2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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The 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. The primary elections on September 14 determined which candidates advanced to the general election.
Incumbent Democratic governor Jim Doyle did not seek re-election in 2010, making for the first open gubernatorial election in Wisconsin since 1982. Republican nominee Scott Walker, the Milwaukee County Executive, defeated Democratic nominee Tom Barrett, the mayor of Milwaukee. As of 2022, this was the last gubernatorial election in which a Republican gubernatorial candidate carried La Crosse and Columbia counties, and the last in which a Democratic candidate carried Trempealeau County.
Democratic primary
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Candidates for governor
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Tom Barrett, Mayor of Milwaukee and former U.S. Representative and candidate in 2002[1]
- Tim John[2]
Failed to qualify
[edit]Candidates for lieutenant governor
[edit]Declared
[edit]- G. Spencer Coggs, state senator from Milwaukee and former state representative for 20 years.
- Tom Nelson, Democratic Majority Leader in the Wisconsin State Assembly, member since 2005 representing Outagamie County.
- Henry Sanders
- James L. Schneider
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Barrett | 210,921 | 90.45 | |
Democratic | Tim John | 22,264 | 9.55 | |
Total votes | 233,185 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
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Candidates for governor
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Mark Neumann, former U.S. Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1998
- Scott Paterick[6]
- Scott Walker, Milwaukee County Executive and candidate in 2006[7]
Failed to qualify
[edit]- William "Bill" Ingram, truck driver[8] and write-in candidate for President of the United States in 2008[9]
- John Schless[7]
Candidates for lieutenant governor
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Brett Davis, state representative from Oregon, Wisconsin.
- Rebecca Kleefisch, former WISN-TV morning anchor and frequent on-air contributor to Charlie Sykes' radio show on WTMJ (AM).
- Robert Gerald Lorge
- Dave Ross, Mayor of Superior, Wisconsin
- Nick Voegeli
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Dates administered | Mark Neumann |
Scott Walker |
---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling[permanent dead link] | June 26–27, 2010 | 19% | 58% |
WPRI | March 9, 2010 | 27% | 46% |
WPRI | October 1, 2009 | 14% | 39% |
Results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Walker | 360,032 | 58.59 | |
Republican | Mark Neumann | 237,870 | 38.71 | |
Republican | Scott Paterick | 16,609 | 2.70 | |
Total votes | 614,511 | 100.00 |
Others
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Failed to qualify
[edit]General election
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Candidates
[edit]Seven candidates appeared on the primary election ballot: two Democrats, three Republicans and two other candidates. After Walker and Barrett won their respective primaries, they faced each other and independent candidates using the "Independent" and "Common Sense" labels in the November general election.[11]
Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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Cook Political Report[12] | Tossup | October 14, 2010 |
Rothenberg Political Report[13] | Lean R (flip) | October 28, 2010 |
RealClearPolitics[14] | Lean R (flip) | November 1, 2010 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[15] | Likely R (flip) | October 28, 2010 |
CQ Politics[16] | Tossup | October 28, 2010 |
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Dates administered | Tom Barrett (D) |
Scott Walker (R) |
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McClatchy | October 20, 2010 | 40% | 52% |
Wisconsin Herald | October 16, 2010 | 44% | 52% |
CNN/Time Magazine | October 8–12, 2010 | 44% | 52% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 11, 2010 | 42% | 51% |
Ipsos/Reuters | October 8–11, 2010 | 42% | 52% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 29, 2010 | 44% | 50% |
CNN/Time | September 17–21, 2010 | 42% | 53% |
Public Policy Polling | September 18–19, 2010 | 41% | 50% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 15, 2010 | 43% | 51% |
Rasmussen Reports | August 24, 2010 | 44% | 47% |
Rasmussen Reports | August 10, 2010 | 41% | 49% |
Rasmussen Reports | July 27, 2010 | 43% | 50% |
Rasmussen Reports | July 13, 2010 | 44% | 48% |
Public Policy Polling | June 26–27, 2010 | 38% | 45% |
Rasmussen Reports | June 21, 2010 | 41% | 49% |
Rasmussen Reports | May 25, 2010 | 41% | 48% |
Rasmussen Reports | April 20, 2010 | 44% | 46% |
Public Policy Polling | March 20–21, 2010 | 39% | 42% |
Rasmussen Reports | March 16, 2010 | 42% | 48% |
WPRI | March 9, 2010 | 32% | 36% |
Rasmussen Reports | February 17, 2010 | 40% | 49% |
Rasmussen Reports | January 26, 2010 | 38% | 48% |
Public Policy Polling | November 20–22, 2009 | 40% | 40% |
Results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Scott Walker | 1,128,941 | 52.29% | +6.93% | |
Democratic | Tom Barrett | 1,004,303 | 46.52% | −6.24% | |
Independent | Jim Langer | 10,608 | 0.49% | — | |
Common Sense | James James | 8,273 | 0.38% | — | |
Libertarian | Terry Virgil | 6,790 | 0.31% | — | |
Write-in | 59 | 0.00% | — | ||
Majority | 124,638 | 5.77% | −1.62% | ||
Turnout | 2,158,974 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Results by county
[edit]County | Won by |
Walker % |
Walker votes |
Barrett % |
Barrett votes |
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Adams | Walker | 52% | 3,748 | 46% | 3,298 |
Ashland | Barrett | 37 | 2205 | 62 | 3664 |
Barron | Walker | 55 | 8486 | 44 | 6746 |
Bayfield | Barrett | 41 | 2961 | 58 | 4185 |
Brown | Walker | 56 | 49567 | 43 | 37549 |
Buffalo | Walker | 54 | 2610 | 45 | 2174 |
Burnett | Walker | 57 | 3479 | 42 | 2555 |
Calumet | Walker | 60 | 11152 | 38 | 7065 |
Chippewa | Walker | 56 | 11901 | 41 | 8753 |
Clark | Walker | 61 | 6368 | 37 | 3844 |
Columbia | Walker | 52 | 11059 | 47 | 10014 |
Crawford | Barrett | 47 | 2792 | 51 | 3062 |
Dane | Barrett | 31 | 68238 | 68 | 149699 |
Dodge | Walker | 66 | 20568 | 33 | 10138 |
Door | Walker | 50 | 6932 | 48 | 6719 |
Douglas | Barrett | 41 | 6255 | 57 | 8703 |
Dunn | Walker | 54 | 7282 | 44 | 5972 |
Eau Claire | Barrett | 49 | 18018 | 50 | 18454 |
Florence | Walker | 65 | 1197 | 33 | 612 |
Fond du Lac | Walker | 64 | 24407 | 35 | 13145 |
Forest | Walker | 53 | 1790 | 46 | 1565 |
Grant | Walker | 52 | 8611 | 46 | 7573 |
Green | Barrett | 49 | 6391 | 50 | 6567 |
Green Lake | Walker | 64 | 4488 | 32 | 2262 |
Iowa | Barrett | 44 | 3867 | 54 | 4750 |
Iron | Walker | 53 | 1336 | 46 | 1139 |
Jackson | Walker | 51 | 3428 | 48 | 3219 |
Jefferson | Walker | 61 | 19155 | 38 | 11909 |
Juneau | Walker | 56 | 4502 | 42 | 3358 |
Kenosha | Walker | 51 | 25136 | 48 | 23312 |
Kewaunee | Walker | 57 | 4577 | 41 | 3345 |
La Crosse | Walker | 49 | 20754 | 49 | 20639 |
Lafayette | Walker | 52 | 2926 | 46 | 2566 |
Langlade | Walker | 61 | 4481 | 38 | 2754 |
Lincoln | Walker | 55 | 6201 | 43 | 4872 |
Manitowoc | Walker | 60 | 18234 | 39 | 11784 |
Marathon | Walker | 58 | 28516 | 40 | 20028 |
Marinette | Walker | 57 | 8222 | 42 | 6127 |
Marquette | Walker | 58 | 3483 | 40 | 2384 |
Menominee | Barrett | 22 | 166 | 78 | 586 |
Milwaukee | Barrett | 38 | 128612 | 62 | 209932 |
Monroe | Walker | 58 | 7570 | 40 | 5199 |
Oconto | Walker | 59 | 8131 | 39 | 5380 |
Oneida | Walker | 55 | 8773 | 43 | 6762 |
Outagamie | Walker | 54 | 35143 | 45 | 29223 |
Ozaukee | Walker | 69 | 29879 | 31 | 13233 |
Pepin | Walker | 53 | 1279 | 45 | 1093 |
Pierce | Walker | 53 | 7067 | 45 | 5925 |
Polk | Walker | 59 | 8842 | 39 | 5752 |
Portage | Barrett | 46 | 12794 | 52 | 14463 |
Price | Walker | 52 | 3284 | 45 | 2858 |
Racine | Walker | 56 | 40813 | 43 | 31333 |
Richland | Walker | 53 | 3293 | 46 | 2866 |
Rock | Barrett | 46 | 23813 | 53 | 27424 |
Rusk | Walker | 56 | 3045 | 40 | 2170 |
St. Croix | Walker | 62 | 17298 | 37 | 10329 |
Sauk | Walker | 50 | 11044 | 49 | 10741 |
Sawyer | Walker | 58 | 3766 | 41 | 2650 |
Shawano | Walker | 60 | 8663 | 38 | 5487 |
Sheboygan | Walker | 63 | 29657 | 36 | 16720 |
Taylor | Walker | 62 | 4212 | 35 | 2370 |
Trempealeau | Barrett | 49 | 4898 | 49 | 4928 |
Vernon | Walker | 50 | 5441 | 48 | 5278 |
Vilas | Walker | 63 | 6595 | 36 | 3773 |
Walworth | Walker | 65 | 22733 | 34 | 11870 |
Washburn | Walker | 53 | 3533 | 45 | 2974 |
Washington | Walker | 75 | 44222 | 24 | 14276 |
Waukesha | Walker | 72 | 134608 | 28 | 52684 |
Waupaca | Walker | 59 | 10596 | 40 | 7072 |
Waushara | Walker | 60 | 5178 | 38 | 3284 |
Winnebago | Walker | 54 | 33044 | 44 | 27141 |
Wood | Walker | 55 | 15626 | 43 | 12023 |
Counties that flipped Democratic to Republican
[edit]- Barron (largest city: Rice Lake)
- Burnett (largest village: Grantsburg)
- Clark (largest city: Neillsville)
- Iron (largest city: Hurley)
- Jefferson (largest city: Watertown)
- Marathon (largest city: Wausau)
- Monroe (largest city: Sparta)
- Oneida (largest city: Rhinelander)
- Outagamie (largest city: Appleton)
- Rusk (largest city: Ladysmith)
- Washburn (largest city: Spooner)
- Buffalo (largest city: Mondovi)
- Columbia (largest city: Portage)
- Door (largest city: Sturgeon Bay)
- Dunn (largest city: Menomonie)
- Forest (largest city: Crandon)
- Grant (largest city: Platteville)
- Jackson (largest city: Black River Falls)
- Kenosha (largest city: Kenosha)
- Lafayette (largest city: Darlington)
- Lincoln (largest city: Merrill)
- Pepin (largest city: Durand)
- Price (largest city: Park Falls)
- Richland (largest city: Richland Center)
- Sawyer (largest city: Hayward)
- Winnebago (largest city: Oshkosh)
- Adams (largest city: Adams)
- Polk (Largest city: Amery)
- St. Croix (Largest city: Hudson)
- Sauk (largest city: Baraboo)
- La Crosse (largest city: La Crosse)
- Vernon (largest city: Viroqua)
References
[edit]- ^ Trevey, Mick (August 20, 2009). "Will Barrett Run for Governor? | Today's TMJ4 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Weather, Sports, WTMJ | Local News". Todaystmj4.com. Retrieved August 21, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Tim John for Governor 2010 | Wisconsin, a Beacon of Hope | Wisconsin's Race for Governor 2010". Timjohnforgovernor.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Ten have filed to run for Governor so far". JS Online. September 8, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
- ^ "Pittsville man enters race for governor".[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Wisconsin Gubernatorial Primary Results". Politico. September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
- ^ "Statement from Wisconsin Rapids man on bid for governor".[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Borowski, Greg J. (September 7, 2008). "Republicans keep an eye out for 2010 candidates". JSOnline.com. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ "Ingram for Governor website". Ingram4u.com. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ "Dills, Todd & Max Kvidera. "Election 2008: The Choice" Truckers News September 2008". Etrucker.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ ""Candidates on the Fall 2010 Election Ballot: This report is the final list of all the candidates approved by the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board for the September 14, 2010, Primary Election. The list reflects Board action on July 21 and 22 with respect to challenges to ballot access." State of Wisconsin Governmental Accountability Board". Gab.wi.gov. Archived from the original on August 26, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ "Candidates on the Fall 2010 Election Ballot: This report is the final list of all the candidates approved by the Government Accountability Board for the September 14, 2010, Primary Election". Gab.wi.gov. Archived from the original on August 26, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
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External links
[edit]- Elections & Voting Archived November 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
- Candidate list Archived August 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Wisconsin Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions for 2010 Wisconsin Governor from Follow the Money
- 2010 Wisconsin Gubernatorial General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
- Election 2010: Wisconsin Governor from Rasmussen Reports
- 2010 Wisconsin Governor – Walker vs. Barrett from Real Clear Politics
- 2010 Wisconsin Governor's Race from CQ Politics
- Race Profile in The New York Times
- Election 2010 at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Debates
- Wisconsin Governor Republican Primary Debate, C-SPAN, August 25, 2010
- Wisconsin Gubernatorial Debate, C-SPAN, September 24, 2010
- Official campaign websites (Archived)