Idaho gubernatorial election, 2010

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Idaho gubernatorial election, 2010
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  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  
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Nominee Butch Otter Keith G. AllredJana Kemp
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote267,483148,68026,655
Percentage59.1%32.9%5.9%

Idaho Governor Election Results by County, 2010.svg
County Results
Otter:
     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Allred:
     40-50%     50–60%

Governor before election

Butch Otter
Republican

Elected Governor

Butch Otter
Republican

The 2010 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Governor of Idaho. Incumbent Republican Governor Butch Otter won re-election, defeating his Democratic opponent Keith G. Allred.

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Butch Otter American businessman and politician

Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter is an American businessman and politician, who served as the 32nd governor of Idaho, from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in 2006, and reelected in 2010, and 2014. Otter served as lieutenant governor from 1987 to 2001 and in U.S. Congress from the first district from 2001 to 2007.

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Contents

A former Lieutenant Governor and U.S. Representative, Otter won an open seat race in 2006 against Democratic Party nominee Jerry Brady with 52.67% of the vote.

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Republican primary

Candidates

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Rex Floyd Rammell is a veterinarian and Republican perennial candidate for public office in Idaho and Wyoming.

Campaign

Both Rammell and Ullman sought support from followers of the Tea Party movement by criticizing Otter's 2009 attempt to raise Idaho's gas tax. [5]

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Polling

Poll
source
Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Walt
Bayes
Butch
Otter
Ron"Pete"
Peterson
Rex
Rammell
Sharon
Ullman
Tamara
Wells
Un-
decided
Mason-Dixon (report [ permanent dead link ])May 17–19, 2010625± 4.0%1%60%3%6%4%1%25%

Results

Results by county:
Otter--70-80%
Otter--60-70%
Otter--50-60%
Otter--40-50%
Rammell--40-50%
Rammell--50-60% Idaho gubernatorial Republican primary, 2010.svg
Results by county:
  Otter—70–80%
  Otter—60–70%
  Otter—50–60%
  Otter—40–50%
  Rammell—40–50%
  Rammell—50–60%
Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Butch Otter (incumbent)89,11754.6
Republican Rex Rammell42,43626.0
Republican Sharon Ullman13,7498.4
Republican Pete Peterson8,4025.2
Republican Walt Bayes4,8253.0
Republican Tamara Wells4,5442.8
Republican Fred Nichols380.0
Total votes163,111100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

Results by county:
Allred--80-90%
Allred--70-80%
Allred--60-70%
Allred--50-60% Idaho gubernatorial Democratic primary, 2010.svg
Results by county:
  Allred—80–90%
  Allred—70–80%
  Allred—60–70%
  Allred—50–60%
Democratic primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Keith Allred22,38681.7
Democratic Lee Chaney5,02618.3
Total votes27,412100

Minor party candidates

Libertarian Party

Independents

General election

Campaign

Between January 1 and May 9, 2010, Allred led Otter in fundraising, having raised $241,000 to Otter's $193,000. Allred said, "We are picking up momentum and are right where we want to be." However, Otter limited his fundraising activity while the Idaho Legislature was in session. [12]

Allred has criticized Otter for backing cuts to public education spending, which led the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry to launch a website attacking Allred. [5]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Cook Political Report Solid R [13] September 30, 2010
Rothenberg Safe R [14] October 15, 2010
Swing State ProjectLikely R[ citation needed ]
RealClearPolitics Safe R [15] October 16, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball Likely R [16] October 14, 2010
CQ Politics Likely R [17] October 16, 2010

Polling

Poll sourceDates administeredButch Otter (R)Keith Allred (D)
Rasmussen Reports August 31, 201052%36%
Rasmussen Reports July 15, 201053%36%
Rasmussen Reports May 11, 201054%32%
Rasmussen Reports March 23, 201060%28%

Results

Idaho gubernatorial election, 2010 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Butch Otter 267,48359.11%+6.44%
Democratic Keith G. Allred 148,68032.85%-11.25%
Independent Jana M. Kemp26,6555.89%
Libertarian Ted Dunlap5,8671.30%-0.31%
Independent Pro-Life 3,8500.85%-0.77%
Majority118,80326.25%+17.69%
Turnout 452,535
Republican hold Swing

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