The 2010 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 2, 2010, alongside 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 Democratic U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy was re-elected to a seventh term.

Democratic primary Candidates Daniel Freilich, military doctor (also running as an independent) Patrick Leahy, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

General election Candidates Len Britton (R), businessman Stephen Cain (I) Pete Diamondstone (Socialist) Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana), two-time former candidate for U.S. Senate Daniel Freilich (I), military doctor Patrick Leahy (D), incumbent U.S. Senator Johenry Nunes (I), military education and training manager

Campaign First elected in 1974, Leahy was at the time the first and only Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Vermont. He won his last two re-election campaigns with at least 70% of the vote. He is the second-most-senior member of Congress. In a June 2010 poll, the incumbent was viewed very favorably by 52% of the state. 52% of the state opposed repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and 50% opposed Arizona's immigration law. Obama's approval rating in the poll was 62%. Obama carried Vermont with 67% of the vote in 2008.

His Republican opponent was Len Britton, a businessman who had never run for public office before. As of August 2010, he had released two TV ads, criticizing Obama's stimulus and the deficits. His campaign manager admitted, "Len is an unknown candidate and we are rigorously running on a difficult campaign schedule."Burlington Free Press

Debates October 14: All four candidates on CCTV in Burlington October 19: Two candidates on Vermont Public RadioOpponents challenge Leahy in first debate Burlington Free Press

Predictions Source Ranking As of Cook Political Report October 26, 2010 Rothenberg October 22, 2010 RealClearPolitics October 26, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 21, 2010 CQ Politics October 26, 2010

Polling Poll source PatrickLeahy (D) LenBritton (R) Other UndecidedRasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 17, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 64% 29% 3% 4%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports September 13, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 63% 32% 2% 4%Vermont Public Radio/Mason-DixonVermont Public Radio/Mason-Dixon October 11–13, 2010 625 ± 4.0% 62% 27% 4% 7%

Fundraising Candidate (party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt Patrick Leahy (D) $3,469,878 $2,090,603 $2,598,061 $0 Len Britton (R) $199,813 $144,541 $55,270 $69,833 Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

By county CountyPatrick LeahyDemocraticLen BrittonRepublicanVarious candidatesOther parties#%#%#%Addison9,90466.55%4,39729.54%5823.91%Bennington8,51763.15%3,87328.72%1,0968.13%Caledonia6,05856.04%4,24739.28%5064.68%Chittenden40,83768.21%16,71627.92%2,3143.87%Essex1,17352.06%93941.68%1416.26%Franklin9,62960.54%5,58235.1%6934.36%Grand Isle2,08360.52%1,15933.67%2005.81%Lamoille6,20566.03%2,84430.26%3483.71%Orange6,89461.87%3,77733.9%4714.23%Orleans5,51760.31%3,17634.72%4554.97%Rutland12,26555.36%8,80839.75%1,0834.89%Washington16,68268.62%6,54126.9%1,0894.48%Windham11,58769.32%3,39123.52%1,1977.16%Windsor13,39064.31%6,70930.97%1,0234.72% Totals151,28164.33%72,69930.91%11,1984.76%

References

External links Elections and Campaign Finance Division at the Vermont Secretary of State U.S. Congress candidates for Vermont at Project Vote Smart Vermont U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions from Open Secrets graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com Election 2010: Vermont Senate from Rasmussen Reports 2010 Vermont Senate Race from Real Clear Politics from CQ Politics Race profile from The New York Times Official campaign websites Pat Leahy for U.S. Senate - incumbent Len Britton for U.S. Senate