Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010
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Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010
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The 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Mark Parkinson, who assumed office upon Kathleen Sebelius' resignation following her appointment as President Barack Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services in January 2009, did not seek a full term. Republican U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, defeated Democrat state Senator Tom Holland, and will now serve a four-year term from 2011 to 2015. Ken Cannon (Reform Party), and Andrew Gray (Libertarian) ran as minor party candidates in the election.
[edit] Democratic primary
[edit] Announced
[edit] Declined
[edit] Republican primary
[edit] Announced
[edit] Declined
[edit] Polling
| Poll source |
Dates administered |
Sam Brownback |
Joan Heffington |
| Survey USA |
July 29-August 1, 2010 |
75% |
18% |
| Survey USA |
July 15–18, 2010 |
73% |
19% |
| Survey USA |
June 24–27, 2010 |
76% |
17% |
[edit] Results
| Republican primary results[10] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
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Republican |
Sam Brownback |
260,356 |
82.2% |
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Republican |
Joan Heffington |
56,382 |
17.8% |
| Totals |
316,738 |
100% |
[edit] Libertarian primary
[edit] Announced
- Andrew Gray, Kansas citizen. The Libertarian Party of Kansas held its primary at the party's state convention in April 2010. Of four challengers, Gray won the primary and chose Stacey Davis as his running mate.[9] Gray and his running mate are not only striving to become the first Libertarian Governor of Kansas, but to create a third major political party in Kansas and have full access to the political process.[11]
[edit] Third party candidates
[edit] Reform Party
- Ken Cannon, a teacher from Salina.[1] His running mate is Dan Faubion.
[edit] Libertarian Party
- Andrew Gray, the current chair of the Kansas Libertarian Party. His running mate is Stacey Davis, author of the Kansas Education Liberty Act.[12]
[edit] General election
[edit] Predictions
[edit] Polling
[edit] Results
| Kansas Governor's Race election in Kansas, 2010 [18] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
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Republican |
Sam Brownback - Jeff Colyer |
530,760 |
63.28% |
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Democratic |
Tom Holland - Kelly Kultala |
270,166 |
32.21% |
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Libertarian |
Andrew Gray - Stacey Davis |
22,460 |
2.68% |
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Reform |
Ken Cannon - Dan Faubion |
15,397 |
1.84% |
| Totals |
838,790 |
100.0% |
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Republican gain from Democratic |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Kansas 2010 Midterm Election". The Green Papers. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5neCeH1VY. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
- ^ "Candidates List". Kansas Secretary of State. http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections_upcoming_candidate_display.asp. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
- ^ "Larry Gates Announces He Will Not Run for Governor". http://www.forwardkansas.com/diary/266/larry-gates-announces-he-will-not-run-for-governor. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
- ^ "Democrat bows out of race for Kansas governor". Wichita Eagle. http://blogs.kansas.com/gov/2009/12/16/democrat-bows-out-of-race-for-kansas-governor. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
- ^ "Candidate needed to pick up Democrat banner". The Lawrence Journal-World. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/dec/27/candidate-needed-pick-democrat-banner. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
- ^ Clark (January 23, 2010). "Only 1 Democrat in governor’s race". The Morning Sun. http://www.morningsun.net/news/x867961600/Only-1-Democrat-in-governor-s-race. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ Brownback Files Paperwork For Governor's Race
- ^ 1:24 (Not an attorney)
- ^ a b "Brownback Gets Clear Primary Field in Kansas Governor Race - The Eye (CQ Politics)". Blogs.cqpolitics.com. 2009-06-15. http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/06/brownback-gets-clear-primary-f.html. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "Kansas Primary results". Politico. August 3, 2010. http://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Governor/2010/KS. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ^ "Participation up for debate". CJOnline.com. http://cjonline.com/news/state/2010-08-14/participation_up_for_debate. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "Kansas Education Liberty Act". http://kansasproud.com/?page_id=70.
- ^ "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. http://cookpolitical.com/governors. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/2010_elections_governor_map.html. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/governor. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Governor Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-governor/. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ "Kansas 2010 General Election November 2, 2010 Unofficial Results". Kansas Secretary of State. November 2, 2010. http://www.kssos.org/ent/kssos_ent.html#0040. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Official campaign sites
