2010 Utah gubernatorial special election

2010 Utah gubernatorial special election
	County results ; Herbert: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Corroon: 50–60%
Governor before election; Gary Herbert; Republican	Elected Governor ; Gary Herbert; Republican

The 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election took place November 2, 2010. It was a special election to fill the remainder of Governor Jon Huntsman's term. Huntsman resigned on August 11, 2009, to become United States Ambassador to China. Lieutenant Governor Gary Herbert assumed the governorship and went on to defeat his Democratic opponent, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon, in the 2010 election.^[1]

Candidates

Democratic

Peter Corroon, Mayor of Salt Lake County^[2]

Republican

Nominee

Gary Herbert, Governor^[2]

Defeated at convention

Richard Martin^[2]
Daniel Van Oaks, Jr.^[2]

State Republican Convention results (first round)^[3]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Gary R. Herbert (incumbent)	2,386	70.8
Republican	Daniel Van Oaks, Jr.	830	24.6
Republican	Richard Martin	141	4.2

Libertarian

W Andrew McCullough^[2]

Other

Farley Anderson^[2]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report^[4]	Safe R	October 14, 2010
Rothenberg^[5]	Safe R	October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics^[6]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[7]	Safe R	October 28, 2010
CQ Politics^[8]	Safe R	October 28, 2010

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Gary Herbert (R)	Peter Corroon (D)
Rasmussen Reports^[9]	October 13, 2010	66%	29%
Dan Jones & Associates^[10]	September 7–13, 2010	52%	31%
Rasmussen Reports^[11]	August 23, 2010	60%	29%
Rasmussen Reports^[12]	June 23, 2010	58%	31%
Rasmussen Reports^[13]	April 8, 2010	57%	29%
Mason-Dixon^[14]	January 18–20, 2010	55%	30%
Dan Jones & Associates^[15]	January 12–13, 2010	48%	35%
Dan Jones & Associates^[16]	November 19–23, 2009	56%	32%

Results

2010 Utah special gubernatorial election^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Gary Herbert (incumbent)	412,151	64.07%	−13.56%
	Democratic	Peter Corroon	205,246	31.90%	+12.18%
	Independent	Farley Anderson	13,038	2.03%	+2.03%
	Libertarian	W. Andrew McCullough	12,871	2.00%	−0.62%
Majority			206,905	32.16%	−25.75%
Turnout			643,306
	Republican hold		Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Summit (largest municipality: Park City)

References

^ Roche, Lisa Riley (November 3, 2010). "Gov. Gary Herbert defeats Peter Coroon in special election for Utah's governor". Deseret News.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2010 Candidates". Utah Lieutenant Governor. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
^ Round 1 Results: Candidates for Utah Governor Archived 2010-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 8, 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. 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.
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ Dan Jones & Associates
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ Mason-Dixon
^ Dan Jones & Associates
^ Dan Jones & Associates
^ "Historical Election Results – Utah Voter Information". voteinfo.utah.gov.

External links

State of Utah Elections Office
Utah Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
Campaign contributions for 2010 UT Governor from Follow the Money
Utah General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Election 2010: Utah Governor from Rasmussen Reports
Utah Governor Special Election - Herbert vs. Corroon from Real Clear Politics
2010 Utah Governor's Race from CQ Politics
Race Profile in The New York Times

Official campaign sites (Archived)

[1] Roche, Lisa Riley (November 3, 2010). "Gov. Gary Herbert defeats Peter Coroon in special election for Utah's governor". Deseret News.

[governor-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2010 Candidates". Utah Lieutenant Governor. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.

[3] Round 1 Results: Candidates for Utah Governor Archived 2010-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 8, 2010

[4] "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[5] "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[6] "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[7] "THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[8] "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[9] Rasmussen Reports

[10] Dan Jones & Associates

[11] Rasmussen Reports

[12] Rasmussen Reports

[13] Rasmussen Reports

[14] Mason-Dixon

[15] Dan Jones & Associates

[16] Dan Jones & Associates

[17] "Historical Election Results – Utah Voter Information". voteinfo.utah.gov.

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