2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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Nominee Tom Corbett Dan Onorato
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Jim Cawley H. Scott Conklin
Popular vote 2,172,763 1,814,788
Percentage 54.5% 45.5%

2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Corbett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Onorato:      50–60%      80–90%

Governor before election

Ed Rendell
Democratic

Elected Governor

Tom Corbett
Republican

The 2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in Pennsylvania and other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Ed Rendell was term limited and thus ineligible to seek re-election in 2010. In the primary, Democrats nominated Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato, who defeated Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner, State Senator Anthony H. Williams and Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel. Republicans nominated Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett, who defeated State Representative Sam Rohrer in the primary. Corbett defeated Onorato in the November general election.

In primary elections for lieutenant governor, which were held separately, H. Scott Conklin defeated Jonathan Saidel and Doris Smith-Ribner in the Democratic primary. Jim Cawley emerged from a nine-candidate field in the Republican primary. As lieutenant gubernatorial nominees run on a joint ticket with the gubernatorial nominee of their respective parties in the general election in Pennsylvania, Cawley was elected lieutenant governor over Conklin. As of 2022, this is the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Pennsylvania as well as the last time Allegheny county was carried by a Republican candidate.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Dan Onorato, Allegheny County Chief Executive (from Pittsburgh)
  • Jack Wagner, Auditor General (from Pittsburgh)
  • Anthony Williams, State Senator (from Philadelphia)
  • Joe Hoeffel, Montgomery County Commissioner and former U.S. Representative (from Abington Township, Montgomery County)

Dropped Out[]

  • Chris Doherty, Mayor of Scranton
  • Tom Knox, healthcare executive (from Philadelphia)

Polling[]

Poll source Dates administered Dan
Onorato
Jack
Wagner
Joe
Hoeffel
Anthony
Williams
Chris
Doherty
Tom
Knox
Undecided
Muhlenberg/Morning Call May 7, 2010 35% 8% 11% 10% 36%
Rasmussen Reports May 6, 2010 34% 17% 9% 17% 17%
Quinnipiac April 28 – May 5, 2010 36% 8% 9% 8% 37%
Muhlenberg/Morning Call May 2, 2010 41% 5% 6% 8% 40%
Quinnipiac March 31 – April 5, 2010 20% 13% 15% 5% 47%
Research 2000 March 8–10, 2010 19% 10% 12% 3% 56%
Franklin and Marshall February 23, 2010 6% 6% 6% 1% 4% 72%
Rasmussen Reports October 13, 2009 19% 14% 11% 6% 4% 37%
Quinnipiac September 30, 2009 14% 7% 12% 5% 4% 46%

Results[]

Results by county:
  Onorato—70–80%
  Onorato—60–70%
  Onorato—50–60%
  Onorato—40–50%
  Onorato—30–40%
  Wagner—30–40%
  Wagner—40–50%
  Wagner—50–60%
  Hoeffel—50–60%
  Williams—50–60%
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Onorato 463,575 45.1
Democratic Jack Wagner 248,338 24.1
Democratic Anthony Williams 185,784 18.1
Democratic Joe Hoeffel 130,799 12.7
Total votes 1,028,496 100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Tom Corbett, Attorney General (from Shaler Township)
  • Sam Rohrer, State Representative (from Robeson Township)

Dropped Out[]

Polling[]

Poll source Dates administered Jim
Gerlach
Tom
Corbett
Sam
Rohrer
Undecided
Quinnipiac March 31 – April 5, 2010 58% 7% 35%
Franklin and Marshall February 23, 2010 26% 4% 65%
Rasmussen Reports October 13, 2009 10% 54% 30%
Quinnipiac September 30, 2009 13% 42% 43%

Results[]

Results by county:
  Corbett—80–90%
  Corbett—70–80%
  Corbett—60–70%
  Corbett—50–60%
  Rohrer—50–60%
  Rohrer—70–80%
Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Corbett 589,249 68.7
Republican Sam Rohrer 267,893 31.3
Total votes 857,142 100.0

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • Tom Corbett (R), Pennsylvania Attorney General
  • Dan Onorato (D), Allegheny County Executive

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[3] Lean R (flip) October 14, 2010
Rothenberg[4] Lean R (flip) October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics[5] Lean R (flip) November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Likely R (flip) October 28, 2010
CQ Politics[7] Lean R (flip) October 28, 2010

Polling[]

Poll source Dates administered Tom
Corbett (R)
Dan
Onorato (D)
Quinnipiac October 25–30, 2010 52% 42%
Rasmussen Reports October 28, 2010 52% 43%
Muhlenberg/Morning Call October 28, 2010 52% 37%
Rasmussen Reports October 21, 2010 50% 45%
Public Policy Polling October 17–18, 2010 48% 46%
Quinnipiac October 13–17, 2010 49% 44%
Rasmussen Reports October 15, 2010 54% 40%
Rasmussen Reports October 2, 2010 53% 41%
Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster September 29, 2010 36% 32%
Suffolk University September 24–27, 2010 47% 40%
Muhlenberg/Morning Call[permanent dead link] September 18–23, 2010 46% 37%
CNN/Time September 17–21, 2010 52% 44%
Quinnipiac September 15–19, 2010 54% 39%
Rasmussen Reports September 13, 2010 49% 39%
Rasmussen Reports August 30, 2010 50% 37%
Rasmussen Reports August 16, 2010 48% 38%
Public Policy Polling August 14–16, 2010 48% 35%
Rasmussen Reports July 28, 2010 50% 39%
Rasmussen Reports July 14, 2010 48% 38%
Quinnipiac July 6–11, 2010 44% 37%
Rasmussen Reports June 29, 2010 49% 39%
Public Policy Polling June 19–21, 2010 45% 35%
Rasmussen Reports June 2, 2010 49% 33%
Rasmussen Reports May 19, 2010 49% 36%
Quinnipiac[permanent dead link] May 4–10, 2010 43% 37%
Rasmussen Reports April 15, 2010 45% 36%
Quinnipiac March 30 – April 5, 2010 45% 33%
Public Policy Polling March 29 – April 1, 2010 45% 32%
Rasmussen Reports March 16, 2010 46% 29%
Research 2000 March 8–10, 2010 40% 34%
Rasmussen Reports February 10, 2010 52% 26%
Rasmussen Reports December 10, 2009 44% 28%
Quinnipiac September 30, 2009 47% 28%

Results[]

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Corbett 2,172,763 54.49%
Democratic Dan Onorato 1,814,788 45.51%
Total votes 3,987,551 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

See also[]

  • 2010 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election
  • 2010 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
  • 2010 United States gubernatorial elections

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Pennsylvania Governor Primary Results". PA Secretary of State. May 18, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  2. ^ "Meehan quits governor's race".
  3. ^ "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  4. ^ "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  5. ^ "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  6. ^ "THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  7. ^ "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  8. ^ "2010 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2010.

External links[]

Official campaign websites
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