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Delaware Attorney General election, 2010
The Delaware Attorney General election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III, a Democrat, won re-election over Doug Campbell of the Independent Party of Delaware.
After Biden's father, Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr., stepped down as a U.S. Senator for Delaware in 2008 to become Vice President of the United States, commentators speculated the younger Biden might pursue his father's old seat in 2010.[1] Ultimately, Biden declined to run for Senate and chose to run for re-election as attorney general instead.
The Delaware Republican Party did not field a contender, claiming it was "difficult to find a candidate to challenge Biden."[2]
General Election campaign
Candidates
Democratic Party - Incumbent Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III
Independent - Doug Campbell
General election results
| 2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party | 78.9% | ||
| Independent | Doug Campbell | 21.1% | |
| Total Votes | 258,434 | ||
September 14, 2010 primaries
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Incumbent Beau Biden, after considering a run for the United States Senate seat vacated by his father, Vice President Joe Biden, announced in late-January 2010 that he would run for re-election as attorney general instead.[4]
Electoral results
- Beau Biden ran unopposed in this contest.
Republican primary
Candidates
- No candidate ran for nomination
Electoral results
- No candidate ran for nomination
External links
- List of candidates qualified for Delaware's September 14 Attorney General primary
- Green Paper's list of candidates for Delaware Attorney General, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "D.C. Now," Jan. 25, 2010. (dead link)
- ↑ DFM News, "No GOP Opponent for Attorney General Biden," September 3, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Delaware Secretary of State, November 2, 2010 General Election Results," accessed May 10, 2011.
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Vice president's son decides not to run for Senate" 25 Jan. 2010 (dead link)
