| Election Name: | 2010 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | legislative |
| Seats For Election: | 39 governorships 37 states; 2 territories |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2009 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Previous Year: | 2009 |
| Next Election: | 2011 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Seats won |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before1: | 23 |
| Seats After1: | 29 |
| Seat Change1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 33,851,797[1] |
| Percentage1: | 47.75% |
| 1Data1: | 17 |
| 2Data1: | 23 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 26 |
| Seats After2: | 20 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Popular Vote2: | 33,331,319 |
| Percentage2: | 47.02% |
| 1Data2: | 19 |
| 2Data2: | 13 |
| Party4: | Independent (United States) |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 1,123,209 |
| Percentage4: | 1.58% |
| 1Data4: | 1 |
| 2Data4: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 320px |
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 2010, in 37 states (with a special election in Utah) and two territories. These elections coincided with the elections for the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives as well as other state and local elections. As in most midterm elections, the party controlling the White House lost ground.[2] Democrats took five governorships from the Republicans, while Republicans took 11 governorships from the Democrats. An independent won one governorship previously held by a Republican, while a Republican won one governorship previously held by an independent. Republicans held a majority of governorships for the first time since before the 2006 elections. One state, Louisiana, had no election for governor, but it did feature a special election for lieutenant governor.
Most gains from both parties were made in races where no incumbent was running, either due to term limits or voluntary retirement. However, Republicans did defeat incumbent Democrats Ted Strickland of Ohio and Chet Culver of Iowa, and held Nevada, where Republican Jim Gibbons lost in the primary.
, this is the last time Democrats have won an Arkansas gubernatorial race and the only time since 1998 that Republicans won a Pennsylvania gubernatorial race. This is also the last time a third-party candidate won in Rhode Island.
| State | Incumbent | Last race | RCP [3] | Rasmussen [4] | 538 [5] | Sabato [6] | Cook [7] | IE [8] | CQ [9] | SSP [10] | Result | ||||
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| Alabama | Bob Riley | data-sort-value=57.4 | 57.4% R | data-sort-value=57.9 | Bentley (57.9%) | ||||||||||
| Alaska | Sean Parnell | data-sort-value=48.3 | 48.3% R | data-sort-value=58.9 | Parnell (58.9%) | ||||||||||
| Arizona | Jan Brewer | data-sort-value=-62.6 | 62.6% D | data-sort-value=54.7 | Brewer (54.7%) | ||||||||||
| Arkansas | Mike Beebe | data-sort-value=-55.6 | 55.6% D | data-sort-value=-64.5 | Beebe (64.5%) | ||||||||||
| California | Arnold Schwarzenegger | data-sort-value=55.9 | 55.9% R | data-sort-value=-53.1 | Brown (53.1%) | ||||||||||
| Colorado | Bill Ritter | data-sort-value=-57.0 | 57.0% D | data-sort-value=-50.7 | Hickenlooper (50.7%) | ||||||||||
| Connecticut | Jodi Rell | data-sort-value=63.2 | 63.2% R | data-sort-value=-49.6 | Malloy (49.6%) | ||||||||||
| Florida | Charlie Crist | data-sort-value=52.2 | 52.2% R | data-sort-value=48.9 | Scott (48.9%) | ||||||||||
| Georgia | Sonny Perdue | data-sort-value=57.9 | 57.9% R | data-sort-value=52.9 | Deal (52.9%) | ||||||||||
| Hawaii | Linda Lingle | data-sort-value=62.5 | 62.5% R | data-sort-value=-58.2 | Abercrombie (58.2%) | ||||||||||
| Idaho | Butch Otter | data-sort-value=52.7 | 52.7% R | data-sort-value=59.1 | Otter (59.1%) | ||||||||||
| Illinois | Pat Quinn | data-sort-value=-49.8 | 49.8% D | data-sort-value=-46.6 | Quinn (46.6%) | ||||||||||
| Iowa | Chet Culver | data-sort-value=-54.0 | 54.0% D | data-sort-value=52.8 | Branstad (52.8%) | ||||||||||
| Kansas | Mark Parkinson | data-sort-value=-57.9 | 57.9% D | data-sort-value=63.4 | Brownback (63.4%) | ||||||||||
| Maine | John Baldacci | data-sort-value=-38.1 | 38.1% D | data-sort-value=37.6 | LePage (37.6%) | ||||||||||
| Maryland | Martin O'Malley | data-sort-value=-52.7 | 52.7% D | data-sort-value=-55.8 | O'Malley (55.8%) | ||||||||||
| Massachusetts | Deval Patrick | data-sort-value=-55.6 | 55.6% D | data-sort-value=-48.4 | Patrick (48.4%) | ||||||||||
| Michigan | Jennifer Granholm | data-sort-value=-56.3 | 56.3% D | data-sort-value=58.1 | Snyder (58.1%) | ||||||||||
| Minnesota | Tim Pawlenty | data-sort-value=46.7 | 46.7% R | data-sort-value=-43.7 | Dayton (43.7%) | ||||||||||
| Nebraska | Dave Heineman | data-sort-value=73.4 | 73.4% R | data-sort-value=74.3 | Heineman (74.3%) | ||||||||||
| Nevada | Jim Gibbons | data-sort-value=47.9 | 47.9% R | data-sort-value=53.4 | Sandoval (53.4%) | ||||||||||
| New Hampshire | John Lynch | data-sort-value=-70.1 | 70.1% D | data-sort-value=-52.6 | Lynch (52.6%) | ||||||||||
| New Mexico | Bill Richardson | data-sort-value=-68.8 | 68.8% D | data-sort-value=53.6 | Martinez (53.6%) | ||||||||||
| New York | David Paterson | data-sort-value=-65.3 | 65.3% D | data-sort-value=-61.4 | Cuomo (61.4%) | ||||||||||
| Ohio | Ted Strickland | data-sort-value=-60.5 | 60.5% D | data-sort-value=49.4 | Kasich (49.4%) | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma | Brad Henry | data-sort-value=-66.5 | 66.5% D | data-sort-value=60.1 | Fallin (60.1%) | ||||||||||
| Oregon | Ted Kulongoski | data-sort-value=-50.7 | 50.7% D | data-sort-value=-49.2 | Kitzhaber (49.2%) | ||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | Ed Rendell | data-sort-value=-60.4 | 60.4% D | data-sort-value=54.5 | Corbett (54.5%) | ||||||||||
| Rhode Island | Don Carcieri | data-sort-value=51.0 | 51.0% R | Leans I | Leans I | Leans I | data-sort-value=0 | Chafee (36.1%) | |||||||
| South Carolina | Mark Sanford | data-sort-value=55.1 | 55.1% R | data-sort-value=51.4 | Haley (51.4%) | ||||||||||
| South Dakota | Mike Rounds | data-sort-value=61.7 | 61.7% R | data-sort-value=61.5 | Daugaard (61.5%) | ||||||||||
| Tennessee | Phil Bredesen | data-sort-value=-68.6 | 68.6% D | data-sort-value=65.0 | Haslam (65.0%) | ||||||||||
| Texas | Rick Perry | data-sort-value=39.0 | 39.0% R | data-sort-value=55.1 | Perry (55.1%) | ||||||||||
| Utah | Gary Herbert | data-sort-value=77.6 | 77.6% R | data-sort-value=64.2 | Herbert (64.2%) | ||||||||||
| Vermont | Jim Douglas | data-sort-value=53.4 | 53.4% R | data-sort-value=-49.6 | Shumlin (49.6%) | ||||||||||
| Wisconsin | Jim Doyle | data-sort-value=-52.7 | 52.7% D | data-sort-value=52.3 | Walker (52.3%) | ||||||||||
| Wyoming | Dave Freudenthal | data-sort-value=-70.0 | 70.0% D | data-sort-value=71.6 | Mead (71.6%) |
| State | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| Alaska | Republican | 2009 | Incumbent elected to full term. | nowrap |
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| Arizona | Republican | 2009 | Incumbent elected to full term. | nowrap |
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| Arkansas | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| California | Republican | 2003 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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| Colorado | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap |
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| Connecticut | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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| Florida | Independent | 2006 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| Georgia | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| Hawaii | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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| Idaho | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Illinois | Democratic | 2009 | Incumbent elected to full term. | nowrap |
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| Iowa | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| Kansas | Democratic | 2009 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| Maine | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| Maryland | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Massachusetts | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Michigan | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| Minnesota | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. DFL gain. | nowrap |
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| Nebraska | Republican | 2005 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Nevada | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent lost renomination. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| New Hampshire | Democratic | 2004 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| New Mexico | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| New York | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap |
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| Ohio | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| Oklahoma | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| Oregon | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap |
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| Pennsylvania | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| Rhode Island | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Independent gain. | nowrap |
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| South Carolina | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| South Dakota | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| Tennessee | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| Texas | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Utah | Republican | 2009 | Incumbent elected to full term. | nowrap |
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| Vermont | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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| Wisconsin | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| Wyoming | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| Territory | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 2006 | Incumbent lost renomination. New mayor elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap |
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| Guam | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| U.S. Virgin Islands | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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States where the margin of victory was under 1%:
States where the margin of victory was under 5%:
States where the margin of victory was under 10%:
| Election Name: | Alabama gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Alabama gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Alabama gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Robert Bentley (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Robert J. Bentley |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 860,472 |
| Percentage1: | 57.6% |
| Nominee2: | Ron Sparks |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 625,710 |
| Percentage2: | 41.9% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Bob Riley |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Robert J. Bentley |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Alabama gubernatorial election. Governor Bob Riley was term-limited in 2010.
Businessman and 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary candidate Timothy James, State Representative Robert Bentley,[12] Chancellor Bradley Byrne,[13] and former state Supreme Court chief justice Roy Moore, were all major contenders for the Republican nomination. In the June 1 primary, Byrne finished in first place with 28.9%, followed by Robert J. Bentley who won 25.2% of the vote. Due to state law, the two were forced into a July runoff election, in which Bentley defeated Byrne by a margin of 56.1 to 43.9% to win the Republican nomination.[14]
For the Democratic side, State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks easily defeated Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama's 7th congressional district in the June 1 primary.[15]
In the general election, Bentley defeated Sparks.
| Election Name: | Alaska gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Alaska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Alaska gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Alaska gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Former Governor of Alaska Sean Parnell.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Sean Parnell |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Mead Treadwell |
| Popular Vote1: | 151,318 |
| Percentage1: | 59.1% |
| Nominee2: | Ethan Berkowitz |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Diane E. Benson |
| Popular Vote2: | 96,519 |
| Percentage2: | 37.7% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Sean Parnell |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Sean Parnell |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| Map Size: | 300px |
See main article: 2010 Alaska gubernatorial election.
Governor Sarah Palin was elected in 2006 with 48% of the vote and was eligible to seek reelection in 2010. On July 3, 2009, Palin announced that she would not run for reelection, and resigned on July 26, 2009. On July 26, Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell became the 12th Governor of Alaska.[16] Parnell officially announced that he would be running for a first full-term in 2010. In August 2010 he won the Republican nomination for governor.
Parnell faced former State Representative and 2008 congressional nominee Ethan Berkowitz, and won the Democratic nomination against State Senator Hollis French, in the November election.[17] Parnell won a first full-term.
| Election Name: | Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Jan Brewer by Gage Skidmore 5.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jan Brewer |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 938,934 |
| Percentage1: | 54.3% |
| Nominee2: | Terry Goddard |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 733,935 |
| Percentage2: | 42.4% |
| Map Size: | 190px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Jan Brewer |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Jan Brewer |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Arizona gubernatorial election. Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate as Secretary of Homeland Security in early 2009. Republican Secretary of State Jan Brewer was first in the state's gubernatorial line of succession and became governor upon Napolitano's subsequent resignation. Brewer was seeking a full term in 2010.[18] She would face a primary challenge from former state Senator Karen Johnson,[19] Tucson attorney John Munger,[20] and State Treasurer Dean Martin.[21]
The announced Democratic candidate was Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard. A potential Democratic candidate could have been Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon.[22]
Jan Brewer won the Republican primary election, and Terry Goddard won the Democratic primary election. Brewer defeated Goddard in the election.
| Election Name: | Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:MikeBeebe2009 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mike Beebe |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 503,336 |
| Percentage1: | 64.4% |
| Nominee2: | Jim Keet |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 262,784 |
| Percentage2: | 33.6% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Mike Beebe |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Mike Beebe |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Arkansas gubernatorial election. Governor Mike Beebe sought a second term in 2010. He was elected with 55% of the vote in 2006.[23] In March 2009 Beebe's approval rating was 68%, according to Public Policy Polling.[24] Jim Keet, a former State Senator, was the Republican nominee.
Beebe defeated Keet in a landslide election.
| Election Name: | California gubernatorial election |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 California gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 California gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Edmund G Brown Jr (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jerry Brown |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 5,428,149 |
| Percentage1: | 53.8% |
| Nominee2: | Meg Whitman |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,127,391 |
| Percentage2: | 40.9% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Jerry Brown |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 California gubernatorial election.
See also: 2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was term-limited in 2010.
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman was the Republican nominee for the Gubernatorial election,[25] defeating state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner in the California Republican Party primary.
Former Governor and current Attorney General Jerry Brown was the Democratic nominee.[26] [27] [28]
Brown defeated Whitman in the general election.
| Election Name: | Colorado gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Colorado |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Colorado gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Colorado gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:HickenlooperCropped.JPG |
| Nominee1: | John Hickenlooper |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Joe Garcia |
| Popular Vote1: | 915,436 |
| Percentage1: | 51.1% |
| Nominee2: | Tom Tancredo |
| Party2: | Constitution Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Pat Miller |
| Popular Vote2: | 652,376 |
| Percentage2: | 36.4% |
| Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | Dan Maes |
| Party3: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate3: | Tambor Williams |
| Popular Vote3: | 199,792 |
| Percentage3: | 11.1% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Bill Ritter |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | John Hickenlooper |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Colorado gubernatorial election. Governor Bill Ritter declined to run for re-election.[29] He had been elected with 57% of the vote in 2006. Following Ritter's announcement, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper announced his candidacy.[30] Hickenlooper faced no opposition in the Democratic primary.[31]
Businessman Dan Maes became the Republican nominee by winning the August 10 primary election.[32]
Former Congressman Tom Tancredo ran under the banner of the American Constitution Party.[33]
In the general, Hickenlooper decisively defeated Tancredo and Maes. Maes won only 11.6% of the vote, nearly reducing the Republican Party to minor-party status in Colorado.[34]
| Election Name: | Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:DannelMalloy.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Dannel Malloy |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Nancy Wyman |
| Popular Vote1: | 567,278 |
| Percentage1: | 49.5% |
| Nominee2: | Thomas C. Foley |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Mark Boughton |
| Popular Vote2: | 560,874 |
| Percentage2: | 49.0% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Jodi Rell |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Dannel Malloy |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Connecticut gubernatorial election. On November 9, 2009, incumbent Governor Jodi Rell announced she would not seek a second full term in 2010.[35] She was elected to a full term in 2006 with 63% of the vote.
The Republican nomination was won by former United States Ambassador to Ireland Thomas C. Foley, who defeated Lt. Governor Michael Fedele.
The Democratic nominee was Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy, who defeated businessman and 2006 Democratic Senatorial nominee Ned Lamont.[36]
| Election Name: | Florida gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Florida gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Florida gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Rick Scott official portrait (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Rick Scott |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Jennifer Carroll |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,619,335 |
| Percentage1: | 48.9% |
| Nominee2: | Alex Sink |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Rod Smith |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,557,785 |
| Percentage2: | 47.7% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Charlie Crist |
| Before Party: | Independent (US) |
| After Election: | Rick Scott |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Florida gubernatorial election.
First-term Governor Charlie Crist was eligible to seek re-election, but decided instead to run for the United States Senate seat held by George LeMieux.[37] After a tough primary challenge the Republican Party chose businessman Rick Scott over Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. The Democratic Party nominated Florida CFO Alex Sink.
Crist was elected as a Republican, but left the party and became an independent during his Senate campaign.
Scott defeated Sink in the election.
| Election Name: | Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Nathan Deal, official 110th Congress photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Nathan Deal |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,365,832 |
| Percentage1: | 53.0% |
| Nominee2: | Roy Barnes |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,107,011 |
| Percentage2: | 43.0% |
| Map Size: | 190px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Sonny Perdue |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Nathan Deal |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Georgia gubernatorial election. Governor Sonny Perdue was term-limited in 2010.[38]
On the Republican side, former Secretary of State Karen Handel, and former Congressman Nathan Deal faced each other in a runoff, defeating other candidates including state Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine in the July 20 primary. Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle had established an exploratory committee in September 2008,[39] but dropped out of the race on April 15, 2009, because of health problems.[38]
On the Democratic side, former Governor Roy Barnes, whom Perdue unseated in 2002, won the July 20 primary against former state Secretary of State David Poythress, state Attorney General Thurbert Baker, and state House Minority Leader DuBose Porter.[40]
The Libertarian Party fielded as its candidate John Monds, who served as president of the Grady County NAACP and was the first Libertarian candidate in U.S. history to receive more than one million votes, when he ran for the Georgia Public Service Commission in 2008.
| Election Name: | Hawaii gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Hawaii |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Hawaii gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Neil Abercrombie (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Neil Abercrombie |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Brian Schatz |
| Popular Vote1: | 222,724 |
| Percentage1: | 57.8% |
| Nominee2: | Duke Aiona |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Lynn Finnegan |
| Popular Vote2: | 157,311 |
| Percentage2: | 40.8% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Linda Lingle |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Neil Abercrombie |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election. Governor Linda Lingle was term-limited in 2010.
Republican Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona ran.[41]
Democratic Congressman Neil Abercrombie announced that he would run.[42] Another possible Democratic candidate was Honolulu mayor Mufi Hannemann.[42]
| Election Name: | Idaho gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Idaho |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Idaho gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Idaho gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Butchotter.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Butch Otter |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 267,483 |
| Percentage1: | 59.1% |
| Nominee2: | Keith G. Allred |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 148,680 |
| Percentage2: | 32.9% |
| Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | Jana Kemp |
| Party3: | Independent (US) |
| Popular Vote3: | 26,655 |
| Percentage3: | 5.9% |
| Map Size: | 145px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Butch Otter |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Butch Otter |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Idaho gubernatorial election. Governor Butch Otter sought a second term in 2010. A former state legislator, lieutenant governor and Congressman, Otter was elected in 2006 with 52 percent of the vote but struggled to implement many of his policies despite an overwhelmingly Republican Idaho Legislature.[43] In May 2010 Otter brushed aside primary challenges from Ada County commissioner Sharon Ullman[44] and conservative activist Rex Rammell, who ran for U.S. Senate in 2008 as an independent.[45]
Democratic primary candidates included activist and mediator Keith G. Allred,[43] and Franklin County laborer Lon Chaney, who unsuccessfully contested the Democratic nomination in 2006.[46] Allred easily defeated Chaney for the Democratic nomination.
Former Republican state representative Jana Kemp was an announced independent candidate.[47]
Otter won re-election.
| Election Name: | Illinois gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Illinois gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Governor Pat Quinn (a).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Pat Quinn |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Sheila Simon |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,745,219 |
| Percentage1: | 46.8% |
| Nominee2: | Bill Brady |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Jason Plummer |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,713,385 |
| Percentage2: | 45.9% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Pat Quinn |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Pat Quinn |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Illinois gubernatorial election. Governor Pat Quinn sought a full term in 2010.On January 29, 2009, by succession, Quinn became governor when Governor Rod Blagojevich was impeached, convicted and removed from office by the Illinois State Senate.[48] Quinn was challenged for the Democratic nomination by State Comptroller Dan Hynes.[49] On February 2, Quinn defeated Hynes by a narrow margin in a 50–50 split in the statewide primary. Despite trailing by only a few thousand votes, Hynes declined a recount and conceded the election to Quinn.[50]
The six-man Republican primary wasn't decided until March 5, 2010, when the final tally was announced. Only 193 votes (two-thousandths of one-percent) separated State Senator Bill Brady and former gubernatorial Chief of Staff Kirk Dillard, out of more than 750,000 votes. Dillard said he would not challenge the results for financial and political reasons. Political experts ABC talked with said, "unless Dillard had evidence of specific miscounting or fraud, it's not worth asking for a recount. And it's certainly better for party unity."[51]
Quinn defeated Brady in the election.
| Election Name: | Iowa gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Iowa |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Iowa gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Iowa gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Terry Branstad by Gage Skidmore.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Terry Branstad |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Kim Reynolds |
| Popular Vote1: | 592,494 |
| Percentage1: | 52.8% |
| Nominee2: | Chet Culver |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Patty Judge |
| Popular Vote2: | 484,798 |
| Percentage2: | 43.2% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Chet Culver |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Terry Branstad |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Iowa gubernatorial election. Governor Chet Culver sought a second term in 2010. He was elected with 54% of the vote in 2006.
Former Governor Terry Branstad, whose four terms in the governor's mansion made him the longest-serving governor in Iowa history, formed an exploratory committee for the race.[52] Republican Congressman Steve King was the subject of some early speculation but announced that he would run for re-election to the House in August 2009.[53] Businessman Bob Vander Plaats, who was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006, ran[54] and was considered an early front-runner in the Republican primary.[55] Other Republicans seeking their party's nomination included State Representatives Christopher Rants and businessman Christian Fong.[56] Branstad was the favorite for Republican nomination, and led incumbent Democratic Governor Chet Culver in aggregate polling.[57]
Branstad defeated then-sitting Governor Culver in the election.
| Election Name: | Kansas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Kansas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Kansas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Sam Brownback headshot.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Sam Brownback |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Jeff Colyer |
| Popular Vote1: | 530,760 |
| Percentage1: | 63.3% |
| Nominee2: | Tom Holland |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Kelly Kultala |
| Popular Vote2: | 270,166 |
| Percentage2: | 32.2% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Mark Parkinson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Sam Brownback |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election. Governor Kathleen Sebelius was term-limited in 2010.[58] President Barack Obama nominated Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services.[59] Mark Parkinson, her replacement, did not seek a full term, and Republican Senator Sam Brownback defeated Democratic state Senator Tom Holland in the general election.
| Election Name: | Maine gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maine |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Maine gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Maine gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:PaulLePage (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Paul LePage |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 218,065 |
| Percentage1: | 37.6% |
| Nominee2: | Eliot Cutler |
| Party2: | Independent (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 208,270 |
| Percentage2: | 35.9% |
| Nominee3: | Libby Mitchell |
| Party3: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote3: | 109,387 |
| Percentage3: | 18.8% |
| Map Size: | 140px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John Baldacci |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Paul LePage |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Maine gubernatorial election. Governor John Baldacci was term-limited in 2010.
At the gubernatorial primary election on June 8, Maine Democrats chose State Senator Elizabeth "Libby" Mitchell as their nominee,[60] while Waterville Mayor Paul LePage was chosen by the Republicans.[61]
Three independent candidates were on the November 2 ballot: Eliot Cutler, lawyer, former staff member for U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie, and former adviser to President Jimmy Carter;[62] Shawn Moody, business owner;[63] and Kevin Scott, business owner.[64]
The Maine Green Independent Party did not have a candidate on the ballot this year.[65]
With 94% of precincts reporting on the day after the general election, the Bangor Daily News declared LePage the winner, carrying 38.1% of the votes.[66] Cutler was in second place with 36.7% of the votes (less than 7,500 votes behind LePage), while Mitchell was a distant third with 19%. Moody and Scott had 5% and 1%, respectively.
| Election Name: | Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Martin O'Malley, photo portrait, visiting Maryland National Guard, June 8, 2008.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Martin O'Malley |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Anthony Brown |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,044,961 |
| Percentage1: | 56.2% |
| Nominee2: | Bob Ehrlich |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Mary Kane |
| Popular Vote2: | 776,319 |
| Percentage2: | 41.8% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Martin O'Malley |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Martin O'Malley |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Maryland gubernatorial election. Governor Martin O'Malley sought a second term in 2010.[67] He was elected with 53% of the vote in 2006.
Former Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich on March 30, 2010, announced that he would run.[68] In the last election, in 2006, O'Malley narrowly defeated Ehrlich, who ran as an incumbent.
In the primary, Ehrlich faced business owner Brian Murphy.[69] [70]
O'Malley defeated former Governor Ehrlich in the election.
| Election Name: | Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Deval Patrick official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Deval Patrick |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Tim Murray |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,112,283 |
| Percentage1: | 48.4% |
| Nominee2: | Charlie Baker |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Richard Tisei |
| Popular Vote2: | 964,866 |
| Percentage2: | 42.0% |
| Image3: | File:Timothy Cahill.jpg |
| Nominee3: | Tim Cahill |
| Party3: | Independent (US) |
| Running Mate3: | Paul Loscocco |
| Popular Vote3: | 184,395 |
| Percentage3: | 8.0% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Deval Patrick |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Deval Patrick |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election. Incumbent first-term Governor Deval Patrick, a Democrat, sought re-election.[71] He was elected with 56% of the vote in 2006.
Charlie Baker was the Republican candidate, while Jill Stein was the candidate of the Green-Rainbow Party.[72]
Tim Cahill, Treasurer of Massachusetts, ran as an Independent. If Cahill had been elected, he would have been the first independent candidate to win statewide in the Commonwealth.[73]
Patrick defeated Baker, Stein, and Cahill in the election.
| Election Name: | Michigan gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Michigan |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Michigan gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Michigan gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Rick Snyder.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Rick Snyder |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Brian Calley |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,874,834 |
| Percentage1: | 58.1% |
| Nominee2: | Virg Bernero |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Brenda Lawrence |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,287,320 |
| Percentage2: | 39.9% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Jennifer Granholm |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Rick Snyder |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Michigan gubernatorial election. Governor Jennifer Granholm was term-limited in 2010.[74]
The party primaries on August 3 had five Republicans and two Democrats on the ballot.
On the Republican side, businessman Rick Snyder defeated Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard, Michigan State Senator Tom George and U.S. Representative Peter Hoekstra for the GOP nomination.[75]
On the Democratic side, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero easily defeated state House Speaker Andy Dillon for the party nomination.[76]
In the general election Rick Snyder defeated Virg Bernero in a landslide.
| Election Name: | Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Mark Dayton official photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mark Dayton |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Running Mate1: | Yvonne Prettner Solon |
| Popular Vote1: | 919,232 |
| Percentage1: | 43.6% |
| Nominee2: | Tom Emmer |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Annette Meeks |
| Popular Vote2: | 910,462 |
| Percentage2: | 43.2% |
| Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | Tom Horner |
| Party3: | Independence Party of Minnesota |
| Running Mate3: | Jim Mulder |
| Popular Vote3: | 251,487 |
| Percentage3: | 11.9% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Tim Pawlenty |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Mark Dayton |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
See main article: 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election. Governor Tim Pawlenty would have been eligible to seek a third term in 2010, but decided not to run.[77] He won re-election by 1% in 2006, with 46.7% of the vote.[78]
For Republicans, potential candidates included former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman, former House Minority Leader Marty Seifert, State Representative Tom Emmer, State Senator David Hann, and several other less prominent politicians, such as former State Representative Bill Haas. Former Minnesota State Auditor Patricia Anderson also sought the endorsement briefly, but later withdrew in order to again run for state auditor.[79] As the campaign season progressed, Coleman, Hann and Haas withdrew from the contest.
Among Democrats, former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton, state senator John Marty, former State Representative Matt Entenza, former State Senator Steve Kelley, State Representative Paul Thissen, Minnesota House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner, State Representative Tom Rukavina, and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak all announced their candidacies. State Senator Tom Bakk withdrew from the race in March 2010.[80] Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman announced that he would not run.[38]
Minnesota House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher won the endorsement of the Minnesota DFL Party, but still faced Mark Dayton and Matt Entenza in the August 10 primary. The Republican Party endorsed State Representative Tom Emmer.
In the primary, Mark Dayton won a narrow victory over DFL-endorsed candidate Margaret Anderson Kelliher. Republican-endorsed candidate Tom Emmer easily won the GOP primary. Independence Party candidate Tom Horner also won his party's primary.
| Election Name: | Nebraska gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Dave Heineman official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Dave Heineman |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Rick Sheehy |
| Popular Vote1: | 360,645 |
| Percentage1: | 73.9% |
| Nominee2: | Mike Meister |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Anne Boyle |
| Popular Vote2: | 127,343 |
| Percentage2: | 26.1% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Dave Heineman |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Dave Heineman |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election. Governor Dave Heineman succeeded Mike Johanns upon Johanns' confirmation as United States Secretary of Agriculture. Heineman won election in 2006 against David Hahn with 73% of the vote and sought a second term in 2010.[81]
Heineman won re-election.
| Election Name: | Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Brian Sandoval 2010 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Brian Sandoval |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 382,350 |
| Percentage1: | 53.4% |
| Nominee2: | Rory Reid |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 298,171 |
| Percentage2: | 41.6% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Jim Gibbons |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Brian Sandoval |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Nevada gubernatorial election. Governor Jim Gibbons sought a second term in 2010. He was elected in 2006 with 48% of the vote. Gibbons, who had low approval ratings in 2009, had two announced challengers before the end of the year from within his own party. Former State Senator Joe Heck and former North Las Vegas Mayor Mike Montandon both announced that they would challenge Gibbons in the Republican primary.[82] Former federal judge Brian Sandoval announced his candidacy for governor in September 2009.[83] On June 8, 2010, Gibbons was defeated in the Republican primary by Sandoval.
The Democratic candidate was Rory Reid, Clark County Commissioner and the son of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.[84]
The Libertarian candidate was Arthur Forest Lampitt, Jr. Before running for office, he was an IT management consultant and small business owner.[85]
The Green candidate was David Scott Curtis, a residential designer and public artist.[85]
| Election Name: | New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New Hampshire |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Image1: | File:John Lynch (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Lynch |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 240,346 |
| Percentage1: | 52.6% |
| Nominee2: | John Stephen |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 205,616 |
| Percentage2: | 45.0% |
| Map Size: | 120px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John Lynch |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | John Lynch |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election. Governor John Lynch sought re-election in 2010. (The governors of New Hampshire and Vermont serve two-year terms.) He was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2008.
Lynch was re-elected.
| Election Name: | New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Governor NewMexico.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Susana Martinez |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | John Sanchez |
| Popular Vote1: | 321,219 |
| Percentage1: | 53.3% |
| Nominee2: | Diane Denish |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Brian Colón |
| Popular Vote2: | 280,614 |
| Percentage2: | 46.6% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Bill Richardson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Susana Martinez |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 New Mexico gubernatorial election.
Governor Bill Richardson was term-limited in 2010.[58]
Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish (D) obtained the Democratic Party nomination by winning the June 1, 2010 primary without opposition.[86]
Doña Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez[87] won the Republican nominee for Governor of New Mexico by winning the June 1, 2010 primary with 51% of the vote against four other candidates. Martinez is the first Latina woman nominated by a major party for governor anywhere in the United States.[88] [89] Martinez defeated PR firm owner Doug Turner,[90] Pete Domenici, Jr. (son of the former U.S. Senator Pete Domenici), State Representative Janice Arnold-Jones,[91] and former Republican party state chairman Allen Weh.[92] The election resulted in New Mexico's first female governor.[93] Martinez defeated Denish and became the nation's first Latina governor and first female governor of New Mexico.
| Election Name: | New York gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New York (state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 New York gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 New York gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Andrew Cuomo by Pat Arnow cropped.jpeg |
| Nominee1: | Andrew Cuomo |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families Independence |
| Running Mate1: | Robert Duffy |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,910,876 |
| Percentage1: | 63.0% |
| Nominee2: | Carl Paladino |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Alliance2: | Conservative Taxpayers |
| Running Mate2: | Greg Edwards |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,547,857 |
| Percentage2: | 33.5% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | David Paterson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Andrew Cuomo |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 New York gubernatorial election. Governor David Paterson originally announced he would seek a first full term in 2010.[94] He became Governor of New York when Eliot Spitzer resigned amid a prostitution scandal on March 17, 2008. He was likely to face a tough primary challenge from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who led him (and all other opponents) in polling. Paterson announced on February 26, 2010, that he would not be a candidate in the Democratic primary; Cuomo entered the race on May 24 of the same year. Businessman Carl Paladino defeated former Congressman Rick Lazio for the Republican nomination in a primary election, drawing heavily on support from upstate New York.[95] Cuomo soundly defeated Paladino in the general election.
| Election Name: | Ohio gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Ohio |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Governor John Kasich.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Kasich |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Mary Taylor |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,889,186 |
| Percentage1: | 49.0% |
| Nominee2: | Ted Strickland |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Yvette McGee Brown |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,812,059 |
| Percentage2: | 47.0% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Ted Strickland |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | John Kasich |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election. Governor Ted Strickland sought a second term in 2010. He was elected with 60% of the vote in 2006.
John Kasich, a former congressman from Ohio's 12th congressional district and Chairman of the United States House Committee on the Budget was the Republican nominee.[96] Recent polling showed this race to be competitive, with Rasmussen Reports polling in August 2010 showing John Kasich ahead of incumbent Governor Strickland by a 47 to 39% margin.[97] A survey from Public Policy Polling from the same month found similar results, with Governor Strickland trailing former Congressman Kasich by a 50 to 40% margin.[98]
Kasich defeated then-sitting Governor Strickland in the election.
| Election Name: | Oklahoma gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Oklahoma |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Oklahoma gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Mary Fallin official 110th Congress photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mary Fallin |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 625,506 |
| Percentage1: | 60.4% |
| Nominee2: | Jari Askins |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 409,261 |
| Percentage2: | 39.6% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Brad Henry |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Mary Fallin |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election. Democratic Governor Brad Henry was term-limited in 2010.[58]
Two Democrats announced their candidacies: state Attorney General Drew Edmondson,[99] and Lieutenant Governor Jari Askins, who would be Oklahoma's first female governor.[100]
Two Republicans announced their candidacies: Congresswoman and former lieutenant governor Mary Fallin,[101] who would also be Oklahoma's first female governor, and state Senator Randy Brogdon.[102] Oklahoma, which tilts Republican in party affiliation, was considered a strong pickup opportunity for the GOP. Either outcome would have resulted in Oklahoma's first female governor, as both Fallin and Askins won their primaries; Fallin defeated Askins in the general election.
| Election Name: | Oregon gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Oregon gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Oregon gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Governor Kitzhaber.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Kitzhaber |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Alliance1: | Independent Party of Oregon |
| Popular Vote1: | 716,525 |
| Percentage1: | 49.3% |
| Nominee2: | Chris Dudley |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 694,287 |
| Percentage2: | 47.8% |
| Map Size: | 260px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Ted Kulongoski |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | John Kitzhaber |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Oregon gubernatorial election. Governor Ted Kulongoski was term-limited in 2010.[58] Former two-term Governor John Kitzhaber was the Democratic nominee and former Portland Trail Blazers basketball player Chris Dudley was his Republican opponent. In the primaries, Kitzhaber defeated former state Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, and Dudley won a plurality among a large field of candidates which included former Oregon State Treasurer candidate Allen Alley and former state Representative John Lim.[103] Greg Kord of the Constitution Party and Wes Wagner of the Libertarian Party also ran.[104] Kitzhaber defeated Dudley in the general election; his election marked the first time in Oregon that a person had been elected to three terms as governor.
| Election Name: | Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Portrait of PA Governor Tom Corbett (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Tom Corbett |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Jim Cawley |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,172,763 |
| Percentage1: | 54.5% |
| Nominee2: | Dan Onorato |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | H. Scott Conklin |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,814,788 |
| Percentage2: | 45.5% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Ed Rendell |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Tom Corbett |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election.
See also: 2010 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election. Governor Ed Rendell was term-limited in 2010.[58]
Republican Attorney General Tom Corbett was the Republican nominee for governor. Republican Congressman Jim Gerlach had formed an exploratory committee and initiated a campaign in 2009, but he eventually dropped out of the race in early 2010 in order to run for re-election to his seat in the House.[105] The Democratic nominee was Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato. Corbett was considered the marginal favorite in a competitive election, and defeated Onorato.
| Election Name: | Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Lincoln Chafee official portrait (cropped 2).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Lincoln Chafee |
| Party1: | Independent (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 123,571 |
| Percentage1: | 36.1% |
| Nominee2: | John Robitaille |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 114,911 |
| Percentage2: | 33.6% |
| Image4: | File:Frank Caprio (cropped).JPG |
| Nominee4: | Frank T. Caprio |
| Party4: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote4: | 78,896 |
| Percentage4: | 23.1% |
| Image5: | File:3x4.svg |
| Nominee5: | Ken Block |
| Party5: | Moderate Party of Rhode Island |
| Popular Vote5: | 22,146 |
| Percentage5: | 6.5% |
| Map Size: | 115px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Donald Carcieri |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Lincoln Chafee |
| After Party: | Independent (US) |
See main article: 2010 Rhode Island gubernatorial election. Governor Donald Carcieri was term-limited in 2010.[58]
State Representative Joe Trillo was a potential Republican candidate.[106]
On the Democratic side, State General Treasurer Frank Caprio was the de facto nominee, with Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch dropping out of the race for governor.[106]
Former Republican Senator Lincoln D. Chafee formed an exploratory committee for a potential campaign as an independent.[107] After deciding to run, Senator Chafee went on to win the election.
| Election Name: | South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Nikki Haley official portrait.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Nikki Haley |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 690,525 |
| Percentage1: | 51.4% |
| Nominee2: | Vincent Sheheen |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 630,534 |
| Percentage2: | 46.9% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Mark Sanford |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Nikki Haley |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 South Carolina gubernatorial election. Governor Mark Sanford was term-limited in 2010.[58]
On the Republican side, State Representative Nikki Haley ran, defeating Congressman Gresham Barrett in a June 22, 2010 run-off election.[108] She had the potential to become the state's first female governor as well as its first Indian governor.
On the Democratic side, Vincent Sheheen was the candidate, having defeated all other candidates in the primary election.[109]
Haley defeated Sheheen in the election and became South Carolina's first female governor.
| Election Name: | South Dakota gubernatorial election |
| Country: | South Dakota |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Photo of Gov. Dennis Daugaard.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Dennis Daugaard |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 195,046 |
| Percentage1: | 61.5% |
| Nominee2: | Scott Heidepriem |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 122,037 |
| Percentage2: | 38.5% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Mike Rounds |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Dennis Daugaard |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election. Governor Mike Rounds was term-limited in 2010.[58]
On the Republican side, State Senators Dave Knudson and Gordon Howie,[110] Lieutenant Governor Dennis Daugaard, Brookings Mayor Scott Munsterman,[111] [112] and rancher Ken Knuppe[113] announced that they were running.
On the Democratic side, state Senator Scott Heidepriem, who announced his candidacy in July 2009, ran unopposed.[114] United States Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, who represented the state at-large in the United States House of Representatives, announced that she would run for re-election rather than for Governor or the Senate seat held by incumbent John Thune in 2010.[114]
| Election Name: | Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Governor Bill Haslam crop.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bill Haslam |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,041,545 |
| Percentage1: | 65.0% |
| Nominee2: | Mike McWherter |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 529,851 |
| Percentage2: | 33.1% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Phil Bredesen |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Bill Haslam |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election. Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen was term-limited in 2010.[58]
On the Republican side, Congressman Zach Wamp of the state's 3rd District,[115] Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam,[116] and military veteran, internet sensation, and activist Basil Marceaux and Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey announced their candidacies.[117] Haslam was the Republican nominee for governor.
Businessman Mike McWherter, son of former Tennessee governor Ned McWherter ran for the Democratic nomination.[118]
There were several independent candidates as well, including Toni K. Hall, a college economics instructor.
Several non-partisan sources determined that the race was leaning Republican, and Haslam soundly defeated McWherter.
| Election Name: | Texas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Rick Perry by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Rick Perry |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,737,481 |
| Percentage1: | 55.0% |
| Nominee2: | Bill White |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,106,395 |
| Percentage2: | 42.3% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Rick Perry |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Rick Perry |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Texas gubernatorial election.
See also: 2010 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election. Texas Governor Rick Perry won the GOP gubernatorial primary with 51% of the vote on March 2, 2010.[119] Perry sought a third full term, as the longest-serving governor in the history of Texas. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison challenged Perry in the Republican primary.[119] On December 4, 2008, Hutchison filed papers to set up an exploratory committee[120] and confirmed in July 2009 that she would be making her official entry into the race in August. Perry led in primary and general election match-ups, according to aggregate polling.[121] Dedra Medina also challenged Perry and Hutchison for Republican nomination.[122] [123]
Former Houston Mayor Bill White won the Texas Democratic primary, beating Houston businessman Farouk Shami.[119]
Perry defeated White in the election.
| Election Name: | Utah gubernatorial special election |
| Country: | Utah |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Utah gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Utah gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Image1: | File:2013-05-23 Gary R Herbert.JPG |
| Nominee1: | Gary Herbert |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Greg Bell |
| Popular Vote1: | 412,151 |
| Percentage1: | 64.1% |
| Nominee2: | Peter Corroon |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Sheryl Allen |
| Popular Vote2: | 205,246 |
| Percentage2: | 31.9% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Gary Herbert |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Gary Herbert |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election. Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate as the United States Ambassador to China. Lt. Governor Gary Herbert became governor on August 11, 2009. Utah law requires that a special election be held in 2010 to fill the remainder of the term, which expired on January 7, 2013. Herbert sought election and won the general election in this conservative state.
The Democratic nominee was Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon, who won his party's nomination unopposed at the Democratic Party Convention.
| Election Name: | Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Vermont |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Image1: | File:Peter Shumlin (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Peter Shumlin |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Electoral Vote1: | 145 |
| Popular Vote1: | 119,543 |
| Percentage1: | 49.4% |
| Nominee2: | Brian Dubie |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Electoral Vote2: | 28 |
| Popular Vote2: | 115,212 |
| Percentage2: | 47.7% |
| Map Size: | 120px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Jim Douglas |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Peter Shumlin |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Vermont gubernatorial election. Governor Jim Douglas retired rather than seeking a fifth two-year term in 2010.[124] (The governors of Vermont and New Hampshire serve two-year terms.) Douglas was re-elected in 2008 with 53% of the vote. Republican Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie announced his candidacy.[125] Former State Auditor and current State Senator Randy Brock, who is African-American, was rumored as a possible Republican candidate.[126]
Peter Shumlin won the Democratic primary according to the uncertified tabulation of statewide votes released by the Office of the Secretary of State on August 27, 2010, by 197 votes over Doug Racine, who requested a recount.[127]
| Election Name: | Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Wisconsin |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election |
| Next Year: | 2012 (recall) |
| Image1: | File:Scott Walker by Gage Skidmore.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Scott Walker |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Rebecca Kleefisch |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,128,941 |
| Percentage1: | 52.3% |
| Nominee2: | Tom Barrett |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Tom Nelson |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,004,303 |
| Percentage2: | 46.5% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Jim Doyle |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Scott Walker |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. Governor Jim Doyle retired rather than seek re-election. He was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2006. The resignation of his legal counsel as well as dipping poll numbers may have contributed to his decision to not seek re-election.[128]
Democratic Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton said in a statement on October 26, 2009, that she would not seek the Democratic nomination for governor. Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett[129] and Jared Gary Christiansen both filed to run as Democrats.[130]
On April 28, 2009, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker announced that he would seek the Republican nomination for governor. Former Congressman Mark Neumann indicated that he too would enter the Republican primary by the fall of 2009. A third candidate, Appleton businessman Mark Todd, filed as well.[131]
Raymond L. Ertl ran as an Independent. He ran a grassroots campaign, and was based out of Milwaukee's East Side.
On November 2, 2010, in the general election, Republican Scott Walker defeated Democrat Tom Barrett to become the 45th governor of Wisconsin.
| Election Name: | Wyoming gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Wyoming |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Wyoming gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Matt Mead.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Matt Mead |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 123,780 |
| Percentage1: | 65.7% |
| Nominee2: | Leslie Petersen |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 43,240 |
| Percentage2: | 22.9% |
| Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | Taylor Haynes |
| Party3: | Independent (US) |
| Popular Vote3: | 13,796 |
| Percentage3: | 7.3% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Dave Freudenthal |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Matt Mead |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election. Governor Dave Freudenthal was term-limited in 2010, but a 2010 Wyoming Supreme Court ruling invalidated legislative term-limits. Freudenthal announced on March 4, 2010, that he would not seek a third term.[132] [133]
Former U.S. Attorney Matt Mead, a Republican, defeated former state Democratic Party Chairwoman Leslie Petersen in a landslide.
| Election Name: | Guam gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Guam |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Guamanian gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Guamanian gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Eddie Baza Calvo 20171027.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Eddie Calvo |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Ray Tenorio |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,066 |
| Percentage1: | 50.6% |
| Nominee2: | Carl Gutierrez |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Frank Aguon |
| Popular Vote2: | 19,579 |
| Percentage2: | 49.4% |
| Map Size: | 175px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Felix Perez Camacho |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Eddie Calvo |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 Guamanian gubernatorial election. Governor Felix Camacho was term-limited in 2010. Lieutenant Governor Michael W. Cruz, a surgeon and veteran of the Gulf War and Iraq War, ran for the Republican nomination against Senator Eddie B. Calvo. On the Democratic side, former governor Carl Gutierrez announced that he would run. Attorney Mike Phillips was considered a bid for the governorship.
| Election Name: | U.S. Virgin Islands gubernatorial election |
| Country: | United States Virgin Islands |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Governor John de Jongh - United States Virgin Islands (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | John de Jongh |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Running Mate1: | Gregory Francis |
| Popular Vote1: | 17,535 |
| Percentage1: | 56.3% |
| Nominee2: | Kenneth Mapp |
| Party2: | Independent (US) |
| Running Mate2: | Malik Sekou |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,580 |
| Percentage2: | 43.6% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John de Jongh |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | John de Jongh |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 2010 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election. Incumbent Governor John de Jongh sought re-election for a second term in 2010. He was elected with 57% of the vote (in a runoff) in 2006 over Kenneth Mapp.
On September 11, 2010, Governor John de Jongh won the Democratic primary election with 53% of the vote.[134] De Jongh defeated Senator Adlah Donastorg, former Lt. Governor Gerard Luz James and James O'Bryan Jr. with more votes than all three of his Democratic challengers combined.[134]
De Jongh faced independent candidate Kenneth Mapp, a former Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, in the general election on November 2, 2010.[134]
De Jongh defeated Mapp in the election.