2010 Texas Attorney General election

2010 Texas Attorney General election

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Turnout	37.1% [a] [1] 4.3%
Nominee Greg Abbott Barbara Ann Radnofsky Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3,151,064 1,655,859 Percentage 64.06% 33.66%
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

An election was held 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.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Greg Abbott, incumbent

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Abbot	1,162,545	100.00
Total votes			1,162,545	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Barbara Ann Radnofsky, attorney ^[3]

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Ann Radnofsky	483,955	100.00
Total votes			483,955	100.0

General election

Candidates

• Greg Abbott (R), incumbent governor
• Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D), attorney
• John Roland (Libertarian), author ^[5]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Greg Abbott (R)	Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D)	John Roland (L)	Undecided
UoT/Texas Tribune	September 3 - 8, 2010	800	± 3.46%	43%	26%	5%	26%
Texas Lyceum	September 22 - 30, 2010	416	± 4.75%	56%	29%	—	11%

Results

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

General election results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Abbott (incumbent)	3,151,064	64.06
	Democratic	Barbara Ann Radnofsky	1,655,859	33.66
	Libertarian	Jon Roland	112,118	2.28
Total votes			4,919,041	100.0
Turnout				37.07%
	Republican hold

See also

• Texas Attorney General

1. Of registered voters.

References

1. "Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)". Texas Secretary of State.
2. "Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2010 Republican Party Primary Election, 3/2/2010". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
3. "Barbara Ann Radnofsky". radnofsky.com. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
4. "Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2010 Democratic Party Primary Election, 3/2/2010". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
5. "About the Author". Amazon. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
6. "Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2010 General Election, 11/2/2010". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved September 29, 2024.