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County results Merrill: 40–50% 50–60% Farrell: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Connecticut |
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The 2010 Connecticut Secretary of the State election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Susan Bysiewicz did not seek re-election to a 4th term, instead opting to run for Governor of Connecticut.
Democratic nominee and Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives Denise Merrill defeated Republican nominee Jerry Farrell Jr.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Denise Merrill | 107,003 | 62.95% | |
Democratic | Gerry Garcia | 62,978 | 37.05% | |
Total votes | 169,981 | 100.0% |
The Working Families Party endorsed Merrill, giving her access to a second ballot line.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Denise Merrill | 558,914 | 50.57% | -19.21% | |
Working Families | Denise Merrill | 25,399 | 2.30% | N/A | |
Total | Denise Merrill (incumbent) | 584,313 | 52.87% | -16.91 | |
Republican | Jerry Farrell Jr. | 484,163 | 43.81% | +17.39% | |
Independent Party | Michael J. Telesca | 14,530 | 1.32% | N/A | |
Green | S. Michael DeRosa | 13,566 | 1.23% | -0.02% | |
Libertarian | Ken Mosher | 8,631 | 0.78% | -0.47% | |
Total votes | 1,105,203 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold |
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County results Merrill: 40–50% 50–60% Farrell: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Connecticut |
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The 2010 Connecticut Secretary of the State election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Susan Bysiewicz did not seek re-election to a 4th term, instead opting to run for Governor of Connecticut.
Democratic nominee and Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives Denise Merrill defeated Republican nominee Jerry Farrell Jr.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Denise Merrill | 107,003 | 62.95% | |
Democratic | Gerry Garcia | 62,978 | 37.05% | |
Total votes | 169,981 | 100.0% |
The Working Families Party endorsed Merrill, giving her access to a second ballot line.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Denise Merrill | 558,914 | 50.57% | -19.21% | |
Working Families | Denise Merrill | 25,399 | 2.30% | N/A | |
Total | Denise Merrill (incumbent) | 584,313 | 52.87% | -16.91 | |
Republican | Jerry Farrell Jr. | 484,163 | 43.81% | +17.39% | |
Independent Party | Michael J. Telesca | 14,530 | 1.32% | N/A | |
Green | S. Michael DeRosa | 13,566 | 1.23% | -0.02% | |
Libertarian | Ken Mosher | 8,631 | 0.78% | -0.47% | |
Total votes | 1,105,203 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold |