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The Arizona Secretary of State election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Ken Bennett, former President of the Arizona State Senate, was appointed to the statewide position of secretary of state in January 2009 by exiting officeholder Jan Brewer.^[1] Brewer had ascended to the gubernatorial office following the resignation of Janet Napolitano, who would go on to head the federal Department of Homeland Security.

Bennett ran unopposed in the Republican primary election. On the other side of the ticket, Democratic State Representative Christopher Deschene beat former Arizona Real Estate Commissioner Sam Wercinski, but fell to Bennett in November. Originally on the ballot, Green Party candidate Michelle Lochmann withdrew from the race in September.

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Ken Bennett	58.2%
	Democratic Party	Christopher Deschene	41.8%
Total Votes			1,661,065

Endorsements[edit]

Ken Bennett

Arizona Association of Realtors^[3]^[4]
Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry^[5]^[6]
Arizona Citizens Defense League PAC^[7]
Arizona Project^[8]
Arizona Right to Life PAC^[9]

Christopher Deschene

Arizona AFL-CIO^[10]
Arizona League of Conservation Voters (AZLCV)^[11]

Finances[edit]

According to the Arizona Department of State, as of October 31, 2010, the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates was:

Ken Bennett Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Contributions	In-Kind ^[12]	Clean Elections Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
September 14 - October 13, 2010^[13]	October 21, 2010	$91,404.22	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$22,484.86	$68,919.36
August 5 - September 13, 2010^[14]	September 22, 2010	$159,553.89	$274,697.00	$0.00	$274,697.00	$342,846.67	$91,404.22

Christopher Deschene Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Contributions	In-Kind ^[12]	Clean Elections Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
September 14 - October 13, 2010^[15]	October 21, 2010	$13,014.49	$36,542.70	$369.00	$0.00	$41,397.96	$8,159.23
August 5 - September 13, 2010^[16]	September 23, 2010	$17,595.00	$17,595.00	$0.00	$0.00	$22,175.51	$13,014.49

Polling[edit]

See also: Polls, 2010 Secretary of State elections

Moore Information Poll[edit]

Moore Information surveyed 500 likely voters from across Arizona between October 7 and 10, 2010.

Moore Information Poll - October 7 - 10, 2010^[17]
Candidates		Percentage
Ken Bennett (R)		46%
Christopher Deschene (D)		28%
Neither Candidate		2%
Undecided		23%
Total voters		500

August 24, 2010 primaries[edit]

See also: Arizona gubernatorial election, 2010; Arizona Attorney General election, 2010

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

State Representative Christopher Deschene^[18]
Former Arizona Real Estate Commissioner Sam Wercinski^[19]

Primary results[edit]

2010 Race for Secretary of State - Democratic Primary^[20]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	Christopher Deschene	62.2%
	Democratic Party	Sam Wercinski	36.9%
	Write-In		0.9%
Total Votes			1,564,108

Endorsements[edit]

Christopher Deschene

Arizona Building Trades Association
Arizona Education Association (AEA)
Arizona Republic^[21]
Raul Grijalva, member of the United States House of Representatives^[22]
SEIU Arizona

Sam Wercinski

Arizona AFL-CIO^[23]^[24]
Equality Arizona^[25]^[26]
Jim Pederson, co-founder of the commercial development firm The Pederson Group and former Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party^[27]
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona^[28]^[29]

Finances[edit]

According to the Arizona Department of State, as of August 16, 2010, the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates was:

Christopher Deschene Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Contributions	In-Kind ^[12]	Clean Elections Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
June 1 - August 4, 2010^[30]	August 12, 2010	$11,496.57	$30,284.00	$545.85	$0.00	$24,185.57	$17,595.00
January 1 - May 31, 2010^[31]	June 30, 2010	$17,819.82	$48,480.00	$1,006.99	$0.00	$54,803.25	$11,496.57
November 25, 2008 - December 31, 2009^[32]	May 10, 2010	$0.00	$20,780.06	$0.00	$0.00	$2,960.24	$17,819.82

Sam Wercinski Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Contributions	In-Kind ^[12]	Clean Elections Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
June 1 - August 4, 2010^[33]	August 12, 2010	$126,168.19	$26,332.22	$4,680.51	$0.00	$58,513.75	$93,986.66
January 1 - May 31, 2010^[34]	June 30, 2010	$83,298.43	$97,968.62	$6,892.27	$0.00	$55,098.86	$126,168.19
November 25, 2008 - December 31, 2009^[35]	May 10, 2010	$0.00	$114,319.72	$3,327.83	$0.00	$31,021.29	$83,298.43

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Incumbent Ken Bennett ran unopposed in this contest

Finances[edit]

According to the Arizona Department of State, as of August 10, 2010, the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates was:

Ken Bennett Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Contributions	In-Kind ^[12]	Clean Elections Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
June 1 - August 4, 2010^[36]	August 10, 2010	$20,475.57	$193,791.00	$0.00	$183,311.00	$54,712.68	$159,553.89
January 1 - May 31, 2010^[37]	August 10, 2010	$6,438.93	$22,435.00	$0.00	$9,010.00	$8,398.36	$20,475.57
November 28, 2008 - December 31, 2009^[38]	February 1, 2010	$607.37	$9,935.00	$0.00	$0.00	$4,103.44	$6,438.93

External links[edit]

General Election candidates[edit]

Former candidates[edit]

Sam Wercinski for Arizona Secretary of State 2010 Campaign website

Footnotes[edit]

[1] AZ Central, "Brewer picks Ken Bennett for sec. of state" 9 Jan. 2009

[2] Arizona Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[3] Arizona Capitol Times, "Arizona Realtors back 78 statewide and legislative candidates" 7 July, 2010

[4] Blog for Arizona, "[[Arizona Association of Realtors (dead link)] candidate endorsements" 11 July, 2010]

[5] [[Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry] - Chamber Endorsements]

[6] Phoenix Business Journal, "State Chamber Endorses Four More In GOP" 24 June, 2010

[7] Arizona Citizens Defense League PAC - 2010 Primary Endorsements

[8] Arizona 2010 Project - Endorsements

[9] Arizona Right to Life, "Arizona Right to Life PAC Announces its Endorsements For Statewide Offices in the Arizona Primary" 19 July, 2010

[10] Arizona AFL-CIO - General Election Endorsements

[11] Rim County Gazette, "League of Conservation Voters gives endorsements" 18 Sept. 2010

[notcash-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 ^12.4 As these are not cash contributions, they are not reflected in the reported ending balance.

[13] Arizona Department of State - Ken Bennett Pre-General Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary

[14] Arizona Department of State - Ken Bennett Post-Primary Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary

[15] Arizona Department of State - Christopher Deschene Pre-General Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary

[16] Arizona Department of State - Christopher Deschene Post-Primary Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary

[17] Sonoran Alliance, "Poll: Republican statewide candidates romp Democrats in every race" 14 Oct. 2010

[18] Phoenix New Times, "Chris Deschene's Eyeing Run for Arizona Secretary of State" 12 Nov. 2009

[19] All Business, "Former Arizona Real Estate Commissioner Sam Wercinski announces candidacy for Secretary of State" 31 Aug. 2009

[azprim-20] Arizona Secretary of State - 2010 Primary Election Results

[21] Blog for Arizona, "The Arizona Republic endorses Chris Deschene for Secretary of State in Dem primary" 23 July, 2010

[22] Blog for Arizona, "Congressman Grijalva endorses Chris Deschene for Arizona Secretary of State" 29 Jan. 2010

[23] iContact Community, "AFL-CIO endorses Sam Wercinski for Arizona Secretary of State" 7 July, 2010

[24] Arizona's AFL-CIO "Arizona AFL-CIO Announces Its 2010 Primary Election Endorsements" 15 July, 2010

[25] Blog for Arizona, "Equality Arizona Political Action Committee (PAC) Endorsements" 12 June, 2010

[26] Tucson Weekly, "Equality Arizona Endorsements" 4 Aug. 2010

[27] Arizona Capitol Times, "Pederson endorsing Wercinski" 10 Dec. 2009

[28] Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona - 2010 Primary Election Endorsements

[29] Arizona Daily Star, "Pueblo Politics: Planned Parenthood takes sides" 13 May, 2010

[30] Arizona Department of State - Christopher Deschene Pre-Primary Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary

[31] Arizona Department of State - Christopher Deschene June 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary

[32] Arizona Department of State - Christopher Deschene January 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary

[33] Arizona Department of State - Sam Wercinski Pre-Primary Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary

[34] Arizona Department of State - Sam Wercinski June 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary

[35] Arizona Department of State - Sam Wercinski January 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary

[36] Arizona Department of State - Ken Bennett Pre-Primary Election Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary

[37] Arizona Department of State - Ken Bennett June 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary

[38] Arizona Department of State - Ken Bennett January 2010 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary

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