2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2010 United States gubernatorial elections.

2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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Turnout	41.32% [1] 8.65 pp
Nominee Bill Haslam Mike McWherter Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,041,545 529,851 Percentage 65.03% 33.08%
County results Congressional district results Haslam:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% McWherter:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election Phil Bredesen Democratic Elected Governor Bill Haslam Republican

The 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the next governor of Tennessee, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic governor Phil Bredesen was term-limited, and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Knoxville mayor and Republican nominee, Bill Haslam was elected with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Mike McWherter.

The primary election was held on August 5, 2010, with Haslam and McWherter winning their respective parties' nominations. ^[2]

Haslam received endorsements from former U.S. senator Howard Baker and Congressman Jimmy Duncan. ^{[3] [4]} The Tennessean wrote, "Haslam appears most likely to be able to ride Gov. Phil Bredesen's pro-business coattails, despite the different party affiliation." ^[4]

Haslam campaigned on his executive experience as both Knoxville's mayor and the president of a major company. His opponents attacked him as an oil executive, especially in the wake of price-gouging allegations levied against Pilot in the wake of the post-Hurricane Katrina fuel shortages, and criticized his refusal to release information related to his income while at Pilot. ^[5]

With this win, Haslam flipped the state into Republican control, with the state legislature also being controlled by Republicans. The last time Republicans held a government trifecta in the state was in 1869. ^[6] Ever since this election, Republicans have maintained their trifecta.

News organizations The Cook Political Report , ^[7] CQ Politics, ^[8] and The New York Times ^[9] rated the gubernatorial election as leaning Republican, while The Rothenberg Political Report rated it as "Republican favored," ^[10] RealClearPolitics ^[11] and Sabato's Crystal Ball ^[12] as "Likely Republican", and Rasmussen Reports as "Solid Republican." ^[13]

Republican primary

A recorded debate featuring 3 of the candidates, organized by campaign coordinator James Crenshaw, was held at the Scarett-Benett Center in Nashville, TN. ^[14]

From July 1, 2009, until January 15, 2010, Haslam collected $1.8 million, Ramsey raised $1,412,593 including a $200,000 loan, Wamp raised $1,373,078 including a $61,000 loan, and Gibbons raised $225,218.

Candidates

• Bill Haslam , Mayor of Knoxville ^[15]
• Joe Kirkpatrick, businessman ^[16] Withdrew from race
• Basil Marceaux, Soddy Daisy resident ^{[17] [18]}
• Ron Ramsey, Lieutenant Governor ^[19]
• Zach Wamp, U.S. representative, 3rd district ^[20]

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Bill Haslam	Ron Ramsey	Zach Wamp	Undecided
Mason-Dixon [21]	July 19–21, 2010	36%	20%	25%	17%
WSMV TV Channel 4 [22]	July 8, 2010	32%	11%	21%	36%

Results

County results

  Haslam

•   <40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   >70%

  Wamp

•   <40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Ramsey

•   <40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Tie

•   30–40%

Republican primary results ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Haslam	341,229	47.34%
	Republican	Zach Wamp	210,332	29.18%
	Republican	Ron Ramsey	158,960	22.05%
	Republican	Joe Kirkpatrick	6,775	0.94%
	Republican	Basil Marceaux	3,508	0.49%
Total votes			720,804	100.00%

Democratic primary

From July 1, 2009, until January 15, 2010, State Senate Minority Leader Jim Kyle collected $741,485 including a $300,000 personal loan, McWherter raised $402,868, and McMillan raised $159,981. ^[24]

Candidates

• Mike McWherter, businessman, former attorney, son of former governor Ned McWherter ^{[25] [26]}

Results

Democratic primary results ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike McWherter	284,894	100.00%
Total votes			284,894	100.00%

Independents

• Bayron Binkley, broker ^[28]
• Brandon Dodds, optometrist ^[29]
• Samuel David Duck, Independent Federalist ^[30] (withdrew from race and endorsed Brandon Dodds) ^[31]
• David Gatchell
• June Griffin
• Toni Hall
• Floyd Knois
• Boyce McCall
• J. David Maharrey, Tea Party
• Linda Kay Perry
• James Reesor, Tennessee author ^[32]
• Thomas Smith II
• Howard Switzer, ^[33] Architect ^[34] (Green Party nominee; listed on the ballot as an independent)
• Carl Twofeathers Whitaker, Native American Indian Movement chief ^[35]

General election

Simultaneous Haslam and McWherter rallies before the Highlands Town Hall Debate

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report [36]	Safe R (flip)	October 14, 2010
Rothenberg [37]	Safe R (flip)	October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics [38]	Safe R (flip)	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball [39]	Likely R (flip)	October 28, 2010
CQ Politics [40]	Lean R (flip)	October 28, 2010

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

County flips

Legend

• Republican

    Gain from Democratic

  ±%

  	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%	N/A
  	Independent	Brandon Dodds	4,728	0.29%	N/A
  	Independent	Bayron Binkley	4,663	0.29%	N/A
  	Independent	June Griffin	2,587	0.16%	N/A
  	Independent	Linda Kay Perry	2,057	0.13%	N/A
  	Independent	Howard M. Switzer	1,887	0.12%	N/A
  	Independent	Samuel David Duck	1,755	0.11%	N/A
  	Independent	Thomas Smith II	1,207	0.07%	N/A
  	Independent	Toni K. Hall	993	0.06%	N/A
  	Independent	David Gatchell	859	0.05%	N/A
  	Independent	Boyce T. McCall	828	0.05%	N/A
  	Independent	James Reesor	809	0.05%	N/A
  	Independent	Mike Knois	600	0.03%	N/A
  	Independent	Donald Ray McFolin	583	0.03%	N/A
  	Independent	Write-Ins (3 candidates)	61	0.003%	N/A
  Majority			511,694	32.21%
  Turnout			1,601,567
  	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

  By county

  County [42]	Bill Haslam Republican		Mike McWherter Democratic		Other votes
  	%	#	%	#	%	#
  Anderson	72.50%	13,938	24.89%	4,785	2.61%	502
  Bedford	69.50%	6,808	28.31%	2,773	2.20%	215
  Benton	51.36%	2,590	47.23%	2,382	1.41%	71
  Bledsoe	66.26%	2,527	31.83%	1,214	1.92%	73
  Blount	79.38%	23,786	18.19%	5,449	2.42%	728
  Bradley	82.10%	17,522	16.29%	3,477	1.61%	344
  Campbell	72.75%	6,309	24.78%	2,149	2.47%	214
  Cannon	61.51%	2,412	36.09%	1,415	2.40%	94
  Carroll	56.72%	4,724	41.83%	3,484	1.44%	120
  Carter	76.98%	10,783	21.43%	3,001	1.60%	223
  Cheatham	68.92%	7,017	29.16%	2,969	1.91%	195
  Chester	69.39%	2,763	28.80%	1,147	1.80%	72
  Claiborne	74.45%	4,768	22.85%	1,463	2.71%	173
  Clay	59.07%	1,179	38.98%	778	1.95%	39
  Cocke	75.69%	6,385	22.08%	1,863	2.24%	188
  Coffee	69.43%	9,436	28.49%	3,872	2.09%	283
  Crockett	64.49%	2,818	34.42%	1,504	1.10%	48
  Cumberland	77.71%	15,550	20.29%	4,061	1.98%	399
  Davidson	48.44%	75,381	49.11%	76,427	2.44%	3,810
  Decatur	56.31%	1,820	41.80%	1,351	1.89%	61
  DeKalb	58.40%	2,870	39.62%	1,947	1.98%	97
  Dickson	64.09%	7,812	34.04%	4,150	1.87%	228
  Dyer	66.48%	6,576	28.79%	2,847	4.72%	467
  Fayette	68.78%	8,490	29.71%	3,667	1.51%	187
  Fentress	71.44%	3,630	27.04%	1,374	1.51%	77
  Franklin	63.35%	7,792	34.73%	4,272	1.92%	236
  Gibson	57.57%	8,664	40.88%	6,152	1.55%	233
  Giles	60.25%	4,936	37.52%	3,074	2.22%	183
  Grainger	74.79%	3,399	22.75%	1,034	2.46%	112
  Greene	76.83%	12,066	21.11	3,315	2.07	324
  Grundy	55.07%	1,693	42.03%	1,292	1.90%	89
  Hamblen	79.47%	10,798	19.19%	2,608	1.33%	181
  Hamilton	65.59%	57,090	32.81%	28,556	1.60%	1,393
  Hancock	73.25%	923	24.21%	305	2.54%	32
  Hardeman	50.45%	3,250	47.25%	3,044	2.28%	148
  Hardin	69.10%	4,315	28.98%	1,810	1.92%	120
  Hawkins	75.29%	9,320	22.76%	2,817	1.95%	241
  Haywood	45.70%	2,462	52.96%	2,853	1.34%	72
  Henderson	69.43%	4,328	28.73%	1,791	1.85%	115
  Henry	55.20%	5,261	43.33%	4,129	1.46%	140
  Hickman	59.80%	3,156	37.89%	2,000	1.85%	122
  Houston	47.90%	1,016	49.74%	1,055	2.36%	50
  Humphreys	53.62%	2,689	44.51%	2,232	1.88%	94
  Jackson	53.02%	1,587	44.54%	1,333	2.45%	73
  Jefferson	79.54%	8,895	18.24%	2,040	2.21%	248
  Johnson	75.59%	3,452	22.62%	1,033	1.80%	82
  Knox	81.07%	84,915	17.06%	17,869	1.87%	1,958
  Lake	47.38%	661	49.32%	688	3.35%	46
  Lauderdale	54.74%	3,369	43.64%	2,686	1.63%	100
  Lawrence	66.54%	7,722	32.00%	3,714	1.46%	169
  Lewis	63.42%	2,235	33.97%	1,197	2.61%	92
  Lincoln	72.30%	6,196	24.15%	2,070	3.55%	304
  Loudon	82.07%	12,552	15.78%	2,413	2.16%	330
  Macon	68.21%	3,349	29.84%	1,465	1.96%	96
  Madison	55.74%	15,762	43.20%	12,214	1.06%	300
  Marion	62.47%	4,579	35.69%	2,616	1.84%	135
  Marshall	63.50%	4,810	34.59%	2,620	1.93%	145
  Maury	65.50%	15,190	32.82%	7,612	1.67%	389
  McMinn	76.63%	8,711	21.66%	2,462	1.71%	194
  McNairy	64.05%	4,357	34.44%	2,343	1.51%	103
  Meigs	68.28%	1,804	29.52%	780	2.20%	58
  Monroe	75.02%	7,795	23.09%	2,399	1.88%	196
  Montgomery	61.80%	19,227	35.87%	11,159	2.33%	726
  Moore	68.59%	1,435	27.68%	579	3.73%	78
  Morgan	69.81%	3,032	27.33%	1,187	2.85%	124
  Obion	53.99%	5,063	43.21%	4,052	2.80%	263
  Overton	58.68%	3,088	39.24%	2,065	2.08%	109
  Perry	55.34%	1,057	41.83%	799	2.83%	54
  Pickett	66.20%	1,428	31.66%	683	2.13%	46
  Polk	64.86%	2,569	32.69%	1,295	2.45%	97
  Putnam	69.83%	13,031	28.44%	5,306	1.73%	323
  Rhea	76.06%	5,452	21.58%	1,547	2.35%	169
  Roane	73.79%	11,523	23.74%	3,707	2.36%	385
  Robertson	67.94%	12,151	30.28%	5,416	1.78%	318
  Rutherford	68.77%	41,999	29.33%	17,912	1.89%	1,160
  Scott	74.48%	3,522	23.41%	1,107	2.10%	100
  Sequatchie	70.74%	2,497	24.37%	966	1.89%	96
  Sevier	84.01%	16,592	13.63%	2,692	2.36%	467
  Shelby	46.74%	107,227	51.86%	118,977	1.39%	3,200
  Smith	58.36%	3,369	39.67%	2,290	1.98%	114
  Stewart	54.91%	2,120	43.05%	707	2.04%	79
  Sullivan	77.44%	30,529	21.20%	8,359	1.36%	535
  Sumner	73.17%	32,543	26.12%	13,672	2.31%	1,209
  Tipton	68.63%	10,880	29.69%	4,706	1.69%	267
  Trousdale	56.06%	1,170	41.93%	875	2.01%	42
  Unicoi	75.48%	3,334	22.66%	1.001	1.85%	82
  Union	75.15%	2,861	22.83%	869	2.02%	77
  Van Buren	57.29%	931	40.25%	654	2.46%	40
  Warren	59.61%	5,745	37.77%	3,640	2.62%	253
  Washington	76.95%	22,403	21.63%	6,296	1.42%	415
  Wayne	73.26%	2,606	25.13%	894	1.60%	57
  Weakley	51.76%	4,891	46.49%	4,393	1.74%	165
  White	64.94%	4,542	32.31%	2,260	2.75%	192
  Williamson	80.06%	48,518	18.29%	11,085	1.65%	1,000
  Wilson	72.88%	25,217	25.21%	8,724	1.91%	659

  Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

  • Bledsoe (Largest city: Pikeville)
  • Claiborne (Largest city: Harrogate)
  • Hardin (Largest city: Savannah)
  • Lincoln (Largest city: Fayetteville)
  • Macon (Largest city: Lafayette)
  • Pickett (Largest city: Byrdstown)
  • Rutherford (Largest city: Murfreesboro)
  • Sumner (Largest city: Hendersonville)
  • Wilson (Largest city: Mt. Juliet)
  • Tipton (Largest city: Atoka)
  • Madison (Largest city: Jackson)
  • Chester (Largest city: Henderson)
  • Henderson (Largest city: Lexington)
  • Wayne (Largest city: Waynesboro)
  • Williamson (Largest city: Franklin)
  • Scott (Largest city: Oneida)
  • Cumberland (Largest city: Crossville)
  • Meigs (Largest city: Decatur)
  • Hamilton (Largest city: Chattanooga)
  • Bradley (Largest city: Cleveland)
  • McMinn (Largest city: Athens)
  • Blount (Largest city: Maryville)
  • Loudon (Largest city: Lenoir City)
  • Monroe (Largest city: Sweetwater)
  • Sevier (Largest city: Sevierville)
  • Jefferson (Largest city: Jefferson City)
  • Knox (Largest city: Knoxville)
  • Cocke (Largest city: Newport)
  • Grainer (Largest city: Bean Station)
  • Hamlben (Largest city: Morristown)
  • Greene (Largest city: Greenville)
  • Hancock (Largest city: Sneedville)
  • Hawkins (Largest city: Kingsport)
  • Sullivan (Largest city: Kingsport)
  • Johnson (Largest city: Mountain City)
  • Washington (Largest city: Johnson City)
  • Carter (Largest city: Elizabethton)
  • Unicoi (Largest city: Erwin)
  • Anderson (Largest city: Oak Ridge)
  • Carroll (Largest city: McKenzie)
  • Cheatham (Largest city: Ashland City)
  • Coffee (Largest city: Tullahoma)
  • Dyer (Largest city: Dyersburg)
  • Fayette (Largest town: Oakland)
  • Fentress (Largest city: Jamestown)
  • Lawrence (Largest city: Lawrenceburg)
  • Maury (Largest city: Columbia)
  • McNairy (Largest city: Selmer)
  • Meigs (Largest city: Decatur)
  • Montgomery (Largest city: Clarksville)
  • Moore (Largest city: Lynchburg)
  • Morgan (Largest city: Coalfield)
  • Obion (Largest city: Union City)
  • Polk (Largest city: Benton)
  • Putnam (Largest city: Cookeville)
  • Roane (Largest city: Oak Ridge)
  • Sequatchie (Largest city: Dunlap)
  • Union (Largest city: Maynardville)
  • Weakley (Largest city: Martin)
  • Bedford (Largest city: Shelbyville)
  • Campbell (Largest city: LaFollette)
  • Cannon (Largest city: Woodbury)
  • Crockett (Largest city: Bells)
  • Decatur (Largest city: Parsons)
  • DeKalb (Largest city: Smithville)
  • Dickson (Largest city: Dickson)
  • Franklin (Largest city: Winchester)
  • Gibson (Largest city: Humboldt)
  • Giles (Largest city: Pulaski)
  • Henry (Largest city: Paris)
  • Hickman (Largest city: Centerville)
  • Lewis (Largest city: Hohenwald)
  • Marion (Largest city: Jasper)
  • Marshall (Largest city: Lewisburg)
  • Robertson (Largest city: Springfield)
  • Warren (Largest city: McMinnville)
  • White (Largest city: Sparta)
  • Benton (largest municipality: Camden)
  • Clay (largest municipality: Celina)
  • Grundy (largest municipality: Altamont)
  • Humphreys (largest municipality: Waverly)
  • Lauderdale (largest municipality: Ripley)
  • Overton (largest municipality: Livingston)
  • Perry (largest municipality: Linden)
  • Smith (largest municipality: Carthage)
  • Stewart (largest municipality: Dover)
  • Trousdale (largest municipality: Hartsville)
  • Van Buren (largest municipality: Spencer)
  • Jackson (largest town: Gainesboro)
  • Hardeman (largest city: Bolivar)
  • Rhea (Largest city: Dayton)

See also

• 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
• 2010 Tennessee elections

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External links

• Tennessee Department of State – Elections
• Tennessee Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions for 2010 Tennessee Governor from Follow the Money
• Tennessee Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
• 2010 Tennessee General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• Election 2010: Tennessee Governor from Rasmussen Reports
• 2010 Tennessee Governor – Haslam vs. McWherter from Real Clear Politics
• 2010 Tennessee Governor's Race from CQ Politics
• Race Profile in The New York Times

Debates

• Tennessee Gubernatorial Debate on C-SPAN , July 12, 2010
• Tennessee Gubernatorial Debate ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]} including independent candidates on IRN, May 23, 2010

Official campaign websites (Archived)

• Bill Haslam for Governor
• Mike McWherter for Governor
• Samuel David Duck for Governor
• James Reesor for Governor
• Carl "Two Feathers" Whitaker for Governor