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Candidates for Governor, 2010
From Ballotpedia
Of the 166 candidates campaigning for the statewide governmental position, here is the breakdown via party lines:
- 37 are Democrats
- 37 are Republicans
- 37 are Independents
- 19 are Libertarians
- 13 are Greens
- 4 are Constitution Party
- 1 is Alaskan Independence Party
- 1 is American Independent Party
- 1 is Anti-Prohibition Party
- 1 is Common Sense Party
- 1 is Freedom Party
- 1 is Free Energy Party
- 1 is Independence Party of Minnesota
- 1 is Independence Party of Florida
- 1 is Iowa Party
- 1 is Liberty Union Party
- 1 is Moderate Party
- 1 is Non-Partisan
- 1 is Peace and Freedom Party
- 1 is Reform Party
- 1 is Rent is 2 Damn High
- 1 is Socialist Workers Party
- 1 is U.S. Taxpayers Party
- 1 is U.S. Marijuana Party
- 1 is Working Families Party
- 1 is Vermont-Independence Party
Ψ = Incumbent
Democratic candidates
- Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks
- Former Alaska State Representative Ethan A. Berkowitz
- Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard
- Governor of Arkansas Mike Beebe Ψ
- California Attorney General Jerry Brown
- Denver, Colorado Mayor John Hickenlooper
- Stamford, Connecticut Mayor Dan Malloy
- Florida's Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink
- Former Georgia legislator Roy E. Barnes
- Former U.S. congressman from Hawaii Neil Abercrombie
- Idaho professor Keith Allred
- Governor of Illinois Pat Quinn Ψ
- Governor of Iowa Chet Culver Ψ
- Kansas State Senator Tom Holland
- Maine State Senator Elizabeth Mitchell
- Governor of Maryland Martin O'Malley Ψ
- Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick Ψ
- Mayor of Lansing, Michigan Virg Bernero
- Former U.S. senator from Minnesota Mark Dayton
- Nebraska attorney Mike Meister
- Clark County, Nevada commissioner Rory Reid
- Governor of New Hampshire John Lynch Ψ
- Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico Diane Denish
- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo
- Governor of Ohio Ted Strickland Ψ
- Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma Jari Askins
- Former Governor of Oregon John Kitzhaber
- Chief executive of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Dan Onorato
- Rhode Island General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio
- South Carolina State Senator Vincent Sheheen
- Minority leader of the South Dakota State Senate Scott Heidepriem
- Tennessee attorney Mike McWherter
- Former mayor of Houston, Texas Bill White
- Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah Peter Corroon
- Vermont state senator Peter Shumlin
- Mayor of Milwaukee Tom Barrett
- Former chair of the Wyoming Democratic Party Leslie Petersen
Republican candidates
- Alabama State Representative Robert J. Bentley
- Governor of Alaska Sean Parnell Ψ
- Governor of Arizona Jan Brewer Ψ
- Former Arkansas State Rep. and Sen. Jim Keet
- California executive Meg Whitman
- Former Colorado businessman Dan Maes
- Tom Foley of Connecticut, former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland
- Florida attorney and Navy veteran Rick Scott
- Former U.S. Congressman from Georgia Nathan Deal
- Governor of Hawaii Duke Aiona Ψ
- Governor of Idaho Butch Otter Ψ
- Illinois State Senator Bill Brady
- Former Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad
- U.S. Senator from Kansas Sam Brownback
- Mayor of Waterville, Maine Paul LePage
- Attorney and former Maryland governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
- Massachusetts executive Charles D. Baker
- Michigan executive and attorney Rick Snyder
- Minnesota state representative Tom Emmer
- Governor of Nebraska Dave Heineman Ψ
- Former Attorney General of Nevada Brian Sandoval
- New Hampshire attorney John Stephen
- District Attorney of Dona Ana County, New Mexico Susana Martinez
- New York lawyer Carl P. Paladino
- Fox News host and former Congressman from Ohio John Kasich
- U.S. Congresswoman from Oklahoma Mary Fallin
- Oregon businessman and former NBA player Chris Dudley
- Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett
- Rhode Island businessman John F. Robitaille
- South Carolina state representative Nikki Haley
- Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota Dennis Daugaard
- Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee Bill Haslam
- Governor of Texas Rick Perry
- Governor of Utah Gary Herbert Ψ
- Lieutenant Governor of Vermont Brian E. Dubie
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin County Executive Scott Walker
- Former U.S. attorney for Wyoming Matt Mead
Libertarian candidates
- Alaskan businessman William S. "Billy" Toien
- Arizona investor Barry J. Hess
- California actuary and consultant Dale Ogden
- Colorado musician and real estate appraiser Jaimes Brown
- Georgia political activist John H. Monds
- Idaho business owner Ted Dunlap
- Illinois activist Lex Green
- Iowa cognitive psychologist Eric Cooper
- Kansas activist Andrew P. Gray
- Maryland activist Susan J. Gaztanaga
- Michigan activist Ken Proctor
- Nevada small business owner Arthur Forrest Lampitt
- Fire chief of Grafton, New Hampshire John J. Babiarz
- New York attorney Warren Redlich
- Ohio business owner Ken Matesz
- Oregon IT worker Wes W. Wagner
- Houston, Texas attorney Kathie Glass
- Utah attorney W. Andrew McCullough
- Wyoming small business owner Mike Wheeler
Green Party candidates
- Arizona businessman Larry Gist
- Former Arkansas state legislator Jim Lendall
- California financial consultant Laura Wells
- Illinois attorney Rich Whitney
- Maryland activist Maria Allwine
- Michigan activist Harley Mikkelson
- Minnesota activist Farheen Hakeem
- Nevada artist David Scott Curtis
- New Yorker Howie Hawkins, a freight unloader for UPS
- Ohio activist Dennis Spisak
- South Carolina minister Morgan Bruce Reeves
- Tennessee architect Howard Switzer
- Retired Texas teacher Deb Shafto
Constitution Party candidates
- Former Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo
- Maryland Air Force veteran Eric Delano Knowles
- Oregon industrial designer Gregory E. Kord
- Wyoming physician Taylor Haynes
Independent candidates
- Colorado investor Jason R. Clark
- Colorado consultant Paul Noel Fiorino
- Connecticut small business owner Thomas E. Marsh
- Idaho abortion issues activist Pro-Life (Marvin Thomas Richardson)
- Former Idaho legislator Jana M. Kemp
- Illinois activist Scott Lee Cohen
- Maine lawyer and business owner Eliot R. Cutler
- Maine businessmen Shawn H. Moody
- Maine activist Kevin L. Scott
- Minnesota Resource Party activist Linda S. Eno
- Minnesota Ecology Democracy Party activistKen Pental
- Minnesota Grassroots Party activist Thomas Christopher Wright
- Nevada executive Eugene DiSimone
- Nevada teacher Aaron Y. Honig
- Former Senator from Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee
- Rhode Island nurses aide and pharmacy technician Ronald Algieri
- Rhode Island activist Todd Giroux
- Rhode Island activist Joseph M. Lusi
- Tennessee activist June Griffin
- Tennessee optometrist Brandon Dodds
- Tennessee policeman Carl Twofeathers Whitaker
- Retired Tennessee police officer Boyce T. McCall
- Tennessee activist Toni K. Hall
- Tennessee artist Donald Ray McFolin
- Tennessee oil painter, cartoonist, and self-styled Prophet James Reesor
- Tennessee real estate broker and banker Bayron Binkley
- Tennessee paralegal Mike Knois
- Tennessee activist Thomas Smith, II
- Tennessean David Gatchell is running as a vote for "None of the Above"
- Tennessee activist Linda Kay Perry
- Utah business owner Farley M. Anderson
- Utah activist Dan Feliciano
- Utah activist Em Peyton
- Wisconsin truck driver Jim Langer
American Independent Party candidates
- California business owner Chelene Nightingale
Alaskan Independence Party candidates
Anti-Prohibition Party candidates
- Former New York City Madam Kristin Davis
Common Sense Party candidates
- Wisconsin salesman James James
Freedom Party candidates
- New York City Councilman Charles Barron
Free Energy Party candidates
- Hawaiian Daniel H. Cunningham
Independence Party of Florida candidates
- Floridian Peter L. Allen, a master electrician and business owner
Independence Party of Minnesota candidates
- Adjunct Professor Tom Horner
Iowa Party candidates
Liberty Union Party candidates
- Vermont activist Ben Mitchell (also running on the Socialist Party ticket)
Moderate Party candidates
- Rhode Island software engineer Ken Block
Non-Partisan candidates
- Hawaiian Tom Pollard
Peace and Freedom Party candidates
- California retail worker Carlos Alvarez
Reform Party candidates
- Kansas activist and author Ken Cannon
Rent is 2 Damn High candidates
- New York activist Jimmy McMillan
Socialist Workers Party candidates
- Iowa activist Dave Rosenfeld
U.S. Taxpayers Party candidates
- Michigan activist Stacey Mathia
U.S. Marijuana Party candidates
- Vermont activist Cris Ericson
Working Families Party candidates
- Vermont activist Ben Johnson
