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Nov. 2,
2010
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Plurality: 147,417 votes (6.42 percentage points). MA
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Notes: Gov. Deval Patrick (D) was re-elected, defeating former health plan executive and Weld-Cellucci administration official Charlie Baker (R), Treasurer Tim Cahill (I) and Dr. Jill Stein (G-RB). The race had some interesting dynamics: Gov. Patrick had suffered from low approval ratings; Treasurer Tim Cahill's independent candidacy added an element of uncertainty; and State Sen. Scott Brown (R)'s surprise win in the Jan. 19, 2010 U.S. Senate special election shocked the Massachusetts polical establishment. Cahill, a Democrat elected Treasurer in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, sharply criticized Democrats in June and July 2009 and formally announced his candidacy as an independent on Sept. 9. In Jan. 2010 State Rep. Paul Loscocco (R) left the Republican Party and joined the Cahill ticket. On July 8, 2009 Baker announced he would leave his position as CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care to run for governor. He worked there for a decade, turning around the company. Previously he served as Secretary of Administration and Finance (1994-98) and Secretary of Health and Human Services (1992-94). Baker announced Senate Minority Leader Richard Tisei as his running mate on Nov. 23, 2009. Also seeking the Republican nomination in addition to Baker was Christy Mihos, who built a chain of convenience stores and had run for governor as an independent in 2006. At the Massachusetts Republican convention in Apr. 2010 Baker won enough support to avoid a primary. Stein, a medical doctor, was also the Green-Rainbow nominee for governor in 2002. In 2006 she was the party's nominee for secretary of state. She formally announced her candidacy in Feb. 2010. Patrick formally announced his re-election bid on Apr. 10, 2010. He was unopposed for the Democratic nomination at party's convention in Worcester in June. The nominations decided, the Sept. 14 gubernatorial primaries were non-events. All four candidates participated in three debates: Sept. 7 - WBZ-TV in Boston (>); Sept. 21 - at WGBH-TV studios in Boston; Oct. 21 - WWLP-TV in Springfield (>); The wheels came off Cahill's campaign in Sept. 2010, as his running mate quit the ticket and endorsed Baker. President Obama rallied with Patrick in Boston on Oct. 16, 2010 (>). Patrick carried nine counties to four for Baker, en route to a 6.42 percentage point margin. Cahill obtained just 8.03% of the vote. Stein, who presented herself as a progressive alternative to Patrick, fared poorly, obtaining only 1.43% despite her participation in the three debates. Campaign Managers: Deval Patrick: Sydney Asbury (Nov. 2009) Senior policy advisor to Gov. Patrick (Dec. 2008-Nov. 2009); chief of staff in the Executive Office of Education (Aug. 2007-Dec. 2008); and assistant director of policy and cabinet affairs to Gov. Patrick (Jan.-Aug. 2007). Issues director on the Deval Patrick Campaign, May 2005-Dec. 2006. Fellows program assistant at Harvard University Institute of Politics, Sept. 2003-May 2005. Bowdoin College, 2003. Charles Baker: Tim O'Brien (May 2010...replacing Lenny Alcivar) Managed Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey's 2006 campaign for governor. Lenny Alcivar (Oct. 2009-Apr. 2010) Communications director on John Kennedy for U.S. Senate, 2008. Communications director to U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. Communications director on Swann for Governor, 2006. Press secretary for the Republican National Convention 2004. Served in the Bush administration, 2001-04. Vice president at Linden Alschuler & Kaplan, 2000-01. Manager at Burson-Marsteller, 1998-99. Deputy press secretary to NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 1994-98. Studied political science at Kenyon College. Tim Cahill: Adam Meldrum (Apr.-Sept. 2010) Director of new media for the Michigan Republican Party, Feb. 2009-Mar. 2010. Senior political aide to Ambassador Ron Weiser, Nov. 2008-Feb. 2009. National political/press aide on McCain 2008, Feb. 2007-Nov. 2008. B.A. in political science from Michigan State University, 2006. See also: Dan Ring. "Deval Patrick rides huge margins in cities to Massachusetts gubernatorial election." The Republican, Nov. 3, 2010. --. "Our Next Governor: Where Do They Stand On The Issues." WBUR, Oct. 29, 2010. Nancy Reardon. "Meet the staffs behind the Massachusetts governor's race candidates." The Patriot Ledger, Aug. 24, 2010. BAKER Lisa Tobin. "The Home Stretch: Baker Steps It Up." WBUR, Oct. 28, 2010. David Boeri. "The Two Sides Of Candidate Baker: Charles And 'Charlie'." WBUR, Aug. 4, 2010. John Wolfson. "Meet Charlie Baker: The Man Destined To Become Our Next Governor." Boston Magazine, July 21, 2010. Jim Sullivan. "Campaign 2010: Baker trounces Mihos at convention." Belmont Citizen-Herald, Apr. 18, 2010. CAHILL Lisa Tobin. "The Home Stretch: Cahill's Down But Not Out." WBUR, Oct. 22, 2010. Fred Thys. "Cahill Sues Top Campaign Aides, Claims Evidence of Conspiracy." WBUR, Oct. 8, 2010. David Riley. "Loscocco defends decision to split from Cahill in governor's race." Milford Daily News, Oct. 8, 2010. Alexander Burns and David Catanese. "Cahill running mate quits, backs GOP." Politico, Oct. 1, 2010. --. "Independent Cahill Tries To Carve Out Political Identity." WBUR, Aug. 18, 2010. Meghna Chakrabarti. "As Independent, Cahill Certain To Impact Governor's Race." WBUR, Sept. 10, 2009. Hillary Chabot. "Tim Cahill slams fellow Dems." Boston Herald, June 6, 2009. PATRICK Lisa Tobin. "The Home Stretch: Patrick Looks On The Bright Side." WBUR, Oct. 27, 2010. Robert David Sullivan. "Deval on the defense." Commonwealth Magazine, July 27, 2010. Charles C. Johnson. "Deval Patrick: The Proto-Obama." National Review, June 21, 2010. Dave Wedge. "Daval Patrick gears up for re-election bid." Boston Herald, Apr. 10, 2020. Carol E. Lee. "Obama mission: Saving Gov. Patrick." Politico, Apr. 4, 2010. STEIN --. "Jill Stein, Green-Rainbow Candidate For Governor, Takes Your Questions." WBUR, May 13, 2010. |
  
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