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The 2010 United States Senate election in Utah will take place on November 2, 2010 along with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Bob Bennett is seeking re-election to a fourth term.

Candidates

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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]


Suspended or Withdrawn

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Considered

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Caucus Meetings and Pre-convention Campaign

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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 that attend the state nominating conventions. This year, the Republican caucuses were held in centralized legislative locations rather than neighborhood precints which had been used previously. Preliminary indications were that Republican opponents of Bennett would have a substantial number of delegates at the state nominating convention, jeopardizing his nomination. Many who attended the Republican caucuses did so with an "anybody-but-Bennett sentiment.[10][11][12]

On April 2, 2010, ten of the eleven candidates appeared in Orem at the UVU debate. Granato, who was scheduled, failed to appear. Stout was frequently booed for his positions on improving education and reducing the debt through targeted government programs. Bennett began his comments by making reference to Lee's lack of business experience. It was a contentious debate which set the stage for the rest of the campaign before the state nominating conventions. 195 attendees participated in a straw poll, with Lee obtaining a commanding 50% and Bennett only 6.5%. [13][14]

Endorsements Prior to Convention

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Bennett received endorsements from Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, former U.S. Senator Jake Garn of Utah, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich of Georgia, and former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts.[15][16][17]

Lee received endorsements from former House Majority Leader Dick Armey of Texas, Former Congressman Jim Hansen of Utah, Former Governor Norm Bangerter of Utah, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, Utah State Senators Curt Bramble, Allen Christensen, Mark Madsen, Utah State Representatives John Dougall, Francis Gibson, Kerry Gibson, Craig Frank, Ken Sumsion, Todd Kiser, Mike Morley, Curt Oda, Ryan Wilcox, Carl Wimmer, Former Utah State Representative John Swallow, editor of conservative weblog RedState Erick Erickson, prominent conservative author and talk show host Mark Levin, and FreedomWorks PAC.[citation needed]

Granato received most of his endorsements before Stout entered the race but include Representative Jim Matheson of Utah, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, Utah State Senator and Minority Leader Patricia Jones, Utah State Representative and Minority Leader David Litvack, State Senators Karen Mayne, Gene Davis, Ross Romero, Ben McAdams, Brent Goodfellow, Luz Robles, Karen Morgan, Utah State Representatives Lynn Heminway, Larry Wiley, Phil Reisen, Mark Wheatley, Jay Seegmiller, Christine Watkins, Trisha Beck, Janice Fisher, Carol Spackman Moss, Neil Hansen, Brian King, Young Democrats of Utah, and the Utah Stonewall Democrats Executive Board. [18]

Stout received endorsements from Bruce Bastion, Young Democrats of Utah, Bloggers JM Bell, Misty Fowler, Jason Wessel, and Bob Aagard. [19]

State Nominating Conventions

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Democratic Nomination

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The Utah State Democratic Party held its convention on May 8, 2010 at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Sam Granato won the nomination by obtaining more than 60% of votes from the delegates present.

Convention results

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State Democratic Convention results (First Round)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Granato 77.5
Democratic Christopher Stout 22.5
Total votes 100.0

Republican Nomination

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The Utah State Republican Party also held its convention on May 8, 2010 at the Salt Palace Convention Center. The top three candidates in the first round of voting moved on to the second round. The top two candidates in the second round moved on to the third round of voting. Neither Tim Bridgewater or Mike Lee recieved 60% of the vote and advance to the State Republican Primary.

Convention results

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State Republican Convention results (First Round) [20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Lee 982 28.75
Republican Tim Bridgewater 917 26.84
Republican Bob Bennett 885 25.91
Republican Cherilyn Eager 541 15.84
Republican Merrill Cook 49 1.43
Republican Leonard Fabiano 22 0.64
Republican Jeremy Friedbaum 16 0.47
Republican David Chiu 4 0.12
Total votes 3,415 100.00
State Republican Convention results (Second Round) [21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Bridgewater - 37.42
Republican Mike Lee - 35.99
Republican Bob Bennett - 26.99
Total votes - 100.00
State Republican Convention results (Third Round) [22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Bridgewater - 57.28
Republican Mike Lee - 42.72
Total votes - 100.00

State Primary

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The state primary will be held on June 22, 2010.

Polling

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Republican Primary

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

General Election

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Poll Source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
Error
Bob
Bennett
(R)
Jim
Matheson
(D)
Other Unde-
cided
Research 2000 (report) February 23-25, 2009 600 ± 4.0% 55% 32%
Poll Source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
Error
Bob
Bennett
(R)
Ken
Jennings
(D)
Other Unde-
cided
Research 2000 (report) February 23-25, 2009 600 ± 4.0% 57% 21%

References

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  1. ^ http://www.elections.utah.gov/2010Candidates.htm
  2. ^ "Sam Granato for U.S. Senate".
  3. ^ "Another Democratic Challenger to Bennett".
  4. ^ Bernick, Jr., Bob (2008-12-06). "Bennett is gearing up for another Senate bid". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-01-12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b c d {{cite news | url = http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=8550864
  6. ^ Steinhauser, Paul; Hamby, Peter (February 25, 2010). "Bennett gets another primary challenger". CNN. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  7. ^ Davidson, Lee (2010-01-05). "Mike Lee enters Senate race against Bennett — with Shurtleff endorsement". Deseret News. Retrieved 2010-01-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Senate candidate Williams exits race". February 25, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-27. {{cite web}}: Text "Deseret News" ignored (help)
  9. ^ Rolly, Paul (February 17, 2009). "Try, Try Again". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  10. ^ http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14665066
  11. ^ http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14751894
  12. ^ http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34968.html
  13. ^ http://uvu.edu/blogs/newsroom/2010/03/24/u-s-senatorial-candidates-to-debate-at-uvu/
  14. ^ http://heraldextra.com/news/local/article_86d805aa-8589-59b2-9a51-49ff3237b939.html
  15. ^ http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=7813360
  16. ^ http://www.sltrib.com/utahpolitics/ci_14326982
  17. ^ http://heraldextra.com/news/state-and-regional/article_67e2f8ac-ee82-5630-9b04-06e977f7f927.html
  18. ^ http://www.voteforgranato.com/endorsements
  19. ^ http://www.stout2010.com/news.html
  20. ^ Senate Race: 1st Round Results Accessed May 10, 2010
  21. ^ Senate Race: 2nd Round Results Accessed May 10, 2010
  22. ^ Senate Race: 3rd Round Results Accessed May 10, 2010
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