2010 Texas Attorney General election

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2010 Texas Attorney General election
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  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  
Turnout37.1% [a] [1] Increase2.svg4.3%
  Greg Abbott crop.jpg BAR speech flags (cropped).jpg
Nominee Greg Abbott Barbara Ann Radnofsky
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote3,151,0641,655,859
Percentage64.06%33.66%

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County results
Abbott:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Radnofsky:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Attorney General before election

Greg Abbott
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Greg Abbott
Republican

The 2010 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott successfully ran for re-election and defeated Democratic attorney Barbara Ann Radnofsky with 64.06% of the vote to his final term as attorney general.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Abbot1,162,545100.00
Total votes1,162,545 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barbara Ann Radnofsky483,955100.00
Total votes483,955 100.0

General election

Candidates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)

administered

Sample

size

Margin of errorGreg Abbott (R)Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D)John Roland (L)Undecided
UoT/Texas Tribune September 3 - 8, 2010800± 3.46%43%26%5%26%
Texas Lyceum September 22 - 30, 2010416± 4.75%56%29%11%

Results

On election night Abbott won re-election in a landslide against Radnofsky and Roland.

General election results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Abbott (incumbent)3,151,06464.06
Democratic Barbara Ann Radnofsky1,655,85933.66
Libertarian Jon Roland112,1182.28
Total votes4,919,041 100.0
Turnout 37.07%
Republican hold


See also

  1. Of registered voters.

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