Alabama gubernatorial election, 2010
Alabama gubernatorial election, 2010
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The 2010 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Republican Governor Bob Riley was term limited and unable to seek re-election. The party primaries were held on June 1, 2010,[1] with a Republican runoff on July 13. In the general election, Republican Robert J. Bentley defeated Democrat Ron Sparks.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Robert J. Bentley, State Representative
- Bradley Byrne, former state two-year college Chancellor, former State Senator and former member of the Alabama State Board of Education[2]
- Tim James, businessman, son of former Governor Fob James, and candidate for Governor in 2002[3]
- Bill Johnson, former Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs and former Birmingham City Councilman[4]
- Roy Moore, former state Supreme Court chief justice[5]
- James Potts, perennial candidate
- Charles Taylor, perennial candidate
Endorsements
Robert J. Bentley
Bradley Byrne
Individuals:
- Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida[6]
- Jack Edwards, former U.S. Representative from Alabama's 1st congressional district[7]
- Jimmy Rane, president of Great Southern Wood[8]
- Brian LeCompte, conservative blogger
- Ben Brooks, State Senator
- State Representatives Mike Ball, Phil Williams, Jamie Ison, Chad Fincher, Victor Gaston, and Jim Barton
- Mobile City Council members John Williams and Connie Hudson [9][10]
Associations:
- Alabama Retail Association[11]
- Alabama Home Builders Association[12]
- Alabama Association of Realtors[13]
- Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama[14]
- Right on Huntsville[15]
Tim James
Roy Moore
Polling
Results
| Republican primary runoff results (July 13, 2010)[20] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Robert J. Bentley |
260,887 |
56.1 |
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Republican |
Bradley Byrne |
204,394 |
43.9 |
| Total votes |
465,281 |
100 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Polling
| Source |
Date(s) administered |
Artur Davis |
Ron Sparks |
Sam Franklin |
Undecided |
| Research 2000 |
May 17–19, 2010 |
41% |
33% |
-- |
11% |
| Public Policy Polling |
March 27–29, 2010 |
38% |
28% |
9% |
25% |
Results
| Democratic primary results[19] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Ron Sparks |
199,558 |
62.4 |
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Democratic |
Artur Davis |
120,050 |
37.6 |
| Total votes |
319,608 |
100 |
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
| 2010 gubernatorial election, Alabama[28] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Republican |
Robert J. Bentley |
860,472 |
57.9% |
+0.5 |
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Democratic |
Ron Sparks |
625,710 |
42.1% |
-0.5 |
| Majority |
234,762 |
15.8% |
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| Turnout |
1,486,182 |
100% |
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Republican hold |
Swing |
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See also
References
- ↑ "Alabama Secretary of State's website". Sos.state.al.us. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ↑ File photo (2009-05-27). "Bradley Byrne announces run for governor of Alabama | al.com". Blog.al.com. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ↑ "Alabama State Profile". KOMO-TV. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Former Birmingham City Councilman Bill Johnson enters Alabama governor's race". The Birmingham News.
- ↑ Screen reproduction (2009-06-01). "Roy Moore makes it official, he's running for Alabama governor | al.com". Blog.al.com. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ↑ "Bush Backs Byrne in Alabama". Politico.com. 2010-03-05.
- ↑ Jack Edwards' Endorsement of Bradley Byrne.
- ↑ Jimmy Rane's Endorsement of Bradley Byrne.
- ↑ "Various Individual Endorsements of Bradley Byrne".
- ↑ "Byrne Endorsed by Conservative Leaders at Huntsville Campaign Fish Fry".
- ↑ "RetailPAC Endorses Byrne for Governor".
- ↑ "Alabama Home Builders Association Endorses Bradley Byrne".
- ↑ REALTOR's Endorsment [sic] of Bradley Byrne.
- ↑ ABC's Endoresment of Bradley Byrne.
- ↑ "Right on Hunstville Endorses Bradley Byrne".
- ↑ "Ala. Republican Assembly backs James, Erwin". Opelika-Auburn News. 2009-05-11.
- ↑ "Aderholt, Giles Endorse Tim James for Governor". Doc's Political Parlor. 2009-04-22.
- ↑ "Bobby Allison endorses Roy Moore for Ala. governor". Associated Press (via WSFA News). 2010-04-21.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Alabama Governor Primary Results". Politico. June 1, 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ↑ "The 2010 Results Maps". Politico.Com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ↑ "Ron Sparks announces run for governor". The Birmingham News. April 3, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
- ↑ Dean, Charles J. (February 1, 2009). "Alabama U.S. Rep Artur Davis set to launch run for governor". The Birmingham News. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Senate". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- ↑ "Senate Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Battle for the Senate". RealClearPolitics. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Senate Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Race Ratings Chart: Senate". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2010/general/2010GeneralResults-AllStateAndFederalOfficesAndAmendments-withoutWrite-inAppendix.pdf
External links
- Debates
- Official campaign websites
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