123,571 114,911 78,896 22,146 Chafee
30-39% Robitaille
30-39% | 36.10% 33.57% 23.05% 6.47% Start date November 2, 2010 | |
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Winner Lincoln Chafee | ||
The Rhode Island gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. It was preceded by the primary election on September 14, 2010. Incumbent Republican Governor Donald Carcieri was term-limited in 2010. The non-partisan Cook Political Report, New York Times and CQ Politics rated the gubernatorial election as a toss-up.
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With 90% of the districts reporting on election night, independent candidate Lincoln Chafee was declared the winner, with 36% of the vote to Republican John Robitaille's 34%.
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The campaign drew nationwide attention in late October when President Barack Obama, faced with a choice between Democrat Caprio and Independent Chafee (who, although he had been a Republican as a Senator, had endorsed the Democratic Obama for President in 2008) chose not to make any endorsement in the race. Caprio responded to the lack of an endorsement by his fellow Democrat by stating that the President "can take his endorsement and really shove it as far as I'm concerned."