2010 Maryland Comptroller election
(Redirected from Maryland Comptroller election, 2010)
The Maryland Comptroller election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Comptroller Peter Franchot ran for a second term and faced off against former Amtrak CFO William H. Campbell in the general election, whom he defeated in a landslide.
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Peter Franchot, incumbent Comptroller of Maryland
Declined
edit- Brian Feldman, state senator[1]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter Franchot (inc.) | 393,587 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 393,587 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- William H. Campbell, former Amtrak Chief Financial Officer
- Brendan Madigan, political consultant
- Armand F. Girard, math teacher
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William H. Campbell | 135,318 | 63.49 | |
Republican | Brendan Madigan | 54,095 | 25.38 | |
Republican | Armand F. Girard | 23,721 | 11.13 | |
Total votes | 213,134 | 100.00 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Peter Franchot (inc.) | 1,087,836 | 61.08% | +2.11% | |
Republican | William H. Campbell | 691,461 | 38.82% | −2.01% | |
Write-ins | 1,779 | 0.10% | |||
Majority | 396,375 | 22.25% | +4.11% | ||
Turnout | 1,781,096 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ John Wagner (June 20, 2011). "Feldman remains interested in Md. comptroller job". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- ^ a b Maryland State Board of Elections. Elections.state.md.us (2010-09-29). Retrieved on 2011-06-18.
- ^ Maryland State Board of Elections. Elections.state.md.us. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.