2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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The primary election was held on August 5, 2010, with Haslam and McWherter winning their respective parties' nominations.[1]

Haslam received endorsements from former U.S. senator Howard Baker and Congressman Jimmy Duncan.[2][3] The Tennessean wrote, "Haslam appears most likely to be able to ride Gov. Phil Bredesen's pro-business coattails, despite the different party affiliation."[3]

Haslam campaigned on his executive experience as both Knoxville's mayor and the president of a major company. His opponents attacked him as an oil executive, especially in the wake of price-gouging allegations levied against Pilot in the wake of the post-Hurricane Katrina fuel shortages, and criticized his refusal to release information related to his income while at Pilot.[4]

With this win, Haslam flipped the state into Republican control, with the state legislature also being controlled by Republicans. The last time Republicans held a government trifecta in the state was in 1869.[5] Ever since this election, Republicans have maintained their trifecta.

News organizations The Cook Political Report,[6] CQ Politics,[7] and The New York Times[8] rated the gubernatorial election as leaning Republican, while The Rothenberg Political Report rated it as "Republican favored,"[9] RealClearPolitics[10] and Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] as "Likely Republican", and Rasmussen Reports as "Solid Republican."[12]

Republican primary

A recorded debate featuring 3 of the candidates, organized by campaign coordinator James Crenshaw, was held at the Scarett-Benett Center in Nashville, TN.[13]

From July 1, 2009, until January 15, 2010, Haslam collected $1.8 million, Ramsey raised $1,412,593 including a $200,000 loan, Wamp raised $1,373,078 including a $61,000 loan, and Gibbons raised $225,218.

Candidates

Polling

Poll source Dates administered Bill
Haslam
Ron
Ramsey
Zach
Wamp
Undecided
Mason-Dixon[20] July 19–21, 2010 align=center style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 36% 20% 25% 17%
WSMV TV Channel 4[21] July 8, 2010 align=center style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 32% 11% 21% align=center Template:Party shading/Undecided| 36%

Results

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Republican primary results[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Zach Wamp Script error: No such module "string". 29.18%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ron Ramsey Script error: No such module "string". 22.05%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joe Kirkpatrick Script error: No such module "string". 0.94%
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Democratic primary

From July 1, 2009, until January 15, 2010, State Senate Minority Leader Jim Kyle collected $741,485 including a $300,000 personal loan, McWherter raised $402,868, and McMillan raised $159,981.[23]

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
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Independents

  • Bayron Binkley, broker[27]
  • Brandon Dodds, optometrist[28]
  • Samuel David Duck, Independent Federalist[29] (withdrew from race and endorsed Brandon Dodds)[30]
  • David Gatchell
  • June Griffin
  • Toni Hall
  • Floyd Knois
  • Boyce McCall
  • J. David Maharrey, Tea Party
  • Linda Kay Perry
  • James Reesor, Tennessee author[31]
  • Thomas Smith II
  • Howard Switzer,[32] Architect[33] (Green Party nominee; listed on the ballot as an independent)
  • Carl Twofeathers Whitaker, Native American Indian Movement chief[34]

General election

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Simultaneous Haslam and McWherter rallies before the Highlands Town Hall Debate

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[35] Template:USRaceRating October 14, 2010
Rothenberg[36] Template:USRaceRating October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics[37] Template:USRaceRating November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[38] Template:USRaceRating October 28, 2010
CQ Politics[39] Template:USRaceRating October 28, 2010

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Mike
McWherter (D)
Bill
Haslam (R)
Other Unde-
cided
MTSU (report) October 24, 2010 635 ± 4% 29% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 51% 4% 6%
MTSU (report) October 14, 2010 635 ± 4% 19% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 41.6% 4% 36%
Rasmussen Reports (report) October 9, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 31% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 59% 3% 6%
Rasmussen Reports (report) September 7, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 31% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 59% 2% 7%
Rasmussen Reports (report) August 9, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 31% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 56% 3% 10%
Mason-Dixon (report) July 19–21, 2010 625 ± 5.0% 31% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 49% 20%
WSMV-TV Channel 4 (report) July 8, 2010 603 ± 4.0% 34% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 60% 6%
Rasmussen Reports (report) June 15, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 32% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 50% 5% 14%
Rasmussen Reports (report) March 22, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 27% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 45% 5% 23%

Results

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By county

County[41] colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Bill Haslam
Republican
colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Mike McWherter
Democratic
Other votes
colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | % colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | # colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | % colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | # % #
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Anderson 72.50% 13,938 24.89% 4,785 2.61% 502
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Bedford 69.50% 6,808 28.31% 2,773 2.20% 215
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Benton 51.36% 2,590 47.23% 2,382 1.41% 71
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Bledsoe 66.26% 2,527 31.83% 1,214 1.92% 73
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Blount 79.38% 23,786 18.19% 5,449 2.42% 728
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Bradley 82.10% 17,522 16.29% 3,477 1.61% 344
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Campbell 72.75% 6,309 24.78% 2,149 2.47% 214
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Cannon 61.51% 2,412 36.09% 1,415 2.40% 94
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Carroll 56.72% 4,724 41.83% 3,484 1.44% 120
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Carter 76.98% 10,783 21.43% 3,001 1.60% 223
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Cheatham 68.92% 7,017 29.16% 2,969 1.91% 195
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Chester 69.39% 2,763 28.80% 1,147 1.80% 72
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Claiborne 74.45% 4,768 22.85% 1,463 2.71% 173
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Clay 59.07% 1,179 38.98% 778 1.95% 39
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Cocke 75.69% 6,385 22.08% 1,863 2.24% 188
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Coffee 69.43% 9,436 28.49% 3,872 2.09% 283
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Crockett 64.49% 2,818 34.42% 1,504 1.10% 48
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Cumberland 77.71% 15,550 20.29% 4,061 1.98% 399
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Davidson 48.44% 75,381 49.11% 76,427 2.44% 3,810
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Decatur 56.31% 1,820 41.80% 1,351 1.89% 61
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|DeKalb 58.40% 2,870 39.62% 1,947 1.98% 97
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Dickson 64.09% 7,812 34.04% 4,150 1.87% 228
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Dyer 66.48% 6,576 28.79% 2,847 4.72% 467
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Fayette 68.78% 8,490 29.71% 3,667 1.51% 187
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Fentress 71.44% 3,630 27.04% 1,374 1.51% 77
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Franklin 63.35% 7,792 34.73% 4,272 1.92% 236
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Gibson 57.57% 8,664 40.88% 6,152 1.55% 233
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Giles 60.25% 4,936 37.52% 3,074 2.22% 183
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Grainger 74.79% 3,399 22.75% 1,034 2.46% 112
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Greene 76.83% 12,066 21.11 3,315 2.07 324
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Grundy 55.07% 1,693 42.03% 1,292 1.90% 89
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Hamblen 79.47% 10,798 19.19% 2,608 1.33% 181
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Hamilton 65.59% 57,090 32.81% 28,556 1.60% 1,393
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Hancock 73.25% 923 24.21% 305 2.54% 32
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Hardeman 50.45% 3,250 47.25% 3,044 2.28% 148
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Hardin 69.10% 4,315 28.98% 1,810 1.92% 120
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Hawkins 75.29% 9,320 22.76% 2,817 1.95% 241
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Haywood 45.70% 2,462 52.96% 2,853 1.34% 72
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Henderson 69.43% 4,328 28.73% 1,791 1.85% 115
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Henry 55.20% 5,261 43.33% 4,129 1.46% 140
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Hickman 59.80% 3,156 37.89% 2,000 1.85% 122
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Houston 47.90% 1,016 49.74% 1,055 2.36% 50
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Humphreys 53.62% 2,689 44.51% 2,232 1.88% 94
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Jackson 53.02% 1,587 44.54% 1,333 2.45% 73
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Jefferson 79.54% 8,895 18.24% 2,040 2.21% 248
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Johnson 75.59% 3,452 22.62% 1,033 1.80% 82
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Knox 81.07% 84,915 17.06% 17,869 1.87% 1,958
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Lake 47.38% 661 49.32% 688 3.35% 46
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Lauderdale 54.74% 3,369 43.64% 2,686 1.63% 100
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Lawrence 66.54% 7,722 32.00% 3,714 1.46% 169
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Lewis 63.42% 2,235 33.97% 1,197 2.61% 92
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Lincoln 72.30% 6,196 24.15% 2,070 3.55% 304
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Loudon 82.07% 12,552 15.78% 2,413 2.16% 330
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Macon 68.21% 3,349 29.84% 1,465 1.96% 96
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Madison 55.74% 15,762 43.20% 12,214 1.06% 300
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Marion 62.47% 4,579 35.69% 2,616 1.84% 135
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Marshall 63.50% 4,810 34.59% 2,620 1.93% 145
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Maury 65.50% 15,190 32.82% 7,612 1.67% 389
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|McMinn 76.63% 8,711 21.66% 2,462 1.71% 194
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|McNairy 64.05% 4,357 34.44% 2,343 1.51% 103
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Meigs 68.28% 1,804 29.52% 780 2.20% 58
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Monroe 75.02% 7,795 23.09% 2,399 1.88% 196
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Montgomery 61.80% 19,227 35.87% 11,159 2.33% 726
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Moore 68.59% 1,435 27.68% 579 3.73% 78
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Morgan 69.81% 3,032 27.33% 1,187 2.85% 124
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obion 53.99% 5,063 43.21% 4,052 2.80% 263
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Overton 58.68% 3,088 39.24% 2,065 2.08% 109
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Perry 55.34% 1,057 41.83% 799 2.83% 54
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Pickett 66.20% 1,428 31.66% 683 2.13% 46
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Polk 64.86% 2,569 32.69% 1,295 2.45% 97
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Putnam 69.83% 13,031 28.44% 5,306 1.73% 323
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Rhea 76.06% 5,452 21.58% 1,547 2.35% 169
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Roane 73.79% 11,523 23.74% 3,707 2.36% 385
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Robertson 67.94% 12,151 30.28% 5,416 1.78% 318
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Rutherford 68.77% 41,999 29.33% 17,912 1.89% 1,160
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Scott 74.48% 3,522 23.41% 1,107 2.10% 100
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Sequatchie 70.74% 2,497 24.37% 966 1.89% 96
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Sevier 84.01% 16,592 13.63% 2,692 2.36% 467
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Shelby 46.74% 107,227 51.86% 118,977 1.39% 3,200
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Smith 58.36% 3,369 39.67% 2,290 1.98% 114
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Stewart 54.91% 2,120 43.05% 707 2.04% 79
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Sullivan 77.44% 30,529 21.20% 8,359 1.36% 535
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Sumner 73.17% 32,543 26.12% 13,672 2.31% 1,209
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Tipton 68.63% 10,880 29.69% 4,706 1.69% 267
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Trousdale 56.06% 1,170 41.93% 875 2.01% 42
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Unicoi 75.48% 3,334 22.66% 1.001 1.85% 82
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Union 75.15% 2,861 22.83% 869 2.02% 77
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Van Buren 57.29% 931 40.25% 654 2.46% 40
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Warren 59.61% 5,745 37.77% 3,640 2.62% 253
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Washington 76.95% 22,403 21.63% 6,296 1.42% 415
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Wayne 73.26% 2,606 25.13% 894 1.60% 57
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Weakley 51.76% 4,891 46.49% 4,393 1.74% 165
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|White 64.94% 4,542 32.31% 2,260 2.75% 192
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Williamson 80.06% 48,518 18.29% 11,085 1.65% 1,000
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Wilson 72.88% 25,217 25.21% 8,724 1.91% 659
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

References

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External links

Debates

Official campaign websites (Archived)

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