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In the Utah gubernatorial election of 2010, held on November 2, 2010, Republican Gary Herbert defeated Democrat Peter Corroon. Gary Herbert was already serving as the appointed Governor of Utah when he was elected in his own right. Utah's 2010 election was not actually scheduled but was a special election called at the discretion of the legislature when John Huntsman, a Republican resigned his office to join the Ambassadorial Corps of the Obama Administration.
Under Utah's electoral system, major parties select gubernatorial candidates at nominating conventions held very early in the election year. In 2010, both parties convened on May 8th. Parties set their own critical thresholds for votes a candidates must earn to win the convention outright; the percentage is always somewhere 50% and 60%. If a single gubernatorial hopeful meets the threshold, she or he becomes the nominee with no further voting and no primary.
In 2010, the Republicans chose Herbert while the Democrats chose Corroon. Had the conventions not been conclusive, a primary was scheduled between the top two vote-getters on June 22, 2010. Peter Corroon advanced to the ballot without competition while Hary Herbert won a 70% victory at the GOP convention.
November 2, 2010 general election results
All precincts reported and were certified as of November 22, 2010.[1]
| Governor of Utah, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Gary Herbert/Greg Bell Incumbent |
64.2% | 381,531 | |
| Democratic | Peter Corroon/Sheryl Allen | 31.8% | 188,911 | |
| Independent | Farley M. Anderson/Steve Maxfield | 2% | 11,842 | |
| Libertarian | W. Andrew McCullough/Aric Cramer, Sr. | 2% | 11,723 | |
| Total Votes | 594,007 | |||
| Election results via Electionresults.utah.gov (dead link)' | ||||
Inauguration and transition
Inaugural date
Governor Gary Herbert was sworn in for his elected full term on January 3, 2011.
Transition team
Though Governor Herbert began his full, elected, term in 2011, he did not have a full-scale transition as he has been in office since his predecessor left to join the Obama Administration. HIs official website was at Utah Governor Gary Herbert.
Party nominating conventions
By virtue of running unopposed within their own parties, Mr. Corroon and Mr. McCullough did not have to win a ballot to receive the respective nominations of the Democratic and Libertarian Parties.
| 2010 Special Election for Governor - Republican Nominating Convention[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
 Gary R. Herbert (R)
|
70.8% | |||
| Daniel Van Oaks, Jr. (R) | 24.63% | |||
| Richard Martin (R) | 4.18% | |||
| D.G. "Superdell" Schanze (R) | 0.39% | |||
| Total votes | 3,357 | |||
Race ratings
See also: Gubernatorial elections 2010, Race tracking
| 2010 Race Rankings Utah | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Tracker | Race Rating | |||
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Solid Republican | |||
| Congressional Quarterly Politics[4] | Safe Republican | |||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe Republican | |||
| Rasmussen Reports Gubernatorial Scorecard[6] | Solid GOP | |||
| The Rothenberg Political Report[7] | Currently Safe Republican | |||
| Overall Call | Republican | |||
Changes
1. Cook Political Report moved races from "Likely Republican" to "Solid Republican" in its September 30th ratings. Bold text
Candidates
| The November Ballot – Who Made It? Utah Governor[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee | Affiliation | ||||
| Peter Corroon | Democrat | ||||
| Gary Herbert | Republican | ||||
| W. Andrew McCullough | Libertarian | ||||
| Farley M. Anderson | Independent | ||||
| Michael William Heath | (write-in) | ||||
| This lists candidates who won their state's primary or convention, or who were unopposed, and who have since been officially certified for the November ballot by their state's election authority. | |||||
Utah's Election Office maintains list of certified candidates throughout the election and the after in it archives.[9]
Democratic
- Peter Corroon[10], the mayor of Salt Lake City
Libertarian
- Attorney and political activist W. Andrew McCullough[11]
Republican
- Incumbent Governor Gary R. Herbert[12]
- Richard Martin[13], the owner of a financial brokerage, was eliminated at convention.
- Also eliminated at the convention was Daniel Van Oaks, Jr.[14], a software engineer and business owner.
- Attorney D.G. "Superdell" Schanze[15], CEO of his own aircraft company, lost at the convention.
Unaffiliated
- Farley M. Anderson[16], a business owner and president of a nonprofit.
Polling
| 2010 Race for Utah Governor - Rasmussen Reports | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date Reported | Herbert (R) | Corroon (D) | Other | Don't Know | |
| August 23, 2010[17] | 60% | 29% | 2% | 8% | |
| June 23, 2010[18] | 58% | 31% | 2% | 8% | |
| April 8, 2010[19] | 57% | 29% | 4% | 10% | |
| (Sample)[20] | n=500 | MoE=+/- 4.5% | p=0.05 | ||
Gubernatorial electoral history
| 2000 Gubernatorial Results[21][22] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Michael Leavitt (R) | 55.77% | |||
| Bill Orton (D) | 42.27% | |||
| Jeremy Freidbaum (IA) | 1.97% | |||
| Total votes | 761,806 | |||
| 2004 Gubernatorial Results[23][24] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (R) | 57.74% | |||
| Scott M. Matheson, Jr. (D) | 41.35% | |||
| Ken Larsen (PC) | 0.91% | |||
| Total votes | 919,960 | |||
| 2008 Gubernatorial Results[25][26] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (R) | 77.63% | |||
| Bob Springmeyer (D) | 19.72% | |||
| Dell Schanze (L) | 2.62% | |||
| (write-in) | 0.02% | |||
| Total votes | 945,525 | |||
Presidential electoral history
| 2000 Presidential Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| George W. Bush (R) | 66.83% | |||
| Al Gore (D) | 26.34% | |||
| 2004 Presidential Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| George W. Bush (R) | 71.54% | |||
| John Kerry (D) | 26.00% | |||
| 2008 Presidential Results[27] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| John McCain (R) | 62.24% | |||
| Barack Obama (D) | 34.22% | |||
| 1992 Presidential Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| George H.W. Bush (R) | 43.36% | |||
| Bill Clinton (D) | 24.65% | |||
| 1996 Presidential Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Bob Dole (R) | 54.37% | |||
| Bill Clinton (D) | 33.30% | |||
External links
- State of Utah Elections Office
- Utah gubernatorial candidates at www.FollowTheMoney.com
- Utah governor special election at www.OurCampaigns.com
- Utah at www.FiveThirtyEight.com
- Utah governor's race at www.CQPolitics.com
- Election 2010: Utah Governor at www.RasmussenReports.com
Candidates pages
- Peter Corroon for Utah
- Gary Herbert for Governor
- Richard Martin for Governor
- Andrew McCullough for Governor of Utah
- Dan Oaks for Governor
See also
Articles
- Utah's high court to hear electronic signature case
- Utah Supreme Court may rule on validity of electronic signatures
Footnotes
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "Utah Election Results, Governor/Lt. Governor," accessed November 15, 2010 and November 29, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Utah Republican Party, "Round 1 Results," May 8, 2010
- ↑ The Cook Political, “Governors: Race Ratings”
- ↑ CQ Politics, “2010 Race Ratings: Governors”
- ↑ Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball', “2010 Governor Ratings”
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports', “Election 2010: Scorecard Ratings”
- ↑ Rothenberg Political Report, “Governor Ratings”
- ↑ State of Utah Elections Office “2010 Candidates, accessed September 20, 2010
- ↑ State of Utah Elections Office, "Utah Constitutional Offices Candidates" accessed July 5, 2010
- ↑ State of Utah Elections Office, "Certificate of Nomination, Peter Corroon," March 17, 2010
- ↑ W G.pdf State of Utah Elections Office, "Certificate of Nomination, W. Andrew McCullough," March 18, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ G G.pdf State of Utah Elections Office, "Certificate of Nomination, Gary R. Herbert," March 17, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ R Gov.pdf State of Utah Elections Office, "Certificate of Nomination, Richard Martin," March 12, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ D G.pdf State of Utah Elections Office, "Certificate of Nomination, Daniel Van Oaks, Jr.," March 19, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ D G.pdf State of Utah Elections Office, "Certificate of Nomination, D.G. Schanze," March 16, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ State of Utah Elections Office, "Certificate of Nomination, Farley M. Anderson," June 23, 2010
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports, “Election 2010: Utah Governor: Herbert (R) 60%, Corroon (D) 29%”, August 25, 2010
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports, “Election 2010: Utah Governor: Herbert (R) 58%, Corroon (D) 31%”, June 28, 2010
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports, “Election 2010: Utah Governor: Herbert (R) 57%, Corroon (D) 29%”, April 15, 2010
- ↑ [More complete methodology and sampling tabs are available at www.RasmussenReports.com]
- ↑ US Election Atlas, “2000 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Utah”
- ↑ Utah State Elections Office, “Governor & Lieutenant Governor”
- ↑ US Election Atlas, “2004 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Utah”
- ↑ Utah State Elections Office, “Governor & Lieutenant Governor”
- ↑ US Election Atlas, “2008 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Utah”
- ↑ Utah State Elections Office, “Governor & Lieutenant Governor”
- ↑ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections', accessed July 28, 2010
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