The Green Papers: 2010 Midterm Election |
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Alabama 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 860,472 | 57.58% | state Representative Robert J. Bentley 13 July 2010: Won the runoff. 1 June 2010: Received 25% in the primary. |
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Democratic | 625,710 | 41.87% | Agriculture and Industry Commissioner Ron Sparks | ||
Scattering | 8,091 | 0.54% | Write-In | ||
Total | 1,494,273 | 100.00% | |||
Alaska 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 151,318 | 59.06% | Governor Sean R. Parnell for Lieutenant Governor: Mead Treadwell |
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Democratic | 96,519 | 37.67% | former state Representative Ethan A. Berkowitz for Lieutenant Governor: Diane E. Benson. 16 June 2009: May run for Governor. Circa 25 July 2009: Intends to run. 8 September 2009: Filed letter of intent to run for Governor. |
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Alaskan Independence | 4,775 | 1.86% | Donald R. "Don" Wright No Lieutenant Governor running mate. Mr. Wright's Lieutenant Governor, Norm Olson, withdrew on 7 September 2010. |
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Libertarian | 2,682 | 1.05% | William S. "Billy" Toien for Lieutenant Governor: Jeffrey D. Brown |
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Write-in | 898 | 0.35% | Write-in Votes | ||
Total | 256,192 | 100.00% | |||
Arizona 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 938,934 | 54.33% | Governor Janice K. "Jan" Brewer | ||
Democratic | 733,935 | 42.47% | Attorney General Terry Goddard | ||
Libertarian; (Boston Tea) | 38,722 | 2.24% | Barry J. Hess | ||
Green | 16,128 | 0.93% | Larry Gist 26 August 2010: Did not receive the Green Party's endorsement. |
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Write-in; (Republican) | 322 | 0.02% | Janelle Wood | ||
Write-in | 28 | 0.00% | Anton Dowls | ||
Write-in | 12 | 0.00% | Cary Dolego | ||
Total | 1,728,081 | 100.00% | |||
Arkansas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | 503,336 | 63.73% | Governor Mike Beebe | ||
Republican | 262,784 | 33.27% | Jim Keet | ||
Green | 14,513 | 1.84% | Jim Lendall | ||
Scattering | 8,158 | 1.03% | Total Under Votes | ||
Scattering | 700 | 0.09% | Write-In | ||
Scattering | 211 | 0.03% | Total Over Votes | ||
Write-in | 66 | 0.01% | Elvis D. "Joey Elvis" Presley | ||
Write-in | 49 | 0.01% | Billy Roper Nationalist Party of America |
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Write-in | 20 | 0.00% | David E. Dinwiddie | ||
Total | 789,837 | 100.00% | |||
California 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Democratic | 5,428,458 | 53.77% | Attorney General and former Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. 3 November 2009: Said he is not a candidate and that "there's no need to get going too soon unless you're one of the more obscure personalities." 2 March 2010: Announced he is running. Former Governor Brown has already served 2 terms as Governor-- from 1975 through 1983. |
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Republican | 4,127,371 | 40.88% | Margaret C. "Meg" Whitman | ||
American Independent | 166,308 | 1.65% | Chelene H. Nightingale | ||
Libertarian | 150,898 | 1.49% | Dale F. Ogden | ||
Green | 129,231 | 1.28% | Laura Wells | ||
Peace And Freedom | 92,856 | 0.92% | Carlos Alvarez | ||
Write-in | 285 | 0.00% | Cassandra A. Lieurance | ||
Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) | 43 | 0.00% | Lea Sherman | ||
Write-in | 13 | 0.00% | Rakesh Kumar Christian The American People's Party |
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Write-in; (Democratic) | 8 | 0.00% | Nadia B. Smalley | ||
Write-in | 4 | 0.00% | Hugh Bagley | ||
Write-in | 4 | 0.00% | Rowan Millar | ||
Write-in | 4 | 0.00% | Jacob Vangelisti | ||
Write-in | 2 | 0.00% | Anselmo A. Chavez | ||
Write-in | Karen England | ||||
Write-in; (Democratic) | Steven Paul "Steve" Mozena | ||||
Total | 10,095,485 | 100.00% | |||
Colorado 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Democratic | 912,005 | 51.01% | Denver Mayor John W. Hickenlooper for Lieutenant Governor: Joe Garcia |
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American Constitution; (Republican) | 651,232 | 36.43% | former Congressman Thomas G. "Tom" Tancredo for Lieutenant Governor: former Republican state Representative Pat Miller |
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Republican | 199,034 | 11.13% | Daniel Benjamin "Dan" Maes for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Tambor Williams |
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Libertarian | 13,314 | 0.74% | Jaimes Brown for Lieutenant Governor: Ken Wyble |
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Unaffiliated | 8,576 | 0.48% | Jason R. Clark | ||
Unaffiliated | 3,483 | 0.19% | Paul Noel Fiorino for Lieutenant Governor: Heather Anne McKibben |
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Write-in; (Unaffiliated) | 43 | 0.00% | Holly Cremeens for Lieutenant Governor: Stephanie L. Mercer |
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Write-in; (Democratic) | 24 | 0.00% | Willie Travis Chambers for Lieutenant Governor: Ed E. Coron (Republican) |
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Write-in | 18 | 0.00% | Michael R. Moore for Lieutenant Governor: Sherry Cusson |
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Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | Peter J. Carr for Lieutenant Governor: Antoinette M. Schaeffer |
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Total | 1,787,730 | 100.00% | |||
Connecticut 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Democratic; Working Families | 567,278 | 49.51% | former Mayor of the City of Stamford Dannel P. "Dan" Malloy for Lieutenant Governor: Comptroller Nancy Wyman (Democratic) |
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Republican | 560,874 | 48.95% | former Ambassador to Ireland Thomas C. "Tom" Foley for Lieutenant Governor: Danbury Mayor Mark D. Boughton. 22 May 2010: Nominated by convention with about 50%. |
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Independent Party of Connecticut; (Republican) | 17,629 | 1.54% | Chester First Selectman Thomas E. "Tom" Marsh for Lieutenant Governor: Cicero B. Booker, Jr. |
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Write-in | 13 | 0.00% | Paul Copp for Lieutenant Governor: Joshua K. Hinckley |
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Write-in | 5 | 0.00% | P. Robert Thibodeau for Lieutenant Governor: James Francis Farrell |
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Total | 1,145,799 | 100.00% | |||
Florida 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 2,619,335 | 48.87% | Richard L. "Rick" Scott for Lieutenant Governor: Jennifer Carroll |
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Democratic | 2,557,785 | 47.72% | Chief Financial Officer Adelaide Alexander "Alex" Sink for Lieutenant Governor: Rod Smith. 13 May 2009: Announced candidacy for Governor in 2010 |
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Independence | 123,831 | 2.31% | Peter L. Allen for Lieutenant Governor: John E. Zanni |
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No Party Affiliation | 18,842 | 0.35% | C.C. Reed for Lieutenant Governor: Larry Waldo, Sr. |
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No Party Affiliation; (Democratic) | 18,644 | 0.35% | Michael E. Arth for Lieutenant Governor: Al Krulick |
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No Party Affiliation | 13,690 | 0.26% | Daniel J. Imperato for Lieutenant Governor: Karl C.C. Behm |
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No Party Affiliation; (Democratic) | 7,487 | 0.14% | Farid A. Khavari for Lieutenant Governor: Darcy G. Richardson. 18 June 2010: Switched from Democratic to No Party Affiliation |
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Write-in; (Democratic) | 121 | 0.00% | Josue Larose for Lieutenant Governor: Valencia St. Louis. 16 June 2010: Switched from Democratic to write-in. Originally filed as a Republican. Changed to Democratic on 11 January 2010. |
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Total | 5,359,735 | 100.00% | |||
Georgia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 1,365,832 | 53.02% | former Congressman Nathan Deal Congressional District 9. 10 August 2010 runoff: 50.2%. Received 24% in the 10 July primary, proceeds to 10 August 2010 Runoff. |
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Democratic | 1,107,011 | 42.97% | former Governor Roy E. Barnes | ||
Libertarian | 103,194 | 4.01% | John H. Monds | ||
Write-in | 76 | 0.00% | David C Byrne | ||
Write-in | 48 | 0.00% | Neal Horsley | ||
Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) | Jacob Perasso | ||||
Total | 2,576,161 | 100.00% | |||
Hawaii 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Democratic | 222,724 | 57.79% | former Congressman Neil Abercrombie for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Brian E. Schatz. Congressman CD 1 |
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Republican | 157,311 | 40.82% | Lieutenant Governor James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr. for Lieutenant Governor: Lynn Berbano "Lynn" Finnegan |
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Scattering | 2,587 | 0.67% | Blank Votes | ||
Free Energy | 1,265 | 0.33% | Daniel H. Cunningham for Lieutenant Governor: Deborah "Jo B" Spence |
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Nonpartisan | 1,263 | 0.33% | Thomas W. "Tom" Pollard for Lieutenant Governor: Leonard Leo Kama, I. |
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Scattering | 235 | 0.06% | Over Votes | ||
Total | 385,385 | 100.00% | |||
Idaho 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 267,483 | 59.11% | Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter | ||
Democratic | 148,680 | 32.85% | Keith Allred | ||
Independent; (Republican) | 26,655 | 5.89% | former state Representative Jana M. Kemp | ||
Libertarian | 5,867 | 1.30% | Ted Dunlap | ||
Independent | 3,850 | 0.85% | Marvin "Pro-Life" Richardson | ||
Total | 452,535 | 100.00% | |||
Illinois 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | 1,745,219 | 46.79% | Governor Patrick "Pat" Quinn For Lieutenant Governor: Sheila Simon 27 March 2010: State Democratic Party choose Sheila Simon, daughter of the late U.S. Senator Paul Simon, as the replacement Lieutenant Governor nominee. |
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Republican | 1,713,385 | 45.94% | state Senator Bill Brady For Lieutenant Governor: Jason Plummer. 2 February 2010 primary: 20.26%. 5 March 2010 certified results show Mr. Brady won by 193 votes. |
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Independent; (Democratic) | 135,705 | 3.64% | Scott Lee Cohen for Lieutenant Governor: Baxter B. Swilley. circa 24 April 2010: Independent candidate for Governor. Mr. Cohen was previosuly the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor. 7 February 2010: Withdrew as the nominee for Lieutenant Governor after several issues from his past were made public. 2 February 2010: Won the Democratic Lieutenant Governor primary with 26% of the vote. |
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Green | 100,756 | 2.70% | Richard "Rich" Whitney For Lieutenant Governor: Don W. Crawford. |
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Libertarian | 34,681 | 0.93% | Lex Green For Lieutenant Governor: Edward "Ed" Rutledge |
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Write-in; (Constitution) | 221 | 0.01% | Michael L. "Mike" White 23 September 2010: Registered as a write-in candidate. 24 August 2010: Withdrew as a Constitution Party candidate. |
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Write-in | 17 | 0.00% | Steve Estill | ||
Write-in | 3 | 0.00% | Greg Moore | ||
Scattering | 2 | 0.00% | NO CANDIDATE | ||
Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) | John Hawkins | ||||
Total | 3,729,989 | 100.00% | |||
Indiana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | Evansille Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel | ||||
Iowa 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | 592,494 | 52.27% | former Governor Terry E. Branstad for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Kim Reynolds |
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Democratic | 484,798 | 42.77% | Governor Chester "Chet" Culver for Lieutenant Governor: Patty Judge |
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Iowa; (Democratic) | 20,859 | 1.84% | Jonathan Narcisse for Lieutenant Governor: Richard Marlar. 16 August 2010: Party affiliation: Iowa Party. 18 March 2010: Decided to run as an Independent rather run in the Democratic Primary: "I heard Iowans saying to me is they do not what me to run as a partisan, but as an Iowan." |
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Libertarian | 14,398 | 1.27% | Eric Cooper for Lieutenant Governor: Nick Weltha |
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Scattering | 10,789 | 0.95% | Under Votes | ||
Nominated By Petition | 3,884 | 0.34% | Gregory James Hughes for Lieutenant Governor: Robin Prior-Calef |
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Scattering | 2,823 | 0.25% | Write-in | ||
Socialist Workers Party | 2,757 | 0.24% | David Rosenfeld for Lieutenant Governor: Helen Meyers |
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Scattering | 628 | 0.06% | Over Votes | ||
Total | 1,133,430 | 100.00% | |||
Kansas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 530,760 | 63.28% | U.S. Senator Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Jeff Colyer |
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Democratic | 270,166 | 32.21% | state Senator Tom Holland for Lieutenant Governor: Kelly Kultala |
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Libertarian | 22,460 | 2.68% | Andrew P. Gray for Lieutenant Governor: Stacey Davis |
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Reform | 15,397 | 1.84% | Kenneth W. "Ken" Cannon for Lieutenant Governor: Daniel J. "Dan" Faubion |
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Write-in | 7 | 0.00% | Health Charles Norris | ||
Total | 838,790 | 100.00% | |||
Kentucky 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | Governor Steven L. "Steve" Beshear for Lieutenant Governor, Louisville Mayor Jerry E. Abramson |
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Democratic | Otis "Bull Man" Hensley, Jr. | ||||
Republican | Phil Moffett | ||||
Republican | state Senator David Williams for Lieutenant Governor: Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer |
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Independent | Gatewood Galbraith for Lieutenant Governor Dea Riley |
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Louisiana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | Governor Piyush "Bobby" Jindal | ||||
Independent; (Republican) | Dennis "Dan" "Danny Alan" Northcutt Conservative Independent |
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Maine 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 218,065 | 37.56% | Waterville Mayor Paul R. LePage | ||
Independent; (Democratic) | 208,270 | 35.88% | Eliot R. Cutler | ||
Democratic | 109,387 | 18.84% | state Senator Elizabeth H. "Libby" Mitchell | ||
Independent | 28,756 | 4.95% | Shawn H. Moody | ||
Scattering | 7,772 | 1.34% | Blank | ||
Independent | 5,664 | 0.98% | Kevin L. Scott Maine's Best Choice |
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Write-in; (Independent) | 2,569 | 0.44% | John Jenkins Party or Political Designation: Independent |
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Write-in; (Independent) | 22 | 0.00% | Beverly Cooper-Pete Party or Political Designation: Independent |
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Write-in; (Republican; Unenrolled) | 22 | 0.00% | J. Martin "Marty" Vachon Party or Political Designation: Unenrolled. 23 February 2010: Switched from Republican to Unenrolled |
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Write-in; (Independent) | 10 | 0.00% | Samuel A. "Samme" "Sam" Bailey Party or Political Designation: Independent |
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Write-in; (Independent) | 1 | 0.00% | Edwin S. Braley Party or Political Designation: Independent |
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Total | 580,538 | 100.00% | |||
Maryland 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | 1,044,961 | 56.24% | Governor Martin O'Malley for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown |
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Republican | 776,319 | 41.79% | former Governor Robert L. "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr. for Lieutenant Governor: former Secretary of State Mary Kane |
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Libertarian | 14,137 | 0.76% | Susan J. Gaztañaga For Lieutenant Governor: Doug McNeil |
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Green | 11,825 | 0.64% | Maria Allwine for Lieutenant Governor: Ken Eidel |
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Constitution | 8,612 | 0.46% | Eric Delano Knowles for Lieutenant Governor: Michael Hargadon |
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Scattering | 1,528 | 0.08% | Other Write-Ins | ||
Write-in; (Democratic) | 319 | 0.02% | Ralph Jaffe for Lieutenant Governor: Freda Jaffe. Running as a write-in after loosing the 14 September 2010 Primary. |
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Write-in | 179 | 0.01% | Corrogan R. Vaughn for Lieutenant Governor: Jim Crawford |
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Total | 1,857,880 | 100.00% | |||
Massachusetts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | 1,112,283 | 47.94% | Governor Deval L. Patrick for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. "Tim" Murray |
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Republican | 964,866 | 41.59% | Charles D. "Charlie" Baker for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Richard Tisei |
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Independent; (Democratic) | 184,395 | 7.95% | Treasurer and Receiver-General Timothy P. "Tim" Cahill for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Paul Loscocco (Republican). 1 October 2010: Mr. Loscocco announced he was no longer running and endorsed the Charlie Baker (Republican) ticket. Mr. Loscocco's name remains on the ballot. |
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Green-Rainbow | 32,895 | 1.42% | Jill Stein for Lieutenant Governor: Rick Purcell |
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Scattering | 22,924 | 0.99% | Blanks | ||
Scattering | 2,600 | 0.11% | All Others | ||
Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) | Kevin Dwire | ||||
Total | 2,319,963 | 100.00% | |||
Michigan 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 1,874,834 | 58.11% | Rick Snyder for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Brian N. Calley |
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Democratic | 1,287,320 | 39.90% | Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero for Lieutenant Governor: Brenda Lawrence |
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Libertarian | 22,390 | 0.69% | Kenneth "Ken" Proctor for Lieutenant Governor: Erwin J. Haas |
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U.S. Taxpayers | 20,818 | 0.65% | Stacey Mathia for Lieutenant Governor: Chris Levels |
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Green | 20,699 | 0.64% | Harley G. Mikkelson for Lieutenant Governor: Lynn Meadows |
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Write-in | 7 | 0.00% | Linda S. Blauwkamp | ||
Write-in | 5 | 0.00% | Dovelyn Waynick | ||
Write-in | 4 | 0.00% | Thomas Neuenfeldt | ||
Write-in | 4 | 0.00% | Mark Van Kleeck | ||
Write-in | 3 | 0.00% | James Mote | ||
Write-in | 2 | 0.00% | Larry Hutchinson, Jr. | ||
Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | Angelo Brown | ||
Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | George DeLorean | ||
Total | 3,226,088 | 100.00% | |||
Minnesota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Democratic-Farmer Labor | 919,232 | 43.63% | former Senator Mark Dayton for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Yvonne Prettner Solon |
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Republican | 910,462 | 43.21% | state Representative Tom Emmer for Lieutenant Governor: Annette T. Meeks |
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Independence | 251,487 | 11.94% | Tom Horner for Lieutenant Governor: James A. "Jim" Mulder. 2 March 2010: Won the Independence Party endorsement |
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Independent | 7,516 | 0.36% | Thomas Christopher "Chris" Wright For Lieutenant Governor: Edwin H. Engelmann Grassroots Party |
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Green | 6,188 | 0.29% | Farheen Hakeem for Lieutenant Governor: Dan Dittmann |
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Independent; (Green) | 6,180 | 0.29% | Ken Pentel for Lieutenant Governor: Erin Wallace Ecology Democracy Party |
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Independent | 4,092 | 0.19% | Linda S. Eno for Lieutenant Governor: Howard B. Hanson The Resource Party |
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Write-in | 1,864 | 0.09% | Write-in | ||
Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) | Diana Newberry | ||||
Total | 2,107,021 | 100.00% | |||
Mississippi 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | Johnny DuPree | ||||
Democratic | William O. "Bill" Luckett, Jr. | ||||
Republican | Phil Bryant | ||||
Republican | Dave Dennis | ||||
Missouri 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder 19 February 2010: Announced his intentions of running for Governor in 2012. |
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Montana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | former state Representative Rick Hill | ||||
Republican | former state Senator Ken Miller | ||||
Republican | former state Senator Corey Stapleton | ||||
Nebraska 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 360,645 | 73.90% | Governor Dave Heineman for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy |
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Democratic | 127,343 | 26.10% | Mike Meister for Lieutenant Governor: Public Service Commissioner Anne C. Boyle. 19 July 2010: Replacement nominee. |
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Total | 487,988 | 100.00% | |||
Nevada 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 382,350 | 53.36% | Brian E. Sandoval | ||
Democratic | 298,171 | 41.61% | Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid | ||
None of these candidates | 12,231 | 1.71% | None of these candidates | ||
Independent | 6,403 | 0.89% | Eugene "Gino" DiSimone | ||
Independent American | 5,049 | 0.70% | Floyd Fitzgibbons Father of Ryan Fitzgibbons, nominee for Lieutenant Governor. |
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Libertarian | 4,672 | 0.65% | Arthur Forest "Art" Lampitt, Jr. | ||
Green | 4,437 | 0.62% | David Scott Curtis | ||
Independent | 3,216 | 0.45% | Aaron Yehuda Honig | ||
Total | 716,529 | 100.00% | |||
New Hampshire 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | 240,346 | 52.64% | Governor John H. Lynch | ||
Republican | 205,616 | 45.03% | John Stephen | ||
Libertarian | 10,089 | 2.21% | John J. Babiarz | ||
Scattering | 537 | 0.12% | Scatter | ||
Total | 456,588 | 100.00% | |||
New Mexico 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 321,219 | 53.29% | Doña Ana County Third Judicial District Attorney Susana Martinez for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative John A. Sanchez. Certified at Convention |
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Democratic | 280,614 | 46.55% | Lieutenant Governor Diane D. Denish for Lieutenant Governor: Brian S. Colón. Certified at Convention |
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Write-in; (Republican) | 994 | 0.16% | Kenneth A. Gomez | ||
Write-in; (Democratic) | Billy J. Driggs | ||||
Total | 602,827 | 100.00% | |||
New York 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Democratic; Independence; Working Families | 2,911,721 | 61.12% | Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo for Lieutenant Governor: Rochester, NY Mayor Robert "Bob" Duffy. 23 September 2010: Received the Working Families Party nomination. 3 June 2010: Announced he will not submit his name for the The Working Families Party nomination. 27 May 2010: Endorsed for Governor by the State Democratic Convention. 26 May 2010: for Lieutenant Governor: Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy. 25 May 2010: Endorsed by the Independence Party. 22 May 2010: Announced he is running. 20 May 2010: Media reports indicate that his candidacy for this office will be announced early next week, on the eve of the State Democratic Convention (which convenes Tuesday 25 May). |
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Republican; Conservative; Taxpayer | 1,548,184 | 32.50% | Carl P. Paladino for Lieutenant Governor: Chautauqua County Executive Gregory J. "Greg" Edwards. 29 September 2010: Picked up the Conservative Party ballot line after Rick Lazio dropped out. 10 August 2010: Filed 30,000 signatures to obtain ballot access as a "Taxpayer Party" candidate. 28 May 2010: Did not receive the Conservative Party endorsement. |
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Scattering | 100,900 | 2.12% | Blank | ||
Green; (Socialist Party USA) | 59,929 | 1.26% | Howie Hawkins for Lieutenant Governor: Gloria Mattera |
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Libertarian | 48,386 | 1.02% | Warren Redlich for Lieutenant Governor: Alden Link. 24 April 2010: Received the Libertarian Party nomination. |
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Rent is 2 Damn High | 41,131 | 0.86% | Jimmy McMillan No Lieutenant Governor running mate. Petitioned, but did not qualify for the Democratic nomination. AKA: Rent Is 2 Damn High |
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Freedom | 24,572 | 0.52% | New York City Council Member Charles Barron for Lieutenant Governor: Eva M. Doyle. New York Freedom Democratic Party |
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Anti-Prohibition | 20,429 | 0.43% | Kristin M. Davis for Lieutenant Governor: Tanya Gendelman |
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Scattering | 4,473 | 0.09% | Scattering | ||
Scattering | 3,963 | 0.08% | Void | ||
Write-in | Andi Weiss Bartczak | ||||
Write-in | Edmund "Ed" Dunn | ||||
Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) | Dan Fein | ||||
Total | 4,763,688 | 100.00% | |||
Ohio 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | 1,889,180 | 49.04% | former Congressman John Richard Kasich for Lieutenant Governor: Auditor Mary Taylor |
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Democratic | 1,812,047 | 47.04% | Governor Ted Strickland for Lieutenant Governor: Yvette McGee Brown |
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Libertarian | 92,116 | 2.39% | Kenneth "Ken" Matesz for Lieutenant Governor: Margaret Ann Leech |
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Green | 58,475 | 1.52% | Dennis S. Spisak for Lieutenant Governor: Anita Rios |
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Write-in | 635 | 0.02% | David S. Sargent, II for Lieutenant Governor: Andrew C. Pfeifer |
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Write-in | Sean Swain Zapatista Party. Incarcerated at the Mansfield Correctional Institution. |
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Total | 3,852,453 | 100.00% | |||
Oklahoma 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 625,506 | 60.45% | Congressman Mary C. Fallin Congressman CD 5 |
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Democratic | 409,261 | 39.55% | Lieutenant Governor Jari Askins | ||
Total | 1,034,767 | 100.00% | |||
Oregon 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Democratic; Independent Party of Oregon | 716,525 | 49.29% | former Oregon Governor John A. Kitzhaber | ||
Republican | 694,287 | 47.76% | Chris Dudley | ||
Constitution | 20,475 | 1.41% | Gregory E. "Greg" Kord | ||
Libertarian | 19,048 | 1.31% | Wes W. Wagner | ||
Scattering | 3,213 | 0.22% | Misc. | ||
Write-in; (Independent Party of Oregon) | Richard Esterman 31 July 2010: Did not receive the nomination of the Independent Party of Oregon. |
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Total | 1,453,548 | 100.00% | |||
Pennsylvania 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 2,172,763 | 54.49% | Attorney General Tom Corbett for Lieutenant Governor: Bucks County Commissioner James F. "Jim" Cawley. 16 March 2009: Filed paperwork to form an exploratory committee to run for Governor |
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Democratic | 1,814,788 | 45.51% | Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato for Lieutenant Governor: State Representative H. Scott Conklin |
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Write-in | George Donald "Don" DeHaven for Lieutenant Governor: Hagan Smith |
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Write-in; (Constitution) | John Krupa for Lieutenant Governor: Ed Roberson |
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Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) | Brian Nevins | ||||
Write-in; (Libertarian) | Marakay Rogers for Lieutenant Governor: Kat Valleley. 17 August 2010: Withdrew to avoid the legal costs associated with a petition challenge. Running as a write-in candidate. |
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Total | 3,987,551 | 100.00% | |||
Rhode Island 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Independent | 123,571 | 36.10% | former Senator Lincoln Davenport "Linc" Chafee Mr. Chafee was previously affiliated with the Republican Party. |
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Republican | 114,911 | 33.57% | John F. Robitaille | ||
Democratic | 78,896 | 23.05% | General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio | ||
Moderate | 22,146 | 6.47% | Kenneth J. "Ken" Block | ||
Independent | 1,091 | 0.32% | Joseph M. "Joe" Lusi | ||
Independent | 882 | 0.26% | Todd Giroux | ||
Independent | 793 | 0.23% | Ronald Algieri | ||
Total | 342,290 | 100.00% | |||
South Carolina 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 690,525 | 51.37% | state Representative Nikki Randhawa Haley a.k.a Mrs. William Michael. Received 49% in the 8 June 2010 primary. Won the 22 June 2010 runoff with 65%. |
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Democratic | 630,534 | 46.91% | state Senator Vincent A. Sheheen | ||
Green; United Citizens | 20,114 | 1.50% | Morgan Bruce Reeves | ||
Scattering | 3,025 | 0.23% | Write-In | ||
Total | 1,344,198 | 100.00% | |||
South Dakota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 195,046 | 61.51% | Lieutenant Governor Dennis M. Daugaard for Lieutenant Governor: Matthew "Matt" Michels |
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Democratic | 122,037 | 38.49% | state Senator Scott N. Heidepriem for Lieutenant Governor: Ben Arndt |
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Total | 317,083 | 100.00% | |||
Tennessee 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 1,041,545 | 65.03% | Knoxvillle Mayor William "Bill" Haslam 6 January 2009: Announced candidacy |
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Democratic | 529,851 | 33.08% | Mike McWherter | ||
Independent | 6,536 | 0.41% | Carl "Two Feathers" Whitaker | ||
Independent | 4,728 | 0.30% | Brandon Dodds | ||
Independent | 4,663 | 0.29% | Bayron E. Binkley, Jr., | ||
Independent; (Prohibition Party) | 2,587 | 0.16% | June Griffin | ||
Independent | 2,057 | 0.13% | Linda Kay Perry | ||
Independent; (Green) | 1,887 | 0.12% | Howard M. Switzer | ||
Independent | 1,755 | 0.11% | Samuel David Duck | ||
Independent | 1,207 | 0.08% | Thomas Smith, II | ||
Independent | 993 | 0.06% | Toni K. Hall | ||
Independent | 859 | 0.05% | David Gatchell | ||
Independent | 828 | 0.05% | Boyce T. McCall, Sr. | ||
Independent | 809 | 0.05% | James Reesor | ||
Independent | 600 | 0.04% | Mike Knois | ||
Independent | 583 | 0.04% | Donald Ray McFolin | ||
Write-in; (Republican) | 58 | 0.00% | Basil Marceaux, Sr. 16 September: 2010 running a write-in campaign for Governor. 5 August 2010: Lost the Republican Primary. 16 April 2010: Listed by the Department of State as a candidate for U.S. House CD 3 and Governor. |
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Write-in | 3 | 0.00% | James Lee | ||
Write-in | 0 | 0.00% | Gary Nugent | ||
Total | 1,601,549 | 100.00% | |||
Texas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 2,737,481 | 54.97% | Governor Rick Perry | ||
Democratic | 2,106,395 | 42.30% | former City of Houston Mayor Bill White | ||
Libertarian | 109,211 | 2.19% | Katherine Youngblood "Kathie" Glass 12 June 2010: Nominated |
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Green | 19,516 | 0.39% | Deb Shafto | ||
Write-in | 7,267 | 0.15% | Andy Barron | ||
Total | 4,979,870 | 100.00% | |||
Utah 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 412,151 | 64.07% | Governor Gary R. Herbert for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Gregory S. "Greg" Bell |
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Democratic | 205,246 | 31.90% | Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Sheryl L. Allen (Republican) |
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Unaffiliated | 13,038 | 2.03% | Farley M. Anderson for Lieutenant Governor: Steve Maxfield |
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Libertarian | 12,871 | 2.00% | W. Andrew McCullough for Lieutenant Governor: Aric M. Cramer, Sr. |
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Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | Michael William Heath | ||
Total | 643,307 | 100.00% | |||
Vermont 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Democratic; Working Families | 119,543 | 49.48% | state Senator Peter Shumlin 24 August 2010 Primary: 18,301 votes |
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Republican | 115,212 | 47.69% | Lieutenant Governor Brian E. Dubie | ||
Independent | 1,917 | 0.79% | Dennis P. Steele Vermont Independence Day Party / Second Vermont Republic |
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Marijuana | 1,819 | 0.75% | Cris Ericson United States Marijuana. Also a candidate for U.S. Senate Class 3 |
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Independent | 1,341 | 0.56% | Daniel "Dan" Feliciano | ||
Independent | 684 | 0.28% | Em Peyton | ||
Scattering | 660 | 0.27% | Combined Write-in votes | ||
Liberty Union; (Socialist Party USA) | 429 | 0.18% | Ben Mitchell 26 October 2010: Announced he was dropped out and endorsed Peter Shumlin (Democratic). His name remains on the ballot. |
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Total | 241,605 | 100.00% | |||
West Virginia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | state Senator Jeffrey V. "Jeff" Kessler | ||||
Republican | state Senator Clark S. Barnes 5 October 2010: Announced his intentions to run |
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Wisconsin 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 1,128,941 | 52.25% | Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker for Lieutenant Governor: Rebecca Kleefisch |
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Democratic | 1,004,303 | 46.48% | Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Thomas "Tom" Nelson |
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Independent | 10,608 | 0.49% | James Dean "Jim" Langer No Lieutenant Governor running mate. |
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Independent | 8,273 | 0.38% | James James Common Sense. No Lieutenant Governor running mate. |
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Libertarian | 6,790 | 0.31% | (no candidate) for Lieutenant Governor: Terry Virgil. Note: The Libertarian nominee for Governor failed to qualify. |
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Scattering | 1,858 | 0.09% | SCATTERING | ||
Write-in; (Independent) | 22 | 0.00% | Patricia Messicci | ||
Write-in | 19 | 0.00% | Leslie Ervin Smetak for Lieutenant Governor: David Myron Smetak |
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Write-in; (Independent) | 18 | 0.00% | Hariprasad "Hari" Trivedi | ||
Total | 2,160,832 | 100.00% | |||
Wyoming 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period. The Wyoming Supreme Court determined on 4 May 2004 that term limits require an amendment to the state constitution rather than, as they were, imposed by a 1992 ballot initiative. At the time, the ruling was not applied to statewide offices. Reference: CATHCART v. MEYER, 2004 WY 49, 88 P.3d 1050, Case Number: 04-32, 04-33, 04-34, Decided: 05/04/2004 | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 123,780 | 60.49% | Matt Mead 17 August 2010 Primary: 28.7% |
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Democratic | 43,240 | 21.13% | Leslie Petersen | ||
Scattering | 16,081 | 7.86% | Write-Ins | ||
Write-in; (Constitution; Independent) | 13,796 | 6.74% | Taylor Haynes 3 September 2010: Will run as a write-in candidate. 27 August 2010: Failed to obtain the requisite 4,988 signatures. |
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Libertarian | 5,362 | 2.62% | Mike Wheeler | ||
Scattering | 2,292 | 1.12% | Under Votes | ||
Scattering | 67 | 0.03% | Over Votes | ||
Total | 204,618 | 100.00% |
Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
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Conservative | |
Free Energy | |
Freedom | |
Independence | |
Independent American | |
Independent Party of Connecticut | |
Independent Party of Oregon | |
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Liberty Union | |
Marijuana | |
Moderate | |
Peace And Freedom | |
Prohibition Party | |
Rent is 2 Damn High | |
Socialist Party USA | |
Socialist Workers Party | |
Taxpayer | |
U.S. Taxpayers | |
United Citizens | |
Working Families | |
Independents | |
Independent | |
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Scattering | |
Write-in |
Notes |
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
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