Maryland Comptroller election, 2010
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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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Peter Franchot, incumbent Comptroller of Maryland
Declined
- Brian Feldman, State Senator[1]
Results
| Democratic primary results[2] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Peter Franchot (inc.) | 393,587 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 393,587 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- William H. Campbell, former Amtrak Chief Financial Officer
- Brendan Madigan, political consultant
- Armand F. Girard, math teacher
Results
| Republican Primary results[2] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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
Results
| Maryland Comptroller election, 2010[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| 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
- ↑ John Wagner (June 20, 2011). "Feldman remains interested in Md. comptroller job". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- 1 2 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.
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