2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2010
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  Governor Bill Haslam crop.jpg Mike McWherter 2010 cropped.jpg
Nominee Bill Haslam Mike McWherter
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,041,545 529,851
Percentage 65.03% 33.08%
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Results by county
Governor before election

Phil Bredesen
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Bill Haslam
Republican
Elections in Tennessee
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Simultaneous Haslam and McWherter rallies before the Highlands Town Hall Debate

The 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen was term-limited and unable to seek re-election. Knoxville mayor Bill Haslam, the Republican Party nominee, defeated Democratic Party nominee Mike McWherter.

Non-partisan organizations The Cook Political Report,[1] CQ Politics,[2] and The New York Times[3] rated the gubernatorial election as leaning Republican, while The Rothenberg Political Report rated it as "Republican favored,"[4] RealClearPolitics[5] and Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] as "Likely Republican", and Rasmussen Reports as "Solid Republican."[7]

Primary election

The primary election was held on August 5, 2010.[8]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

Polling

Poll source Dates administered Bill Haslam Ron Ramsey Zach Wamp Undecided
Mason-Dixon July 19–21, 2010 36% 20% 25% 17%
WSMV TV Channel 4 July 8, 2010 32% 11% 21% 36%

Results

Republican primary results [16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Haslam 341,229 47.3
Republican Zach Wamp 210,332 29.2
Republican Ron Ramsey 158,960 22.1
Republican Joe Kirkpatrick 6,775 0.9
Republican Basil Marceaux 3,508 0.5
Total votes 720,804 100

Independents

  • Bayron Binkley, broker[17]
  • Brandon Dodds, optometrist[18]
  • Samuel David Duck, Independent Federalist[19] (withdrew from race and endorsed Brandon Dodds)[20]
  • David Gatchell
  • June Griffin
  • Toni Hall
  • Floyd Knois
  • Boyce McCall
  • J. David Maharrey, Tea Party
  • Linda Kay Perry
  • James Reesor, Tennessee author[21]
  • Thomas Smith II
  • Howard Switzer,[22] Architect[23] (Green Party nominee; listed on the ballot as an independent)
  • Carl Twofeathers Whitaker, Native American Indian Movement chief[24]

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Mike
McWherter (D)		 Bill
Haslam (R)		 Other Unde-
cided
MTSU (report) October 24, 2010 635 ± 4% 29% 51% 4% 6%
MTSU (report) October 14, 2010 635 ± 4% 19% 41.6% 4% 36%
Rasmussen Reports (report) October 9, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 31% 59% 3% 6%
Rasmussen Reports (report) September 7, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 31% 59% 2% 7%
Rasmussen Reports (report) August 9, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 31% 56% 3% 10%
Mason-Dixon (report) July 19–21, 2010 625 ± 5.0% 31% 49% — 20%
WSMV-TV Channel 4 (report) July 8, 2010 603 ± 4.0% 34% 60% — 6%
Rasmussen Reports (report) June 15, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 32% 50% 5% 14%
Rasmussen Reports (report) March 22, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 27% 45% 5% 23%

Results

Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2010[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Haslam 1,041,545 65.03% +35.83%
Democratic Mike McWherter 529,851 33.08% -35.24%
Independent Carl Twofeathers Whitaker 6,536 0.41%
Independent Brandon Dodds 4,728 0.29%
Independent Bayron Binkley 4,663 0.29%
Independent June Griffin 2,587 0.16%
Independent Linda Kay Perry 2,057 0.13%
Independent Howard M. Switzer 1,887 0.12%
Independent Samuel David Duck 1,755 0.11%
Independent Thomas Smith II 1,207 0.07%
Independent Toni K. Hall 993 0.06%
Independent David Gatchell 859 0.05%
Independent Boyce T. McCall 828 0.05%
Independent James Reesor 809 0.05%
Independent Mike Knois 600 0.03%
Independent Donald Ray McFolin 583 0.03%
Independent Write-Ins (3 candidates) 61 0.003%
Majority 511,694 32.21% -6.64%
Turnout 1,601,567
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

(Percentages rounded to nearest 1/100th, will not add up fully to 100%)

References

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External links

Debates
Official campaign websites
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