2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Turnout54.81% Decrease 1.42 [1]
 
Nominee Deval Patrick Charlie Baker Tim Cahill
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Running mate Tim Murray Richard Tisei Paul Loscocco
(withdrawn)[2]
Popular vote 1,112,283 964,866 184,395
Percentage 48.42% 42.00% 8.03%

Patrick:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Baker:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Cahill:      40–50%
Tie:      40–50%      No votes

Governor before election

Deval Patrick
Democratic

Elected Governor

Deval Patrick
Democratic

The 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick was re-elected to a second term.[3]

Party primaries were held on September 14, though all four candidates ran unopposed in their respective primaries.[4] Tim Murray, who ran on a ticket with Patrick, was re-elected Lieutenant Governor. This election is the only gubernatorial election since 1994 in which the two major parties did not have a woman on the gubernatorial ticket.

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MA Governor Race - Nov 02, 2010". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Loscocco declared he would drop out and endorse the Republican ticket. However, there was no way to drop out by that time, so he remained on the ballot.Bierman, Noah; Levenson, Michael; Ellement, John R. (October 1, 2010). "'I won't give in,' Cahill declares as he vows to stay in race". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  3. ^ Phillips, Frank; Levenson, Michael (November 3, 2010). "Patrick roars to 2d term". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "Massachusetts primary election 2010". The Washington Post. September 14, 2010. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2010.