Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010

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Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010
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Nominee Tom Corbett Dan Onorato
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Jim Cawley Scott Conklin
Popular vote2,172,763 1,814,788
Percentage54.5% 45.5%

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County results
Governor before election

Ed Rendell
Democratic

Elected Governor

Tom Corbett
Republican

The 2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in Pennsylvania and other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania position

The Lieutenant Governor is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The lieutenant governor is elected for a four-year term in the same year as the governor. Each party picks a candidate for lieutenant governor independently of the gubernatorial primary. The winners of the party primaries are then teamed together as a single ticket for the fall general election. Democrat John Fetterman is the incumbent lieutenant governor. The lieutenant governor presides in the Senate and is first in the line of succession to the governor; in the event the governor dies, resigns, or otherwise leaves office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor.

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Incumbent Democratic Governor Ed Rendell was term limited and thus ineligible to seek re-election in 2010. In the primary, Democrats nominated Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato, who defeated Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner, State Senator Anthony H. Williams and Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel. Republicans nominated Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett, who defeated State Representative Sam Rohrer in the primary. Corbett defeated Onorato in the November general election.

Ed Rendell American lawyer and politician

Edward Gene Rendell is an American lawyer, prosecutor, politician, and author who, as a member of the Democratic Party, served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011 and the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia from 1992 to 2000.

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania County in the United States

Allegheny County is a county in the southwest of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2017 the population was 1,223,048, making it the state's second-most populous county, following Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh. Allegheny County is included in the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and in the Pittsburgh Designated Market Area.

Dan Onorato American politician

Daniel Onorato is an American Democratic politician from the state of Pennsylvania. He served as the Chief Executive of Allegheny County from 2004 to 2012, and in 2010, he was the Democratic nominee for Governor. He lost to State Attorney General Tom Corbett in the general election.

In primary elections for lieutenant governor, which were held separately, H. Scott Conklin defeated Jonathan Saidel and Doris Smith-Ribner in the Democratic primary. Jim Cawley emerged from a nine-candidate field in the Republican primary. As lieutenant gubernatorial nominees run on a joint ticket with the gubernatorial nominee of their respective parties in the general election in Pennsylvania, Cawley was elected lieutenant governor over Conklin.

H. Scott Conklin American politician

Harry Scott Conklin is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 77th legislative district. He was first elected in 2006. Conklin is a Rush Township resident and has been married to his wife, Terri, since 1984. They have one son, Spencer, who was born in 1987.

Jonathan A. Saidel is a politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a former Philadelphia city controller.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Pittsburgh City in western Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. In 2017, a population of 302,407 lives within the city limits, making it the 63rd-largest city in the U.S. The metropolitan population of 2,324,743 is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the 27th-largest in the U.S.

Jack Wagner (politician) American politician

Jack E. Wagner is a Democratic politician from Pennsylvania. He is a former State Auditor General, and has also served in the State Senate and Pittsburgh City Council.

Pennsylvania Auditor General

The Pennsylvania Auditor General is the chief fiscal officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It became an elected office in 1850. The current Auditor General of Pennsylvania is Democrat Eugene DePasquale.

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Christopher Doherty is an American politician and former Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Tom Knox American politician

Tom Knox is an American businessman and politician. Knox became a millionaire through businesses in software, banking and health insurance. A Democrat, Knox ran for Mayor of Philadelphia in 2007.

Polling

Poll source Dates administered Dan Onorato Jack Wagner Joe Hoeffel Anthony Williams Chris Doherty Tom Knox Undecided
Muhlenberg/Morning Call May 7, 201035% 8% 11% 10% — —36%
Rasmussen Reports May 6, 201034% 17% 9% 17% — — 17%
Quinnipiac April 28-May 5, 201036% 8% 9% 8% — —37%
Muhlenberg/Morning Call May 2, 201041% 5% 6% 8% — — 40%
Quinnipiac March 31-April 5, 201020% 13% 15% 5% — —47%
Research 2000 March 8–10, 201019% 10% 12% 3% — —56%
Franklin and Marshall February 23, 20106%6%6% 1% 4% —72%
Rasmussen Reports October 13, 200919% 14% 11% — 6% 4%37%
Quinnipiac September 30, 200914% 7% 12% — 5% 4%46%

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Onorato463,57545.1
Democratic Jack Wagner 248,338 24.1
Democratic Anthony Williams 185,784 18.1
Democratic Joe Hoeffel 130,799 12.7
Total votes1,028,496100

Republican primary

Candidates

Tom Corbett Governor of Pennsylvania

Thomas Wingett Corbett Jr. is an American politician and attorney who served as the 46th governor of Pennsylvania from January 18, 2011 to January 20, 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Sam Rohrer American politician

Samuel E. "Sam" Rohrer is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 128th District.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Lower house of legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts.

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Polling

Poll source Dates administered Jim Gerlach Tom Corbett Sam Rohrer Undecided
Quinnipiac March 31-April 5, 2010 —58% 7% 35%
Franklin and Marshall February 23, 2010 —26% 4%65%
Rasmussen Reports October 13, 2009 10%54% — 30%
Quinnipiac September 30, 2009 13%42% —43%

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Corbett 589,24968.7
Republican Sam Rohrer 267,893 31.3
Total votes857,142100

General election

Candidates

Polling

Poll source Dates administered Tom Corbett (R) Dan Onorato (D)
Quinnipiac October 25–30, 201052% 42%
Rasmussen Reports October 28, 201052% 43%
Muhlenberg/Morning Call October 28, 201052% 37%
Rasmussen Reports October 21, 201050% 45%
Public Policy Polling October 17–18, 201048% 46%
Quinnipiac October 13–17, 201049% 44%
Rasmussen Reports October 15, 201054% 40%
Rasmussen Reports October 2, 201053% 41%
Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster September 29, 201036% 32%
Suffolk University September 24–27, 201047% 40%
Muhlenberg/Morning Call September 18–23, 201046% 37%
CNN/Time September 17–21, 201052% 44%
Quinnipiac September 15–19, 201054% 39%
Rasmussen Reports September 13, 201049% 39%
Rasmussen Reports August 30, 201050% 37%
Rasmussen Reports August 16, 201048% 38%
Public Policy Polling August 14–16, 201048% 35%
Rasmussen Reports July 28, 201050% 39%
Rasmussen Reports July 14, 201048% 38%
Quinnipiac July 6–11, 201044% 37%
Rasmussen Reports June 29, 201049% 39%
Public Policy Polling June 19–21, 201045% 35%
Rasmussen Reports June 2, 201049% 33%
Rasmussen Reports May 19, 201049% 36%
Quinnipiac May 4–10, 201043% 37%
Rasmussen Reports April 15, 201045% 36%
Quinnipiac March 30-April 5, 201045% 33%
Public Policy Polling March 29-April 1, 201045% 32%
Rasmussen Reports March 16, 201046% 29%
Research 2000 March 8–10, 201040% 34%
Rasmussen Reports February 10, 201052% 26%
Rasmussen Reports December 10, 200944% 28%
Quinnipiac September 30, 200947% 28%

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Corbett 2,172,76354.49
Democratic Dan Onorato 1,814,788 45.51
Total votes3,987,551100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pennsylvania Governor Primary Results". PA Secretary of State. May 18, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/Meehan_quits_governors_race.html
  3. ↑ "2010 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
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