2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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.
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
Withdrew
Polling
Poll source
Dates administered
Deval Patrick
Grace Ross
Suffolk University [ 8]
February 21–24, 2010
59%
15%
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
Eliminated at convention
Declined
Polling
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
General election
Candidates
Running mate: Paul Loscocco , former Republican State Representative
Running mate: Tim Murray , incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Running mate: Richard P. Purcell, surgery clerk and ergonomics assessor[ 23]
Campaign
Defection of Loscocco
On October 1, 2010, Loscocco announced that he would withdraw from the race and endorse Republican candidate Charlie Baker.[ 2] Loscocco formally remained on the ballot, however.[ 24] On October 7, Cahill filed a lawsuit against four former campaign aides, alleging that they conspired to undermine his candidacy and help Charlie Baker by arranging his defection.[ 25] Cahill claimed that e-mails between Republican political consultants and Loscocco's top aide suggested that Loscocco may have been enticed to leave the ticket by future job promises.[ 26] In response, Loscocco claimed that Cahill's top aide was coordinating strategy with the Patrick campaign and the Democratic Governors' Association and thus was never actually an independent effort.[ 27]
Lottery ad
Soon after Cahill filed suit against him, Adam Meldrum, Cahill's former campaign manager, alleged that Cahill colluded with the Massachusetts Lottery, which is overseen by the state treasurer's office, to run an ad favorable to him during the campaign. The ad, paid for by the Commonwealth, described the Massachusetts Lottery "the most successful state lottery America" and "consistently well-managed", echoing themes from Cahill's gubernatorial campaign. Both Cahill and Massachusetts Lottery Director Mark Cavanagh denied the allegations.[ 25] On October 18, e-mails released in conjunction with Cahill's lawsuit appeared to reveal that the campaign attempted to have the Lottery air a series of ads that praised the lottery's management. In the e-mails, Cahill's campaign media strategist Dane Strother told Meldrum to "Get the Lottery immediately cutting a spot and get it up...Needs to focus on the Lottery being the best in the country and above reproach." Two days later, Cahill's senior adviser Scott Campbell wrote, "I think the first thing is to figure out what/where/how we want to do this ... with Lottery people."[ 28]
On April 2, 2012, Cahill was indicted by a Grand Jury on charges that he used $1.65 million in Massachusetts State Lottery advertising to aid his campaign for governor.[ 29] On December 12, 2012, a mistrial was declared in the corruption case after the jury failed to reach a verdict on two counts of conspiracy.[ 30]
Predictions
Polling
Poll
Date
Deval Patrick (D)
Charlie Baker (R)
Tim Cahill (I)
Jill Stein (GR)
Rasmussen Reports [ 36]
June 24, 2009
41%
36%
–
–
The Boston Globe /UNH [ 19]
July 15–21, 2009
30%
20%
30%
–
35%
41%
–
–
Rasmussen Reports [ 37]
October 22, 2009
34%
24%
23%
–
Suffolk University [ 38]
November 4–8, 2009
38%
15%
26%
–
Rasmussen Reports [ 37]
November 23, 2009
33%
28%
25%
–
The Boston Globe /UNH [ 19]
January 2–6, 2010
30%
19%
23%
–
Public Policy Polling [ 39]
January 7–9, 2010
29%
27%
21%
–
Suffolk University [ 8]
February 21–24, 2010
33%
25%
23%
3%
Rasmussen Reports [ 37]
March 8, 2010
35%
32%
19%
–
Rasmussen Reports [ 37]
April 5, 2010
35%
27%
23%
–
April 17 – Baker secures Republican nomination at convention; Mihos eliminated
Rasmussen Reports [ 37]
May 10, 2010
45%
31%
14%
1%
Suffolk University [ 40]
May 25, 2010
42%
29%
14%
8%
Rasmussen Reports [ 41]
June 21, 2010
41%
34%
16%
–
The Boston Globe /UNH [ 42]
June 17–23, 2010
38%
31%
9%
2%
Rasmussen Reports [ 43]
July 22, 2010
38%
32%
17%
–
Statehouse News [ 44]
August 29–31, 2010
34%
28%
18%
4%
Rasmussen Reports [ 43]
September 1, 2010
39%
34%
18%
–
Rasmussen Reports [ 43]
September 17, 2010
45%
42%
5%
–
Suffolk University /7 News [ 45]
September 16–19, 2010
41%
34%
14%
4%
The Boston Globe /UNH [ 46]
September 17–22, 2010
35%
34%
11%
4%
Western New England College [ 47]
September 19–23, 2010
39%
33%
16%
3%
Rasmussen Reports [ 43]
September 30, 2010
47%
42%
6%
–
Suffolk University 7 News [ 48]
October 10–12, 2010
46%
39%
10%
1%
Public Opinion Strategies [ 49]
October 11–13, 2010
35%
42%
10%
2%
Rasmussen Reports [ 43]
October 18, 2010
47%
42%
6%
–
Western New England College [ 50]
October 22, 2010
44%
36%
8%
5%
Boston Globe [ 51]
October 24, 2010
43%
39%
8%
2%
Suffolk University /7News [ 52]
October 25–27, 2010
46%
39%
9%
2%
Rasmussen Reports [ 53]
October 27, 2010
46%
44%
6%
—
Western New England College [ 54]
October 24–28, 2010
42%
37%
11%
3%
Results (for comparison)
[November 2, 2010]
[ 48.4% ]
[ 42.0% ]
[ 8.0% ]
[ 1.4% ]
Hypothetical polling
with Christy Mihos
Poll source
Dates administered
Deval Patrick
Christy Mihos
Jill Stein
Tim Cahill
Rasmussen Reports [ 36]
June 24, 2009
40%
41%
––
––
The Boston Globe /UNH [ 19]
July 15–21, 2009
31%
18%
––
31%
40%
41%
––
––
Rasmussen Reports [ 55]
August 20, 2009
35%
40%
––
––
Rasmussen Reports [ 37]
October 22, 2009
34%
23%
––
23%
Suffolk University [ 56]
November 4–8, 2009
36%
20%
––
26%
Rasmussen Reports [ 37]
November 23, 2009
32%
26%
––
28%
The Boston Globe /UNH [ 19]
January 2–6, 2010
32%
19%
––
23%
Public Policy Polling [ 39]
January 7–9, 2010
28%
21%
––
25%
Suffolk University [ 8]
February 21–24, 2010
34%
19%
3%
26%
Rasmussen Reports [ 37]
March 8, 2010
34%
19%
––
30%
Rasmussen Reports [ 37]
April 5, 2010
38%
15%
––
33%
with Grace Ross
Poll source
Dates administered
Grace Ross
Charlie Baker
Tim Cahill
Rasmussen Reports [ 37]
May 10, 2010
27%
32%
16%
Fundraising
As of October 31, 2010.[ 57] Shading indicates candidate with the highest amount.
Candidate (Party)
Raised
Spent
Balance
Tim Cahill (I)
$570,345.01
$277,655.73
$292,689.28
Charlie Baker (R)
$736,877.30
$491,089.99
$245,787.31
Deval Patrick (D)
$606,991.19
$459,858.16
$147,133.03
Jill Stein (G)
$64,454.75
$22,068.50
$42,386.25
Results
Results by county
2010 United States gubernatorial election in Massachusetts (by county) [ 59]
County
Patrick %
Patrick #
Baker %
Baker #
Others %
Others #
Total #
Barnstable
43.8%
47,124
47.0%
50,609
9.2%
9,876
107,609
Berkshire
70.3%
30,269
21.5%
9,266
8.2%
3,527
43,062
Bristol
46.3%
81,059
41.8%
73,220
11.8%
20,724
175,003
Dukes
57.6%
4,908
32.3%
2,757
10.1%
862
8,527
Essex
43.2%
116,360
47.5%
127,964
9.3%
25,148
269,472
Franklin
60.8%
17,068
24.4%
6,838
14.9%
4,170
28,076
Hampden
45.4%
62,816
39.5%
54,653
15.1%
20,857
138,326
Hampshire
58.4%
33,317
28.0%
15,994
13.6%
7,752
57,063
Middlesex
50.8%
283,221
40.6%
226,272
8.7%
48,481
557,974
Nantucket
50.7%
2,454
38.2%
1,846
11.1%
538
4,838
Norfolk
43.80%
119,806
43.81%
119,850
12.4%
33,882
273,538
Plymouth
38.3%
74,355
49.8%
96,592
11.9%
23,105
194,052
Suffolk
67.0%
125,961
24.9%
46,822
8.1%
15,292
188,075
Worcester
41.4%
113,565
48.2%
132,183
10.4%
28,440
274,188
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
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