Colorado lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010
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The Colorado lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010 following a primary election on August 10, 2010.[1] Polling hours on all election days were from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, local time.
Colorado is one of 20 states that elects its governor and lt. governor on a single ticket. In Colorado, a party's lieutenant gubernatorial candidate is nominated along with the party's gubernatorial pick. As of mid-August 2010, not all candidates on the gubernatorial ballot had named a running mate. For Colorado, this was not unusual, as gubernatorial candidates may delay the timing of announcing a running mate to favor their campaigns or wait as long as they can before making a selection in order to gauge voter attitudes to potential running mates.
By late August, all major candidates had selected their running mates. Joe Garcia ran on the Democratic ticket with John Hickenlooper against Republicans Dan Maes and former state Rep. Tambor Williams. Tom Tancredo, who left the Republican Party to run with the Constitution Party, selected Pat Miller, also a former state Representative for the GOP.
Ultimately, Garcia and Hickenlooper won just over half the vote. The two assumed office in early 2011.
| The November Ballot – Who Made It? Colorado Lieutenant Governor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee | Affiliation | ||||
| Joseph Garcia, with John Hickenlooper[2] | Democrat | ||||
| Tambor Williams, with Dan Maes[3] | Republican | ||||
| Ken Wyble, with Jaimes Brown[4] | Libertarian | ||||
| Pat Miller, with Tom Tancredo[5] | American Constitution Party | ||||
| Victoria A. Adams, with Jason R. Clark[6] | Independent | ||||
| Heather A. McKibben, with Paul Noel Fiorino[7] | Independent | ||||
| Sherry Cusson, with Michael R. Moore[8] | (write-in) | ||||
| Antoinette M. Schaeffer, with Peter J. Carr[9] | (write-in) | ||||
| Stephanie L. Mercer, with Holly Cremeens[10] | (write-in) | ||||
| Ed. E. Coron, with Willie Travis[11] | (Democratic 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. | |||||
November 2, 2010 general election results
98% of precincts had reported as of November 8, 2010. The Colorado Secretary of State was not expected to provide any results until November 26, 2010, when they posted the official canvass. The Washington Post posted live results in the meantime.[12]
Ultimately, official results were posted November 24, 2010, at 17:31 MDT.[13]
| 2010 Colorado lieutenant gubernatorial general election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party |  Joseph Garcia
|
51.01% | |
| Republican Party | Tambor Williams | 11.13% | |
| Constitution Party | Pat Miller | 36.43% | |
| Libertarian Party | Ken Wyble | 0.74% | |
| Independent | Victoria A. Adams | 0.48% | |
| Independent | Heather A. McKibben | 0.19% | |
| write-in | Ed E. Coron | >0.01% | |
| write-in | Sherry Cusson | >0.01% | |
| write-in | Antoinette M. Schaeffer | >0.01% | |
| write-in | Stephanie L. Mercer | >0.01% | |
| Total Votes | 1,787,730 | ||
Candidates
Democrat
- Joe Garcia has a long resume of work with various state agencies and regulatory bodies. Most recently prior to the election, he worked as the president of Colorado State University at Pueblo. He was announced as John Hickenlooper's running mate on August 6, 2010.[14]
Republican
- Former state Representative Tambor Williams
American Constitution
- Pat Miller, a former Republican member of the state House
Libertarian
- Ken Wyble was running with Dan Silas, who lost the primary to Jaimes Brown. Wyble ultimately ran on a ticket with Brown.
Independent
- Victoria A. Adams, a business analyst
Write-in
- Willie Travis Chambers
- Michael A. Moore
See also
External links
- Colorado Secretary of State, Elections Division
- Colorado gubernatorial candidates at www.FollowTheMoney.com
- State of Colorado at www.OurCampaigns.com
- Colorado at www.FiveThirtyEight.com
- Colorado Politics at www.PeoplesPressCollective.org
- Colorado Politics at www.ColoradoPols.com
- Colorado Politics at The Colorado Statesman
Candidate pages
- Jaimes Brown for Colorado Governor
- Jason R. Clark for Governor of Colorado
- Fiorino for Colorado
- John Hickenlooper for Governor of Colorado
- Dan Kilo for Colorado Governor 2010
- Dan Maes for Colorado Governor in 2010
- Scott McInnis for Governor
Footnotes
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2010 Gubernatorial Primaries at a Glance"
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial Candidate List for the 2010 General Election," certified to the counties August 20, 2010
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial Candidate List for the 2010 General Election," certified to the counties August 20, 2010
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial Candidate List for the 2010 General Election," certified to the counties August 20, 2010
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial Candidate List for the 2010 General Election," certified to the counties August 20, 2010
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial Candidate List for the 2010 General Election," certified to the counties August 20, 2010
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial Candidate List for the 2010 General Election," certified to the counties August 20, 2010
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial Candidate List for the 2010 General Election," certified to the counties August 20, 2010
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial Candidate List for the 2010 General Election," certified to the counties August 20, 2010
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial Candidate List for the 2010 General Election," certified to the counties August 20, 2010
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial Candidate List for the 2010 General Election," certified to the counties August 20, 2010
- ↑ Washington Post, "Live results state-by -state: Colorado," accessed November 8, 2010
- ↑ 'Colorado Secretary of State', "COLORADO CUMULATIVE REPORT: OFFICIAL RESULTS - GENERAL ELECTION," November 29, 2010
- ↑ Hickenlooper for Colorado, "Hickenlooper Announces Joe Garcia as His Choice for Lieutenant Governor," August 6, 2010
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