2010 Utah gubernatorial special election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election
| country = Utah
| type = presidential
| ongoing = Yes
| previous_election = 2008 Utah gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 2008
| next_election = 2012 Utah gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2012
| election_date = November 2, 2010
| flag_year = 1922
| image1 = File:2013-05-23 Gary R Herbert.JPG
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Gary Herbert
| running_mate1 = Greg Bell
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 412,151
| percentage1 = 64.07%
| image2 = File:Peter Corroon.jpg
| nominee2 = Peter Corroon
| running_mate2 = Sheryl Allen{{efn|Corroon, selected Allen who is a republican as his running mate for the office of lieutenant governor,}}
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 205,246
| percentage2 = 31.90%
| map_image = 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 230px
| map_caption = County results
Herbert: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}}
Corroon: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = Gary Herbert
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Gary Herbert
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsUT}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2010/11/3/20150499/gov-gary-herbert-defeats-peter-coroon-in-special-election-for-utah-s-governor|title=Gov. Gary Herbert defeats Peter Coroon in special election for Utah's governor|first=Lisa Riley|last=Roche|date=November 3, 2010|website=Deseret News}}
Candidates
=Democratic=
- Peter Corroon, Mayor of Salt Lake County{{cite web | url = http://elections.utah.gov/2010Candidates.htm | title = 2010 Candidates | publisher = Utah Lieutenant Governor | access-date = 2010-04-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100429032632/http://elections.utah.gov/2010Candidates.htm | archive-date = 2010-04-29 | url-status = dead }}
=Republican=
==Nominee==
==Defeated at convention==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = State Republican Convention results (first round)[http://blog.utgop.org/sites/2010/05/round-1-results-candidates-for-utah-governor/ Round 1 Results: Candidates for Utah Governor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512200212/http://blog.utgop.org/sites/2010/05/round-1-results-candidates-for-utah-governor/ |date=2010-05-12 }} Accessed May 8, 2010
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Gary R. Herbert (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 2386
| percentage = 70.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Daniel Van Oaks, Jr.
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 830
| percentage = 24.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Richard Martin
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 141
| percentage = 4.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Libertarian=
=Other=
General election
=Predictions=
=Polling=
=Results=
{{Election box begin | title=2010 Utah special gubernatorial election{{Cite web|url=https://voteinfo.utah.gov/historical-election-results/|title=Historical Election Results – Utah Voter Information|website=voteinfo.utah.gov}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gary Herbert (incumbent)
|votes = 412,151
|percentage = 64.07%
|change = -13.56%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Peter Corroon|votes=205,246|percentage=31.90%|change=+12.18%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Farley Anderson|votes=13,038|percentage=2.03%|change=+2.03%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=W. Andrew McCullough|votes=12,871|percentage=2.00%|change=-0.62%}}
{{Election box majority||votes=206,905|percentage=32.16%|change=-25.75%}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=643,306|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic==
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
Notes
{{notelist}}
External links
- [http://elections.utah.gov/ State of Utah Elections Office]
- [http://www.votesmart.org/election_governor_five_categories.php?state_id=UT Utah Governor Candidates] at Project Vote Smart
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/state_candidates.phtml?s=UT&y=2010&f=G Campaign contributions for 2010 UT Governor] from Follow the Money
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100131023541/http://www.pollster.com/polls/ut/ Utah General Election] graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
- [https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/utah/election_2010_utah_governor Election 2010: Utah Governor] from Rasmussen Reports
- [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/ut/utah_governor_special_election_herbert_vs_corroon-1454.html Utah Governor Special Election - Herbert vs. Corroon] from Real Clear Politics
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101013072610/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=governor-2010-UT 2010 Utah Governor's Race] from CQ Politics
- [http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/governor/utah Race Profile] in The New York Times
Official campaign sites (Archived)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101028214905/http://www.votecorroon.com/home Peter Corroon for Governor]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101028214401/http://www.garyherbert.com/ Gary Herbert for Governor]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101019070138/http://www.farleyanderson.com/ Farley Anderson for Governor]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100618130843/http://www.andrewmccullough.org/ Andrew McCullough for Governor]
{{2010 United States elections}}