Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010

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Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010
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Nominee Sam Brownback Tom Holland
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Jeff Colyer Kelly Kultala
Popular vote530,760 270,166
Percentage63.3% 32.2%

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County Results
Brownback:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Holland:     60–70%
Governor before election

Mark Parkinson
Democratic

Elected Governor

Sam Brownback
Republican

The 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Governor Mark Parkinson, who assumed office when previous Governor Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services on April 28, 2009, declined to seek election to a full term. United States Senator Sam Brownback, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2008, emerged as the Republican nominee, facing off against Democratic State Senator Tom Holland, who was unopposed for his party's nomination. Owing to the large amount of popularity that he had accumulated during his tenure in the United States Senate, Brownback defeated Holland in a landslide to become the 46th Governor of Kansas.

Mark Parkinson Governor of Kansas

Mark Vincent Parkinson is the president and chief executive officer of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL). A former Republican, Parkinson is currently a member of the Democratic Party. He was the 45th Governor of Kansas and a member of both the Kansas House of Representatives and the Kansas Senate.

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Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Holland74,754100.00
Total votes74,754100.00

Republican primary

Announced

Sam Brownback American politician and 46th Governor of Kansas

Samuel Dale Brownback is an American attorney, politician, diplomat and member of the Republican Party who has served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom since February 2018. Brownback previously served as the Secretary of Agriculture of Kansas (1986–93), as the U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district (1995–96), as a United States Senator from Kansas (1996–2011) and the 46th Governor of Kansas (2011–18). He also ran for the Republican nomination for President in 2008.

Polling

Poll source Dates administered Sam Brownback Joan Heffington
Survey USA July 29-August 1, 201075% 18%
Survey USA July 15–18, 201073% 19%
Survey USA June 24–27, 201076% 17%

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sam Brownback263,92082.20
Republican Joan Heffington 57,160 17.80
Total votes321,080100.00

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report Solid R [2] October 26, 2010
CQ Politics Likely R [3] October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics Safe R [4] October 26, 2010
Rothenberg Safe R [5] October 22, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball Safe R [6] October 21, 2010

Polling

Poll source Dates administered Sam Brownback (R) Tom Holland (D)
Survey USA September 16, 201059% 32%
Survey USA August 12–15, 201067% 25%
Rasmussen Reports August 4, 201057% 34%
Rasmussen Reports June 30, 201059% 31%
Rasmussen Reports May 11, 201058% 27%
Rasmussen Reports March 1, 201055% 33%

Results

Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Sam Brownback 530,760 63.28% +22.84%
Democratic Tom Holland 270,166 32.21% -25.69%
Libertarian Andrew P. Gray 22,460 2.68% +1.63%
Reform Kenneth W. Cannon 15,397 1.84% +1.22%
Write-ins 7 0.00%
Majority 260,594 31.07% +13.60%
Turnout 838,790
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 http://www.kssos.org/elections/10elec/2010PrimaryOfficialResults.pdf
  2. ↑ "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report . Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  4. ↑ "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics . Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report . Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  6. ↑ "2010 Governor Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  7. ↑ http://www.kssos.org/elections/10elec/2010_General_Election_Results.pdf

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