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2010 Utah gubernatorial special election

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The 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election took place November 2, 2010. It was a special election to fill the remainder of Governor Jon Huntsman's term. Huntsman resigned on August 11, 2009, to become United States Ambassador to China. Lieutenant Governor Gary Herbert assumed the governorship and went on to defeat his Democratic opponent, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon, in the 2010 election.[1]

2010 Utah gubernatorial special election
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Nominee Gary Herbert Peter Corroon
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Greg Bell Sheryl Allen
Popular vote 412,151 205,246
Percentage 64.07% 31.90%
County results
Herbert:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Corroon:      50–60%
Governor before election

Gary Herbert
Republican

Elected Governor

Gary Herbert
Republican

Candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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Nominee

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Defeated at convention

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  • Richard Martin[2]
  • Daniel Van Oaks, Jr.[2]
State Republican Convention results (first round)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary R. Herbert (incumbent) 2,386 70.8
Republican Daniel Van Oaks, Jr. 830 24.6
Republican Richard Martin 141 4.2

Libertarian

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  • W Andrew McCullough[2]

Other

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  • Farley Anderson[2]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[4] Safe R October 14, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe R October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics[6] Safe R November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Safe R October 28, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe R October 28, 2010

Polling

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Poll source Dates administered Gary Herbert (R) Peter Corroon (D)
Rasmussen Reports[9] October 13, 2010 66% 29%
Dan Jones & Associates[10] September 7–13, 2010 52% 31%
Rasmussen Reports[11] August 23, 2010 60% 29%
Rasmussen Reports[12] June 23, 2010 58% 31%
Rasmussen Reports[13] April 8, 2010 57% 29%
Mason-Dixon[14] January 18–20, 2010 55% 30%
Dan Jones & Associates[15] January 12–13, 2010 48% 35%
Dan Jones & Associates[16] November 19–23, 2009 56% 32%

Results

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2010 Utah special gubernatorial election[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gary Herbert (incumbent) 412,151 64.07% −13.56%
Democratic Peter Corroon 205,246 31.90% +12.18%
Independent Farley Anderson 13,038 2.03% +2.03%
Libertarian W. Andrew McCullough 12,871 2.00% −0.62%
Majority 206,905 32.16% −25.75%
Turnout 643,306
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Roche, Lisa Riley (November 3, 2010). "Gov. Gary Herbert defeats Peter Coroon in special election for Utah's governor". Deseret News.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "2010 Candidates". Utah Lieutenant Governor. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  3. ^ Round 1 Results: Candidates for Utah Governor Archived 2010-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 8, 2010
  4. ^ "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  5. ^ "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  6. ^ "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  7. ^ "THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  8. ^ "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  9. ^ Rasmussen Reports
  10. ^ Dan Jones & Associates
  11. ^ Rasmussen Reports
  12. ^ Rasmussen Reports
  13. ^ Rasmussen Reports
  14. ^ Mason-Dixon
  15. ^ Dan Jones & Associates
  16. ^ Dan Jones & Associates
  17. ^ "Historical Election Results – Utah Voter Information". voteinfo.utah.gov.
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Official campaign sites (Archived)

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