2010 Texas Attorney General election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2010 Texas Attorney General election
| country = Texas
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2006 Texas Attorney General election
| previous_year = 2006
| next_election = 2014 Texas Attorney General election
| next_year = 2014
| turnout = 37.1%{{efn|Of registered voters.}}{{Cite web|title=Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)|url=https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/historical/70-92.shtml|work=Texas Secretary of State}} {{increase}}4.3%
| election_date = November 2, 2010
| image1 = File:Greg Abbott crop.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Greg Abbott
| party1 = Republican Party (US)
| popular_vote1 = 3,151,064
| percentage1 = 64.06%
| image2 = File:BAR speech flags (cropped).jpg
| nominee2 = Barbara Ann Radnofsky
| party2 = Democratic Party (US)
| popular_vote2 = 1,655,859
| percentage2 = 33.66%
| map_image = File:2010 Texas Attorney General election.svg
| map_size = 310px
| map_caption = County results
Abbott: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#a80000|>90%}}
Radnofsky: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
| title = Attorney General
| before_election = Greg Abbott
| before_party = Republican Party (US)
| after_election = Greg Abbott
| after_party = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{ElectionsTX}}
An election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott successfully ran for re-election and defeated Democratic attorney Barbara Ann Radnofsky with 64.06% of the vote to his final term as attorney general.
Republican primary
= Candidates =
- Greg Abbott, incumbent
=Results=
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| title = Republican primary results{{cite web |title=Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2010 Republican Party Primary Election, 3/2/2010 |url=https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist148_state.htm |website=Texas Secretary of State |access-date=4 September 2024}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Greg Abbot
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 1,162,545
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,162,545
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
Democratic primary
= Candidates =
=Results=
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| title = Republican primary results{{cite web |title=Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2010 Democratic Party Primary Election, 3/2/2010 |url=https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist149_state.htm |website=Texas Secretary of State |access-date=29 September 2024}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Barbara Ann Radnofsky
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 483,955
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 483,955
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
= Candidates =
- Greg Abbott (R), incumbent governor
- Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D), attorney
- John Roland (Libertarian), author{{cite web |title=About the Author |url=https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01M5FSGAO/about |website=Amazon |access-date=29 September 2024}}
= Polling =
| class="wikitable"
! style="width:190px;" |Poll source ! style="width:160px;" |Date(s) administered ! class="small" |Sample size !Margin of error ! style="width:115px;" |Greg Abbott (R) ! style="width:115px;" |Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D) ! style="width:40px;" |John Roland (L) ! style="width:40px;" |Undecided |
| [https://static.texastribune.org/media/documents/UTTTPoll-Sep10-Summary-day1.pdf UoT/Texas Tribune]
| align="center" |September 3 - 8, 2010 | align="center" |800 | align="center" |± 3.46% | {{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |43% | align="center" |26% | align="center" |5% | align="center" |26% |
| [https://tel.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/Poll/2010/2010%20Day%20Two%20Poll%20Head%20to%20Head%20Press%20Release%20-%20FINAL.pdf Texas Lyceum]
| align="center" |September 22 - 30, 2010 | align="center" |416 | align="center" |± 4.75% | {{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |56% | align="center" |29% | align="center" |— | align="center" |11% |
= Results =
On election night Abbott won re-election in a landslide against Radnofsky and Roland.
{{Election box begin no change
| title = General election results{{cite web |title=Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2010 General Election, 11/2/2010 |url=https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist154_state.htm |website=Texas Secretary of State |access-date=29 September 2024}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Greg Abbott (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 3,151,064
| percentage = 64.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Barbara Ann Radnofsky
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 1,655,859
| percentage = 33.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jon Roland
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 112,118
| percentage = 2.28
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 4,919,041
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
|votes=
|percentage=37.07%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
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See also
{{Notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{2010 United States elections}}