Election Name: | 2010 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Country: | Texas |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | Yes |
Previous Election: | 2006 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 2006 |
Next Election: | 2014 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2014 |
Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
Nominee1: | David Dewhurst |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 3,044,770 |
Percentage1: | 61.8% |
Nominee2: | Linda Chavez-Thompson |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,715,735 |
Percentage2: | 34.8% |
Map Size: | 310px |
Lieutenant Governor | |
Before Election: | David Dewhurst |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | David Dewhurst |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010 to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Texas. Incumbent Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst was reelected in a landslide over Linda Chavez-Thompson. Dewhurst was sworn in for a third term on January 15, 2011.
To date, this is the most recent statewide election in which Dallas County voted for the Republican candidate.[1]