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2010 Alabama gubernatorial election
County resultsBentley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Sparks: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
The 2010 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent 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
Endorsements
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
U.S. Representatives
Organizations
Alabama Republican Assembly[ 17]
Polling
Results
Primary county results
Runoff county results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Polling
Source
Date(s) administered
Artur Davis
Ron Sparks
Sam Franklin
Undecided
Research 2000
May 17–19, 2010
41%
33%
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11%
Public Policy Polling
March 27–29, 2010
38%
28%
9%
25%
Results
County results
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
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. Archived from the original on 2009-11-29.
^ 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" .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Byrne Endorsed by Conservative Leaders at Huntsville Campaign Fish Fry" .[permanent dead link ]
^ "RetailPAC Endorses Byrne for Governor" . Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.
^ "Alabama Home Builders Association Endorses Bradley Byrne" . Archived from the original on 2010-04-18.
^ REALTOR's Endorsment [sic] of Bradley Byrne . Archived from the original on 2010-08-10.
^ ABC's Endoresment of Bradley Byrne .
^ "Right on Hunstville Endorses Bradley Byrne" .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Aderholt, Giles Endorse Tim James for Governor" . Doc's Political Parlor. 2009-04-22. Archived from the original on 2010-04-29.
^ "Ala. Republican Assembly backs James, Erwin" . Opelika-Auburn News. 2009-05-11. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07.
^ "NASCAR legend Bobby Allison endorses Roy Moore for Alabama governor" . The Huntsville Times . Associated Press. 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2019-03-07 .
^ "Election Results – Republican Primary" . sos.alabama.gov . Alabama Secretary of State . June 11, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ "The 2010 Results Maps" . Politico . 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 .
^ "Alabama Governor Primary Results" . Politico . June 1, 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010 .
^ "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 . Retrieved October 28, 2010 .
^ "Race Ratings Chart: Governor" . CQ Politics . Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010 .
^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2010-11-26 .{{cite web }}
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