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Kansas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010
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The Kansas lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010 following a primary election on August 3, 2010.[1] Sharing a ticket with Sam Brownback, Republican Jeff Colyer won a large victory over Democratic team Tom Holland and Kelly Kultala.
The deadline for submission of nominating signatures to qualify for the primary ballot was June 10, 2010 for Republican and Democratic candidates, and was August 2, 2010 for independent candidates.[2] On all election days, polling was from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm, local time.
Kansas is one of 20 states that uses a single ticket system to elect its governor and lt. governor during both the primary and the general election.
Candidates
| The November Ballot – Who Made It? Kansas Lieutenant Governor[3] | |||||
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| Nominee | Affiliation | ||||
| Kelly Kultala, with Tom Holland | Democrat | ||||
| Jeff Colyer, with Sam Brownback | Republican | ||||
| Stacey Davis, with Andrew P. Gray | Libertarian | ||||
| Daniel J. Faubion, with Kenneth (Ken) W. Cannon | Reform | ||||
| This lists candidates who won their state's primary or convention, or who were unopposed, and who were officially certified for the November ballot by their state's election authority. | |||||
November 2, 2010 general election results
Results were certified as of November 29, 2010.[4]
| Kansas Governor, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jeff Colyer |
63.3% | 530,760 | |
| Democratic | Kelly Kultala | 32.2% | 270,166 | |
| Libertarian | Stacey Davis | 2.7% | 22,460 | |
| Reform Party | Daniel J. Faubion | 1.8% | 15,397 | |
| Write-in | various | 0% | 7 | |
| Total Votes | 838,790 | |||
| Election results via Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
External links
- Kansas Secretary of State: Elections and Legislature
- Rasmussen Reports Election 2010: Kansas Governor
- Real Clear Politics Kansas Governor - Brownback vs. Holland
- FiveThirtyEight Kansas
- Pollster Kansas 2010 Governor's Race: Articles and Analysis
- CQ Politics Kansas Governor's Race
Candidate pages
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2010 Gubernatorial Primaries at a Glance"
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 Election Information," accessed July 6 2010
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, “Candidates for the 2010 General (unofficial)”, accessed September 14, 2010
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election: Official Vote Totals, November 29, 2010
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