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In the Kansas gubernatorial election of 2010, held on November 2, 2010, Republican Sam Brownback defeated Democrat Tom Holland. Incumbent Democratic Governor Mark Parkinson, himself an appointee, chose not to run for a full term.
In the August 3, 2010 primary elections, Senator Tom Holland faced no opposition to take the Democratic nomination while Republican Sam Brownback beat token opposition in his primary to secure the GOP nod.
November 2, 2010 general election results
Results were certified as of November 29, 2010.[1]
| Kansas Governor, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Sam Brownback |
63.3% | 530,760 | |
| Democratic | Tom Holland | 32.2% | 270,166 | |
| Libertarian | Andrew P. Gray | 2.7% | 22,460 | |
| Reform Party | Ken Cannon | 1.8% | 15,397 | |
| Write-in | Heath Charles Morris | 0% | 7 | |
| Total Votes | 838,790 | |||
| Election results via Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Inauguration and transition
Inaugural date
Sam Brownback and running mate Jeff Colyer were sworn in at the state capitol on the morning of January 10, 2011. According to Brownback's Inaugural site, the days surrounding the actual Inauguration were set to be filled with statewide events as part of a "Hearts of Kansas" initiative.
Brownback and Colyer specifically encouraged Kansans to participate in volunteer work and community service at events organized over the Inaugural weekend.
The official Inaugural Ball was the night of Saturday, January 8, 2011. Immediately following the January 10th swearing-in, Governor and First Lady Brownback held an open house at the Governor's offices in Topeka.
The Inaugural Committee had four chairs representing each of the state's Congressional Districts:
- for the 1st District, state Representative Pat George
- for the 2nd District, Virginia Crossland Macha, an engineer by training and long-time political activist
- for the 3rd District, Dan Thomas, DDS, M.S.
- for the 4th District, campaign veteran Priscilla O’Shaughnessy
Transition team
Governor-elect Sam Brownback and Lieutenant Governor-elect Jeff Colyer launched their transition site, BrownbackTransition.com, on November 4, 2010. Named to the transition team in a press conference the same day were nine well-known names in Kansas politics:
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Wyandotte Co. Republican Chair Chiquita Coggs |
Former Garden City Mayor Dennis Mesa |
On November 10, 2010 Governor-elect Brownback announced two additional members, former House Speaker Tim Shallenburger and Mark Dugan, a former staffer to Congressman Todd Tiahrt. Shallenburger will specifically focus on legislative liaison tasks.[2]
August 3, 2010 primary
The Kansas Democratic Party had no primary for the governor's race as Tom Holland was unopposed.
| 2010 Race for Governor - Republican Primary[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
 Sam Brownback (R)
|
82.0% | |||
| Joan Heffington (R) | 18.0% | |||
| Total votes | 316,738 | |||
Race ratings
See also: Gubernatorial elections 2010, Race tracking
| 2010 Race Rankings Kansas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Tracker | Race Rating | |||
| The Cook Political Report[4] | Solid Republican | |||
| Congressional Quarterly Politics[5] | Likely Republican | |||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | Safe Republican | |||
| Rasmussen Reports Gubernatorial Scorecard[7] | Solid GOP | |||
| The Rothenberg Political Report[8] | Currently Safe Republican | |||
| Overall Call | Republican | |||
Changes
1. Cook Political Report changed race from "Likely Republican" to "Solid Republican" in September 30th ratings.
Polling
Rasmussen
| 2010 Race for Kansas Governor - Rasmussen Reports | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date Reported | Brownback | Holland | Other | Don't Know | |
| August 4, 2010[9] | 57% | 34% | 2% | 6% | |
| July 6, 2010[10] | 59% | 31% | 4% | 5% | |
| May 13, 2010[11] | 58% | 27% | 7% | 8% | |
| April 15, 2010[12] | 55% | 33% | 4% | 8% | |
| (Sample)[13] | n=500 | MoE=+/- 4.5% | p=0.05 | ||
Survey USA
| 2010 Race for Kansas Governor - Survey USA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date Reported | Brownback | Holland | Gray (L) | Cannon (RP) | Don't Know | |
| October 10-12, 2010[14] | 60% | 33% | 3% | 4% | 2% | |
| September 14-16, 2010[15] | 59% | 32% | 3% | 4% | 2% | |
| August 12-15, 2010[16] | 67% | 25% | 3% | 3% | 2% | |
Candidates
| The November Ballot – Who Made It? Kansas Governor[17] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee | Affiliation | ||||
| Tom Holland, with Kelly Kultala | Democrat | ||||
| Sam Brownback, with Jeff Colyer | Republican | ||||
| Andrew P. Gray, with Stacey Davis | Libertarian | ||||
| Kenneth (Ken) W. Cannon, with Daniel (Dan) J. Faubion | Reform | ||||
| This lists candidates who won their state's primary or convention, or who were unopposed, and who were officially certified for the November ballot by their state's election authority. | |||||
The Secretary of State maintains a list of all certified candidates.[18]
Democratic
- Business owner and state Senator Tom Holland was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Declined and withdrawn candidates
- Incumbent Gov. Mark Parkinson "repeatedly said" that he would not seek the post in the 2010 election.[19]
- Pharmaceutical company executive Tom Wiggans dropped out of the contest in December 2009.[19]
Republican
- U.S. Senator Sam Brownback raised more than $1.53 million for his gubernatorial race in 2009.[19]
- Joan Heffington, a real estate agent and broker
Gubernatorial electoral history
| 1998 Gubernatorial Results[20] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Bill Graves (R) | 73.4% | |||
| Tom Sawyer (D) | 22.6% | |||
| Kirt R. Poovey (TAX) | 2.9% | |||
| Darrel King (REF) | 1.0% | |||
| Total votes | 742,656 | |||
| 2002 Gubernatorial Results[21] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Katheleen Sibelius (D) | 52.9% | |||
| Tim Shallenberger (R) | 45.1% | |||
| Ted Pettitbone (REF) | 1.1% | |||
| Ira Hawver (L) | 1.0% | |||
| Total votes | 835,692 | |||
| 2006 Gubernatorial Results[22] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Kathleen Sibelius (D) | 57.9% | |||
| Jim Barnett (R) | 40.4% | |||
| Carl Kramer (L) | 1.0% | |||
| Richard Ranzeu (REF) | 0.6% | |||
| Total votes | 949,696 | |||
Presidential electoral history
| 2000 Presidential Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| George W. Bush (R) | 58.0% | |||
| Al Gore (D) | 37.2% | |||
| 2004 Presidential Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| George W. Bush (R) | 62.0% | |||
| John Kerry (D) | 36.6% | |||
| 2008 Presidential Results[23] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| John McCain (R) | 56.5% | |||
| Barack Obama (D) | 41.6% | |||
| 1992 Presidential Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| George H.W. Bush (R) | 38.9% | |||
| Bill Clinton (D) | 33.7% | |||
| 1996 Presidential Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Bob Dole (R) | 54.3% | |||
| Bill Clinton (D) | 36.1% | |||
External links
- Kansas Secretary of State: Elections and Legislature
- Rasmussen Reports Election 2010: Kansas Governor
- Real Clear Politics Kansas Governor - Brownback vs. Holland
- FiveThirtyEight Kansas
- Pollster Kansas 2010 Governor's Race: Articles and Analysis
- CQ Politics Kansas Governor's Race
Candidate pages
- Sam Brownback for Governor
- Joan Heffington for Kansas Governor 2010
- Tomm Holland for Kansas Governor
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 General Election: Official Vote Totals, November 29, 2010
- ↑ Brownback Transition, "Transition Team Announces Additions," November 10, 2010
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Official Election Results"
- ↑ The Cook Political, “Governors: Race Ratings”
- ↑ CQ Politics, “2010 Race Ratings: Governors”
- ↑ Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball', “2010 Governor Ratings”
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports', “Election 2010: Scorecard Ratings”
- ↑ Rothenberg Political Report, “Governor Ratings”
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports, "Election 2010: Kansas Governor: Brownback (R) 57%, Holland (D) 34%," August 8, 2010
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports, "Election 2010: Kansas Governor: Brownback (R) 59%, Holland (D) 31%," July 6, 2010
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports, "Kansas Governor: Brownback 58%, Holland 27%," May 13, 2010
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports, "Colorado Governor: McInnis 48%, Hickenlooper 42%," April 15, 2010
- ↑ [More complete methodology and sampling tabs are available at www.RasmussenReports.com]
- ↑ Survey USA, "Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #17260," October 13, 2010
- ↑ Survey USA, "Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #17081," September 17, 2010
- ↑ Survey USA, "Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #16951," August 16, 2010
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, “Candidates for the 2010 General (unofficial)”, accessed September 14, 2010
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2010 primary "official)," accessed July 6, 2010
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Kansas City Tribune, "Kansas governor hopeful collects $1.53 million," January 8, 2010
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, “1998 General Election Results“
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, “2002 General Election Results“
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, “2006 General Election Results“
- ↑ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections', accessed July 28, 2010
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