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2010 governor election results

Results of all 37 governor races in 2010 (seats won: Republican 23, Democratic 13, Independent 1); 18 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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  • Republican 23
  • Democratic 13
  • Independent 1
Alabama: Robert Julian Bentley REP +15.7Alaska: Sean R. Parnell REP +21.4Arizona: Janice Kay Brewer REP +11.9 gainArkansas: Mike Beebe DEM +30.5California: Jerry Brown DEM +12.9 gainColorado: John Wright Hickenlooper DEM +14.7Connecticut: Dannel P. Malloy DEM +1.7 gainDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: Rick Scott REP +1.2Georgia: J. Nathan Deal REP +10.1Hawaii: Neil Abercrombie DEM +17.0 gainIdaho: C.L. 'Butch' Otter REP +26.3Illinois: Pat Quinn DEM +0.9IndianaIowa: Terry E. Branstad REP +9.5 gainKansas: Sam Brownback REP +31.1 gainKentuckyLouisianaMaine: Paul R. LePage REP +10.9 gainMaryland: Martin O'Malley DEM +14.5Massachusetts: Deval Patrick DEM +6.4Michigan: Rick Snyder REP +18.2 gainMinnesota: Mark Dayton DEM +0.4 gainMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraska: Dave Heineman REP +47.8Nevada: Brian E. Sandoval REP +11.8New Hampshire: John Lynch DEM +7.6New JerseyNew Mexico: Susana Martinez REP +6.7 gainNew York: Andrew Cuomo DEM +27.7North CarolinaNorth DakotaOhio: John Richard Kasich REP +2.0 gainOklahoma: Mary Fallin REP +20.9 gainOregon: John Kitzhaber DEM +1.5Pennsylvania: Thomas W. Corbett REP +9.0 gainRhode Island: Lincoln Chafee IND +2.5 gainSouth Carolina: Nikki Haley REP +4.5South Dakota: Dennis M. Daugaard REP +23.0Tennessee: William Edward Haslam REP +32.0 gainTexas: Rick Perry REP +12.7Utah: Gary Richard Herbert REP +32.2Vermont: Peter Elliott Shumlin DEM +1.8 gainVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsin: Scott Walker REP +5.8 gainWyoming: Matt Hansen Mead REP +42.2 gainVermont: Peter Elliott Shumlin DEM +1.8 gainNew Hampshire: John Lynch DEM +7.6Massachusetts: Deval Patrick DEM +6.4Rhode Island: Lincoln Chafee IND +2.5 gainConnecticut: Dannel P. Malloy DEM +1.7 gainNew JerseyDelawareMaryland: Martin O'Malley DEM +14.5District of Columbia
States with a race in 2010, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

Seats that changed party

All races

StateWinnerPartyMarginBefore
Alabama Robert Julian Bentley Republican 15.7 Republican
Alaska Sean R. Parnell Republican 21.4 Republican
Arizona Janice Kay Brewer Republican 11.9 Democratic flip
Arkansas Mike Beebe Democratic 30.5 Democratic
California Jerry Brown Democratic 12.9 Republican flip
Colorado John Wright Hickenlooper Democratic 14.7 Democratic
Connecticut Dannel P. Malloy Democratic 1.7 Republican flip
Florida Rick Scott Republican 1.2 Republican
Georgia J. Nathan Deal Republican 10.1 Republican
Hawaii Neil Abercrombie Democratic 17.0 Republican flip
Idaho C.L. 'Butch' Otter Republican 26.3 Republican
Illinois Pat Quinn Democratic 0.9 Democratic
Iowa Terry E. Branstad Republican 9.5 Democratic flip
Kansas Sam Brownback Republican 31.1 Democratic flip
Maine Paul R. LePage Republican 10.9 Democratic flip
Maryland Martin O'Malley Democratic 14.5 Democratic
Massachusetts Deval Patrick Democratic 6.4 Democratic
Michigan Rick Snyder Republican 18.2 Democratic flip
Minnesota Mark Dayton Democratic 0.4 Republican flip
Nebraska Dave Heineman Republican 47.8 Republican
Nevada Brian E. Sandoval Republican 11.8 Republican
New Hampshire John Lynch Democratic 7.6 Democratic
New Mexico Susana Martinez Republican 6.7 Democratic flip
New York Andrew Cuomo Democratic 27.7 Democratic
Ohio John Richard Kasich Republican 2.0 Democratic flip
Oklahoma Mary Fallin Republican 20.9 Democratic flip
Oregon John Kitzhaber Democratic 1.5 Democratic
Pennsylvania Thomas W. Corbett Republican 9.0 Democratic flip
Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee Independent 2.5 Republican flip
South Carolina Nikki Haley Republican 4.5 Republican
South Dakota Dennis M. Daugaard Republican 23.0 Republican
Tennessee William Edward Haslam Republican 32.0 Democratic flip
Texas Rick Perry Republican 12.7 Republican
Utah special Gary Richard Herbert Republican 32.2 Republican
Vermont Peter Elliott Shumlin Democratic 1.8 Republican flip
Wisconsin Scott Walker Republican 5.8 Democratic flip
Wyoming Matt Hansen Mead Republican 42.2 Democratic flip

Source: FiveThirtyEight election-results; each race page links the official source it was compiled from.