2010 Kansas gubernatorial election

none related races 2010 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election Kansas presidential no 2006 Kansas gubernatorial election 2006 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election 2014 November 2, 2010 File:Sam Brownback headshot.jpg 150x150px Sam Brownback Jeff Colyer Republican Party (United States) 530,760 63.28% File:3x4.svg Tom Holland Kelly Kultala Democratic Party (United States) 270,166 32.21% 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 270px County results Brownback: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Holland: #6674de 60–70% Governor Mark Parkinson Democratic Party (United States) Sam Brownback Republican Party (United States) The 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of Kansas. Republican U.S. senator Sam Brownback defeated Democratic state senator Tom Holland. Brownback succeeded Democratic incumbent Mark Parkinson, who declined to seek a full term, sworn into office after Kathleen Sebelius resigned to become secretary of health and human services. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Tom Holland, state senator from the 3rd district (2009–2025) Results Democratic primary results2010 Primary Election Official Vote Totals https://www.kssos.org/elections/10elec/2010PrimaryOfficialResults.pdf Kansas Secretary of State Tom Holland Democratic Party (United States) 74,754 100.00 74,754 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Sam Brownback, U.S. senator (1996–2011) Eliminated in primary Joan Heffington, businesswoman Polling Poll source Dates administered SamBrownback JoanHeffingtonSurvey USASurvey USA July 29 – August 1, 2010 75% 18%Survey USASurvey USA July 15–18, 2010 73% 19%Survey USASurvey USA June 24–27, 2010 76% 17% Results Republican primary results Sam Brownback Republican Party (United States) 263,920 82.20 Joan Heffington Republican Party (United States) 57,160 17.80 321,080 100.00 General election Predictions Source Ranking As of Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/governors 2010 Governors Race Ratings Cook Political Report October 26, 2010Safe R flip October 26, 2010 CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor Race Ratings Chart: Governor CQ Politics October 28, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101005231611/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor October 5, 2010 Likely R flip October 28, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/2010_elections_governor_map.html 2010 Governor Races RealClearPolitics October 26, 2010 Safe R flip October 26, 2010 Rothenberghttp://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/governor Governor Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 26, 2010 Safe R flip October 22, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-governor/ 2010 Governor Ratings Sabato's Crystal Ball October 26, 2010 October 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101003104839/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-governor/ dead Safe R flip October 21, 2010 Polling Poll source Dates administered SamBrownback (R) TomHolland (D)Survey USASurvey USA September 16, 2010 59% 32%Survey USASurvey USA August 12–15, 2010 67% 25%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 4, 2010 57% 34%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 30, 2010 59% 31%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports May 11, 2010 58% 27%Rasmussen Reports March 1, 2010 55% 33% Results 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election2010 General Election Official Vote Totals https://www.kssos.org/elections/10elec/2010_General_Election_Results.pdf Kansas Secretary of State Republican Party (United States) Sam Brownback 530,760 63.28% +22.84% Democratic Party (United States) Tom Holland 270,166 32.21% -25.69% Libertarian Party (United States) Andrew P. Gray 22,460 2.68% +1.63% Reform Party (United States) Kenneth W. Cannon 15,397 1.84% +1.22% Write-ins 7 0.00% 260,594 31.07% +13.60% 838,790 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 25em Jefferson (largest municipality: Valley Falls) Crawford (largest city: Pittsburg) Riley (largest municipality: Manhattan) Shawnee (largest municipality: Topeka) Lyon (largest municipality: Emporia) Sherman (largest municipality: Goodland) Decatur (largest municipality: Oberlin) Sheridan (largest municipality: Hoxie) Graham (largest municipality: Hill City) Lane (largest municipality: Dighton) Trego (largest municipality: WaKeeney) Ford (largest municipality: Dodge City) Smith (largest municipality: Smith Center) Phillips (largest municipality: Phillipsburg) Rooks (largest municipality: Plainville) Osborne (largest municipality: Osborne) Russell (largest municipality: Russell) Ellis (largest municipality: Hays) Rush (largest municipality: La Crosse) Barton (largest municipality: Great Bend) Pawnee (largest municipality: Larned) Stafford (largest municipality: St. John) Edwards (largest municipality: Kinsley) Kiowa (largest municipality: Greensburg) Mitchell (largest municipality: Beloit) Lincoln (largest municipality: Lincoln) Ellsworth (largest municipality: Ellsworth) Rice (largest municipality: Lyons) Reno (largest municipality: Hutchinson) Kingman (largest municipality: Kingman) Harvey (largest municipality: Newton) Harper (largest municipality: Anthony) Sumner (largest municipality: Wellington) McPherson (largest municipality: McPherson) Saline (largest municipality: Salina) Ottawa (largest municipality: Minneapolis) Cloud (largest municipality: Concordia) Clay (largest municipality: Clay Center) Geary (largest city: Junction City) Dickinson (largest city: Abilene) Morris (largest city: Council Grove) Marshall (largest city: Marysville) Nemaha (largest city: Sabetha) Brown (largest city: Hiawatha) Doniphan (largest city: Wathena) Atchison (largest city: Atchison) Leavenworth (largest city: Leavenworth) Jackson (largest city: Holton) Osage (largest city: Osage City) Franklin (largest city: Ottawa) Miami (largest city: Spring Hill) Anderson (largest city: Garnett) Linn (largest city: Pleasanton) Woodson (largest city: Yates Center) Wilson (largest city: Neodesha) Allen (largest city: Iola) Bourbon (largest city: Fort Scott) Neosho (largest city: Chanute) Labette (largest city: Parsons) Cherokee (largest city: Baxter Springs) Johnson (largest municipality: Overland Park) References External links Elections at the Kansas Secretary of State Kansas Governor Candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20100929160504/http://www.votesmart.org/election_state.php?state_id=KS September 29, 2010 at Project Vote Smart https://archive.today/20130131184722/http://www.pollster.com/polls/ks/10-ks-gov-ge-bvh.php 2010 Kansas Governor General Election: Sam Brownback (R) vs Tom Holland (D) el graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com Election 2010: Kansas Governor from Rasmussen Reports 2010 Kansas Governor – Brownback vs. Holland from Real Clear Politics 2010 Kansas Governor's Race from CQ Politics Campaign contributions for 2010 Kansas Governor from Follow the Money Race Profile in The New York Times News coverage from The Midwest Democracy Project at The Kansas City Star Official campaign sites (archived) Sam Brownback Ken Cannon Andrew Gray Joan Heffington Heath Norris Tom Holland Gubernatorial 2010 Category:2010 United States gubernatorial elections Category:November 2010 in the United States