2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election
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.
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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 defeated Democrat Leslie Petersen in the general election, winning every county, just like Freudenthal did when he was re-elected in 2006.
Democratic primary
Declared
- Pete Gosar, teacher, commercial pilot, state employee and small business owner[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 | July 26–29, 2010 | 34% | 9% | 5% | 1% | 4% | 39% |
| Casper Star Tribune | July 26–28, 2010 | 30% | 22% | 2% | 1% | <1% | 45% |
Results
Results by County:
Peterson
- Peterson—80-90%
- Peterson—50-60%
- Peterson—40-50%
Gosar
- Gosar—<40%
- Gosar—40-50%
- Gosar—50-60%
- Gosar—60-70%
| 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 | July 26–29, 2010 | 23% | 18% | 10% | 20% | 1% | 25% |
| Casper Star-Tribune | July 26–28, 2010 | 27% | 24% | 17% | 12% | 2% | 18% |
Results
Results by County:
Mead
- Mead—50–60%
- Mead—40–50%
- Mead—<40%
Meyer
- Meyer—<40%
Micheli
- Micheli—<40%
- Micheli—50–60%
- Micheli—60–70%
Simpson
- Simpson—<40%
| 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[8] | Safe R (flip) | October 14, 2010 |
| Rothenberg[9] | Safe R (flip) | October 28, 2010 |
| RealClearPolitics[10] | Safe R (flip) | November 1, 2010 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] | Safe R (flip) | October 28, 2010 |
| CQ Politics[12] | Safe R (flip) | October 28, 2010 |
Polling
| Poll source | Dates administered | Matt Mead (R) |
Leslie Petersen (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports | September 30, 2010 | 61% | 25% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 18, 2010 | 58% | 24% |
| Rasmussen Reports | 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 | ||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Big Horn (Largest city: Lovell)
- Campbell (Largest city: Gillette)
- Converse (Largest city: Douglas)
- Crook (Largest city: Sundance)
- Fremont (Largest city: Riverton)
- Goshen (Largest city: Torrington)
- Hot Springs (Largest city: Thermopolis)
- Johnson (Largest city: Buffalo)
- Lincoln (Largest city: Kemmerer)
- Natrona (Largest city: Casper)
- Albany (Largest city: Laramie)
- Niobrara (Largest city: Lusk)
- Park (Largest city: Cody)
- Platte (Largest city: Wheatland)
- Sheridan (Largest city: Sheridan)
- Sublette (Largest city: Pinedale)
- Sweetwater (Largest city: Rock Springs)
- Carbon (Largest city: Rawlins)
- Uinta (Largest city: Evanston)
- Teton (Largest city: Jackson)
- Laramie (Largest city: Cheyenne)
- Washakie (Largest city: Worland)
- Weston (Largest city: Newcastle)
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.
- bureau, JEREMY PELZER Star-Tribune capital. "Massie running for superintendent of public instruction, not governor". trib.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Wyoming Gubernatorial Primary Results". WY SOS. August 17, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- "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.
- "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)
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