The 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election took place November 2, 2010. It was a special election to fill the remainder of Governor Jon Huntsman's term. Huntsman resigned on August 11, 2009, to become United States Ambassador to China. Lieutenant Governor Gary Herbert assumed the governorship and went on to defeat his Democratic opponent, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon, in the 2010 election.[1]
2010, utah, gubernatorial, special, election, related, races, 2010, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, took, place, november, 2010, special, election, fill, remainder, governor, huntsman, term, huntsman, resigned, august, 2009, become, united, states, a. For related races see 2010 United States gubernatorial elections The 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election took place November 2 2010 It was a special election to fill the remainder of Governor Jon Huntsman s term Huntsman resigned on August 11 2009 to become United States Ambassador to China Lieutenant Governor Gary Herbert assumed the governorship and went on to defeat his Democratic opponent Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon in the 2010 election 1 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election 2008 November 2 2010 2012 Nominee Gary Herbert Peter CorroonParty Republican DemocraticRunning mate Greg Bell Sheryl AllenPopular vote 412 151 205 246Percentage 64 1 31 9 County results Herbert 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Corroon 50 60 Governor before electionGary HerbertRepublican Elected Governor Gary HerbertRepublican Contents 1 Candidates 1 1 Democratic 1 2 Republican 1 2 1 Nominee 1 2 2 Defeated at convention 1 3 Libertarian 1 4 Other 2 General election 2 1 Predictions 2 2 Polling 2 3 Results 2 3 1 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCandidates editDemocratic edit Peter Corroon Mayor of Salt Lake County 2 Republican edit Nominee edit Gary Herbert Governor 2 Defeated at convention edit Richard Martin 2 Daniel Van Oaks Jr 2 State Republican Convention results first round 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Gary R Herbert incumbent 2 386 70 8Republican Daniel Van Oaks Jr 830 24 63Republican Richard Martin 141 4 18Libertarian edit W Andrew McCullough 2 Other edit Farley Anderson 2 General election editPredictions edit Source Ranking As ofCook Political Report 4 Safe R October 14 2010Rothenberg 5 Safe R October 28 2010RealClearPolitics 6 Safe R November 1 2010Sabato s Crystal Ball 7 Safe R October 28 2010CQ Politics 8 Safe R October 28 2010Polling edit Poll source Dates administered Gary Herbert R Peter Corroon D Rasmussen Reports October 13 2010 66 29 Dan Jones amp Associates September 7 13 2010 52 31 Rasmussen Reports August 23 2010 60 29 Rasmussen Reports June 23 2010 58 31 Rasmussen Reports April 8 2010 57 29 Mason Dixon January 18 20 2010 55 30 Dan Jones amp Associates January 12 13 2010 48 35 Dan Jones amp Associates November 19 23 2009 56 32 Results edit 2010 Utah special gubernatorial election 9 Party Candidate Votes Republican Gary Herbert incumbent 412 151 64 07 13 56 Democratic Peter Corroon 205 246 31 90 12 18 Independent Farley Anderson 13 038 2 03 2 03 Libertarian W Andrew McCullough 12 871 2 00 0 62 Majority 206 905 32 16 25 75 Turnout 643 306Republican hold SwingCounties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit Summit largest municipality Park City See also edit2010 United States gubernatorial elections Dan Jones amp AssociatesReferences edit Roche Lisa Riley November 3 2010 Gov Gary Herbert defeats Peter Coroon in special election for Utah s governor Deseret News a b c d e f 2010 Candidates Utah Lieutenant Governor Archived from the original on April 29 2010 Retrieved April 25 2010 Round 1 Results Candidates for Utah Governor Archived 2010 05 12 at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 8 2010 2010 Governors Race Ratings Cook Political Report Archived from the original on October 28 2010 Retrieved October 28 2010 Governor Ratings Rothenberg Political Report Retrieved October 28 2010 2010 Governor Races RealClearPolitics Retrieved October 28 2010 THE CRYSTAL BALL S FINAL CALLS Sabato s Crystal Ball Retrieved October 28 2010 Race Ratings Chart Governor CQ Politics Archived from the original on October 5 2010 Retrieved October 28 2010 Historical Election Results Utah Voter Information voteinfo utah gov External links editState of Utah Elections Office Utah Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart Campaign contributions for 2010 UT Governor from Follow the Money Utah General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster com Election 2010 Utah Governor from Rasmussen Reports Utah Governor Special Election Herbert vs Corroon from Real Clear Politics 2010 Utah Governor s Race from CQ Politics Race Profile in The New York TimesOfficial campaign sites Archived Peter Corroon for Governor Gary Herbert for Governor Farley Anderson for Governor Andrew McCullough for Governor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election amp oldid 1216285742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
