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The New York attorney general election of 2010 took place on 2 November 2010. Democratic state senator Eric Schneiderman beat his Republican opponent Dan Donovan to win the post of New York State Attorney General, which had been vacated by Andrew Cuomo following his run for Governor.[1]
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Candidates
Democratic Party
- Eric Schneiderman, New York State Senator
- Kathleen Rice, Nassau County District Attorney
- Sean Coffey, former Assistant United States Attorney
- Richard Brodsky, New York State Assemblyman
- Eric Dinallo, former New York State Insurance Superintendent
Republican Party
- Daniel M. Donovan, Jr., Staten Island District Attorney
Independence Party
- Stephen Lynch, Long Island attorney
Libertarian Party
- Carl E. Person, attorney
Primary results
Democratic
Democratic primary results[2] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic Eric T. Schneiderman 227,203 34.36% Democratic Kathleen Rice 210,726 31.87% Democratic Sean Coffey 108,185 16.36% Democratic Richard L. Brodsky 65,683 9.93% Democratic Eric R. Dinallo 49,499 7.49% Totals 661,296 100% Republican
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes Percentage Republican Dan Donovan Unopposed 100.0% General election
General election results [3] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic Eric T. Schneiderman 2,478,659 55.78% Republican Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. 1,910,361 42.99% Libertarian Carl E. Person 36,488 0.82% Freedom Party of New York Ramon J. Jimenez 18,021 0.41% Totals 4,443,529 100.0% References
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Preceded by
2006New York attorney general election
2010Succeeded by
2014New York 2010 Elections US Senate • US Senate (Special Election) • US House • US House (29th special election) • Governor • Attorney General • ComptrollerCategories:- New York elections, 2010
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