 2010 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 17% |8% |2% |6% |4% |
=Results=
[[File:Connecticut Governor Republican primary, 2010.svg|thumb|Results by county:
{{legend|#f2b3be|Foley—40–50%}}
{{legend|#ffb380|Fedele—40–50%}}
]]
In the Republican primary, state party-endorsed candidate Tom Foley, former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, defeated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Michael Fedele.{{cite news|url=http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Foley-joins-Malloy-as-primary-winner-610659.php|title=Foley joins Malloy as primary winner|last=Dixon|first=Ken|newspaper=Connecticut Post|date=August 10, 2010|access-date=August 11, 2010}}
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| title = Republican primary results
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Thomas C. Foley
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 50,792
| percentage = 42.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Michael Fedele
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 46,989
| percentage = 39.10
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Oz Griebel
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 22,390
| percentage = 18.63
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 120,171
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
- Ned Lamont, businessman and 2006 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate{{cite web|url=http://www.nedlamont.com/ |title=Ned Lamont for Governor of Connecticut |publisher=Nedlamont.com |access-date=2010-08-21}}
- Dannel Malloy, former mayor of Stamford and candidate in 2006{{cite web |url=http://www.danmalloy.com/ |title=Dan Malloy for Governor of Connecticut |publisher=Danmalloy.com |access-date=2010-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716191944/http://www.danmalloy.com/ |archive-date=2012-07-16 |url-status=dead }}
=Declined=
- James A. Amann, former speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives{{cite web|author=Mary E. O’Leary |url=http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/02/11/news/a3-nejimout.txt |title=Amann to drop out of race for governor- The New Haven Register – Serving New Haven, Connecticut |publisher=Nhregister.com |access-date=June 11, 2010}}
- Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Attorney General{{cite news |url=http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-blumenthal0203.artfeb03,0,6177904.story |title=Blumenthal Won't Run For Governor |newspaper=Hartford Courant |date=2009-02-03 |access-date=2009-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205161524/http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-blumenthal0203.artfeb03,0,6177904.story |archive-date=2009-02-05 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-blumenthal0203.artfeb03,0,6177904.story |title=Bysiewicz 'Encouraged' By Blumenthal Ruling – Hartford Courant |publisher=Courant.com |date=October 3, 2004 |access-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205161524/http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-blumenthal0203.artfeb03,0,6177904.story |archive-date=February 5, 2009 |url-status=dead }}
- Susan Bysiewicz, Connecticut Secretary of State{{cite web|author=Mary E. O’Leary|url=http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2010/01/12/news/doc4b4ce6f133ad6537623424.txt|title=Susan Bysiewicz dropping run for governor, will seek AG seat|publisher=Register Citizen|access-date=June 11, 2010|archive-date=February 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227183119/http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2010/01/12/news/doc4b4ce6f133ad6537623424.txt|url-status=dead}}
- Juan Figueroa, Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut president and former state legislator{{cite web|url=http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/05/juan-figueroa-drops-out-of-gov.html|title=Juan Figueroa Drops Out Of Governor's Race; Cites Raising Money As A Major Problem; No Deal For Lt. Governor|date=May 7, 2010|access-date=May 7, 2010|work=Hartford Courant Capitol Watch Blog|first=Christopher|last=Keating|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513044342/http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/05/juan-figueroa-drops-out-of-gov.html|archive-date=May 13, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
- Mary Glassman, Simsbury first selectman and former Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor (ran for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut instead){{cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/2010/05/02/simsburys-glassman-to-exit-governors-race-become-lamonts-running-mate/|title=Simsbury's Glassman To Exit Governor's Race, Become Lamont's Running Mate|date=May 2, 2010|access-date=May 7, 2010|work=Hartford Courant|first=Christopher|last=Keating}}
- Michael Jarjura, mayor of Waterbury{{cite web |url=http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-ap-ct-connecticutgovernmay07,0,3506128.story |title=Regional Authority : Regional Authority News and Photos |publisher=Courant.com |access-date=June 11, 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Gary LeBeau, state senator{{cite web|url=http://www.journalinquirer.com/articles/2010/02/01/page_one/doc4b66fb20dd9d7013862117.txt |title=> Archives > Page One > LeBeau drops out of governor's race |publisher=Journal Inquirer |date=February 1, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2010}}
- Rudy Marconi, Ridgefield first selectman (endorsed Lamont){{cite web|url=http://ctmirror.org/story/5925/marconi-drops-out-endorses-lamont |title=Marconi drops out, endorses Lamont | The Connecticut Mirror |publisher=Ctmirror.org |date=May 13, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2010}}
- Donald E. "Don" Williams, Jr., president of the Connecticut Senate – endorsed Lamont[http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2009/02/11/amann-in-williams-out-of-govs-race/ Amann In, Williams Out of Gov's Race] Connecticut Post (February 11, 2009)Ken Dixon, [http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/2009/01/15/don-williams-sounds-as-if-hes-running-for-something/ Don Williams Sounds As If He's Running For Something], Connecticut Post (January 15, 2009).Jonathan Kantrowitz, [https://archive.today/20150427043231/http://blog.ctnews.com/kantrowitz/2010/03/04/senate-president-donald-e-williams-jr-endorses-ned-lamont-for-governor/ Senate President Donald E. Williams Jr. Endorses Ned Lamont for Governor]. Connecticut Post (March 4, 2010).
=Campaign=
==State convention results==
The state Democratic convention endorsed Dan Malloy for governor on May 22, 2010.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dannel Malloy *
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 1,232
| percentage = 67.91
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ned Lamont *
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 582
| percentage = 32.08
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,814
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
* Denotes candidate met the minimum threshold of 15 percent to appear on the primary ballot
=Polling=
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| align=left |Quinnipiac
| August 3–8, 2010 |— |{{party shading/Democratic}}|45% |42% |— |— |— |
| align=left |Quinnipiac
| July 28 – August 2, 2010 |— |{{party shading/Democratic}}|45% |40% |— |— |— |
| align=left |Quinnipiac
| July 7–13, 2010 |— |{{party shading/Democratic}}|46% |37% |— |— |— |
| align=left |Quinnipiac
| June 2–8, 2010 |— |{{party shading/Democratic}}|39% |22% |— |— |— |
| align=left |Quinnipiac
|May 24–25, 2010 |— |{{party shading/Democratic}}|41% |24% |— |— |— |
| align=left |Quinnipiac
|March 9–15, 2010 |— |{{party shading/Democratic}}|28% |18% |— |4% |2% |
| align=left |Quinnipiac
|January 14–19, 2010 |— |{{party shading/Democratic}}|27% |11% |5% |4% |1% |
| align=left |Quinnipiac[https://web.archive.org/web/20091111214153/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1393 Quinnipiac]
|November 3–8, 2009 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 26% |23% |9% |3% |— |1% |
| align=left |Quinnipiac[https://web.archive.org/web/20090211182251/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1259 Quinnipiac]
|February 5–8, 2009 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44% | — | 12% | 4% | — | — |
=Results=
[[Image:Connecticut Governor Democratic primary, 2010.svg|thumb|Results by county:
{{legend|#3771c8|Malloy—60–70%}}
{{legend|#5f8dd3|Malloy—50–60%}}
]]
In the Democratic primary, state party-endorsed candidate Dan Malloy, former mayor of Stamford, defeated businessman Ned Lamont.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dannel Malloy
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 103,154
| percentage = 57.01
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ned Lamont
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 77,772
| percentage = 42.99
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 180,926
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
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.{{cite web|last=Stuart |first=Christine |url=http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/republican_announces_for_lt._gov/ |title=Republican Announces For Lt. Gov |publisher=CT News Junkie |date=April 8, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2010}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.maryforct.com/news/simsburys-glassman-lamonts-pick-lieutenant-governor |title=Simsbury's Glassman is Lamont's pick for lieutenant governor | Mary Glassman for Connecticut |publisher=Maryforct.com |access-date=June 11, 2010}}
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:
- Democrat Ned Lamont selected Simsbury First Selectwoman Mary Glassman to be his running mate on May 3.{{cite web|url=http://www.wfsb.com/politics/23434248/detail.html |title=Lamont, Glassman Team Up In Governor Race – Politics News Story – WFSB Hartford |publisher=Wfsb.com |date=May 3, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2010}}
- Democrat Dannel Malloy selected state comptroller Nancy Wyman to be his running mate on May 11.{{cite web |author=Daniela Altimari |url=http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-wyman-malloy-running-mate-0511,0,2533210.story |title=Malloy Announces Wyman As Running Mate In Governor Race |publisher=Courant.com |date=May 12, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611205130/http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-wyman-malloy-running-mate-0511,0,2533210.story |archive-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
- Republican Michael Fedele selected Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, previously a fellow GOP candidate for governor, to be his running mate on May 17.
Additionally, one Republican, Lisa Wilson-Foley, ran for lieutenant governor without having been selected as a running mate by a gubernatorial candidate.
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."{{cite web|url=http://www.tomfoley2010.com/?p=1582 |title=Tom Foley's Statement on Preferences for Lieutenant Governor | Tom Foley for Governor | Let's Get Connecticut Working Again |publisher=TomFoley2010.com |date=May 17, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2010}} 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{{cite web|url=http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Boughton-wins-GOP-State-Convention-nomination-for-496735.php |title=Danbury Mayor Boughton gets GOP nod for lieutenant governor at state convention – Connecticut Post |publisher=Ctpost.com |date=May 22, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2010}} and Wyman{{cite web|url=http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Wyman-leads-victors-in-statewide-endorsements-496743.php |title=Wyman leads victors in statewide endorsements |publisher=NewsTimes |date=May 22, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2010}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Wyman-Boughton-win-lieutenant-governor-races-610539.php|title=Wyman, Boughton win lieutenant governor races|last=Perrefort|first=Dirk|newspaper=Connecticut Post|date=August 10, 2010|access-date=August 10, 2010}}
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)Beach, Randall, [http://nhregister.com/articles/2010/10/26/aa1_new_haven_hayesmonday102610.txt "Hayes described as 'likable klutz'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313023950/http://nhregister.com/articles/2010/10/26/aa1_new_haven_hayesmonday102610.txt |date=2012-03-13 }}, New Haven Register, October 26, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010. of Steven J. Hayes for a home invasion/murder in 2007 in Cheshire.Chen, David W., [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/01/nyregion/01conn.html?hp "In Connecticut, Big Races on the Ballot"], The New York Times, October 31, 2010 (November 1, 2010 p. A28 NY ed.). Retrieved 2010-11-01.
=Candidates and running mates=
- Democratic Party (also on line of the Working Families Party): Dannel Malloy – Nancy Wyman
- Republican Party: Thomas C. Foley – Mark Boughton
- Independent: Tom Marsh – Cicero Booker {{cite web |url=http://valleynewsnow.com/2010/08/marsh-other-independent-candidates-qualify-for-the-fall-ballot/ |title=Stannard, Charles, "Marsh, Other Independent Candidates Qualify for the Fall Ballot" |website=valleynewsnow.com |date=August 19, 2010 |access-date=November 1, 2010 |archive-date=March 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314123808/http://valleynewsnow.com/2010/08/marsh-other-independent-candidates-qualify-for-the-fall-ballot/ |url-status=dead }}
=Debates=
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.{{cite news |last=Keating |first=Christopher |url=http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/09/dannel-malloy-tom-foley-tom-ma.html |title=Dannel Malloy, Tom Foley, Tom Marsh Debate Public Education, Charter Schools, Teacher Tenure, Unions |work=Hartford Courant |date=September 29, 2010 |access-date=October 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003233833/http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/09/dannel-malloy-tom-foley-tom-ma.html |archive-date=October 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} 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. 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. 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.
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.{{cite news|last=Chamoff |first=Lisa |url=http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Foley-Malloy-pull-no-punches-in-Greenwich-debate-684151.php |title=Foley, Malloy pull no punches in Greenwich debate |publisher=NewsTimes.com |date=October 1, 2010 |access-date=October 15, 2010}}
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.{{cite news |url=http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/10/dannel-malloy-and-tom-foley-fa.html |title=Dannel Malloy And Tom Foley Clash Sharply On Death Penalty, Jobs, TV Commercials In First Televised Debate |last=Keating |first=Christopher |work=Hartford Courant |date=October 5, 2010 |access-date=October 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127155701/http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/10/dannel-malloy-and-tom-foley-fa.html |archive-date=January 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} Among other things in the debate in which the two opponents "clashed sharply," 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. 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. 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. 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. Malloy clarified that he had meant cutting from all positions the governor has a role in filling, stating that "about 600" 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.{{cite news |last=Keating |first=Christopher |url=http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-ct-governor-debate-new-london-101420101013,0,5948651.story |title=Malloy, Foley Clash Over Death Penalty In TV Debate |work=Hartford Courant |date=October 13, 2010 |access-date=October 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611214253/http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-ct-governor-debate-new-london-101420101013,0,5948651.story |archive-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }} A third, an afternoon debate broadcast live from Fairfield University on Connecticut Public Television, WFSB, and WNPR radio, occurred on October 19.{{cite news |url=http://ctmirror.org/story/8113/foley-malloy-behave-debate-jesuit-campus?quicktabs_1=0 |title=Foley, Malloy behave in their third televised debate |publisher=CTMirror.org |last=Pazniokas |first=Mark |date=October 19, 2010 |access-date=October 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716172227/http://ctmirror.org/story/8113/foley-malloy-behave-debate-jesuit-campus?quicktabs_1=0 |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} The candidates met for a final time on October 26 for a televised debate aired on NBC 30.{{cite news |last=Keating |first=Christopher |url=http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/10/dannel-malloy-tom-foley-battle.html |title=Dannel Malloy, Tom Foley Battle In Their Final TV Debate; Malloy Up By 5 In Q Poll; Foley Says It's Much Closer |work=Hartford Courant |date=October 26, 2010 |access-date=October 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031055712/http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/10/dannel-malloy-tom-foley-battle.html |archive-date=October 31, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
=Predictions=
=Polling=
=Bridgeport ballot shortage=
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. Bridgeport officials had initially ordered only 21,000 ballots, despite there being over 69,000 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."{{Cite news |url=http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Malloy-declared-winner-but-Foley-fights-on-797028.php |title=Malloy declared winner, but Foley fights on |author=Ken Dixon and Bill Cummings |work=Stamford Advocate |date=November 3, 2010 |access-date=November 4, 2010}} 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.
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.{{Cite news |url=http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-bridgeport-voting-mess-2010-20101102,0,5361160.story |title=Legal Challenge Possible From Bridgeport Ballot Shortage |author=Staff Report |newspaper=Hartford Courant |date=November 2, 2010 |access-date=November 4, 2010}}
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."{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/nyregion/09ctgov.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1315390280-Hh1nAptLS+vK7bDBFQpxZg |title=Republican Concedes in Race for Connecticut Governor |last=Chen |first=David W. |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 8, 2010 |access-date=September 7, 2011}}
=Results=
{{Election box begin | title=2010 Connecticut gubernatorial election{{Cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/2010_sov.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-04-07 |archive-date=2012-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016232726/http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/2010_sov.pdf |url-status=dead }}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Dannel Malloy
|votes = 540,970
|percentage = 47.21%
|change = +11.76%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Working Families Party
|candidate = Dannel Malloy
|votes = 26,308
|percentage = 2.30%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box winning candidate|
|party = Total
|candidate = Dannel Malloy
|votes = 567,278
|percentage = 49.51%
|change = +14.06%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Thomas C. Foley
|votes = 560,874
|percentage = 48.95%
|change = -14.25%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Thomas E. Marsh
|votes = 17,629
|percentage = 1.54%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link|
|votes = 18
|percentage = 0.00%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes = 1,145,799
|percentage = 100.00%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic==
==By congressional district==
Despite winning, Malloy only won 2 of 5 congressional districts, while Foley won the other 3, all of which were held by Democrats.{{cite web |title=Statement of The Vote |url=https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/2010sovpdf.pdf |website=CT.gov}}
| width="78%" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| District
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Dannel Malloy ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Thomas Foley ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Various candidates ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Total votes cast ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Representative | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1st | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 124,111 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 53.88% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 102,805 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.63% | {{party shading/Others}}| 3,440 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.49% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 230,356 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| John B. Larson | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2nd | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 115,171 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.53% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 126,722 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.20% | {{party shading/Others}}| 5,615 | {{party shading/Others}}| 2.27% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 247,508 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| Joe Courtney | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3rd | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 119,855 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 54.35% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 97,474 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.20% | {{party shading/Others}}| 3,206 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.45% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 220,535 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| Rosa DeLauro | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4th | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 107,942 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.42% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 108,960 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 49.88% | {{party shading/Others}}| 1,542 | {{party shading/Others}}| 0.70% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 218,444 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| Jim Himes | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5th | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 100,199 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.76% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 124,913 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.56% | {{party shading/Others}}| 3,844 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.68% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 228,956 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| Chris Murphy | ||||||||
| Totals | 567,278 | 49.51% | 560,874 | 48.95% | 17,647 | 1.54% | 1,145,799 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100527144033/http://www.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=415810 Connecticut Secretary of State – Elections and Voting]
- [http://www.votesmart.org/election_governor_five_categories.php?state_id=CT Connecticut Governor Candidates] at Project Vote Smart
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/state_candidates.phtml?s=CT&y=2010&f=G Campaign contributions for 2010 CT Governor] from Follow the Money
- [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=409678 Connecticut Governor 2010] from OurCampaigns.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100130205739/http://www.pollster.com/polls/ct/10-ct-gov-ge.php 2010 Connecticut Gubernatorial General Election] graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
- [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/connecticut/election_2010_connecticut_governor Election 2010: Connecticut Governor] from Rasmussen Reports
- [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/2010_connecticut_governor_race.html 2010 Connecticut Governor Race] from Real Clear Politics
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100922130057/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=governor-2010-CT 2010 Connecticut Governor's Race] from CQ Politics
- [http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/governor/connecticut Race Profile] in The New York Times
Debate
- [http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294796-1 Connecticut Republican Gubernatorial Primary Debate] on C-SPAN, July 28, 2010
Official campaign websites (Archived)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101031045740/http://www.tomfoley2010.com/ Tom Foley for Governor]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101028235824/http://www.danmalloy.com/ Dan Malloy for Governor]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100607070526/http://www.marsh2010.com/ Tom Marsh for Governor]
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