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2010 United States Senate election in Utah

April 10, 2024

The 2010 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 2, 2010, along with other midterm elections throughout the United States. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Bennett was seeking re-election to a fourth term, but lost renomination at the Republican Party's state convention. Mike Lee proceeded to win the Republican primary against Tim Bridgewater and the general election against Democrat Sam Granato. As of 2024, this is the most recent U.S. Senate election in which a political party held the seat after denying renomination to the incumbent senator.

2010 United States Senate election in Utah
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Nominee Mike Lee Sam Granato Scott Bradley
Party Republican Democratic Constitution
Popular vote 390,179 207,685 35,937
Percentage 61.56% 32.77% 5.67%
County results
Lee:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Granato:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Bob Bennett
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Mike Lee
Republican

Process edit

The filing period for candidates began March 12, 2010 and ended March 19, 2010. Candidates who had not filed by that date cannot appear on the ballot in November. Eleven candidates filed with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.[1]

Both the Utah State Democratic Party and the Utah State Republican Party held statewide caucus meetings on March 23, 2010. Caucus meetings are grouped by legislative district and divided by precincts with each precinct electing delegates who attend their respective party's state nominating convention.

The Utah State Democratic and Republican Parties held their conventions on May 8, 2010. At the Republican convention, incumbent Senator Bob Bennett finished third in balloting among delegates and was eliminated from the race. Business owner Tim Bridgewater finished first and attorney Mike Lee finished second, but Bridgewater did not receive enough votes (he needed at least 60 percent) to avoid a primary election runoff against Lee.[2] At the Democratic convention, delegates nominated businessman Sam Granato, who received 77.5 percent of the vote.[3]

In the Republican primary election, held on June 22, 2010, Lee became the Republican nominee by winning 51 percent of the vote against Bridgewater's 49 percent.[4]

The general election was held on November 2, 2010. Lee won the election with 62 percent of the vote to Granato's 33 percent and 6 percent for Constitution Party candidate Scott Bradley.[5]

Republican nomination edit

Convention edit

Candidates edit

On Ballot


Withdrew

Endorsements edit

The following are endorsements made before the convention

Bennett
Notable Individuals and Organizations endorsing Bob Bennett
Lee
State/local level positions (State Senators, Governors, etc.)
  • Former Governor Norm Bangerter of Utah
  • Attorney General Mark Shurtleff
  • State Senator Curt Bramble
  • State Senator Allen Christensen
  • State Senator Mark Madsen
  • State Representative John Dougall
  • State Representative Craig Frank
  • State Representative Francis Gibson
  • State Representative Kerry Gibson
  • State Representative Todd Kiser
  • State Representative Mike Morley
  • State Representative Curt Oda
  • State Representative Ken Sumsion
  • Former State Representative John Swallow
  • State Representative Ryan Wilcox
  • State Representative Carl Wimmer
Federal politicians and Organizations

Polling edit

Poll Source Dates Administered Bob Bennett Tim Bridgewater Merrill Cook Cherilyn Eagar Mike Lee
Rasmussen Reports April 8, 2010 14% 14% 6% 4% 37%
Mason Dixon[permanent dead link] April 22–25, 2010 16% 20% 1% 11% 37%

Results edit

State Republican Convention results, 2010[13][14][15]
Candidate First ballot Pct. Second ballot Pct. Third ballot Pct.
Mike Lee 982 28.75% 1225 35.99% 1383 42.72%
Tim Bridgewater 917 26.84% 1274 37.42% 1854 57.28%
Bob Bennett 885 25.91% 905 26.99% Eliminated
Cherilyn Eagar 541 15.84% Eliminated
Merrill Cook 49 1.43% Eliminated
Leonard Fabiano 22 0.64% Eliminated
Jeremy Friedbaum 16 0.47% Eliminated
David Chiu 4 0.12% Eliminated
Total 3,416 100.00% 3,404 100.00% 3,237 100.00%

Primary edit

Candidates edit

  • Tim Bridgewater, businessman
  • Mike Lee, attorney

Endorsements edit

Bridgewater
Notable Individuals
Utah Mayors[17]
Lee
Federal politicians and Organizations
State/local politicians and organizations
  • Former Governor Norm Bangerter of Utah
  • Attorney General Mark Shurtleff
  • State Senator Curt Bramble
  • State Senator Allen Christensen
  • State Senator Mark Madsen
  • State Representative John Dougall
  • State Representative Francis Gibson
  • State Representative Kerry Gibson
  • State Representative Craig Frank
  • State Representative Ken Sumsion
  • State Representative Todd Kiser
  • State Representative Mike Morley
  • State Representative Curt Oda
  • State Representative Ryan Wilcox
  • State Representative Carl Wimmer
  • Former State Representative John Swallow
  • Most of the 9/12 and Tea Party Groups of Utah

Polling edit

Poll Source Dates Administered Tim Bridgewater Mike Lee
Wilson Research June 10, 2010 30% 39%
Deseret News/KSL-TV June 12–17, 2010 42% 33%

Results edit

 
Results by county:
  Lee—60–70%
  Lee—50–60%
  Bridgewater—50–60%
  Bridgewater—60–70%
State Republican Primary results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Lee 98,512 51.2%
Republican Tim Bridgewater 93,905 48.8%
Total votes 192,417 100.0%

Democratic nomination edit

Candidates edit

  • Sam Granato, businessman[19]
  • Christopher Stout, accountant[20]

Results edit

State Democratic Convention results (first round)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Granato 77 77%
Democratic Christopher Stout 23 23%
Total votes 100 100.0%

General election edit

Candidates edit

  • Scott Bradley (C), businessman
  • Sam Granato (D), businessman
  • Mike Lee (R), attorney

Campaign edit

Granato emphasized his opposition to nuclear weapon tests in neighboring Nevada. In addition, he criticized Lee for his support of raising the retirement age and for questioning the constitutionality of Social Security.[21]

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[22] Solid R October 26, 2010
Rothenberg[23] Safe R October 22, 2010
RealClearPolitics[24] Safe R October 26, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[25] Safe R October 21, 2010
CQ Politics[26] Safe R October 26, 2010

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Sam Granato (D) Mike Lee (R) Other Undecided
Rasmussen Reports June 23, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 28% 58% 5% 9%
Rasmussen Reports August 23, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 29% 54% 5% 12%
Rasmussen Reports October 13, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 28% 61% 4% 8%
Deseret News/KSL-TV October 11–14, 2010 600 ± 4.0% 31% 53% 1% 11%
Mason-Dixon October 27, 2010 625 ± 4.0% 32% 48% 5% 15%
Deseret News/KSL-TV October 25–28, 2010 1,206 ± 3.0% 30% 57% 6% 7%

Fundraising edit

Candidate (Party) Receipts Disbursements Cash On Hand Debt
Mike Lee (R) $1,595,383 $1,423,494 $165,314 $57,691
Sam Granato (D) $250,607 $219,776 $30,831 $15,000
Source: Federal Election Commission[27]

Results edit

United States Senate election in Utah, 2010[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Lee 390,179 61.56% -7.18%
Democratic Sam Granato 207,685 32.77% +4.37%
Constitution Scott Bradley 35,937 5.67% +3.78%
Majority 182,494 28.79%
Total votes 633,801 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Gehrke, Robert. . Sltrib.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  3. ^ Loomis, Brandon. . Sltrib.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  4. ^ Gehrke, Robert (June 23, 2010). "Lee clinches GOP Senate nomination - Salt Lake Tribune". Sltrib.com. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  6. ^ Bernick, Bob Jr. (December 6, 2008). "Bennett is gearing up for another Senate bid". Deseret News. Retrieved January 12, 2009.
  7. ^ a b c "ksl.com".
  8. ^ Steinhauser, Paul; Hamby, Peter (February 25, 2010). "Bennett gets another primary challenger". CNN. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  9. ^ Davidson, Lee (January 5, 2010). "Mike Lee enters Senate race against Bennett — with Shurtleff endorsement". Deseret News. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  10. ^ "Hatch endorses Bennett's re-election". ksl.com. September 5, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  11. ^ Robert GehrkeThe Salt Lake Tribune (February 3, 2010). . Sltrib.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  12. ^ . Heraldextra.com. April 6, 2009. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  13. ^ Senate Race: 1st Round Results May 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 10, 2010
  14. ^ Senate Race: 2nd Round Results May 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 10, 2010
  15. ^ Senate Race: 3rd Round Results May 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 10, 2010
  16. ^ "Tim Bridgewater Receives Key Legislative Endorsements | Bridgewater for Senate". Timbridgewater.com. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  17. ^ "Bridgewater Announces Endorsements by Municipal Leaders | Bridgewater for Senate". Timbridgewater.com. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  18. ^ Utah Election Results June 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ "Sam Granato for U.S. Senate".
  20. ^ "Another Democratic Challenger to Bennett".
  21. ^ . Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  22. ^ "Senate". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  23. ^ "Senate Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  24. ^ "Battle for the Senate". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  25. ^ "2010 Senate Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  26. ^ . CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  27. ^ . fec.gov. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
  28. ^ . elections.utah.gov. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

External links edit

Debates
  • Utah Senate Republican Primary Debate, C-SPAN, June 2, 2010
  • Utah Senate Debate, C-SPAN, September 16, 2010
Official campaign sites (Archived)

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The 2010 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 2 2010 along with other midterm elections throughout the United States Incumbent Republican U S Senator Bob Bennett was seeking re election to a fourth term but lost renomination at the Republican Party s state convention Mike Lee proceeded to win the Republican primary against Tim Bridgewater and the general election against Democrat Sam Granato As of 2024 this is the most recent U S Senate election in which a political party held the seat after denying renomination to the incumbent senator 2010 United States Senate election in Utah 2004 November 2 2010 2016 Nominee Mike Lee Sam Granato Scott BradleyParty Republican Democratic ConstitutionPopular vote 390 179 207 685 35 937Percentage 61 56 32 77 5 67 County resultsLee 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Granato 50 60 U S senator before electionBob BennettRepublican Elected U S Senator Mike LeeRepublican Contents 1 Process 2 Republican nomination 2 1 Convention 2 1 1 Candidates 2 1 2 Endorsements 2 1 3 Polling 2 1 4 Results 2 2 Primary 2 2 1 Candidates 2 2 2 Endorsements 2 2 3 Polling 2 2 4 Results 3 Democratic nomination 3 1 Candidates 3 2 Results 4 General election 4 1 Candidates 4 2 Campaign 4 3 Predictions 4 4 Polling 4 5 Fundraising 4 6 Results 4 6 1 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 5 References 6 External linksProcess editThe filing period for candidates began March 12 2010 and ended March 19 2010 Candidates who had not filed by that date cannot appear on the ballot in November Eleven candidates filed with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor 1 Both the Utah State Democratic Party and the Utah State Republican Party held statewide caucus meetings on March 23 2010 Caucus meetings are grouped by legislative district and divided by precincts with each precinct electing delegates who attend their respective party s state nominating convention The Utah State Democratic and Republican Parties held their conventions on May 8 2010 At the Republican convention incumbent Senator Bob Bennett finished third in balloting among delegates and was eliminated from the race Business owner Tim Bridgewater finished first and attorney Mike Lee finished second but Bridgewater did not receive enough votes he needed at least 60 percent to avoid a primary election runoff against Lee 2 At the Democratic convention delegates nominated businessman Sam Granato who received 77 5 percent of the vote 3 In the Republican primary election held on June 22 2010 Lee became the Republican nominee by winning 51 percent of the vote against Bridgewater s 49 percent 4 The general election was held on November 2 2010 Lee won the election with 62 percent of the vote to Granato s 33 percent and 6 percent for Constitution Party candidate Scott Bradley 5 Republican nomination editConvention edit Candidates edit On BallotBob Bennett incumbent U S Senator 6 Tim Bridgewater businessman and candidate for UT 02 in 2002 and 2004 7 David Chiu Merrill Cook former U S Representative 8 Cherilyn Eagar businesswoman 7 Leonard Fabiano Jeremy Friedbaum Mike Lee attorney 9 WithdrewMark Shurtleff State Attorney General 7 Endorsements edit The following are endorsements made before the convention BennettNotable Individuals and Organizations endorsing Bob BennettU S Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah 10 Former U S Senator Jake Garn of Utah Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich of Georgia 11 Former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts 12 LeeState local level positions State Senators Governors etc Former Governor Norm Bangerter of Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff State Senator Curt Bramble State Senator Allen Christensen State Senator Mark Madsen State Representative John Dougall State Representative Craig Frank State Representative Francis Gibson State Representative Kerry Gibson State Representative Todd Kiser State Representative Mike Morley State Representative Curt Oda State Representative Ken Sumsion Former State Representative John Swallow State Representative Ryan Wilcox State Representative Carl Wimmer Federal politicians and OrganizationsFormer House Majority Leader Dick Armey of Texas Former U S Congressman James V Hansen of Utah U S Congressman Ron Paul of Texas Former U S Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania Editor of conservative weblog RedState Erick Erickson Prominent conservative author and talk show host Mark Levin FreedomWorks PAC Most of the 9 12 and Tea Party Groups of Utah Polling edit Poll Source Dates Administered Bob Bennett Tim Bridgewater Merrill Cook Cherilyn Eagar Mike LeeRasmussen Reports April 8 2010 14 14 6 4 37 Mason Dixon permanent dead link April 22 25 2010 16 20 1 11 37 Results edit State Republican Convention results 2010 13 14 15 Candidate First ballot Pct Second ballot Pct Third ballot Pct Mike Lee 982 28 75 1225 35 99 1383 42 72 Tim Bridgewater 917 26 84 1274 37 42 1854 57 28 Bob Bennett 885 25 91 905 26 99 EliminatedCherilyn Eagar 541 15 84 EliminatedMerrill Cook 49 1 43 EliminatedLeonard Fabiano 22 0 64 EliminatedJeremy Friedbaum 16 0 47 EliminatedDavid Chiu 4 0 12 EliminatedTotal 3 416 100 00 3 404 100 00 3 237 100 00 Primary edit Candidates edit Tim Bridgewater businessman Mike Lee attorneyEndorsements edit BridgewaterNotable IndividualsIncumbent U S Senator Bob Bennett Former Chairman of RNC Dick Richards State Senator Howard A Stephenson State Senator Jerry Stevenson State Senator David Hinkins State Representative Greg Hughes State Representative Lorie Fowlke State Representative Julie Fisher State Representative Merlynn Newbold 16 Utah Mayors 17 Clearfield Don Wood Coalville Duane Schmidt Draper Darrel Smith Fruit Heights Todd Stevenson Farmington Scott Harbertson Harrisville Richard Hendrix Kaysville Steve Hiatt Pleasant Grove Bruce Call Pleasant View Doug Clifford Provo John Curtis Riverdale J Bruce Burrows Roy Joe Ritchie Sandy Tom Dolan Saratoga Springs Mia Love St George Daniel McArthur South Weber M Jeffery Monroe Taylorsville Russ Wall West Jordan Melissa Johnson LeeFederal politicians and OrganizationsU S Senator Jim DeMint Former U S Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey of Texas Former U S Congressman James V Hansen of Utah U S Congressman Ron Paul of Texas Editor of conservative weblog RedState Erick Erickson Prominent conservative author and talk show host Mark Levin FreedomWorks PAC Republican Liberty Caucus State local politicians and organizationsFormer Governor Norm Bangerter of Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff State Senator Curt Bramble State Senator Allen Christensen State Senator Mark Madsen State Representative John Dougall State Representative Francis Gibson State Representative Kerry Gibson State Representative Craig Frank State Representative Ken Sumsion State Representative Todd Kiser State Representative Mike Morley State Representative Curt Oda State Representative Ryan Wilcox State Representative Carl Wimmer Former State Representative John Swallow Most of the 9 12 and Tea Party Groups of Utah Polling edit Poll Source Dates Administered Tim Bridgewater Mike LeeWilson Research June 10 2010 30 39 Deseret News KSL TV June 12 17 2010 42 33 Results edit nbsp Results by county Lee 60 70 Lee 50 60 Bridgewater 50 60 Bridgewater 60 70 State Republican Primary results 18 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mike Lee 98 512 51 2 Republican Tim Bridgewater 93 905 48 8 Total votes 192 417 100 0 Democratic nomination editCandidates edit Sam Granato businessman 19 Christopher Stout accountant 20 Results edit State Democratic Convention results first round Party Candidate Votes Democratic Sam Granato 77 77 Democratic Christopher Stout 23 23 Total votes 100 100 0 General election editCandidates edit Scott Bradley C businessman Sam Granato D businessman Mike Lee R attorneyCampaign edit Granato emphasized his opposition to nuclear weapon tests in neighboring Nevada In addition he criticized Lee for his support of raising the retirement age and for questioning the constitutionality of Social Security 21 Predictions edit Source Ranking As ofCook Political Report 22 Solid R October 26 2010Rothenberg 23 Safe R October 22 2010RealClearPolitics 24 Safe R October 26 2010Sabato s Crystal Ball 25 Safe R October 21 2010CQ Politics 26 Safe R October 26 2010Polling edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Marginof error Sam Granato D Mike Lee R Other UndecidedRasmussen Reports June 23 2010 500 4 5 28 58 5 9 Rasmussen Reports August 23 2010 500 4 5 29 54 5 12 Rasmussen Reports October 13 2010 500 4 5 28 61 4 8 Deseret News KSL TV October 11 14 2010 600 4 0 31 53 1 11 Mason Dixon October 27 2010 625 4 0 32 48 5 15 Deseret News KSL TV October 25 28 2010 1 206 3 0 30 57 6 7 Fundraising edit Candidate Party Receipts Disbursements Cash On Hand DebtMike Lee R 1 595 383 1 423 494 165 314 57 691Sam Granato D 250 607 219 776 30 831 15 000Source Federal Election Commission 27 Results edit United States Senate election in Utah 2010 28 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mike Lee 390 179 61 56 7 18 Democratic Sam Granato 207 685 32 77 4 37 Constitution Scott Bradley 35 937 5 67 3 78 Majority 182 494 28 79 Total votes 633 801 100 00 Republican hold SwingCounties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit Summit largest municipality Park City References edit Untitled Document Archived from the original on March 30 2010 Retrieved March 28 2010 Gehrke Robert Bennett out GOP delegates reject 18 year Senate veteran Salt Lake Tribune Sltrib com Archived from the original on May 11 2010 Retrieved June 14 2010 Loomis Brandon Matheson forced into runoff election Salt Lake Tribune Sltrib com Archived from the original on May 12 2010 Retrieved June 14 2010 Gehrke Robert June 23 2010 Lee clinches GOP Senate nomination Salt Lake Tribune Sltrib com Retrieved June 23 2010 Utah Election Results Archived from the original on March 2 2012 Retrieved March 7 2014 Bernick Bob Jr December 6 2008 Bennett is gearing up for another Senate bid Deseret News Retrieved January 12 2009 a b c ksl com Steinhauser Paul Hamby Peter February 25 2010 Bennett gets another primary challenger CNN Retrieved February 25 2010 Davidson Lee January 5 2010 Mike Lee enters Senate race against Bennett with Shurtleff endorsement Deseret News Retrieved January 6 2010 Hatch endorses Bennett s re election ksl com September 5 2009 Retrieved June 14 2010 Robert GehrkeThe Salt Lake Tribune February 3 2010 Gingrich endorses Bennett re election bid Salt Lake Tribune Sltrib com Archived from the original on October 7 2012 Retrieved June 14 2010 Romney endorses Bob Bennett in 2010 Senate race Heraldextra com April 6 2009 Archived from the original on October 9 2010 Retrieved June 14 2010 Senate Race 1st Round Results Archived May 11 2010 at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 10 2010 Senate Race 2nd Round Results Archived May 10 2010 at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 10 2010 Senate Race 3rd Round Results Archived May 12 2010 at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 10 2010 Tim Bridgewater Receives Key Legislative Endorsements Bridgewater for Senate Timbridgewater com Retrieved August 21 2010 Bridgewater Announces Endorsements by Municipal Leaders Bridgewater for Senate Timbridgewater com Retrieved August 21 2010 Utah Election Results Archived June 17 2010 at the Wayback Machine Sam Granato for U S Senate Another Democratic Challenger to Bennett Senate candidates take stands on Social Security reform Archived from the original on October 1 2010 Retrieved September 1 2010 Senate Cook Political Report Retrieved October 26 2010 Senate Ratings Rothenberg Political Report Retrieved October 26 2010 Battle for the Senate RealClearPolitics Retrieved October 26 2010 2010 Senate Ratings Sabato s Crystal Ball Retrieved October 26 2010 Race Ratings Chart Senate CQ Politics Archived from the original on October 28 2010 Retrieved October 26 2010 2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Utah fec gov Archived from the original on June 22 2010 Retrieved July 24 2010 Results elections utah gov Archived from the original on November 23 2010 Retrieved November 2 2019 External links editUtah Government Services Elections U S Congress candidates for Utah at Project Vote Smart Utah U S Senate 2010 from OurCampaigns com Campaign contributions from Open Secrets Election 2010 Utah Senate from Rasmussen Reports Utah Senate Lee vs Granato from Real Clear Politics 2010 Utah Senate Race from CQ Politics Race profile from The New York TimesDebatesUtah Senate Republican Primary Debate C SPAN June 2 2010 Utah Senate Debate C SPAN September 16 2010Official campaign sites Archived Scott Bradley for U S Senate Mike Lee for U S Senate Sam Granato for U S Senate Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2010 United States Senate election in Utah amp oldid 1216286111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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