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Quick facts
In all, 207 people ran for the 37 gubernatorial seats in play in 2010.
Only the two major parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, had a candidate on the ballot in all 37 gubernatorial elections.
The third party most successful in getting candidates on the ballots was the Libertarian Party, with nominees in 20 states. Behind thm, the Green Party was on the gubernatorial ballot with 14 nominees.
The American Constitution Party and the Socialist Workers Party each had four nominees.
After that, there were numerous minor parties, most of which are running a single candidate. Aside from the ACP, Green, Libertarian, and Socialist Workers, 21 third parties and minor parties had some presence on the 2010 gubernatorial ballots.
Five states had nominees running with a state-specific party: Alaska, Florida, Iowa, New York, and Vermont. Of these, Vermont actually had two different state-specific party, for a total of six candidates running on platforms highly specific to their state.
A grand total of 37 people were running as unaffiliated candidates; whether they were listed as "un-enrolled", "unaffiliated", "non-partisan", or "independent" candidates differs by state.
2010 also saw a bumper crop of write-in candidates, with 29 people across all states.
Most states had some participation from candidates outside the two major parties: only Alabama, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota had ballots without anyone other than the Democratic and Republican candidates. Interestingly, all four of these states were considered very safe elections for the GOP and easily returned Republicans to power.
Tennessee had the most candidates on the ballot at 13; 10 of them are running as Independents. After that, New York came in second with 12 lines on the gubernatorial ballot. However, because New York's fusion voting laws allow candidates to receive multiple endorsements and appear on the ballot next to each party they are campaigning for, there were actually only 10 candidates running. Colorado and Vermont tied with 10 candidates on the ballot.
Major party candidates
Democrats
Republicans
Independent and non-partisan candidates
Third party candidates
American Constitution Party
Greens
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Independence Party
Libertarians
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Minor party candidates
American Independence Party
Anti-Prohibition Party
Common Sense Party
Conservative Party
Ecology Democracy Party
Freedom Party
Free Energy Party
Grassroots Party
Liberty Union Party
Marijuana Party
Moderate Party
Peace and Freedom Party
Reform Party
Resource Party
Socialist Party USA
Socialist Workers Party
- Howie Hawkins, New York*
- Brian Nevins, Pennsylvania
- Diana Newbery, Minnesota
- Dave Rosenfeld, Iowa
- Amanda Ulman, Texas
Tea Party
- Steven Cohn, New York
United Citizens
U.S. Taxpayers Party
Working Families
- Ben Johnson, Vermont
- Dan Malloy, Connecticut (Malloy is Connecticut's Democratic nominee; the Working Families Party has endorsed him and, under the state's law, he is able to appear twice on the ballot, once on each party's line.)
- Kenneth D. Schaffer, New York
Zapatista Party
- Sean Swain, Ohio
State-specific parties
Alaskan Independence Party
Independence Party of Florida
Iowa Party
Rent is 2 Damn High
Second Vermont Republic
Vermont Independence Day Party
Write-in and unaffiliated candidates
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