2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election
November 2, 2010
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The 2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of Wyoming. Party primaries were held on August 17.
While it was initially thought that term limits would prevent incumbent Democratic governor Dave Freudenthal from running for re-election, the constitutionality of the term limit law has been questioned, leaving the possibility that if Freudenthal had successfully challenged the law, he might have been able to run for a third term.[1] On March 4, 2010, Freudenthal announced he would not run for a third term.[2]
Republican Matt Mead flipped every county from Democratic to Republican as he won by getting around two-thirds of the votes polled.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Pete Gosar, teacher, commercial pilot, state employee and small business owner, brother of Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) [3]
- Al Hamburg, retired painter and perennial candidate
- Leslie Petersen, former Teton County Commissioner and Chair of the Wyoming Democratic Party[4]
- Rex Wilde, cabinet maker
- Chris Zachary, former psychiatrist
Declined
- Larry Clapp, attorney and former mayor of Casper
- Dave Freudenthal, incumbent governor (Term Limited but there was speculation that he might challenge the law)
- Paul Hickey, attorney
- Mike Massie, State Senator[5] (ran for Superintendent of Public Instruction)[6]
Polling
| Poll source | Dates administered | Leslie Petersen |
Pete Gosar |
Al Hamburg |
Chris Zachary |
Rex Wilde |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTE/Aspen Media & Market Research[7] | July 26–29, 2010 | 34% | 9% | 5% | 1% | 4% | 39% |
| Casper Star Tribune[8] | July 26–28, 2010 | 30% | 22% | 2% | 1% | <1% | 45% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leslie Petersen | 10,785 | 47.2 | |
| Democratic | Pete Gosar | 8,409 | 36.8 | |
| Democratic | Chris Zachary | 1,139 | 5.0 | |
| Democratic | Al Hamburg | 1,092 | 4.8 | |
| Democratic | Rex Wilde | 1,042 | 4.6 | |
| Democratic | write-ins | 384 | 1.7 | |
| Total votes | 22,851 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Alan Kousoulos, 19-year WYDOT supervisor
- Matt Mead, former U.S. attorney
- Rita Meyer, Wyoming state auditor
- Ron Micheli, former state representative and former director of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture
- John Self, candidate for governor in 2002 and 2006
- Colin M. Simpson, Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives
- Tom Ubben
Polling
| Poll source | Dates administered | Rita Meyer |
Matt Mead |
Colin Simpson |
Ron Micheli |
Alan Kousoulos |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTE/Aspen Media & Market Research[7] | July 26–29, 2010 | 23% | 18% | 10% | 20% | 1% | 25% |
| Casper Star-Tribune[10] | July 26–28, 2010 | 27% | 24% | 17% | 12% | 2% | 18% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Matt Mead | 30,308 | 28.7 | |
| Republican | Rita Meyer | 29,605 | 28.0 | |
| Republican | Ron Micheli | 27,630 | 26.1 | |
| Republican | Colin Simpson | 16,722 | 15.8 | |
| Republican | Alan Kousoulos | 566 | 0.5 | |
| Republican | Tom Ubben | 432 | 0.4 | |
| Republican | John Self | 295 | 0.3 | |
| Republican | write-ins | 202 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 105,760 | 100 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Matt Mead (R)
- Leslie Peterson (D)
- Mike Wheeler (L)
- Taylor Haynes (Write-in)
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Political Report[11] | Safe R (flip) | October 14, 2010 |
| Rothenberg[12] | Safe R (flip) | October 28, 2010 |
| RealClearPolitics[13] | Safe R (flip) | November 1, 2010 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[14] | Safe R (flip) | October 28, 2010 |
| CQ Politics[15] | Safe R (flip) | October 28, 2010 |
Polling
| Poll source | Dates administered | Matt Mead (R) |
Leslie Petersen (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports[16] | September 30, 2010 | 61% | 25% |
| Rasmussen Reports[17] | August 18, 2010 | 58% | 24% |
| Rasmussen Reports[18] | June 22, 2010 | 49% | 22% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Matt Mead | 123,780 | 65.68% | +35.67% | |
| Democratic | Leslie Petersen | 43,240 | 22.94% | −47.05% | |
| Independent | Taylor Haynes | 13,796 | 7.32% | ||
| Libertarian | Mike Wheeler | 5,362 | 2.85% | ||
| Write-in | 2,285 | 1.21% | |||
| Majority | 80,540 | 42.74% | +2.75% | ||
| Turnout | 190,822 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
By county
| County | Matt Mead Republican |
Leslie Petersen Democratic |
Taylor Haynes Write-in |
All Others | Margin | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Albany | 6,374 | 55.6% | 4,352 | 38.0% | 309 | 2.7% | 420 | 3.7% | 2,022 | 17.6% | 11,455 |
| Big Horn | 3,217 | 74.0% | 613 | 14.1% | 394 | 9.1% | 124 | 2.9% | 2,704 | 59.9% | 4,348 |
| Campbell | 6,934 | 61.5% | 1,179 | 10.5% | 2,930 | 26.0% | 231 | 2.0% | 4,004 | 35.5% | 11,274 |
| Carbon | 3,585 | 69.0% | 1,308 | 25.2% | 107 | 2.1% | 196 | 3.8% | 2,277 | 43.8% | 5,196 |
| Converse | 3,202 | 64.8% | 761 | 15.4% | 827 | 16.7% | 152 | 3.0% | 2,375 | 48.1% | 4,942 |
| Crook | 2,048 | 65.3% | 388 | 12.4% | 608 | 19.4% | 93 | 3.0% | 1,440 | 45.9% | 3,137 |
| Fremont | 8,439 | 61.9% | 3,323 | 24.4% | 1,301 | 9.5% | 575 | 4.2% | 5,116 | 37.5% | 13,638 |
| Goshen | 3,493 | 71.7% | 893 | 18.3% | 309 | 6.3% | 176 | 3.6% | 2,600 | 53.4% | 4,871 |
| Hot Springs | 1,596 | 71.9% | 401 | 18.1% | 141 | 6.4% | 82 | 3.7% | 1,195 | 53.8% | 2,220 |
| Johnson | 2,804 | 73.8% | 578 | 15.2% | 301 | 7.9% | 114 | 3.0% | 2,226 | 58.6% | 3,797 |
| Laramie | 19,323 | 64.7% | 7,507 | 25.1% | 819 | 2.7% | 2,235 | 7.5% | 11,816 | 39.6% | 29,884 |
| Lincoln | 4,710 | 71.6% | 1,023 | 15.5% | 592 | 9.0% | 257 | 3.9% | 3,687 | 56.1% | 6,582 |
| Natrona | 15,077 | 65.2% | 5,761 | 24.9% | 1,470 | 6.4% | 829 | 3.6% | 9,316 | 40.3% | 23,137 |
| Niobrara | 753 | 65.4% | 124 | 10.8% | 243 | 21.1% | 32 | 2.8% | 510 | 44.3% | 1,152 |
| Park | 8,312 | 72.4% | 1,813 | 15.8% | 955 | 8.3% | 398 | 3.4% | 6,499 | 56.6% | 11,478 |
| Platte | 2,303 | 60.2% | 905 | 23.6% | 500 | 13.1% | 119 | 3.1% | 1,398 | 36.6% | 3,827 |
| Sheridan | 7,632 | 71.4% | 2,336 | 21.9% | 426 | 4.0% | 290 | 2.7% | 5,296 | 49.5% | 10,684 |
| Sublette | 2,465 | 71.4% | 554 | 16.1% | 335 | 9.7% | 97 | 2.8% | 1,911 | 55.3% | 3,451 |
| Sweetwater | 8,218 | 65.5% | 3,532 | 28.1% | 305 | 2.4% | 495 | 3.9% | 4,686 | 37.4% | 12,550 |
| Teton | 4,407 | 51.6% | 3,856 | 45.1% | 78 | 0.9% | 207 | 2.4% | 551 | 6.5% | 8,548 |
| Uinta | 4,462 | 73.7% | 1,075 | 17.8% | 221 | 3.7% | 295 | 4.9% | 3,387 | 55.9% | 6,053 |
| Washakie | 2,574 | 75.4% | 597 | 17.5% | 135 | 4.0% | 109 | 3.2% | 1,977 | 57.9% | 3,415 |
| Weston | 1,852 | 65.6% | 361 | 12.8% | 490 | 17.4% | 121 | 4.3% | 1,362 | 48.2% | 2,824 |
| Totals | 123,780 | 65.7% | 43,240 | 22.9% | 13,796 | 7.3% | 7,647 | 4.0% | 80,540 | 42.8% | 188,463 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- All 23
References
- ^ Chris Cillizza And Ben Pershing (February 16, 2009). "Will Wyoming's Governor Buck Term Limits?". The Washington Post.
- ^ "US News - Mar 04, 2010 - Wyoming Gov. Freudenthal won't seek third term". RealClearPolitics. March 4, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ "Gosar campaign site". gosar4gov.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Leslie Petersen Biography". People for Petersen. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ Erika Lovely (October 8, 2009). "Wyoming governor Dave Freudenthal to seek third term?". Politico. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- ^ Pelzer, Jeremy. "Massie running for superintendent of public instruction, not governor". trib.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ a b WTE/Aspen Media & Market Research
- ^ Casper Star Tribune
- ^ a b "Wyoming Gubernatorial Primary Results". WY SOS. August 17, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- ^ Casper Star-Tribune
- ^ "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.
- ^ Rasmussen Reports
- ^ Rasmussen Reports
- ^ Rasmussen Reports
- ^ "Statewide Candidates Official Summary, Wyoming General Election - November 2, 2010" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State.
External links
- Elections at Wyoming Secretary of State
- Candidates for Wyoming State Offices at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions for 2010 Wyoming Governor from Follow the Money
- Wyoming Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
- 2010 Wyoming Gubernatorial General Election: Matt Mead (R) vs. Leslie Petersen (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
- Election 2010: Wisconsin Governor from Rasmussen Reports
- 2010 Wyoming Governor - Walker vs. Barrett from Real Clear Politics
- 2010 Wisconsin Governor's Race from CQ Politics
- Race Profile in The New York Times
- Candidates: Wyoming Governor at Decision 2010 at Wyoming PBS
Official campaign sites (Archived)