The 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election took place November 2, 2010. It was a special election to fill the remainder of Governor Jon Huntsman's term. Huntsman resigned on August 11, 2009, to become United States Ambassador to China. Lieutenant Governor Gary Herbert assumed the governorship and went on to defeat his Democratic opponent, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon, in the 2010 election.
Candidates Democratic Peter Corroon, Mayor of Salt Lake County
Republican Nominee Gary Herbert, Governor
Defeated at convention Richard Martin Daniel Van Oaks, Jr.
Libertarian W Andrew McCullough
Other Farley Anderson
General election Predictions Source Ranking As of Cook Political Report October 14, 2010 Rothenberg October 28, 2010 RealClearPolitics November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 28, 2010 CQ Politics October 28, 2010
Polling Poll source Dates administered Gary Herbert (R) Peter Corroon (D)Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports October 13, 2010 66% 29%Dan Jones & AssociatesDan Jones & Associates September 7–13, 2010 52% 31%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 23, 2010 60% 29%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 23, 2010 58% 31%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports April 8, 2010 57% 29%Mason-DixonMason-Dixon January 18–20, 2010 55% 30%Dan Jones & Associates January 12–13, 2010 48% 35%Dan Jones & AssociatesDan Jones & Associates November 19–23, 2009 56% 32%
Results
Results by county County Gary HerbertRepublican Peter CorroonDemcoratic Farley AndersonIndependent W. Andrew McCulloughLibertarian Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Beaver1,64073.97%48221.74%341.53%612.75%1,15852.23%2,217Box Elder9,94077.90%2,24017.55%3132.45%2672.09%7,70060.34%12,760Cache17,08169.60%5,90624.07%1,0714.36%4821.96%11,17545.54%24,540Carbon2,92955.11%2,14940.43%1192.24%1182.22%78014.68%5,315Daggett33969.04%12926.27%142.85%91.83%21042.77%491Davis49,80071.23%17,52925.07%1,2681.81%1,3201.89%32,27146.16%69,917Duchesne3,78081.43%67514.54%962.07%911.96%3,10566.89%4,642Emery2,86275.53%77720.51%701.85%802.11%2,08555.03%3,789Garfield1,29278.02%30918.66%201.21%352.11%98359.36%1,656Grand1,63849.03%1,53245.85%531.59%1183.53%1063.17%3,341Iron8,14874.83%1,94917.90%4794.40%3122.87%6,19956.93%10,888Juab2,09173.70%59320.90%993.49%541.90%1,49852.80%2,837Kane1,77272.83%53421.95%793.25%481.97%1,23850.88%2,433Millard3,12174.90%72417.37%2395.74%831.99%2,39757.52%4,167Morgan2,43276.89%59118.68%812.56%591.87%1,84158.20%3,163Piute46080.56%8414.71%172.98%101.75%37665.85%571Rich60978.18%15219.51%91.16%91.16%45758.66%779Salt Lake129,02451.02%115,31945.60%3,4671.37%5,0742.01%13,7055.42%252,884San Juan2,34957.32%1,57638.46%992.42%741.81%77318.86%4,098Sanpete4,55575.40%1,10018.21%2674.42%1191.97%3,45557.19%6,041Sevier4,77979.70%96616.11%1502.50%1011.68%3,81363.59%5,996Summit5,05044.10%6,05152.84%1221.07%2292.00%-1,001-8.74%11,452Tooele7,96566.60%3,46929.01%2472.07%2792.33%4,49637.59%11,960Uintah6,06882.01%98013.25%2022.73%1492.01%5,08868.77%7,399Utah82,20580.80%15,37215.11%2,2532.21%1,9091.88%66,83365.69%101,740Wasatch4,16567.23%1,80829.18%1171.89%1051.69%2,35738.05%6,195Washington26,66875.34%6,96119.67%9302.63%8382.37%19,70755.67%35,397Wayne84874.52%25622.50%161.41%181.58%59252.02%1,138Weber28,54162.73%15,03333.04%1,1072.43%8201.80%13,50829.69%45,501Total412,15164.07%205,24631.90%13,0382.03%12,8712.00%206,90532.16%643,307
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Summit (largest municipality: Park City)
See also 2010 United States gubernatorial elections
Notes
References
External links State of Utah Elections Office Utah Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart Campaign contributions for 2010 UT Governor from Follow the Money Utah General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com Election 2010: Utah Governor from Rasmussen Reports Utah Governor Special Election - Herbert vs. Corroon from Real Clear Politics 2010 Utah Governor's Race from CQ Politics Race Profile in The New York Times Official campaign sites (Archived) Peter Corroon for Governor Gary Herbert for Governor Farley Anderson for Governor Andrew McCullough for Governor