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The Massachusetts gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick was re-elected to a second term.[2] Also competing were the Republican Party nominee, businessman Charlie Baker; independent candidate and State Treasurer Tim Cahill; and Green-Rainbow Party nominee and physician Jill Stein. Party primaries were held on September 14, though all four candidates ran unopposed in their respective primaries.[3] Tim Murray, who ran on a ticket with Patrick was re-elected Lieutenant Governor.
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On June 1, 2010, Ross withdrew from the race when she could not garner the amount of signatures needed to run,[6] leaving Patrick as the only candidate in the primary race going into the June 5 Democratic State Convention. Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray was again his running mate.
Ahead of the April 2010 party convention, many Republican delegates preferred Harvard Pilgrim CEO Charlie Baker to be the Republican nominee,[9] however, there was support for State Senator Bob Hedlund,[10] former State Treasurer Joseph D. Malone[11] (who declined to instead run for Congress), and former Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey.[12] In early 2009, two "draft" websites appeared encouraging Baker[13] and U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan[14][15] to run for governor. Christy Mihos announced his bid for governor on April 25, 2009 as a Republican; in 2006 he ran as an independent. Baker announced his candidacy on July 8, 2009, and went on to win the nomination at the state Republican Party convention, freeing him of a primary challenge from Christy Mihos, with 89 percent of the vote.[16] Richard R. Tisei was Baker's running mate.
| Poll source | Dates administered | Deval Patrick | Grace Ross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk University | February 21–24, 2010 | 59% | 15% |
| Poll source | Dates administered | Charlie Baker | Christy Mihos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Globe/UNH | July 15–21, 2009 | 27% | 20% |
| Suffolk University | November 4–8, 2009 | 30% | 33% |
| Suffolk University | February 21–24, 2010 | 47% | 17% |
| Poll source | Dates administered | Democratic nominee |
Republican nominee |
Green-Rainbow nominee |
Independent nominee |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deval Patrick | Grace Ross | Charlie Baker | Christy Mihos | Jill Stein | Tim Cahill | ||
| Rasmussen Reports | June 24, 2009 | 41% | –– | 36% | –– | –– | –– |
| 40% | –– | –– | 41% | –– | –– | ||
| July 15–21, 2009 | 35% | –– | 41% | –– | –– | –– | |
| 30% | –– | 20% | –– | –– | 30% | ||
| 40% | –– | –– | 41% | –– | –– | ||
| 31% | –– | –– | 18% | –– | 31% | ||
| Rasmussen Reports | August 20, 2009 | 35% | –– | –– | 40% | –– | –– |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 22, 2009 | 34% | –– | 24% | –– | –– | 23% |
| 34% | –– | –– | 23% | –– | 23% | ||
| Suffolk University | November 4–8, 2009 | 38% | –– | 15% | –– | –– | 26% |
| 36% | –– | –– | 20% | –– | 26% | ||
| Rasmussen Reports | November 23, 2009 | 33% | –– | 28% | –– | –– | 25% |
| 32% | –– | –– | 26% | –– | 28% | ||
| Boston Globe/UNH | January 2–6, 2010 | 30% | –– | 19% | –– | –– | 23% |
| 32% | –– | –– | 19% | –– | 23% | ||
| Public Policy Polling | January 7–9, 2010 | 29% | –– | 27% | –– | –– | 21% |
| 28% | –– | –– | 21% | –– | 25% | ||
| Suffolk University | February 21–24, 2010 | 33% | –– | 25% | –– | 3% | 23% |
| 34% | –– | –– | 19% | 3% | 26% | ||
| Rasmussen Reports | March 8, 2010 | 35% | –– | 32% | –– | –– | 19% |
| 34% | –– | –– | 19% | –– | 30% | ||
| Rasmussen Reports | April 5, 2010 | 35% | –– | 27% | –– | –– | 23% |
| 38% | –– | –– | 15% | –– | 33% | ||
| Rasmussen Reports | May 10, 2010 | 45% | –– | 31% | –– | –– | 14% |
| –– | 27% | 32% | –– | 16% | |||
| Suffolk University | May 25, 2010 | 42% | –– | 29% | 8% | 14% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 21, 2010 | 41% | 34% | –– | 16% | ||
| Boston Globe/UNH | June 17–23, 2010 | 38% | 31% | 2% | 9% | ||
| Rasmussen Reports | July 22, 2010 | 38% | 32% | –– | 17% | ||
| Statehouse News | August 29–31, 2010 | 34% | 28% | 4% | 18% | ||
| Rasmussen Reports | September 1, 2010 | 39% | 34% | –– | 18% | ||
| Rasmussen Reports | September 17, 2010 | 45% | 42% | –– | 5% | ||
| Suffolk University / 7 News | September 16–19, 2010 | 41% | 34% | 4% | 14% | ||
| Boston Globe/UNH | September 17–22, 2010 | 35% | 34% | 4% | 11% | ||
| Western New England College | September 19–23, 2010 | 39% | 33% | 3% | 16% | ||
| Rasmussen Reports | September 30, 2010 | 47% | 42% | — | 6% | ||
| Suffolk University 7 News | October 10–12, 2010 | 46% | 39% | 1% | 10% | ||
| Public Opinion Strategies | October 11–13, 2010 | 35% | 42% | 2% | 10% | ||
| Rasmussen Reports | October 18, 2010 | 47% | 42% | — | 6% | ||
| Western New England College | October 22, 2010 | 44% | 36% | 5% | 8% | ||
| Boston Globe | October 24, 2010 | 43% | 39% | 2% | 8% | ||
| Suffolk University/7News | October 25–27, 2010 | 46% | 39% | 2% | 9% | ||
| Rasmussen Reports | October 27, 2010 | 46% | 44% | — | 6% | ||
| Western New England College | October 24–28, 2010 | 42% | 37% | 3% | 11% | ||
| Results (for comparison) | [November 2, 2010] | [ 48.4% ] | [ 42.0% ] | [ 1.4% ] | [ 8.0% ] | ||
As of October 31, 2010.[22] 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 |
| Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2010[23] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Deval Patrick / Tim Murray | 1,112,283 | 48.42 | –7.21 | |
| Republican | Charlie Baker / Richard R. Tisei | 964,866 | 42.00 | +6.67 | |
| Independent | Tim Cahill / Paul Loscocco | 184,395 | 8.03 | +1.06 | |
| Green-Rainbow | Jill Stein / Richard P. Purcell | 32,895 | 1.43 | –0.51 | |
| Write-in | All others | 2,600 | 0.11 | –0.01 | |
| Total votes | 2,297,039 | % | |||
| Blank | 22,924 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,319,963 | ||||
| Majority | 147,417 | 6.41 | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | –13.88 | |||
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