Opinion polling for the 2010 United States gubernatorial elections
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Thirty-eight states had gubernatorial elections in 2010.
Polled races [edit]
Alabama [edit]
Incumbent: Bob Riley(R)-retiring
Winner: Robert J. Bentley
| Source | Date | Democrat: Ron Sparks |
Republican: Robert J. Bentley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 42% | 58% |
| University of Southern Alabama/Huntsville Times Mobile Press-Register/Birmingham News |
October 6–21, 2010 | 35% | 48% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 21, 2010 | 35% | 55% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 19, 2010 | 34% | 58% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 22, 2010 | 35% | 55% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 3, 2010 | 37% | 56% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 25, 2010 | 31% | 44% |
Alaska [edit]
Incumbent: Sean Parnell(R)
Winner: Sean Parnell
| Source | Date | Democrat: Ethan Berkowitz |
Republican: Sean Parnell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 38% | 59% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 30–31, 2010 | 43% | 54% |
| Dittman Research | October 23–28, 2010 | 40% | 52% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | October 15–19, 2010 | 36% | 60% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 13, 2010 | 39% | 52% |
| Public Policy Polling/Daily Kos | October 9–10, 2010 | 42% | 51% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | September 24–28, 2010 | 38% | 57% |
| Ivan Moore Research | September 23–27, 2010 | 35% | 53% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 19, 2010 | 34% | 54% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 31, 2010 | 43% | 53% |
| Basswood Research | August 28–29, 2010 | 40% | 54% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 27–28, 2010 | 37% | 55% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 15, 2010 | 34% | 53% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 6, 2010 | 30% | 58% |
Arizona [edit]
Incumbent: Jan Brewer(R)
Winner: Jan Brewer
| Source | Date | Democrat: Terry Goddard |
Republican: Jan Brewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 42% | 55% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 28, 2010 | 39% | 53% |
| Public Policy Polling/Daily Kos | October 23–24, 2010 | 44% | 52% |
| Behavior Research Center | October 1–10, 2010 | 35% | 38% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 3, 2010 | 39% | 55% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 7, 2010 | 38% | 60% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 25, 2010 | 38% | 57% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 21, 2010 | 37% | 56% |
| Behavior Research Center | June 30 – July 11, 2010 | 25% | 45% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 29, 2010 | 35% | 53% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 17, 2010 | 39% | 52% |
| Daily Kos/Research 2K | May 3–5, 2010 | 48% | 42% |
| Public Policy Polling | April 23–25, 2010 | 47% | 44% |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 14, 2010 | 40% | 44% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 16, 2010 | 45% | 36% |
| Rasmussen Reports | January 20, 2010 | 43% | 41% |
Arkansas [edit]
Incumbent: Mike Beebe(D)
Winner: Mike Beebe
| Source | Date | Democrat: Mike Beebe |
Republican: Jim Keet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 64% | 34% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 28, 2010 | 60% | 38% |
| Mason Dixon | October 15–19, 2010 | 59% | 33% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | October 15–19, 2010 | 62% | 33% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 30, 2010 | 51% | 41% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | September 17–19, 2010 | 55% | 37% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 18, 2010 | 53% | 33% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 20, 2010 | 50% | 40% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | July 16–18, 2010 | 57% | 35% |
| Talk Business | July 17, 2010 | 50% | 41% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 15, 2010 | 57% | 33% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 19, 2010 | 53% | 38% |
California [edit]
Incumbent: Arnold Schwarzenegger(R)-retiring
Winner: Jerry Brown
| Source | Date | Democrat: Jerry Brown |
Republican: Meg Whitman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 54% | 41% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 29–31, 2010 | 51% | 46% |
| YouGov | October 28–31, 2010 | 50% | 39% |
| Survey USA | October 26–31, 2010 | 48% | 37% |
| YouGov | October 25–28, 2010 | 49% | 38% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 27, 2010 | 49% | 45% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | October 20–26, 2010 | 56% | 38% |
| Survey USA | October 21–25, 2010 | 46% | 38% |
| Suffolk University | October 21–24, 2010 | 50% | 42% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 23, 2010 | 50% | 41% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 21–23, 2010 | 53% | 42% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 21, 2010 | 48% | 42% |
| University of Southern California/Los Angeles Times Greenberg Quinlan Rosner/American Viewpoint |
October 13–20, 2010 | 49% | 37% |
| Survey USA | October 15–18, 2010 | 47% | 40% |
| PPIC | October 10–17, 2010 | 44% | 36% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 16, 2010 | 48% | 43% |
| Field | October 14–16, 2010 | 49% | 39% |
| Wilson Research Strategies | October 13–14, 2010 | 44% | 45% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | October 12–14, 2010 | 47% | 40% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 13, 2010 | 50% | 44% |
| Angus Reid Public Opinion | October 4–6, 2010 | 53% | 41% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | October 2–4, 2010 | 50% | 43% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 3, 2010 | 49% | 44% |
| Survey USA | September 30 – October 3, 2010 | 47% | 43% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | September 24–28, 2010 | 52% | 39% |
| PPIC | September 19–26, 2010 | 37% | 38% |
| University of Southern California/Los Angeles Times Greenberg Quinlan Rosner/American Viewpoint |
September 15–22, 2010 | 49% | 44% |
| Survey USA | September 19–21, 2010 | 46% | 43% |
| Field | September 14–21, 2010 | 41% | 41% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | September 18, 2010 | 45% | 45% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 14–16, 2010 | 47% | 42% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | September 11, 2010 | 43% | 49% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | September 2–7, 2010 | 46% | 48% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 6, 2010 | 45% | 48% |
| Survey USA | August 31 – September 1, 2010 | 40% | 47% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 24, 2010 | 40% | 48% |
| Survey USA | August 9–11, 2010 | 43% | 44% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 3, 2010 | 43% | 41% |
| Public Policy Polling | July 23–25, 2010 | 46% | 40% |
| PPIC | July 6–20, 2010 | 37% | 34% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 12, 2010 | 46% | 47% |
| Survey USA | July 8–11, 2010 | 39% | 46% |
| Field | June 22 – July 5, 2010 | 44% | 43% |
| Reuters/Ipsos | June 25–27, 2010 | 45% | 39% |
| CrossTarget/Pajamas Media | June 13, 2010 | 46% | 43% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 9, 2010 | 45% | 44% |
| USC/Los Angeles Times | May 19–26, 2010 | 44% | 38% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 24, 2010 | 45% | 41% |
| Public Policy Polling | May 21–23, 2010 | 48% | 36% |
| Daily Kos/Research 2K | May 17–19, 2010 | 46% | 42% |
| PPIC | May 9–16, 2010 | 42% | 37% |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 19, 2010 | 44% | 38% |
| Los Angeles Times/USC | March 23–30, 2010 | 41% | 44% |
| PPIC | March 9–16, 2010 | 39% | 44% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 15, 2010 | 40% | 40% |
| Field | March 9–15, 2010 | 43% | 46% |
| Daily Kos/Research 2K | March 8–10, 2010 | 45% | 41% |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 15, 2010 | 43% | 43% |
| Rasmussen Reports | January 19, 2010 | 43% | 39% |
| PPIC | January 12–19, 2010 | 41% | 36% |
| Field | January 5–17, 2010 | 46% | 36% |
Colorado [edit]
Incumbent: Bill Ritter(D)-retiring
Winner: John Hickenlooper
| Source | Date | Democrat: John Hickenlooper |
Republican: Dan Maes |
American Constitution: Tom Tancredo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | October 30–31, 2010 | 48% | 8% | 43% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 30, 2010 | 47% | 6% | 44% |
| YouGov | October 25–28, 2010 | 48% | 8% | 39% |
| RBI Strategies & Research/Colorado Pols | October 24–26, 2010 | 48% | 10% | 34% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | October 20–26, 2010 | 51% | 11% | 34% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 21–23, 2010 | 47% | 5% | 44% |
| Denver Post/Survey USA | October 19–21, 2010 | 49% | 9% | 39% |
| Magellan Strategies | October 20, 2010 | 44% | 9% | 43% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | October 15–17, 2010 | 51% | 15% | 29% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 16, 2010 | 45% | 10% | 40% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 14, 2010 | 42% | 12% | 38% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 3, 2010 | 43% | 16% | 35% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 30 – October 2, 2010 | 47% | 13% | 33% |
| Denver Post/Survey USA | September 28–30, 2010 | 46% | 15% | 34% |
| McClatchy/Marist College | September 26–28, 2010 | 48% | 19% | 29% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | September 25, 2010 | 44% | 34% | 15% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | September 17–20, 2010 | 47% | 21% | 29% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 12, 2010 | 46% | 21% | 25% |
| Public Opinion Strategies | August 28-Sept. 1, 2010 | 48% | 25% | 15% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 29, 2010 | 36% | 24% | 14% |
| Magellan Strategies | August 25–26, 2010 | 46% | 27% | 17% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | August 20–22, 2010 | 41% | 33% | 16% |
| 45% | 45% | – | ||
| Rasmussen Reports | August 11, 2010 | 43% | 31% | 18% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 7–8, 2010 | 48% | 23% | 22% |
| 50% | 38% | – | ||
| Rasmussen Reports | August 2, 2010 | 42% | 27% | 24% |
| Survey USA/Denver Post | July 27–29, 2010 | 46% | 24% | 24% |
| 50% | 41% | – | ||
| Rasmussen Reports | July 15, 2010 | 46% | 43% | – |
| Survey USA/Denver Post | June 15–17, 2010 | 44% | 45% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 14, 2010 | 41% | 41% | – |
Connecticut [edit]
Incumbent: Jodi Rell(R)-retiring
Winner: Dan Malloy
| Source | Date | Democrats: Dan Malloy |
Republican: Thomas C. Foley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports | October 31, 2010 | 46% | 48% |
| Quinnipiac University | October 25–31, 2010 | 45% | 48% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 27–29, 2010 | 47% | 49% |
| YouGov | October 25–28, 2010 | 47% | 43% |
| Capitol Report/Merriman River Group | October 24–26, 2010 | 45% | 45% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 24, 2010 | 49% | 46% |
| Quinnipiac University | October 18–24, 2010 | 48% | 43% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 23, 2010 | 47% | 44% |
| Suffolk University | October 19–20, 2010 | 49% | 38% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 14, 2010 | 49% | 45% |
| Quinnipiac University | October 7–11, 2010 | 49% | 42% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 9, 2010 | 45% | 41% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 5, 2010 | 49% | 44% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | October 1–5, 2010 | 52% | 39% |
| Merriman River Group/Capitol Report | October 3, 2010 | 48% | 45% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 2, 2010 | 47% | 41% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 30 – October 2, 2010 | 50% | 40% |
| Quinnipiac University | September 21–26, 2010 | 45% | 42% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 26, 2010 | 50% | 40% |
| Quinnipiac University | September 8–12, 2010 | 50% | 41% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 9, 2010 | 46% | 39% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 11, 2010 | 48% | 33% |
| Quinnipiac University | July 28 – August 2, 2010 | 46% | 31% |
| Quinnipiac University | July 7–13, 2010 | 44% | 33% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 1, 2010 | 44% | 35% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 4, 2010 | 38% | 35% |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 1, 2010 | 35% | 44% |
| Public Policy Polling | January 4–5, 2010 | 37% | 27% |
Florida [edit]
Incumbent: Charlie Crist (I)-retiring
Winner: Rick Scott
| Source | Date | Democrat: Alex Sink |
Republican: Rick Scott |
Independent: Bud Chiles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 48% | 49% | |
| Sunshine State News Susquehanna Polling & Research |
October 31 – November 1, 2010 | 45% | 49% | |
| Public Policy Polling | October 30–31, 2010 | 48% | 47% | – |
| Sunshine State News Susquehanna Polling & Research |
October 29–31, 2010 | 49% | 46% | – |
| YouGov | October 28–31, 2010 | 42% | 43% | |
| Quinnipiac University | October 25–31, 2010 | 44% | 43% | – |
| YouGov | October 25–28, 2010 | 43% | 36% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 27, 2010 | 45% | 48% | – |
| Mason Dixon | October 25–27, 2010 | 46% | 43% | – |
| NY Times/Florida Newspapers University of South Florida Polytechnic |
October 23–27, 2010 | 39% | 44% | |
| Sunshine State News Susquehanna Polling & Research |
October 24–25, 2010 | 45% | 47% | – |
| Quinnipiac University | October 18–24, 2010 | 45% | 41% | – |
| Zogby International | October 18–21, 2010 | 43% | 39% | – |
| Sunshine State News Susquehanna Polling & Research |
October 20, 2010 | 45% | 45% | – |
| Ipsos/St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald | October 15–19, 2010 | 41% | 44% | – |
| CNN/Time Magazine | October 15–19, 2010 | 49% | 44% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 18, 2010 | 44% | 50% | – |
| Suffolk University | October 14–17, 2010 | 45% | 38% | – |
| Sunshine State News Susquehanna Polling & Research |
October 12–13, 2010 | 48% | 45% | – |
| Public Policy Polling | October 9–10, 2010 | 46% | 41% | – |
| Quinnipiac University | October 6–10, 2010 | 44% | 45% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 7, 2010 | 47% | 50% | – |
| Mason-Dixon/Orlando Sentinel | October 4–6, 2010 | 44% | 40% | – |
| Sunshine State News Susquehanna Polling & Research |
September 26 – October 3, 2010 | 42% | 44% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 30, 2010 | 41% | 46% | – |
| Florida Chamber of Commerce Public Opinion Strategies |
September 27–30, 2010 | 42% | 46% | – |
| Zogby International | September 27–29, 2010 | 41% | 39% | – |
| CNN/Time Magazine | September 24–28, 2010 | 46% | 45% | – |
| Quinnipiac University | September 23–28, 2010 | 43% | 49% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 22, 2010 | 44% | 50% | – |
| Mason Dixon | September 20–22, 2010 | 47% | 40% | – |
| Ipsos/Reuters | September 10–12, 2010 | 45% | 47% | – |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | September 11, 2010 | 49% | 41% | – |
| CNN/Time Magazine | September 2–7, 2010 | 49% | 42% | – |
| Sunshine State News Susquehanna Polling & Research |
September 1–7, 2010 | 44% | 42% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 31, 2010 | 44% | 45% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 25, 2010 | 36% | 41% | 8% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 21–22, 2010 | 41% | 34% | 8% |
| Quinnipiac University | August 11–16, 2010 | 33% | 29% | 12% |
| Mason Dixon | August 9–11, 2010 | 40% | 24% | 17% |
| Ipsos/Florida Newspapers | August 6–10, 2010 | 29% | 30% | 14% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 2, 2010 | 31% | 35% | 16% |
| NY Times/Florida Newspapers University of South Florida Polytechnic |
July 24–28, 2010 | 28% | 30% | 11% |
| Quinnipiac University | June 22–27, 2010 | 27% | 29% | 14% |
| Public Policy Polling | July 16–18, 2010 | 36% | 30% | 13% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | July 9–11, 2010 | 31% | 34% | 12% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 7, 2010 | 40% | 45% | -- |
| Quinnipiac University | June 1–7, 2010 | 26% | 35% | 13% |
| Quinnipiac University | June 1–7, 2010 | 32% | 42% | -- |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 16, 2010 | 40% | 41% | -- |
| Mason Dixon | May 3–6, 2010 | 38% | 36% | -- |
Georgia [edit]
Incumbent: Sonny Perdue(R)-retiring
Winner: Nathan Deal
| Source | Date | Democrat: Roy Barnes |
Republican: Nathan Deal |
Libertarian: John Monds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 43% | 53% | 4% |
| Mason Dixon/Georgia Newspapers | October 26–28, 2010 | 40% | 47% | 6% |
| Insider Advantage | October 24, 2010 | 41% | 47% | 5% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 24, 2010 | 39% | 49% | 5% |
| Survey USA | October 21–24, 2010 | 39% | 49% | 8% |
| Landmark Communications | October 19, 2010 | 39% | 47% | 4% |
| Insider Advantage | October 18, 2010 | 40% | 45% | 5% |
| Insider Advantage | October 10, 2010 | 41% | 49% | 3% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 6, 2010 | 41% | 50% | 3% |
| Insider Advantage | September 27, 2010 | 37% | 45% | 5% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 21, 2010 | 39% | 45% | 5% |
| Survey USA | September 10–12, 2010 | 38% | 49% | 9% |
| Insider Advantage | August 18, 2010 | 41% | 45% | 5% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 11, 2010 | 42% | 51% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 20, 2010 | 43% | 49% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 20, 2010 | 40% | 47% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 22, 2010 | 39% | 46% | – |
| Daily Kos/Research 2K | April 5–7, 2010 | 44% | 42% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 17, 2010 | 40% | 43% | – |
| Public Policy Polling | February 26–28, 2010 | 43% | 38% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 18, 2010 | 37% | 43% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | January 20, 2010 | 43% | 42% | – |
Hawaii [edit]
Incumbent: Linda Lingle(R)-retiring
Winner: Neil Abercrombie
| Source | Date | Democrat: Neil Abercrombie |
Republican: Duke Aiona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 58% | 41% |
| Honolulu Civil Beat/Merriman River Group | October 23, 2010 | 50% | 45% |
| Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii News Now/Ward Research |
October 12–19, 2010 | 51% | 43% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 13, 2010 | 49% | 47% |
| Honolulu Civil Beat/Aloha Vote | October 11, 2010 | 47% | 44% |
| Public Policy Polling/Daily Kos | October 2–3, 2010 | 49% | 47% |
| Honolulu Star-Advertiser | August 10–17, 2010 | 53% | 41% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 24, 2010 | 58% | 32% |
| Honolulu Star-Advertiser | April 23–28, 2010 | 49% | 35% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 24, 2010 | 54% | 31% |
| Mason Dixon | January 8–12, 2010 | 43% | 34% |
Idaho [edit]
Incumbent: Butch Otter(R)
Winner: Butch Otter
| Source | Date | Democrat: Keith Allred |
Republican: Butch Otter |
New American Independent: Jana Kemp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 33% | 59% | 6% |
| Mason-Dixon/Idaho Newspapers | October 20–22, 2010 | 30% | 52% | 5% |
| Mason-Dixon/Idaho Newspapers | September 13–15, 2010 | 29% | 45% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 31, 2010 | 36% | 52% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 15, 2010 | 36% | 53% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 11, 2010 | 32% | 54% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 23, 2010 | 28% | 60% |
Illinois [edit]
Incumbent: Pat Quinn(D)
Winner: Pat Quinn
| Source | Date | Democrat: Pat Quinn |
Republican: Bill Brady |
Green: Rich Whitney |
Independent: Scott Lee Cohen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 47% | 46% | 3% | 4% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 30–31, 2010 | 40% | 45% | 5% | 4% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 30, 2010 | 38% | 44% | 4% | 6% |
| YouGov | October 25–30, 2010 | 40% | 43% | – | – |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 23, 2010 | 39% | 44% | 4% | 6% |
| WGN/Chicago Tribune/Market Shares | October 18–22, 2010 | 39% | 43% | 4% | 5% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 20, 2010 | 37% | 45% | 2% | 6% |
| Mason Dixon/St Louis Post Dispatch | October 18–20, 2010 | 40% | 44% | 3% | 4% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 14–16, 2010 | 41% | 42% | 3% | 6% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 12, 2010 | 40% | 46% | 2% | 4% |
| Southern Illinois University | September 30 – October 10, 2010 | 30% | 38% | 2% | 6% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 4, 2010 | 38% | 46% | 4% | |
| Suffolk University | September 30 – October 3, 2010 | 43% | 37% | 3% | 7% |
| WGN/Chicago Tribune/Market Shares | September 24–28, 2010 | 39% | 38% | 3% | 4% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | September 24–28, 2010 | 37% | 37% | 6% | 15% |
| Global Strategy Group | September 23–26, 2010 | 35% | 36% | 4% | 6% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 23–26, 2010 | 35% | 42% | 4% | 6% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | September 25, 2010 | 36% | 46% | 8% | |
| We Ask America | September 13, 2010 | 32% | 42% | 4% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 12, 2010 | 37% | 50% | 4% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 23, 2010 | 37% | 46% | – | |
| Public Policy Polling | August 14–15, 2010 | 30% | 39% | 11% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 9, 2010 | 35% | 48% | – | |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 26, 2010 | 37% | 44% | – | |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 7, 2010 | 40% | 43% | – | |
| Public Policy Polling | June 12–13, 2010 | 30% | 34% | 9% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 7, 2010 | 36% | 47% | – | |
| Daily Kos/Research 2K | May 3–5, 2010 | 36% | 39% | – | |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 28, 2010 | 38% | 45% | – | |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 5, 2010 | 38% | 45% | – | |
| Public Policy Polling | April 1–5, 2010 | 33% | 43% | – | |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 8, 2010 | 37% | 47% | – | |
| Daily Kos/Research 2K | February 22–24, 2010 | 47% | 32% | – |
Iowa [edit]
Incumbent: Chet Culver(D)
Winner: Terry Branstad
| Source | Date | Democrat: Chet Culver |
Republican: Terry Branstad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 43% | 53% |
| Des Moines Register/Selzer & Co. | October 26–29, 2010 | 38% | 50% |
| Global Strategy Group | October 22–25, 2010 | 40% | 46% |
| Global Strategy Group | October 7–10, 2010 | 39% | 47% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 23, 2010 | 37% | 55% |
| Des Moines Register/Selzer & Co. | September 19–22, 2010 | 33% | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 5, 2010 | 36% | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 14, 2010 | 31% | 57% |
| Public Policy Polling | May 25–27, 2010 | 37% | 52% |
| Research 2K | May 3–5, 2010 | 41% | 48% |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 29, 2010 | 38% | 53% |
| Magellan Data & Mapping Strategies | March 30, 2010 | 34% | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 17, 2010 | 36% | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 18, 2010 | 37% | 53% |
| Research 2K | February 15–17, 2010 | 38% | 54% |
| Selzer & Co./Des Moines Register | January 31-Feb. 3, 2010 | 33% | 53% |
Kansas [edit]
Incumbent: Mark Parkinson(D)-retiring
Winner: Sam Brownback
| Source | Date | Democrat: Tom Holland |
Republican: Sam Brownback |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 32% | 63% |
| Survey USA | October 22–26, 2010 | 32% | 59% |
| Survey USA | October 10–12, 2010 | 32% | 60% |
| Survey USA | September 14–16, 2010 | 32% | 59% |
| Survey USA | August 12–15, 2010 | 25% | 67% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 4, 2010 | 34% | 57% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 30, 2010 | 31% | 59% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 11, 2010 | 27% | 58% |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 24, 2010 | 33% | 55% |
Maine [edit]
Incumbent: John Baldacci(D)-retiring
Winner: Paul LePage
| Source | Date | Democrat: Libby Mitchell |
Republican: Paul LePage |
Independent: Eliot Cutler |
Independent: Shawn Moody |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine People's Resource Center Down East Magazine |
October 28–30, 2010 | 24% | 39% | 29% | 4% |
| Critical Insights/Maine Today | October 27–28, 2010 | 21% | 40% | 21% | 4% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 26–28, 2010 | 24% | 40% | 28% | 4% |
| Pan Atlantic SMS Group | October 25–27, 2010 | 22% | 37% | 31% | 3% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 26, 2010 | 26% | 40% | 26% | – |
| Critical Insights | October 13–17, 2010 | 20% | 32% | 19% | – |
| Pan Atlantic SMS Group | October 11–15, 2010 | 28% | 33% | 14% | 5% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 12, 2010 | 32% | 35% | 21% | – |
| Critical Insights | October 10–11, 2010 | 29% | 34% | 13% | 6% |
| Pine Tree Politics/Critical Insights Maine Center for Public Opinion Research |
October 4–7, 2010 | 29% | 30% | 11% | 5% |
| Critical Insights/Maine Today | September 27, 2010 | 30% | 29% | 9% | 5% |
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner | September 22–24, 2010 | 34% | 38% | 10% | 8% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 20, 2010 | 27% | 45% | 14% | – |
| Critical Insights/Maine Today | September 13, 2010 | 25% | 38% | 11% | 4% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 2–6, 2010 | 29% | 43% | 11% | 5% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 12, 2010 | 30% | 38% | 16% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 14, 2010 | 31% | 39% | 15% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 10, 2010 | 36% | 43% | 7% | – |
Maryland [edit]
Incumbent: Martin O’Malley(D)
Winner: Martin O'Malley
| Source | Date | Democrat: Martin O’Malley |
Republican: Bob Ehrlich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 56% | 42% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 24, 2010 | 52% | 42% |
| Washington Post/Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas | October 19–22, 2010 | 54% | 40% |
| Baltimore Sun/OpinionWorks | October 15–20, 2010 | 52% | 38% |
| Gonzales Research | October 11–16, 2010 | 47% | 42% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 4, 2010 | 49% | 41% |
| Washington Post/Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas | September 22–26, 2010 | 49% | 35% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 15, 2010 | 50% | 47% |
| Center Maryland/OpinionWorks | August 13–18, 2010 | 47% | 41% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 17, 2010 | 45% | 44% |
| Gonzales Research | July 13–21, 2010 | 45% | 42% |
| Public Policy Polling | July 10–12, 2010 | 45% | 42% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 8, 2010 | 46% | 47% |
| Magellan Strategies | June 29, 2010 | 43% | 46% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 8, 2010 | 45% | 45% |
| Washington Post | May 3–6, 2010 | 49% | 41% |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 20, 2010 | 47% | 44% |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 23, 2010 | 49% | 43% |
| Gonzales Research | January 13–17, 2010 | 48% | 39% |
Massachusetts [edit]
Incumbent: Deval Patrick(D)
Winner: Deval Patrick
| Source | Date | Democrat: Deval Patrick |
Republican: Charles D. Baker, Jr. |
Independent: Tim Cahill |
Green: Jill Stein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 48% | 42% | 8% | 1% |
| Western New England College | October 24–28, 2010 | 42% | 37% | 11% | 3% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 27, 2010 | 46% | 44% | 6% | – |
| Suffolk University | October 25–27, 2010 | 43% | 37% | 8% | 1% |
| University of New Hampshire/Boston Globe | October 17–22, 2010 | 43% | 39% | 8% | 2% |
| Western New England College | October 16–21, 2010 | 44% | 36% | 8% | 5% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 16, 2010 | 47% | 42% | 6% | – |
| Public Opinion Strategies | October 11–13, 2010 | 35% | 42% | 10% | – |
| Suffolk University | October 10–12, 2010 | 46% | 39% | 10% | 1% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 28, 2010 | 47% | 42% | 6% | – |
| Western New England College | September 19–23, 2010 | 39% | 33% | 16% | – |
| University of New Hampshire/Boston Globe | September 17–22, 2010 | 35% | 34% | 11% | – |
| Suffolk University | September 16–19, 2010 | 41% | 34% | 14% | 4% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 15, 2010 | 45% | 42% | 5% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 1, 2010 | 39% | 34% | 18% | – |
| State House News | August 29–31, 2010 | 34% | 28% | 18% | 4% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 22, 2010 | 38% | 32% | 17% | – |
| UNH/Boston Globe | June 17–23, 2010 | 38% | 31% | 9% | 2% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 21, 2010 | 41% | 34% | 16% | – |
| Suffolk University | May 20–23, 2010 | 42% | 29% | 14% | 8% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 10, 2010 | 45% | 31% | 14% | – |
| Western New England College | April 11–15, 2010 | 34% | 27% | 29% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 5, 2010 | 35% | 27% | 23% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 8, 2010 | 35% | 32% | 19% | – |
| Suffolk University | February 21–24, 2010 | 33% | 25% | 23% | – |
| Public Policy Polling | January 7–9, 2010 | 29% | 27% | 21% | – |
Michigan [edit]
Incumbent: Jennifer Granholm(D)-retiring
Winner: Rick Snyder
| Source | Date | Democrat: Virg Bernero |
Republican: Rick Snyder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 40% | 58% |
| Glengariff Group/Detroit News | October 25–26, 2010 | 35% | 53% |
| EPIC-MRA/Detroit Free Press | October 23–26, 2010 | 37% | 55% |
| Rossman Group/Team TelCom | October 18, 2010 | 36% | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 17, 2010 | 34% | 54% |
| Mitchell Research & Communication | October 11, 2010 | 32% | 52% |
| Baydoun Consulting/Foster, McCollum, White & Associates | October 11, 2010 | 33% | 54% |
| Baydoun Consulting/Foster, McCollum, White & Associates | October 7, 2010 | 37% | 50% |
| EPIC-MRA/Detroit Free Press | October 3–7, 2010 | 29% | 49% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 20, 2010 | 38% | 51% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 17–19, 2010 | 31% | 52% |
| Glengariff Group/Detroit News | September 7–8, 2010 | 36% | 56% |
| Mitchell Research & Communication | August 25–29, 2010 | 26% | 53% |
| EPIC-MRA/Detroit Free Press | August 21–23, 2010 | 29% | 51% |
| Glengariff Group/Detroit News | August 9–10, 2010 | 32% | 51% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 4, 2010 | 37% | 49% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 9, 2010 | 30% | 42% |
| Public Policy Polling | May 25–27, 2010 | 28% | 44% |
| EPIC-MRA/Detroit Free Press | May 22–26, 2010 | 28% | 51% |
| EPIC-MRA/Detroit Free Press | March 28–31, 2010 | 29% | 42% |
| Michigan Research Group | March 10–15, 2010 | 26% | 42% |
Minnesota [edit]
Incumbent: Tim Pawlenty(R)-retiring
Primary Date: August 10
| Source | Date | Democrat: Mark Dayton |
Republican: Tom Emmer |
Independence: Tom Horner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 44% | 43% | 12% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 27–29, 2010 | 43% | 40% | 15% |
| SurveyUSA | October 24–27, 2010 | 39% | 38% | 13% |
| Minnesota Public Radio/University of Minnesota | October 21–25, 2010 | 41% | 29% | 11% |
| Star Tribune Princeton Survey Research Associates International |
October 18–21, 2010 | 41% | 34% | 13% |
| St. Cloud State University | October 10–21, 2010 | 37% | 27% | 18% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 20, 2010 | 44% | 41% | 10% |
| SurveyUSA | October 11–13, 2010 | 42% | 37% | 14% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 6, 2010 | 40% | 38% | 15% |
| Minnesota Public Radio/University of Minnesota | September 22–26, 2010 | 38% | 27% | 16% |
| Minnesota Poll | September 20–23, 2010 | 39% | 30% | 18% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 22, 2010 | 41% | 42% | 9% |
| SurveyUSA | September 12–14, 2010 | 38% | 36% | 18% |
| Minnesota Public Radio/University of Minnesota | August 25–29, 2010 | 34% | 34% | 13% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 12, 2010 | 45% | 36% | 10% |
| KSTP/SurveyUSA | August 5, 2010 | 46% | 32% | 9% |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune | July 26–29, 2010 | 40% | 30% | 13% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 19, 2010 | 40% | 36% | 10% |
| Survey USA | June 14–16, 2010 | 38% | 35% | 12% |
| Decision Resources, Ltd. | May 28 – June 2, 2010 | 40% | 28% | 18% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 24, 2010 | 35% | 37% | 12% |
| MPR/Humphrey Institute | May 13–16, 2010 | 35% | 31% | 9% |
| Survey USA | May 3–5, 2010 | 34% | 42% | 9% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 10, 2010 | 38% | 35% | 7% |
Nebraska [edit]
Incumbent: Dave Heineman(R)
Winner: Dave Heineman
| Source | Date | Democrat: Mike Meister |
Republican: Dave Heineman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 26% | 74% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 7, 2010 | 24% | 66% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 2, 2010 | 28% | 61% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 19, 2010 | 18% | 71% |
Nevada [edit]
Incumbent: Jim Gibbons(R)-defeated in primary
Winner: Brian Sandoval
| Source | Date | Democrat: Rory Reid |
Republican: Brian Sandoval |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 42% | 53% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 30–31, 2010 | 44% | 55% |
| YouGov | October 25–30, 2010 | 40% | 52% |
| LVRJ/Mason Dixon | October 25–27, 2010 | 38% | 54% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | October 20–26, 2010 | 33% | 53% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 25, 2010 | 35% | 58% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 17, 2010 | 37% | 56% |
| LVRJ/Mason Dixon | October 11–12, 2010 | 37% | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 11, 2010 | 40% | 55% |
| Suffolk University | October 8–11, 2010 | 39% | 50% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 7–9, 2010 | 43% | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 5, 2010 | 40% | 53% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | October 1–5, 2010 | 35% | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 28, 2010 | 40% | 53% |
| Public Opinion Strategies | September 21–23, 2010 | 39% | 45% |
| Mason-Dixon/Las Vegas Review-Journal | September 20–22, 2010 | 37% | 51% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | September 10–14, 2010 | 31% | 58% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 13, 2010 | 39% | 52% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | September 10–12, 2010 | 31% | 60% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | September 11, 2010 | 38% | 56% |
| Mason Dixon/LVRJ | September 7–9, 2010 | 36% | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 1, 2010 | 33% | 58% |
| Mason Dixon/LVRJ | August 23–25, 2010 | 31% | 53% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 16, 2010 | 36% | 52% |
| Mason Dixon/LVRJ | August 9–11, 2010 | 36% | 52% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | July 30 – August 1, 2010 | 42% | 43% |
| Mason Dixon/LVRJ | July 26–28, 2010 | 31% | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 27, 2010 | 40% | 50% |
| Public Policy Polling | July 16–18, 2010 | 38% | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 12, 2010 | 36% | 57% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 22, 2010 | 33% | 55% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 9, 2010 | 31% | 54% |
| Mason Dixon/LVRJ | June 1–3, 2010 | 37% | 51% |
| Daily Kos/Research 2K | May 31 – June 2, 2010 | 41% | 51% |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 27, 2010 | 35% | 53% |
| Mason Dixon/LVRJ | April 5–7, 2010 | 35% | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 31, 2010 | 34% | 55% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 3, 2010 | 35% | 53% |
| Mason Dixon/LVRJ | February 22–24, 2010 | 29% | 51% |
| Public Opinion Strategies | February 15–16, 2010 | 34% | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 3, 2010 | 33% | 45% |
| Grove Insight | January 31, 2010 | 35% | 44% |
New Hampshire [edit]
Incumbent: John Lynch(D)
Winner: John Lynch
| Source | Date | Democrat: John Lynch |
Republican: John Stephen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 53% | 45% |
| University of New Hampshire | October 27–31, 2010 | 49% | 41% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 27–29, 2010 | 53% | 44% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 27, 2010 | 51% | 45% |
| University of New Hampshire | October 7–12, 2010 | 51% | 38% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 10, 2010 | 53% | 43% |
| American Research Group | October 3–5, 2010 | 51% | 41% |
| University of New Hampshire | September 23–29, 2010 | 51% | 34% |
| American Research Group | September 22–26, 2010 | 42% | 40% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 15, 2010 | 48% | 46% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 11–12, 2010 | 51% | 39% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 5, 2010 | 50% | 39% |
| Public Policy Polling | July 23–25, 2010 | 51% | 34% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 26, 2010 | 47% | 35% |
| University of New Hampshire | April 18–28, 2010 | 49% | 32% |
| Public Policy Polling | April 17–18, 2010 | 47% | 36% |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 7, 2010 | 47% | 37% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 8, 2010 | 50% | 35% |
| Rasmussen Reports | January 12, 2010 | 51% | 32% |
New Mexico [edit]
Incumbent: Bill Richardson(D)-retiring
Winner: Susana Martinez
| Source | Date | Democrat: Diane Denish |
Republican: Susana Martinez |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 46% | 54% |
| Albuquerque Journal | October 27–28, 2010 | 42% | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 24, 2010 | 42% | 52% |
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner | October 20–24, 2010 | 45% | 46% |
| Public Opinion Strategies | October 20–24, 2010 | 42% | 50% |
| Survey USA | October 12–14, 2010 | 42% | 54% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 10, 2010 | 43% | 52% |
| Public Opinion Strategies | October 3–5, 2010 | 42% | 51% |
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner | September 30 – October 1, 2010 | 46% | 49% |
| Albuquerque Journal | September 27–30, 2010 | 41% | 47% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 29, 2010 | 41% | 51% |
| Public Policy Polling/Daily Kos | September 25–26, 2010 | 42% | 50% |
| Third Eye Strategies | September 21–23, 2010 | 46% | 46% |
| Public Opinion Strategies | September 11–13, 2010 | 41% | 52% |
| Albuquerque Journal | August 23–27, 2010 | 39% | 45% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 24, 2010 | 43% | 48% |
| Magellan Strategies | June 21, 2010 | 43% | 44% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 3, 2010 | 42% | 44% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 25, 2010 | 43% | 42% |
| Survey USA | May 23–25, 2010 | 43% | 49% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 24, 2010 | 51% | 32% |
| Public Policy Polling | February 18–20, 2010 | 46% | 32% |
New York [edit]
Incumbent: David Paterson(D)-retiring
Winner: Andrew Cuomo
| Source | Date | Democrat: Andrew Cuomo |
Republican: Carl Paladino |
Conservative: Rick Lazio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 61% | 34% | |
| YouGov | October 28–31, 2010 | 58% | 26% | |
| Siena College | October 27–30, 2010 | 58% | 33% | |
| Marist College/McClatchy | October 26–28, 2010 | 62% | 28% | |
| Survey USA | October 25–28, 2010 | 55% | 33% | |
| YouGov | October 25–28, 2010 | 57% | 25% | |
| Quinnipiac University | October 18–24, 2010 | 55% | 35% | – |
| Marist College | October 18–20, 2010 | 63% | 28% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 19, 2010 | 51% | 37% | – |
| Siena College | October 14–18, 2010 | 63% | 26% | – |
| New York Times | October 10–15, 2010 | 60% | 21% | |
| Survey USA | October 11–13, 2010 | 59% | 33% | |
| Angus Reid | October 5–7, 2010 | 63% | 32% | |
| Survey USA | October 5–7, 2010 | 57% | 34% | – |
| Quinnipiac University | October 1–5, 2010 | 55% | 37% | – |
| CNN/Time Magazine | October 1–5, 2010 | 65% | 31% | |
| Siena College | October 3–4, 2010 | 56% | 32% | – |
| Public Policy Polling | October 1–3, 2010 | 53% | 38% | – |
| Marist College | September 27–29, 2010 | 56% | 34% | – |
| Marist College | September 19–22, 2010 | 53% | 34% | 10% |
| Survey USA | September 20–21, 2010 | 49% | 40% | – |
| Quinnipiac University | September 16–20, 2010 | 49% | 43% | – |
| Siena College | September 16–17, 2010 | 57% | 24% | 8% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 16, 2010 | 54% | 38% | – |
| Quinnipiac University | August 23–29, 2010 | 60% | 23% | – |
| Siena College | August 9–12, 2010 | 60% | 27% | – |
| Quinnipiac University | July 20–26, 2010 | 55% | 25% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 20, 2010 | 58% | 29% | – |
| Siena College | July 6–8, 2010 | 64% | 23% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 24, 2010 | 55% | 25% | – |
| Quinnipiac University | June 15–20, 2010 | 59% | 23% | – |
| Siena College | June 7–9, 2010 | 60% | 23% | – |
| Siena College | May 17–20, 2010 | 65% | 22% | – |
| Marist College | May 3–5, 2010 | 67% | 22% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 27, 2010 | 55% | 25% | – |
| Quinnipiac University | April 6–11, 2010 | 60% | 24% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 29, 2010 | 51% | 28% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 1, 2010 | 56% | 27% | – |
Ohio [edit]
Incumbent: Ted Strickland(D)
Winner: John Kasich
| Source | Date | Democrat: Ted Strickland |
Republican: John Kasich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 47% | 49% |
| YouGov | October 28–31, 2010 | 41% | 44% |
| University of Cincinnati | October 27–31, 2010 | 48% | 52% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 30, 2010 | 44% | 48% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 28–30, 2010 | 48% | 49% |
| Quinnipiac University | October 25–30, 2010 | 46% | 47% |
| Columbus Dispatch | October 20–29, 2010 | 47% | 49% |
| YouGov | October 25–28, 2010 | 44% | 44% |
| Feldman Group | October 24–27, 2010 | 46% | 42% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 26, 2010 | 44% | 48% |
| Survey USA | October 22–26, 2010 | 44% | 49% |
| Quinnipiac University | October 18–24, 2010 | 43% | 49% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 23, 2010 | 43% | 47% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | October 15–19, 2010 | 48% | 46% |
| University of Cincinnati | October 14–18, 2010 | 47% | 49% |
| Quinnipiac University | October 12–17, 2010 | 41% | 51% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 16, 2010 | 43% | 49% |
| University of Cincinnati | October 8–13, 2010 | 43% | 51% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 11, 2010 | 45% | 48% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 9, 2010 | 42% | 47% |
| Angus Reid Public Opinion | October 5–8, 2010 | 46% | 48% |
| Suffolk University | October 4–6, 2010 | 42% | 46% |
| The Feldman Group | October 3–5, 2010 | 46% | 42% |
| Quinnipiac University | September 29 – October 3, 2010 | 41% | 50% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 2, 2010 | 43% | 49% |
| Benenson Strategy Group | September 25–27, 2010 | 41% | 40% |
| CBS News/NY Times | September 23–27, 2010 | 42% | 43% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | September 25, 2010 | 43% | 45% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | September 23–25, 2010 | 46% | 47% |
| Ohio Newspapers/University of Cincinnati | September 16–20, 2010 | 45% | 49% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | September 18, 2010 | 41% | 47% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | September 10–14, 2010 | 44% | 51% |
| Quinnipiac University | September 9–14, 2010 | 37% | 54% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 13, 2010 | 43% | 50% |
| Survey USA | September 10–13, 2010 | 40% | 52% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | September 11, 2010 | 43% | 48% |
| The Columbus Dispatch | August 25 – September 3, 2010 | 37% | 49% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 30, 2010 | 39% | 47% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 27–29, 2010 | 40% | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 16, 2010 | 40% | 48% |
| Reuters/Ipsos | August 6–8, 2010 | 39% | 48% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 2, 2010 | 42% | 45% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 19, 2010 | 43% | 48% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 29, 2010 | 40% | 47% |
| Public Policy Polling | June 26–27, 2010 | 41% | 43% |
| Quinnipiac University | June 22–27, 2010 | 43% | 38% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 3, 2010 | 42% | 47% |
| University of Cincinnati | May 11–20, 2010 | 49% | 44% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 5, 2010 | 45% | 46% |
| Quinnipiac University | April 21–26, 2010 | 44% | 38% |
| Daily Kos/Research 2K | April 5–7, 2010 | 45% | 40% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 30, 2010 | 45% | 46% |
| Quinnipiac University | March 23–29, 2010 | 43% | 38% |
| Public Policy Polling | March 20–21, 2010 | 37% | 42% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 4, 2010 | 38% | 49% |
| Quinnipiac University | February 16–21, 2010 | 44% | 39% |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 5–6, 2010 | 41% | 47% |
| Ohio Newspapers/UC | January 13–19, 2010 | 45% | 51% |
| Rasmussen Reports | January 12, 2010 | 40% | 47% |
| ORTL/Wenzel Strategies | January 8–12, 2010 | 33% | 43% |
Oklahoma [edit]
Incumbent: Brad Henry(D)-retiring
Winner: Mary Fallin
| Source | Date | Democrat: Jari Askins |
Republican: Mary Fallin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 40% | 60% |
| Tulsa World/Sooner Poll | October 18–23, 2010 | 38% | 56% |
| Tulsa World/Sooner Poll | October 3–7, 2010 | 38% | 54% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 23, 2010 | 34% | 60% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 26, 2010 | 37% | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 28, 2010 | 36% | 57% |
| Tulsa World/Sooner Poll | July 16–21, 2010 | 40% | 46% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 30, 2010 | 32% | 55% |
| Tulsa World/Sooner Poll | May 25 – June 8, 2010 | 36% | 49% |
| Cole Hargrave Snodgrass | April 19–22, 2010 | 30% | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 24, 2010 | 37% | 51% |
| Tulsa World/Sooner Poll | January 2–5, 2010 | 36% | 52% |
Oregon [edit]
Incumbent: Ted Kulongoski(D)-retiring
Winner: John Kitzhaber
| Source | Date | Democrat: John Kitzhaber |
Republican: Chris Dudley |
Progressive: Jerry Wilson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Tribune Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall |
October 30–31, 2010 | 46% | 43% | |
| Survey USA | October 23–28, 2010 | 48% | 41% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 25, 2010 | 46% | 49% | – |
| Hibbitts, Davis & Midghall/Portland Tribune FOX/Oregon Public Broadcasting |
October 24–25, 2010 | 43% | 46% | – |
| Grove Insight | October 22–24, 2010 | 49% | 45% | – |
| Elway Research/The Oregonian | October 18–19, 2010 | 45% | 44% | – |
| Public Policy Polling/Daily Kos | October 16–17, 2010 | 48% | 47% | – |
| Survey USA | October 12–14, 2010 | 46% | 45% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 10, 2010 | 48% | 46% | – |
| Survey USA | September 12–14, 2010 | 43% | 49% | – |
| Riley Research | August 31 – September 9, 2010 | 40% | 39% | 1% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 22, 2010 | 44% | 45% | – |
| Survey USA | July 25–27, 2010 | 44% | 46% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 26, 2010 | 44% | 47% | – |
| Magellan Strategies | June 28, 2010 | 40% | 41% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 17, 2010 | 45% | 47% | – |
| Survey USA | June 7–9, 2010 | 40% | 47% | 6% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 24, 2010 | 44% | 45% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 26, 2010 | 41% | 41% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 17, 2010 | 42% | 36% | – |
Pennsylvania [edit]
Incumbent: Ed Rendell(D)-retiring
Winner: Tom Corbett
| Source | Date | Democrat: Dan Onorato |
Republican: Tom Corbett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 45% | 55% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 30–31, 2010 | 45% | 52% |
| YouGov | October 28–31, 2010 | 39% | 47% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | October 28–31, 2010 | 42% | 49% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | October 27–30, 2010 | 41% | 48% |
| Quinnipiac University | October 25–30, 2010 | 42% | 52% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | October 26–29, 2010 | 41% | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 28, 2010 | 43% | 52% |
| YouGov | October 25–28, 2010 | 37% | 46% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | October 25–28, 2010 | 38% | 52% |
| Susquehanna Polling & Research Pittsburgh Tribune Review |
October 24–27, 2010 | 41% | 48% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | October 24–27, 2010 | 37% | 52% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | October 23–26, 2010 | 38% | 52% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | October 20–26, 2010 | 48% | 46% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | October 22–25, 2010 | 39% | 50% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | October 22–24, 2010 | 46% | 43% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | October 21–24, 2010 | 41% | 49% |
| Franklin & Marshall College | October 18–24, 2010 | 35% | 51% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | October 20–23, 2010 | 41% | 50% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | October 19–22, 2010 | 41% | 49% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 21, 2010 | 45% | 50% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | October 18–21, 2010 | 40% | 49% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | October 17–20, 2010 | 38% | 49% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | October 16–19, 2010 | 40% | 47% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 17–18, 2010 | 46% | 48% |
| Quinnipiac University | September 13–17, 2010 | 44% | 49% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 12, 2010 | 40% | 54% |
| Magellan Strategies | October 10, 2010 | 38% | 48% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | September 28 – October 4, 2010 | 36% | 47% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 29, 2010 | 41% | 53% |
| McClatchy/Marist College | September 26–28, 2010 | 41% | 53% |
| Suffolk University | September 24–27, 2010 | 40% | 47% |
| Franklin & Marshall College/Philadelphia Daily News | September 20–26, 2010 | 32% | 36% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | September 18–23, 2010 | 37% | 46% |
| Magellan Strategies | September 21, 2010 | 38% | 50% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | September 17–20, 2010 | 44% | 52% |
| Quinnipiac University | September 15–19, 2010 | 39% | 54% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | September 18, 2010 | 39% | 49% |
| Times Leader/Critical Insights | September 14–16, 2010 | 37% | 38% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 13, 2010 | 39% | 49% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | September 11, 2010 | 40% | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 30, 2010 | 37% | 50% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | August 27–29, 2010 | 34% | 49% |
| Franklin & Marshall | August 16–23, 2010 | 28% | 29% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 16, 2010 | 38% | 48% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 14–16, 2010 | 35% | 48% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 28, 2010 | 39% | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 14, 2010 | 38% | 48% |
| Quinnipiac University | July 6–11, 2010 | 37% | 44% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 29, 2010 | 39% | 49% |
| Public Policy Polling | June 19–21, 2010 | 35% | 45% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 2, 2010 | 33% | 49% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 19, 2010 | 36% | 49% |
| Quinnipiac University | May 4–10, 2010 | 37% | 43% |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 15, 2010 | 36% | 45% |
| Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | March 29 – April 7, 2010 | 18% | 42% |
| Quinnipiac University | March 30 – April 5, 2010 | 33% | 45% |
| Public Policy Polling | March 29 – April 1, 2010 | 32% | 45% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 16, 2010 | 29% | 46% |
| Daily Kos/Research 2K | March 8–10, 2010 | 34% | 40% |
| Susquehanna Polling & Research | March 3–6, 2010 | 24% | 39% |
| Quinnipiac University | February 22–28, 2010 | 32% | 42% |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 10, 2010 | 26% | 52% |
Rhode Island [edit]
Incumbent: Don Carcieri(R)-retiring
Winner: Lincoln Chafee
| Source | Date | Democrat: Frank Caprio |
Republican: John Robitaille |
Independent: Lincoln Chafee |
Moderate: Ken Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 23% | 34% | 36% | 6% |
| Quest Research/NBC/Rhode Island College | October 23–25, 2010 | 25% | 28% | 35% | 2% |
| Fleming & Associates | October 21–25, 2010 | 26% | 26% | 33% | 4% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 21, 2010 | 28% | 25% | 35% | 6% |
| Quest Research/NBC/Rhode Island College | October 4–6, 2010 | 37% | 22% | 33% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 4, 2010 | 30% | 22% | 33% | 4% |
| Brown University | September 27–29, 2010 | 30% | 14% | 23% | 2% |
| Fleming & Associates | September 22–26, 2010 | 33% | 19% | 30% | – |
| Quest Research/NBC | September 15–17, 2010 | 36% | 13% | 24% | 2% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 16, 2010 | 30% | 23% | 33% | 5% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 17, 2010 | 38% | 20% | 32% | – |
| Providence Journal | August 5–9, 2010 | 34% | 9% | 39% | 11% |
| Brown University | July 27–30, 2010 | 28% | 7% | 26% | 3% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 21, 2010 | 30% | 23% | 37% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 27, 2010 | 32% | 25% | 35% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 21, 2010 | 33% | 21% | 33% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 25, 2010 | 22% | 26% | 37% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 25, 2010 | 22% | 24% | 38% | – |
| Brown University | February 9–12, 2010 | 12% | 28% | 34% | – |
South Carolina [edit]
Incumbent: Mark Sanford(R)-retiring
Winner: Nikki Haley
| Source | Date | Democrat: Vincent Sheheen |
Republican: Nikki Haley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 47% | 51% |
| Insider Advantage/Statehouse Report | October 19, 2010 | 37% | 51% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 19, 2010 | 38% | 47% |
| Crantford & Associates | October 18, 2010 | 41% | 43% |
| Winthrop University | October 5–10, 2010 | 37% | 46% |
| Hamilton Campaigns | October 1–4, 2010 | 44% | 49% |
| Crantford & Associates | September 30, 2010 | 41% | 45% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 22, 2010 | 33% | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 25, 2010 | 36% | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 29, 2010 | 35% | 49% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 23, 2010 | 40% | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 10, 2010 | 34% | 55% |
| Public Policy Polling | May 22–23, 2010 | 34% | 44% |
South Dakota [edit]
Incumbent: Mike Rounds(R)-retiring
Winner: Dennis Daugaard
| Source | Date | Democrat: Scott Heidepriem |
Republican: Dennis Daugaard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 38% | 62% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 20, 2010 | 36% | 55% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 4, 2010 | 33% | 57% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 8, 2010 | 28% | 57% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 3, 2010 | 27% | 59% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 6, 2010 | 35% | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 10, 2010 | 36% | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 26, 2010 | 36% | 51% |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 21, 2010 | 33% | 53% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 25, 2010 | 32% | 49% |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 23, 2010 | 32% | 41% |
Tennessee [edit]
Incumbent: Phil Bredesen(D)-retiring
Winner: Bill Haslam
| Source | Date | Democrat: Mike McWherter |
Republican: Bill Haslam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 33% | 65% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 7, 2010 | 31% | 59% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 9, 2010 | 30% | 55% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 9, 2010 | 31% | 56% |
| Mason Dixon/TNN | July 19–21, 2010 | 31% | 49% |
| WSMV TV Channel 4 | July 8, 2010 | 34% | 60% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 15, 2010 | 32% | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 22, 2010 | 27% | 45% |
Texas [edit]
Incumbent: Rick Perry(R)
Winner: Rick Perry
| Source | Date | Democrat: Bill White |
Republican: Rick Perry |
Libertarian: Kathie Glass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 42% | 55% | 2% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 26–28, 2010 | 44% | 53% | |
| Blum & Weprin/Texas Newspapers | October 22–27, 2010 | 37% | 49% | 2% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 21, 2010 | 42% | 51% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 6, 2010 | 42% | 53% | |
| BELO/Public Strategies | September 27 – October 2, 2010 | 36% | 50% | |
| Texas Lyceum | September 22–30, 2010 | 43% | 48% | 5% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 24, 2010 | 42% | 48% | |
| Blum & Weprin/Texas Newspapers | September 15–22, 2010 | 39% | 46% | |
| YouGov/Texas Tribune/University of Texas | September 3–8, 2010 | 33% | 39% | |
| Public Policy Polling | September 2–6, 2010 | 42% | 48% | |
| Wilson Research Strategies | August 29–31, 2010 | 38% | 50% | |
| Hill Research | August 25–29, 2010 | 41% | 42% | |
| Zogby International | August 24–28, 2010 | 41% | 44% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 22, 2010 | 41% | 49% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 13, 2010 | 41% | 50% | |
| Public Policy Polling | June 19–21, 2010 | 43% | 43% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 16, 2010 | 40% | 48% | |
| YouGov/Texas Tribune/University of Texas | May 14-10, 2010 | 35% | 44% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 13, 2010 | 38% | 51% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 14, 2010 | 44% | 48% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 3, 2010 | 43% | 49% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 22, 2010 | 41% | 47% | |
| Daily Kos/Research 2K | February 8–10, 2010 | 42% | 46% | |
| Dallas Morning News/Blum & Weprin Associates | February 2–10, 2010 | 37% | 43% | |
| Public Policy Polling | February 4–7, 2010 | 42% | 48% | |
| University of Texas/Texas Tribune | February 1–7, 2010 | 35% | 44% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 1, 2010 | 39% | 48% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | January 17, 2010 | 40% | 50% |
Utah [edit]
Incumbent: Gary Herbert(R)
Winner: Gary Herbert
| Source | Date | Democrat: Peter Corroon |
Republican: Gary Herbert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 32% | 64% |
| Deseret News/Dan Jones & Associates | October 25–28, 2010 | 29% | 63% |
| Mason Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune | October 25–27, 2010 | 32% | 59% |
| Deseret News/Dan Jones & Associates | October 11–14, 2010 | 33% | 58% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 13, 2010 | 29% | 66% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 23, 2010 | 29% | 60% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 23, 2010 | 31% | 58% |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 8, 2010 | 29% | 57% |
Vermont [edit]
Incumbent: Jim Douglas(R)-retiring
Winner: Peter Shumlin
| Source | Date | Democrat: Peter Shumlin |
Republican: Brian Dubie |
Independent: Anthony Pollina |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports | October 28, 2010 | 50% | 45% | – |
| Vermont Public Radio/Mason Dixon | October 11–13, 2010 | 43% | 44% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 13, 2010 | 49% | 46% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 17, 2010 | 36% | 55% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 18, 2010 | 33% | 51% | – |
| WCAX News/Research 2K | February 14–16, 2010 | 31% | 39% | 12% |
Wisconsin [edit]
Incumbent: Jim Doyle(D)-retiring
Winner: Scott Walker
| Source | Date | Democrat: Tom Barrett |
Republican: Scott Walker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 47% | 52% |
| YouGov | October 25–30, 2010 | 44% | 50% |
| Marist College/McClatchy | October 26–28, 2010 | 44% | 41% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 26–28, 2010 | 44% | 53% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 25, 2010 | 42% | 52% |
| St. Norbert College Wisconsin Public Radio |
October 12–15, 2010 | 41% | 50% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | October 8–12, 2010 | 45% | 48% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 11, 2010 | 42% | 51% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | October 8–11, 2010 | 42% | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 29, 2010 | 44% | 50% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | September 25, 2010 | 45% | 49% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | September 17–20, 2010 | 42% | 53% |
| Public Policy Polling/Daily Kos | September 18–19, 2010 | 41% | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 15, 2010 | 43% | 51% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 24, 2010 | 44% | 47% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 10, 2010 | 41% | 49% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 27, 2010 | 43% | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 13, 2010 | 44% | 48% |
| Public Policy Polling | June 26–27, 2010 | 38% | 45% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 21, 2010 | 41% | 49% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 25, 2010 | 41% | 48% |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 20, 2010 | 44% | 46% |
| WPR/St. Norbert College | March 23–31, 2010 | 28% | 44% |
| Public Policy Polling | March 20–21, 2010 | 39% | 42% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 16, 2010 | 42% | 48% |
| WPRI | March 7–9, 2010 | 32% | 36% |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 17, 2010 | 40% | 49% |
| Rasmussen Reports | January 26, 2010 | 38% | 48% |
Wyoming [edit]
Incumbent: Dave Freudenthal (D)-retiring
Winner: Matt Mead
| Source | Date | Democrat: Leslie Petersen |
Republican: Matt Mead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election Results | November 2, 2010 | 25% | 72% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 30, 2010 | 25% | 61% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 18, 2010 | 24% | 58% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 22, 2010 | 22% | 49% |
Territorial elections [edit]
Guam [edit]
Incumbent: Felix Perez Camacho (D)-retiring
Primary Date: September 4
| Source | Date | Democrat: Carl T.C. Gutierrez |
Republican: Eddie Calvo |
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U.S. Virgin Islands [edit]
Incumbent: John de Jongh (D)
Primary Date: September 11
| Source | Date | Democrat: John de Jongh |
Independent: Kenneth Mapp |
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