2010 Kansas gubernatorial election

The 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Governor Mark Parkinson, who assumed office when previous Governor Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services on April 28, 2009, declined to seek election to a full term. United States Senator Sam Brownback, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2008, emerged as the Republican nominee, facing off against Democratic State Senator Tom Holland, who was unopposed for his party's nomination. Owing to the large amount of popularity that he had accumulated during his tenure in the United States Senate, Brownback defeated Holland in a landslide to become the 46th Governor of Kansas.

2010 Kansas gubernatorial election
November 2, 2010
 
Nominee Sam Brownback Tom Holland
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Jeff Colyer Kelly Kultala
Popular vote 530,760 270,166
Percentage 63.3% 32.2%
County results
Brownback:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Holland:      60–70%
Governor before election

Mark Parkinson
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Sam Brownback
Republican

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Holland 74,754 100.00
Total votes 74,754 100.00

Republican primary

Announced
  • Sam Brownback, United States Senator
  • Joan Heffington, businesswoman

Polling
Poll source Dates administered Sam
Brownback		 Joan
Heffington
Survey USA July 29 – August 1, 2010 75% 18%
Survey USA July 15–18, 2010 73% 19%
Survey USA June 24–27, 2010 76% 17%

Results
Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Brownback 263,920 82.20
Republican Joan Heffington 57,160 17.80
Total votes 321,080 100.00

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[2] Safe R (flip) October 26, 2010
CQ Politics[3] Likely R (flip) October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics[4] Safe R (flip) October 26, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe R (flip) October 22, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R (flip) October 21, 2010

Polling
Poll source Dates administered Sam
Brownback (R)		 Tom
Holland (D)
Survey USA September 16, 2010 59% 32%
Survey USA August 12–15, 2010 67% 25%
Rasmussen Reports August 4, 2010 57% 34%
Rasmussen Reports June 30, 2010 59% 31%
Rasmussen Reports May 11, 2010 58% 27%
Rasmussen Reports March 1, 2010 55% 33%

Results
Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sam Brownback 530,760 63.28% +22.84%
Democratic Tom Holland 270,166 32.21% -25.69%
Libertarian Andrew P. Gray 22,460 2.68% +1.63%
Reform Kenneth W. Cannon 15,397 1.84% +1.22%
Write-ins 7 0.00%
Majority 260,594 31.07% +13.60%
Turnout 838,790
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

References
  1. http://www.kssos.org/elections/10elec/2010PrimaryOfficialResults.pdf
  2. "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  3. "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  4. "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  5. "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  6. "2010 Governor Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  7. http://www.kssos.org/elections/10elec/2010_General_Election_Results.pdf
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