2010 United States Senate election in Idaho

The 2010 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 2, 2010, alongside 33 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 U.S. Senator Mike Crapo won re-election to a third term.

2010 United States Senate election in Idaho

November 2, 2010

Nominee Mike Crapo Tom Sullivan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 319,953 112,057 Percentage 71.2% 24.9%

County results Crapo:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Mike Crapo Republican Elected U.S. Senator Mike Crapo Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

• Mike Crapo, incumbent U.S. senator
• Skip Davis

Results

Republican Primary results [1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Crapo (incumbent)	127,332	79.3%
	Republican	Skip Davis	33,150	20.7%
Total votes			160,482	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• William Bryk[2]
• Tom Sullivan, merchant banker

Results

Democratic Primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Sullivan	18,340	74.7%
	Democratic	William Bryk	6,227	25.3%
Total votes			24,567	100.0%

General election

Candidates

• Randy Lynn Bergquist (Constitution) (PVS)
• Mike Crapo (R)
• Tom Sullivan (D) (campaign site, PVS, FEC, OTI)

Campaign

Sullivan, a heavy underdog, criticized Crapo for being in Washington for too long, saying, "Senator Crapo has been in Congress for 18 years. The country is struggling, and I think it's time to make a change." Crapo emphasized his conservative record in Washington.[3]

Debates

• October 1 on Idaho Public Television[4]
• October 20 on KTVB

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report	Solid R[5]	October 30, 2010
Rothenberg	Safe R[6]	October 28, 2010
Swing State Project	Safe R
RealClearPolitics	Safe R[7]	October 30, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R[8]	October 28, 2010
CQ Politics	Safe R[9]	October 30, 2010

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of Error	Mike Crapo (R)	Tom Sullivan (D)	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports (report)	May 11, 2010	500	± 4.5%	66%	22%	2%	9%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	July 15, 2010	500	± 4.5%	64%	27%	3%	6%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	August 31, 2010	500	± 4.5%	63%	24%	6%	7%
Mason-Dixon (report)	October 20–22, 2010	625	± 4.0%	64%	20%	5%	11%

Fundraising

Candidate (Party)	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash On Hand	Debt
Mike Crapo (R)	$3,349,827	$2,105,646	$3,153,345	$0
Tom Sullivan (D)	$79,626	$80,707	$926	$38,393
Randy Lynn Bergquist (C)	$0	$0	$0	$0
Source: Federal Election Commission[10]

Results

United States Senate election in Idaho, 2010[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Crapo (incumbent)	319,953	71.19%	-27.99%
	Democratic	Tom Sullivan	112,057	24.93%	N/A
	Constitution	Randy Bergquist	17,429	3.88%	N/A
Majority			207,896	46.26%
Total votes			449,439	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• United States Senate elections, 2010

References

1. "Idaho US Senate Primary Results". Associated Press. May 25, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
2. "No Hard Feelings, Says Losing Dem Senate Primary Candidate in Idaho Who's Never Been to the State". FOXNews.com. May 26, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Senate". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
6. "Senate Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
7. "Battle for the Senate". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
8. "2010 Senate Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
9. "Race Ratings Chart: Senate". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
10. "2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Idaho". fec.gov. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Idaho Secretary of State - Elections, Campaign Disclosure and Lobbyists
• U.S. Congress candidates for Idaho at Project Vote Smart
• Idaho U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions from Open Secrets
• Idaho Polls graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• Election 2010: Idaho Senate from Rasmussen Reports
• 2010 Idaho Senate Race from Real Clear Politics
• 2010 Idaho Senate Race from CQ Politics
• Race profile from The New York Times

Official candidate websites (Archived)

• Mike Crapo for U.S. Senate
• Claude Davis for U.S. Senate
• Tom Sullivan for U.S. Senate