2010 Maryland Comptroller election

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.

2010 Maryland Comptroller election

November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
 
Nominee Peter Franchot William H. Campbell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,087,836 691,461
Percentage 61.1% 38.8%

County results
Franchot:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Campbell:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Comptroller before election

Peter Franchot
Democratic

Elected Comptroller

Peter Franchot
Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
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]
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]
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

  1. John Wagner (June 20, 2011). "Feldman remains interested in Md. comptroller job". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  2. Maryland State Board of Elections. Elections.state.md.us (2010-09-29). Retrieved on 2011-06-18.
  3. Maryland State Board of Elections. Elections.state.md.us. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.
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