2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election Turnout 41.7%
County results Precinct results Corbett : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Onorato : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Tie : 50% No data
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 .
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. 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.
Corbett defeated Onorato in the November general election. 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. As of 2024, this is the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Pennsylvania and the only time in the 21st century. This is also the last time Republicans won the following counties in a gubernatorial election: Allegheny , Erie , Beaver , Centre , Dauphin , Luzerne , Monroe , Northampton , Lehigh , Berks , Bucks , and Chester . This is the last Pennsylvania gubernatorial election in which the winner won a majority of counties.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Dropped Out
Polling
Results
Results by county: Onorato—70–80%
Onorato—60–70%
Onorato—50–60%
Onorato—40–50%
Onorato—30–40%
Wagner—30–40%
Wagner—40–50%
Wagner—50–60%
Hoeffel—50–60%
Williams—50–60%
Republican primary
Candidates
Dropped Out
Polling
Results
Results by county: Corbett—80–90%
Corbett—70–80%
Corbett—60–70%
Corbett—50–60%
Rohrer—50–60%
Rohrer—70–80%
General election
Candidates
Predictions
Polling
Poll source
Dates administered
Tom
Dan
Quinnipiac [ 18] October 25–30, 2010
52%
42%
Rasmussen Reports [ 19] October 28, 2010
52%
43%
Muhlenberg /Morning Call [ 20] October 28, 2010
52%
37%
Rasmussen Reports [ 19] October 21, 2010
50%
45%
Public Policy Polling [ 21] October 17–18, 2010
48%
46%
Quinnipiac [ 22] October 13–17, 2010
49%
44%
Rasmussen Reports [ 19] October 15, 2010
54%
40%
Rasmussen Reports [ 19] October 2, 2010
53%
41%
Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster [ 23] September 29, 2010
36%
32%
Suffolk University [ 24] September 24–27, 2010
47%
40%
Muhlenberg /Morning Call [ 25] September 18–23, 2010
46%
37%
CNN /Time [ 26] September 17–21, 2010
52%
44%
Quinnipiac [ 27] September 15–19, 2010
54%
39%
Rasmussen Reports [ 19] September 13, 2010
49%
39%
Rasmussen Reports [ 28] August 30, 2010
50%
37%
Rasmussen Reports [ 29] August 16, 2010
48%
38%
Public Policy Polling [ 30] August 14–16, 2010
48%
35%
Rasmussen Reports [ 31] July 28, 2010
50%
39%
Rasmussen Reports [ 32] July 14, 2010
48%
38%
Quinnipiac [ 33] July 6–11, 2010
44%
37%
Rasmussen Reports [ 34] June 29, 2010
49%
39%
Public Policy Polling [ 35] June 19–21, 2010
45%
35%
Rasmussen Reports [ 36] June 2, 2010
49%
33%
Rasmussen Reports [ 37] May 19, 2010
49%
36%
Quinnipiac [ 38] May 4–10, 2010
43%
37%
Rasmussen Reports [ 39] April 15, 2010
45%
36%
Quinnipiac [ 40] March 30 – April 5, 2010
45%
33%
Public Policy Polling [ 41] March 29 – April 1, 2010
45%
32%
Rasmussen Reports [ 39] March 16, 2010
46%
29%
Research 2000 [ 6] March 8–10, 2010
40%
34%
Rasmussen Reports [ 42] February 10, 2010
52%
26%
Rasmussen Reports [ 39] December 10, 2009
44%
28%
Quinnipiac [ 9] September 30, 2009
47%
28%
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
^ Muhlenberg/Morning Call ^ Rasmussen Reports ^ Quinnipiac ^ Muhlenberg/Morning Call ^ a b Quinnipiac ^ a b Research 2000 ^ a b Franklin and Marshall ^ Rasmussen Reports ^ a b c Quinnipiac ^ a b "Pennsylvania Governor Primary Results" . PA Secretary of State . May 18, 2010. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2010 .^ "Meehan quits governor's race" .^ Rasmussen Reports ^ "2010 Governors Race Ratings" . Cook Political Report . Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010 .^ "Governor Ratings" . Rothenberg Political Report . Retrieved October 28, 2010 .^ "2010 Governor Races" . RealClearPolitics . Retrieved October 28, 2010 .^ "THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010 .^ "Race Ratings Chart: Governor" . CQ Politics . Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010 .^ Quinnipiac ^ a b c d e Rasmussen Reports ^ Muhlenberg/Morning Call Archived January 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ^ Public Policy Polling ^ Quinnipiac ^ Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster ^ Suffolk University Archived September 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine ^ Muhlenberg/Morning Call [permanent dead link ] ^ CNN/Time ^ Quinnipiac ^ Rasmussen Reports ^ Rasmussen Reports ^ Public Policy Polling ^ Rasmussen Reports ^ Rasmussen Reports ^ Quinnipiac ^ Rasmussen Reports ^ Public Policy Polling ^ Rasmussen Reports ^ Rasmussen Reports ^ Quinnipiac [permanent dead link ] ^ a b c Rasmussen Reports ^ Quinnipiac ^ Public Policy Polling ^ Rasmussen Reports ^ "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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