2010 Alabama gubernatorial election

Alabama gubernatorial election, 2010
Bentley 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%	Sparks 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; Bob Riley; Republican	Elected Governor ; Robert J. Bentley; Republican

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 Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and candidate for governor in 2006^[5]
James Potts, perennial candidate
Charles Taylor, perennial candidate

Endorsements

Robert J. Bentley

Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas and candidate for president in 2008

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

Alabama Republican Assembly^[16]
Robert Aderholt, U.S. Representative from Alabama's 4th congressional district^[17]

Roy Moore

Bobby Allison^[18]

Polling

Source	Date(s) administered	Robert J. Bentley	Bradley Byrne	Kay Ivey	Tim James	Bill Johnson	Roy Moore	Undecided
Research 2000	May 17–19, 2010	9%	29%	--	17%	3%	23%	17%
Public Strategy Associates^{[permanent dead link‍]}	May 10–11, 2010	12%	24%	n/a	23%	2%	18%	21%
Ayres, McHenry and Associates	May 3–4, 2010	7%	20%	n/a	26%	n/a	21%	26%
Public Policy Polling	March 27–29, 2010	10%	27%	10%	9%	1%	23%	20%
Public Strategy Associates^{[permanent dead link‍]}	February 3–4, 2010	4%	20%	3%	8%	2%	17%	46%

Results

Republican primary results^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradley Byrne	137,349	27.89
	Republican	Robert J. Bentley	123,870	25.15
	Republican	Tim James	123,662	25.11
	Republican	Roy Moore	95,077	19.31
	Republican	Bill Johnson	8,350	1.70
	Republican	Charles Taylor	2,622	0.53
	Republican	James Potts	1,549	0.31
Total votes			492,480	100.00

Republican primary runoff results (July 13, 2010)^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert J. Bentley	260,887	56.07
	Republican	Bradley Byrne	204,394	43.93
Total votes			465,281	100.00

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	%
	Democratic	Ron Sparks	199,558	62.44
	Democratic	Artur Davis	120,050	37.56
Total votes			319,608	100.00

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report	Solid R^[23]	October 29, 2010
Rothenberg	Safe R^[24]	October 15, 2010
Swing State Project	Safe R^{[citation needed]}
RealClearPolitics	Safe R^[25]	October 21, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R^[26]	October 21, 2010
CQ Politics	Safe R^[27]	October 21, 2010

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Robert J. Bentley (R)	Ron Sparks (D)
Rasmussen Reports	September 21, 2010	55%	35%
Rasmussen Reports	August 19, 2010	58%	34%
Rasmussen Reports	July 22, 2010	55%	35%
Rasmussen Reports	June 3, 2010	56%	37%
Rasmussen Reports	May 25, 2010	44%	31%

Results

2010 gubernatorial election, Alabama^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert J. Bentley	860,472	57.9%	+0.5
	Democratic	Ron Sparks	625,710	42.1%	−0.5
Majority			234,762	15.8%
Turnout			1,486,182	100%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ "Alabama Secretary of State's website". Sos.state.al.us. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ 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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Alabama Home Builders Association Endorses Bradley Byrne". Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ REALTOR's Endorsment [sic] of Bradley Byrne. Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. {{cite AV media}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ABC's Endoresment of Bradley Byrne.
^ "Right on Hunstville Endorses Bradley Byrne".^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Ala. Republican Assembly backs James, Erwin". Opelika-Auburn News. 2009-05-11. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Aderholt, Giles Endorse Tim James for Governor". Doc's Political Parlor. 2009-04-22. Archived from the original on 2010-04-29. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Bobby Allison endorses Roy Moore for Ala. governor". Associated Press (via WSFA News). 2010-04-21.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b "Alabama Governor Primary Results". Politico. June 1, 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "The 2010 Results Maps". Politico.Com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Senate Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Battle for the Senate". RealClearPolitics. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "2010 Senate Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Race Ratings Chart: Senate". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2010-11-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Alabama Secretary of State – Elections
Alabama Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
Alabama Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for 2010 Alabama Governor from Follow the Money
2010 Alabama Gubernatorial General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Election 2010: Alabama Governor from Rasmussen Reports
2010 Alabama Governor Race from Real Clear Politics
2010 Alabama Governor's Race from CQ Politics^{[dead link‍]}
Race Profile in The New York Times

Debates

Alabama Gubernatorial Debate, C-SPAN, September 16, 2010

Official campaign websites

[1] "Alabama Secretary of State's website". Sos.state.al.us. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] File photo (2009-05-27). "Bradley Byrne announces run for governor of Alabama | al.com". Blog.al.com. Retrieved 2010-06-06.

[komo-3] "Alabama State Profile". KOMO-TV. Retrieved April 18, 2009.

[johnson-4] "Former Birmingham City Councilman Bill Johnson enters Alabama governor's race". The Birmingham News. Archived from the original on 2009-11-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] 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.

[6] "Bush Backs Byrne in Alabama". Politico.com. 2010-03-05.

[7] Jack Edwards' Endorsement of Bradley Byrne.

[8] Jimmy Rane's Endorsement of Bradley Byrne.

[9] "Various Individual Endorsements of Bradley Byrne".^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[10] "Byrne Endorsed by Conservative Leaders at Huntsville Campaign Fish Fry".^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[11] "RetailPAC Endorses Byrne for Governor". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[12] "Alabama Home Builders Association Endorses Bradley Byrne". Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[13] REALTOR's Endorsment [sic] of Bradley Byrne. Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. {{cite AV media}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[14] ABC's Endoresment of Bradley Byrne.

[15] "Right on Hunstville Endorses Bradley Byrne".^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[16] "Ala. Republican Assembly backs James, Erwin". Opelika-Auburn News. 2009-05-11. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[17] "Aderholt, Giles Endorse Tim James for Governor". Doc's Political Parlor. 2009-04-22. Archived from the original on 2010-04-29. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[18] "Bobby Allison endorses Roy Moore for Ala. governor". Associated Press (via WSFA News). 2010-04-21.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[Politico-19] "Alabama Governor Primary Results". Politico. June 1, 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[20] "The 2010 Results Maps". Politico.Com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[21] "Ron Sparks announces run for governor". The Birmingham News. April 3, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2009.

[22] 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.

[23] "Senate". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[24] "Senate Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[25] "Battle for the Senate". RealClearPolitics. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[26] "2010 Senate Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[27] "Race Ratings Chart: Senate". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[28] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2010-11-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Candidates

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Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Polling

Results

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Predictions

Polling

Results

See also

References

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