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Massachusetts Secretary of State election, 2010
From Ballotpedia
The Massachusetts Secretary of State election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Democratic incumbent William F. Galvin defeated Republican challenger William C. Campbell and third-party candidate James D. Henderson.
None of the candidates was opposed in the September 14 primary election.
General Election campaign
Results
| 2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party | 64.5% | ||
| Republican Party | William C. Campbell | 32.7% | |
| Independent | Jim Henderson | 2.8% | |
| Total Votes | 2,195,252 | ||
Finances
According to Follow the Money, the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates is as follows:
| South Carolina Secretary of State Campaign Finance | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Total Contributions | |||||||||||||
| William F. Galvin[2] | $993,912 | |||||||||||||
| William C. Campbell[3] | $76,808 | |||||||||||||
| James D. Henderson[4] | $9,725 | |||||||||||||
Endorsements
- Boston Phoenix, local newspaper[5]
- Massachusetts AFL-CIO[6]
- Wicked Local Newton[7]
September 14, 2010 primaries
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Incumbent William F. Galvin ran unopposed in this contest.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Woburn City Clerk William C. Campbell[8] ran unopposed in this contest.
Other candidates
- Jim Henderson (Independent)
External links
- List of Democratic candidates qualified for the Massachusetts September 14 Secretary of State primary
- List of Republican candidates qualified for the Massachusetts September 14 Secretary of State primary
- Green Paper's list of candidates for Massachusetts Secretary of State, 2010
General Election candidates
- Bill Galvin for Secretary of State Campaign website
- Bill Campbell for Massachusetts Secretary of State Campaign website
- Jim Henderson for Secretary of the Commonwealth Campaign website
Footnotes
- ↑ Boston Globe, "2010 General Election Results" 2 Nov. 2010
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, "William F. Galvin candidate summary," May 20, 2011
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, "William C. Campbell candidate summary," May 20, 2011
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, "James D. Henderson candidate summary," May 20, 2011
- ↑ The Boston Phoenix, "Boston Phoenix 2010 Endorsements: Steve Grossman, Martha Coakley, and Barney Frank" 27 Oct. 2010
- ↑ AFL-CIO - 2010 Endorsements
- ↑ Wicked Local Newton Newton TAB Endorsement: Candidates for state office" 27 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Woburn Advocate, "City Clerk Campbell running for secretary of state" 9 March, 2010
