The 2010 Connecticut Secretary of the State election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Susan Bysiewicz did not seek re-election to a 4th term, instead opting to run for Governor of Connecticut.
Democratic nominee and Majority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives Denise Merrill defeated Republican nominee Jerry Farrell Jr.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Denise Merrill, state representative from the 54th district (1993–2011) and House Majority Leader (2009–2011)
Eliminated in primary Gerry Garcia, member of the New Haven Board of Alders
Results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jerry Farrell Jr, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (2006–2011), member of the Wallingford Town Council, and candidate for state representative from the 85th district in 2000
Third-party candidates and independent candidates Working Families The Working Families Party endorsed Merrill, giving her access to a second ballot line. Official designee Denise Merrill, state representative from the 54th district (1993–2011) and House Majority Leader (2009–2011)
Independent Party of Connecticut Nominee Michael J. Telesca, candidate for state representative from the 73rd district in 2006, Waterbury registrar of voters in 2004, and Democratic candidate for town clerk of Waterbury in 2001
Green Party Nominee S. Michael DeRosa, nominee for secretary of the state in 2006 and perennial candidate for state senator from the 1st district
Libertarian Party Nominee Ken Mosher, nominee for secretary of the state in 2006 and 1998, and state treasurer in 2002
General election
Results
By congressional district Merrill won all five congressional districts.
District Merrill Farrell Jr. Representative 58% 39%John B. Larson 52% 44%Joe Courtney 56% 41%Rosa DeLauro 49% 48%Jim Himes 49% 48%Chris Murphy
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