2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election Pennsylvania presidential no 2006 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 2006 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 2014 November 2, 2010 150x150px File:Portrait of PA Governor Tom Corbett (cropped).jpg Tom Corbett Jim Cawley Republican Party (United States) 2,172,763 54.49% File:Dan Onorato (cropped).jpg Dan Onorato Scott Conklin Democratic Party (United States) 1,814,788 45.51% 260px County results 260px Precinct results 1 250px Corbett: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Onorato: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No data Governor Ed Rendell Democratic Party (United States) Tom Corbett Republican Party (United States) 41.7% The 2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in Pennsylvania and other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ed Rendell was term-limited and thus ineligible to seek re-election in 2010. In the primary, Democrats nominated Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato, who defeated Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner, State Senator Anthony H. Williams, and Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel. Republicans nominated Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett, who defeated State Representative Sam Rohrer in the primary. In primary elections for lieutenant governor, which were held separately, Scott Conklin defeated Jonathan Saidel and Doris Smith-Ribner in the Democratic primary. Jim Cawley emerged from a nine-candidate field in the Republican primary. Corbett defeated Onorato in the November general election. Rendell's low approval ratings was described as analysts as a catalyst for Onorato's loss. As lieutenant gubernatorial nominees run on a joint ticket with the gubernatorial nominee of their respective parties in the general election in Pennsylvania, Cawley was elected lieutenant governor over Conklin. As of 2025, this is the last time a Republican was elected governor of Pennsylvania, and the only time since 1998. This is also the last time Republicans won the following counties in a gubernatorial election: Allegheny, Erie, Beaver, Centre, Dauphin, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Lehigh, Berks, Bucks, and Chester. This is the last Pennsylvania gubernatorial election in which the winner won a majority of counties. Democratic primary Candidates Joe Hoeffel, Montgomery County commissioner and former U.S. representative (from Abington Township, Montgomery County) Dan Onorato, Allegheny County chief executive (from Pittsburgh) Jack Wagner, auditor general (from Pittsburgh) Anthony Williams, state senator (from Philadelphia) Dropped Out Chris Doherty, mayor of Scranton Tom Knox, healthcare executive (from Philadelphia) Polling Poll source Dates administered DanOnorato JackWagner JoeHoeffel AnthonyWilliams ChrisDoherty TomKnox UndecidedMuhlenberg/Morning CallMuhlenberg/Morning Call May 7, 2010 35% 8% 11% 10% — — 36%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports May 6, 2010 34% 17% 9% 17% — — 17%Quinnipiachttps://archive.today/20100505202355/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1327.xml?ReleaseID=1452 Quinnipiac April 28 – May 5, 2010 36% 8% 9% 8% — — 37%Muhlenberg/Morning CallMuhlenberg/Morning Call May 2, 2010 41% 5% 6% 8% — — 40%Quinnipiachttps://archive.today/20100410010248/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1327.xml?ReleaseID=1441 Quinnipiac March 31 – April 5, 2010 20% 13% 15% 5% — — 47%Research 2000Research 2000 March 8–10, 2010 19% 10% 12% 3% — — 56%Franklin and MarshallFranklin and Marshall February 23, 2010 6% 6% 6% 1% 4% — 72%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports October 13, 2009 19% 14% 11% — 6% 4% 37%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac September 30, 2009 14% 7% 12% — 5% 4% 46% Results thumb|Results by county: #2c5aa0 Onorato—70–80% #3771c8 Onorato—60–70% #5f8dd3 Onorato—50–60% #87aade Onorato—40–50% #afc6e9 Onorato—30–40% #afe9af Wagner—30–40% #87de87 Wagner—40–50% #5fd35f Wagner—50–60% #ff9955 Hoeffel—50–60% #d35f5f Williams—50–60% Democratic primary resultshttp://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ Pennsylvania Governor Primary Results May 18, 2010 PA Secretary of State June 2, 2010 December 10, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111210212757/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ dead Dan Onorato Democratic Party (United States) 463,575 45.1 Jack Wagner Democratic Party (United States) 248,338 24.1 Anthony Williams Democratic Party (United States) 185,784 18.1 Joe Hoeffel Democratic Party (United States) 130,799 12.7 1,028,496 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Tom Corbett, attorney general (from Shaler Township) Sam Rohrer, state representative (from Robeson Township) Dropped out Jim Gerlach, U.S. representative Pat Meehan, former United States attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvaniahttp://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/Meehan_quits_governors_race.html Meehan quits governor's race (ran in and won race for U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district) Polling Poll source Dates administered JimGerlach TomCorbett SamRohrer UndecidedQuinnipiac March 31 – April 5, 2010 — 58% 7% 35%Franklin and Marshall February 23, 2010 — 26% 4% 65%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports October 13, 2009 10% 54% — 30%Quinnipiac September 30, 2009 13% 42% — 43% Results thumb|Results by county: #aa0000 Corbett—80–90% #d40000 Corbett—70–80% #cc2f4a Corbett—60–70% #e27f90 Corbett—50–60% #ff9955 Rohrer—50–60% #ff6600 Rohrer—70–80% Republican primary results Tom Corbett Republican Party (United States) 589,249 68.7 Sam Rohrer Republican Party (United States) 267,893 31.3 857,142 100.0 General election Candidates Tom Corbett (R), Pennsylvania attorney general Dan Onorato (D), Allegheny County executive Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php https://web.archive.org/web/20101028141343/http://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php dead October 28, 2010 2010 Governors Race Ratings Cook Political Report October 28, 2010 Lean R Flip October 14, 2010 Rothenberg Political Reporthttp://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2010-gubernatorial-ratings-october-28-2010 Governor Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 28, 2010 Lean R Flip October 28, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/2010_elections_governor_map.html 2010 Governor Races RealClearPolitics October 28, 2010 Lean R Flip November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2010102801/ THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS October 28, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 28, 2010 Likely R Flip October 28, 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 Lean R Flip October 28, 2010 Polling Poll source Dates administered TomCorbett (R) DanOnorato (D)QuinnipiacQuinnipiac October 25–30, 2010 52% 42%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports October 28, 2010 52% 43%Muhlenberg/Morning CallMuhlenberg/Morning Call https://web.archive.org/web/20110123064200/http://www.muhlenberg.edu/pdf/main/academics/polisci/2010TrackingRelease9_October28.doc.pdf January 23, 2011 October 28, 2010 52% 37%Rasmussen Reports October 21, 2010 50% 45%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling October 17–18, 2010 48% 46%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac October 13–17, 2010 49% 44%Rasmussen Reports October 15, 2010 54% 40%Rasmussen Reports October 2, 2010 53% 41%Franklin & Marshall College in LancasterFranklin & Marshall College in Lancaster September 29, 2010 36% 32%Suffolk UniversitySuffolk University https://web.archive.org/web/20100930213441/http://www.suffolk.edu/43904.html September 30, 2010 September 24–27, 2010 47% 40%Muhlenberg/Morning CallMuhlenberg/Morning Call August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes September 18–23, 2010 46% 37%CNN/TimeCNN/Time September 17–21, 2010 52% 44%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac September 15–19, 2010 54% 39%Rasmussen Reports September 13, 2010 49% 39%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 30, 2010 50% 37%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 16, 2010 48% 38%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling August 14–16, 2010 48% 35%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 28, 2010 50% 39%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 14, 2010 48% 38%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac July 6–11, 2010 44% 37%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 29, 2010 49% 39%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling June 19–21, 2010 45% 35%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 2, 2010 49% 33%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports May 19, 2010 49% 36%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes May 4–10, 2010 43% 37%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports April 15, 2010 45% 36%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac March 30 – April 5, 2010 45% 33%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling March 29 – April 1, 2010 45% 32%Rasmussen Reports March 16, 2010 46% 29%Research 2000 March 8–10, 2010 40% 34%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports February 10, 2010 52% 26%Rasmussen Reports December 10, 2009 44% 28%Quinnipiac September 30, 2009 47% 28% Results Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 20102010 General Election Elections Information November 2, 2010 Pennsylvania Department of State http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=39&OfficeID=3 November 2, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120521135857/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=39&OfficeID=3 May 21, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Tom Corbett 2,172,763 54.49% Democratic Party (United States) Dan Onorato 1,814,788 45.51% 3,987,551 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) By county Countyhttps://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/CountyBreakDownResults?officeId=3&districtId=1&ElectionID=19&ElectionType=G&IsActive=0&isRetention=0 2010 General Election (Official Returns) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 January 2025 Tom CorbettRepublican Dan OnoratoDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Adams 22,696 72.81% 8,474 27.19% 14,222 45.62% 31,170 Allegheny 213,889 50.05% 213,429 49.95% 460 0.10% 427,318 Armstrong 16,096 70.94% 6,595 29.06% 9,501 41.88% 22,691 Beaver 32,670 56.49% 25,163 43.51% 7,507 12.98% 57,833 Bedford 12,873 77.96% 3,639 22.04% 9,234 55.92% 16,512 Berks 66,758 59.34% 45,746 40.66% 21,012 18.68% 112,504 Blair 26,199 72.88% 9,750 27.12% 16,449 45.76% 35,949 Bradford 12,474 72.46% 4,741 27.54% 7,733 44.92% 17,215 Bucks 126,190 55.27% 102,144 44.73% 24,046 10.54% 228,334 Butler 47,151 71.93% 18,404 28.07% 28,747 43.86% 65,555 Cambria 27,444 57.72% 20,102 42.28% 7,342 15.44% 47,546 Cameron 1,100 70.47% 461 29.53% 639 40.94% 1,561 Carbon 11,297 59.05% 7,834 40.95% 3,463 18.10% 19,131 Centre 24,458 54.51% 20,407 45.49% 4,051 9.02% 44,865 Chester 97,112 55.96% 76,440 44.04% 20,672 11.92% 173,552 Clarion 8,827 71.23% 3,566 28.77% 5,261 42.46% 12,393 Clearfield 15,685 63.52% 9,007 36.48% 6,678 27.04% 24,692 Clinton 5,676 61.03% 3,625 38.97% 2,051 22.06% 9,301 Columbia 12,151 66.45% 6,136 33.55% 6,015 32.90% 18,287 Crawford 17,883 66.79% 8,891 33.21% 8,992 33.58% 26,774 Cumberland 56,284 69.65% 24,531 30.35% 31,753 39.30% 80,815 Dauphin 53,261 60.47% 34,813 39.53% 18,448 20.94% 88,074 Delaware 95,448 47.22% 106,704 52.78% -11,256 -5.56% 202,152 Elk 6,374 61.83% 3,935 38.17% 2,439 23.66% 10,309 Erie 42,752 50.10% 42,581 49.90% 171 0.20% 85,333 Fayette 18,994 55.70% 15,106 44.30% 3,888 11.40% 34,100 Forest 1,257 66.51% 633 33.49% 624 33.02% 1,890 Franklin 33,559 76.52% 10,295 23.48% 23,264 53.04% 43,854 Fulton 3,521 78.84% 945 21.16% 2,576 57.68% 4,466 Greene 6,000 53.80% 5,153 46.20% 847 7.60% 11,153 Huntingdon 9,764 72.90% 3,629 27.10% 6,135 45.80% 13,393 Indiana 16,520 65.14% 8,842 34.86% 7,678 30.28% 25,362 Jefferson 10,017 74.55% 3,420 25.45% 6,597 49.10% 13,437 Juniata 5,834 79.18% 1,534 20.82% 4,300 58.36% 7,368 Lackawanna 31,342 45.00% 38,300 55.00% -6,958 -10.00% 69,642 Lancaster 106,430 71.10% 43,268 28.90% 63,162 42.20% 149,698 Lawrence 16,489 58.91% 11,499 41.09% 4,990 17.82% 27,988 Lebanon 29,534 74.07% 10,340 25.93% 19,194 48.14% 39,874 Lehigh 52,769 54.95% 43,261 45.05% 9,508 9.90% 96,030 Luzerne 49,734 53.41% 43,392 46.59% 6,342 6.82% 93,126 Lycoming 25,154 73.05% 9,278 26.95% 15,876 46.10% 34,432 McKean 7,117 72.03% 2,763 27.97% 4,354 44.06% 9,880 Mercer 21,146 58.43% 15,047 41.57% 6,099 16.86% 36,193 Mifflin 9,642 78.85% 2,587 21.15% 7,055 57.70% 12,229 Monroe 21,162 53.92% 18,082 46.08% 3,080 7.84% 39,244 Montgomery 139,244 48.29% 149,080 51.71% -9,836 -3.42% 288,324 Montour 3,896 68.22% 1,815 31.78% 2,081 36.44% 5,711 Northampton 45,986 54.19% 38,871 45.81% 7,115 8.38% 84,857 Northumberland 17,781 67.93% 8,393 32.07% 9,388 35.86% 26,174 Perry 11,568 79.30% 3,019 20.70% 8,549 58.60% 14,587 Philadelphia 72,352 17.11% 350,431 82.89% -278,079 -65.78% 428,841 Pike 9,894 64.39% 5,472 35.61% 4,422 28.78% 15,366 Potter 4,053 76.33% 1,257 23.67% 2,796 52.66% 5,310 Schuylkill 28,659 63.41% 16,535 36.59% 12,124 26.82% 45,194 Snyder 8,591 76.01% 2,712 23.99% 5,879 52.02% 11,303 Somerset 18,542 71.77% 7,294 28.23% 11,248 43.54% 25,836 Sullivan 1,654 70.80% 682 29.20% 972 41.60% 2,336 Susquehanna 9,612 68.63% 4,394 31.37% 5,218 37.26% 14,006 Tioga 9,069 75.56% 2,933 24.44% 6,136 51.12% 12,002 Union 8,121 68.89% 3,668 31.11% 4,453 37.78% 11,789 Venango 10,937 68.82% 4,955 31.18% 5,982 37.64% 15,892 Warren 8,194 67.22% 3,996 32.78% 4,198 34.44% 12,190 Washington 41,984 59.81% 28,211 40.19% 13,773 19.62% 70,195 Wayne 10,747 67.87% 5,087 32.13% 5,660 35.74% 15,834 Westmoreland 84,762 67.70% 40,440 32.30% 44,322 35.40% 125,202 Wyoming 5,901 66.17% 3,017 33.83% 2,884 32.34% 8,918 York 92,483 70.86% 38,034 29.14% 54,449 41.72% 130,517Totals2,172,76354.49%1,814,78845.51%357,9758.98%3,987,551 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Allegheny (largest city: Pittsburgh) Beaver (largest city: Beaver) Berks (largest borough: Reading) Bucks (largest municipality: Bensalem) Cambria (largest municipality: Johnstown) Carbon (largest municipality: Lehighton) Centre (largest municipality: State College) Chester (largest municipality: West Chester) Clearfield (largest city: DuBois) Clinton (largest city: Lock Haven) Columbia (largest city: Bloomsburg) Elk (largest city: St. Marys) Erie (largest municipality: Erie) Fayette (largest borough: Uniontown) Greene (largest municipality: Waynesburg) Lawrence (largest municipality: New Castle) Lehigh (largest municipality: Allentown) Luzerne (largest municipality: Wilkes-Barre) Mercer (largest municipality: Hermitage) Monroe (largest borough: Stroudsburg) Northampton (largest municipality: Bethlehem) Northumberland (largest borough: Sunbury) Pike (largest municipality: Matamoras) Schuylkill (largest city: Pottsville) Susquehanna (largest municipality: Forest City) Warren (largest city: Warren) Washington (largest municipality: Peters Township) Wayne (largest municipality: Honesdale) Wyoming (largest municipality: Tunkhannock) right 300px Swing by county 300px Trend by county Legend #09ceff Democratic—+20%−25% #4bdbff Democratic—+15%−20% #77e3ff Democratic—+10−15% #aaeeff Democratic—+5−10% #D5F6FF Democratic—+<5% #FFD5D5 Republican—+<5% #FFAAAA Republican—+5−10% #FF8080 Republican—+10−15% #FF5555 Republican—+15−20% #FF2A2A Republican—+20−25% #FF0000 Republican—+25−30% #D40000 Republican—+30–40% #b80000 Republican—+40–50% #990000 Republican—+>50% 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip See also 2010 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election 2010 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 2010 United States gubernatorial elections References External links Pennsylvania Department of State https://web.archive.org/web/20120212190700/http://www.dos.state.pa.us/ February 12, 2012 Official election results https://web.archive.org/web/20111210212757/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ December 10, 2011 Official general information for voting, no candidate lists Pennsylvania Governor Candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20081130021735/http://www.votesmart.org/election_governor_five_categories.php?state_id=PA November 30, 2008 at Project Vote Smart Campaign contributions for 2010 Pennsylvania Governor from Follow the Money https://archive.today/20130201083637/http://www.pollster.com/polls/pa/10-pa-gov-ge.php 2010 Pennsylvania Governor General Election: All Head-to-Head Matchups el graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com Election 2010: Pennsylvania Governor from Rasmussen Reports 2010 Pennsylvania Governor Race from Real Clear Politics 2010 Pennsylvania Governor's Race from CQ Politics Race Profile in The New York Times Official campaign websites Dan Onorato for Governor (archived) Tom Corbett for Governor (archived) Gubernatorial 2010 Pennsylvania