2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

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2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
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Nominee Mary Fallin Jari Askins
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote625,506409,261
Percentage60.45%39.55%
2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Fallin:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Askins:     50–60%
Governor before election

Brad Henry
Democratic

Elected Governor

Mary Fallin
Republican

The 2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Due to term limits established by the Oklahoma Constitution, incumbent Democratic governor Brad Henry couldn't seek re-election. The race had been hotly contested by both political parties, with several well-known Oklahomans announcing their candidacy up to two years before the election. This was the first time a woman challenged another woman for Governor of Oklahoma.

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As both parties nominated female candidates (Jari Askins for the Democrats and Mary Fallin for the Republicans), both of whom have also previously held the office of the lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, and as no third-party or write-in candidate qualified for the ballot, Oklahoma was guaranteed its first female governor. In 2008, Republicans won majorities in both chambers of the state legislature for the first ever; as they expanded these majorities in the 2010 elections and Fallin won the governorship, a Republican state government trifecta was established for the first time since statehood when Fallin was sworn in on January 10, 2011.

Askins carried only four counties: her home county of Stephens and neighboring Comanche, Cotton, and Jefferson. While Fallin won all other 73 counties (of which she flipped 70), her margins varied, ranging from narrow wins in much of Eastern Oklahoma to a 66-point victory in staunchly Republican Beaver County. As of 2026, this is the last Oklahoma gubernatorial race where the winner received more than 60% of votes.

Fallin was the first Republican to win Atoka County, Choctaw County, Coal County, Haskell County, Hughes County, Johnston County, Latimer County, LeFlore County, McCurtain County, Okfuskee County, Pittsburg County, and Pushmataha County in a gubernatorial election since Oklahoma statehood. Muskogee County and Sequoyah County voted Republican for the first time since 1907. Fallin was the first non-Democrat to win Tillman County, which had voted for the Democratic candidate for governor in each election since Oklahoma statehood, thus breaking a 103-year streak of voting Democratic Party.

Democratic primary

Declared

Polling

Poll sourceDates administeredDrew
Edmondson		Jari
Askins
SoonerPoll.com [3] July 16–21, 201049%33%
Sooner Survey [4] July 18–20, 201038%27%
SoonerPoll.com [5] May 25 – June 9, 201037%36%
SoonerPoll.com [6] January 2–5, 201046%36%

Results

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Results by county:
  Askins
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Edmondson
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Democratic primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jari Askins 132,591 50.28%
Democratic Drew Edmondson 131,09749.72%
Total votes263,688 100.00%

Republican primary

Declared

Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDates administeredMary
Fallin		Randy
Brogdon
SoonerPoll.com [3] July 16–21, 201056%18%
Sooner Survey [4] July 18–20, 201050%22%
SoonerPoll.com [13] May 25 – June 9, 201059%10%
SoonerPoll.com [6] January 2–5, 201068%16%

Results

Results by county: Fallin 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Brogdon 40-50% 50-60% 70-80% 2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial Republican primary.svg
Results by county:
  Fallin
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Brogdon
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mary Fallin 136,477 54.79%
Republican Randy Brogdon 98,17039.41%
Republican Robert Hubbard8,1323.26%
Republican Roger L. Jackson6,2902.53%
Total votes249,069 100.00%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Cook Political Report [14] Likely R (flip)October 14, 2010
Rothenberg [15] Safe R (flip)October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics [16] Safe R (flip)November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17] Likely R (flip)October 28, 2010
CQ Politics [18] Lean R (flip)October 28, 2010

Polling

Poll sourceDates administeredMary
Fallin (R)		Jari
Askins (D)
SoonerPoll.com [19] October 23, 201056%39%
SoonerPoll.com [19] October 7, 201054%36%
Rasmussen Reports [20] September 23, 201060%34%
Rasmussen Reports [21] August 26, 201052%37%
Rasmussen Reports [22] July 28, 201057%36%
SoonerPoll.com [3] July 16–21, 201046%40%
Rasmussen Reports [23] June 30, 201055%32%
SoonerPoll.com [24] May 25 – June 9, 201049%36%
Rasmussen Reports [25] February 24, 201051%37%
SoonerPoll.com [6] January 2–5, 201052%36%
Public Policy Polling [26] May 13–17, 200950%34%

Results

2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mary Fallin 625,506 60.45% +26.95%
Democratic Jari Askins 409,26139.55%−26.95%
Total votes1,034,767 100.00%
Majority 216,24520.90%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +53.91%

Results by county

County [27] Mary Fallin
Republican		Jari Askins
Democratic		MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%
Adair 3,02354.72%2,50145.28%5229.45%5,524
Alfalfa 1,30163.84%73736.16%56427.67%2,038
Atoka 2,23159.80%1,50040.20%73119.59%3,731
Beaver 1,56482.97%32117.03%1,24365.94%1,885
Beckham 3,47163.51%1,99436.49%1,47727.03%5,465
Blaine 2,06165.20%1,10034.80%96130.40%3,161
Bryan 6,11558.46%4,34641.54%1,76916.91%10,461
Caddo 3,72350.83%3,60249.17%1211.65%7,325
Canadian 24,96471.47%9,96428.53%15,00042.95%34,928
Carter 8,47865.52%4,46134.48%4,01731.05%12,939
Cherokee 5,85051.05%5,60948.95%2412.10%11,459
Choctaw 2,22754.72%1,84345.28%3849.43%4,070
Cimarron 73473.62%26326.38%47147.24%997
Cleveland 42,79758.41%30,46741.59%12,33016.83%73,264
Coal 1,05252.34%95847.66%944.68%2,010
Comanche 10,82749.72%10,95050.28%-123-0.56%21,777
Cotton 81844.82%1,00755.18%-189-10.36%1,825
Craig 2,47057.39%1,83442.61%63614.78%4,304
Creek 13,37765.54%7,03434.46%6,34331.08%20,411
Custer 5,06165.60%2,65434.40%2,40731.20%7,715
Delaware 7,30463.90%4,12736.10%3,17727.79%11,431
Dewey 1,30770.12%55729.88%75040.24%1,864
Ellis 1,10572.70%41527.30%69045.39%1,520
Garfield 11,51568.41%5,31831.59%6,19736.81%16,833
Garvin 5,25459.07%3,64140.93%1,61318.13%8,895
Grady 10,03163.60%5,74136.40%4,29027.20%15,772
Grant 1,19966.17%61333.83%58632.34%1,812
Greer 89256.63%68343.37%20913.27%1,575
Harmon 42055.70%33444.30%8611.41%754
Harper 89973.09%33126.91%56846.18%1,230
Haskell 1,90155.49%1,52544.51%37610.97%3,426
Hughes 1,88153.39%1,64246.61%2396.78%3,523
Jackson 3,95065.83%2,05034.17%1,90031.67%6,000
Jefferson 88148.30%94351.70%-62-3.40%1,824
Johnston 1,71358.19%1,23141.81%48216.37%2,944
Kay 8,65663.53%4,97036.47%3,68627.05%13,626
Kingfisher 3,50473.02%1,29526.98%2,20946.03%4,799
Kiowa 1,42453.25%1,25046.75%1746.51%2,674
Latimer 1,61052.32%1,46747.68%1434.65%3,077
Le Flore 7,04054.20%5,95045.80%1,0908.39%12,990
Lincoln 6,97664.51%3,83835.49%3,13829.02%10,814
Logan 8,84868.35%4,09831.65%4,75036.69%12,946
Love 1,55458.40%1,10741.60%44716.80%2,661
Major 2,22173.74%79126.26%1,43047.48%3,012
Marshall 2,52863.00%1,48537.00%1,04325.99%4,013
Mayes 6,99259.46%4,76840.54%2,22418.91%11,760
McClain 7,24865.50%3,81734.50%3,43131.01%11,065
McCurtain 4,31251.66%4,03548.34%2773.32%8,347
McIntosh 3,24452.62%2,92147.38%3235.24%6,165
Murray 2,17754.71%1,80245.29%3759.42%3,979
Muskogee 9,40552.98%8,34847.02%1,0575.95%17,753
Noble 2,78269.86%1,20030.14%1,58239.73%3,982
Nowata 1,98160.38%1,30039.62%68120.76%3,281
Okfuskee 1,61953.54%1,40546.46%2147.08%3,024
Oklahoma 111,61457.55%82,31642.45%29,29815.11%193,930
Okmulgee 5,39352.36%4,90647.64%4874.73%10,299
Osage 7,93855.08%6,47344.92%1,46510.17%14,411
Ottawa 3,98555.95%3,13844.05%84711.89%7,123
Pawnee 3,03062.56%1,81337.44%1,21725.13%4,843
Payne 11,63358.48%8,25841.52%3,37516.97%19,891
Pittsburg 6,80854.56%5,67145.44%1,1379.11%12,479
Pontotoc 5,36554.87%4,41245.13%9539.75%9,777
Pottawatomie 11,83264.42%6,53635.58%5,29628.83%18,368
Pushmataha 1,90155.49%1,52544.51%37610.97%3,426
Roger Mills 92369.09%41330.91%51038.17%1,336
Rogers 18,87467.30%9,17132.70%9,70334.60%28,045
Seminole 3,63757.49%2,68942.51%94814.99%6,326
Sequoyah 5,65955.72%4,49744.28%1,16211.44%10,156
Stephens 6,45844.01%8,21755.99%-1,759-11.99%14,675
Texas 3,54579.95%88920.05%2,65659.90%4,434
Tillman 1,08351.50%1,02048.50%633.00%2,103
Tulsa 105,06062.31%63,55837.69%41,50224.61%168,618
Wagoner 14,31468.19%6,67831.81%7,63636.38%20,992
Washington 11,54869.62%5,03930.38%6,50939.24%16,587
Washita 2,26562.95%1,33337.05%93225.90%3,598
Woods 2,04266.19%1,04333.81%99932.38%3,085
Woodward 4,08272.83%1,52327.17%2,55945.66%5,605
Totals625,50660.45%409,26139.55%216,24520.90%1,034,767

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References

  1. ↑ McNutt, Michael. "Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Jari Askins said she will run for governor in 2010." NewsOk.com, January 4, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Edmondson says he will run for governor in 2010".
  3. 1 2 3 SoonerPoll.com
  4. 1 2 Sooner Survey
  5. ↑ SoonerPoll.com
  6. 1 2 3 SoonerPoll.com
  7. 1 2 "Summary Results - Primary Election - July 27, 2010". Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  8. ↑ [ dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Roger L. Jackson for Oklahoma Governor". Jacksonforokgov.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Owasso Sen. Brogdon to run for governor". Tulsa World. April 18, 2009. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  11. ↑ Estus, John, "Oklahoma candidate filing period marks start of busy campaign season", The Oklahoman, May 31, 2010.
  12. ↑ Casteel, Chris (May 22, 2009). "J.C. Watts rules out run for Oklahoma governor". The Oklahoman . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  13. ↑ SoonerPoll.com
  14. ↑ "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report . Retrieved October 28, 2010.
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  17. ↑ "THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  18. ↑ "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  19. 1 2 SoonerPoll.com
  20. ↑ Rasmussen Reports
  21. ↑ Rasmussen Reports
  22. ↑ Rasmussen Reports
  23. ↑ Rasmussen Reports
  24. ↑ SoonerPoll.com
  25. ↑ Rasmussen Reports
  26. ↑ Public Policy Polling
  27. 1 2 "General Election Results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. pp. 4–6. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

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