2010 Senate elections · Vermont history
Vermont U.S. Senate election 2010
Patrick J. Leahy DEM +33.4 · Class III seat · held 11/2/10
- Votes counted
- 235,178
- Margin
- 33.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/2/10
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick J. Leahy Won | DEM | 151,281 | 64.33% | |
| Leonard Wheeler Britton | REP | 72,699 | 30.91% | |
| Daniel Freilich | IND | 3,544 | 1.51% | |
| Cris Ericson | OTH | 2,731 | 1.16% | |
| Stephen J. Cain | IND | 2,356 | 1.00% | |
| Pete Diamondstone | SUS | 1,433 | 0.61% | |
| Johenry Nunes | IND | 1,021 | 0.43% | |
| Write-in | — | 113 | 0.05% | |
| Total | 235,178 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Vermont Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 30.3 |
| 2022 | Class III | Peter Welch | 39.8 |
| 2018 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 39.2 |
| 2016 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 27.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 46.1 |
| 2010 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 33.4 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 33.0 |
| 2004 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 46.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | James M. Jeffords | 40.1 |
| 1998 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 49.8 |
| 1994 | Class I | James M. Jeffords | 9.8 |
| 1992 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 10.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2010 Vermont Senate race?
Patrick J. Leahy (DEM) won with 64.3% of the vote, ahead of Leonard Wheeler Britton (30.9%), a margin of 33.4 points.
Did the Vermont Senate seat change party in 2010?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2010 Vermont Senate race?
235,178 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.