Florida gubernatorial election, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Election results by county |
|
| Elections in Florida |
 |
|
|
| Gubernatorial elections |
|
|
| Attorney General elections |
|
|
| Chief Financial Officer elections |
|
|
| Agriculture Commissioner of Florida |
|
|
| Ballot measures |
| Other elections |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The 2010 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Governor Charlie Crist chose not to run for a second term and instead ran for the Senate seat vacated by Mel Martinez.2 This resulted in an open race for Governor of Florida. Republican Rick Scott narrowly defeated Democrat Alex Sink in the general election.
Candidates
Republican
Democratic
Independence Party of Florida
- Peter L. Allen, electrical inspector
No party affiliation
- Michael E. Arth, policy analyst and urban designer who entered the race as a Democrat in June 2009 and later switched to no party affiliation in June 2010
- Farid Khavari, economist, author, and small business owner
- Daniel Imperato3
- Calvin Clarence "C.C." Reed
Primary results
Democratic
| Democratic primary results4 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Democratic |
Alex Sink |
663,802 |
76.9% |
|
Democratic |
Brian Moore |
199,896 |
23.1% |
| Totals |
863,698 |
100% |
Republican
| Republican primary results4 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Republican |
Rick Scott |
595,474 |
46.4% |
|
Republican |
Bill McCollum |
557,427 |
43.4% |
|
Republican |
Mike McCalister |
130,056 |
10.1% |
| Totals |
1,282,957 |
100% |
Campaign
The race was dominated by the two major party candidates and spending on their behalf. By the October 25, 2010 Tampa debate between Scott and Sink, Scott had spent $60 million of his own money on the campaign compared to Sink's $28 million.5 Total campaign expenditure for the race exceeded $100 million, far exceeding any previous spending for a governor's race in Florida.6
Polling
Democratic primary
|
List of Democratic primary polling numbers
|
| Poll source |
Dates administered |
Alex Sink |
Michael E. Arth |
| Mason Dixon |
June 24–26, 2009 |
49% |
4% |
|
Republican primary
|
List of Republican primary polling numbers
|
| Poll source |
Dates administered |
Bill McCollum |
Rick Scott |
Paula Dockery |
| Quinnipiac |
August 21–22, 2010 |
39% |
35% |
– |
| Public Policy Polling |
August 21–22, 2010 |
40% |
47% |
– |
| Mason-Dixon |
August 17–19, 2010 |
45% |
36% |
– |
| Quinnipiac |
August 11–16, 2010 |
44% |
35% |
– |
| Sunshine State News |
August 12–15, 2010 |
42% |
44% |
– |
| Mason Dixon |
August 9–11, 2010 |
34% |
30% |
– |
| Ipsos/Florida Newspapers |
August 6–10, 2010 |
32% |
42% |
– |
| Mason Dixon |
August 2–4, 2010 |
31% |
37% |
– |
| The Florida Poll |
July 24–28, 2010 |
25% |
41% |
– |
| Quinnipiac |
July 22–27, 2010 |
32% |
43% |
– |
| Public Policy Polling |
July 16–18, 2010 |
29% |
43% |
– |
| Florida Chamber of Commerce |
June 9–13, 2010 |
30% |
35% |
– |
| Quinnipiac |
June 2–8, 2010 |
31% |
44% |
– |
| Mason-Dixon |
May 3–5, 2010 |
38% |
24% |
7% |
| Research 2000 |
November 16–18, 2009 |
45% |
– |
9% |
| Strategic Vision |
May 29–31, 2009 |
44% |
– |
28% |
|
General election
| Poll source |
Dates administered |
Bud Chiles (I) |
Rick Scott (R) |
Alex Sink (D) |
| Mason-Dixon |
May 3–5, 2010 |
— |
36% |
38% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
May 16, 2010 |
— |
41% |
40% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
June 7, 2010 |
— |
45% |
40% |
| Quinnipiac |
June 7, 2010 |
13% |
35% |
26% |
| Florida Chamber of Commerce |
June 9–13, 2010 |
15% |
31% |
26% |
| Ipsos/Reuters |
July 9–11, 2010 |
12% |
34% |
31% |
| Public Policy Polling |
July 16–18, 2010 |
13% |
30% |
36% |
| Quinnipiac |
July 22–27, 2010 |
14% |
29% |
27% |
| The Florida Poll |
July 24–28, 2010 |
11% |
30% |
28% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
August 2, 2010 |
16% |
35% |
31% |
| Ipsos/Florida Newspapers |
August 6–10, 2010 |
14% |
30% |
29% |
| Mason-Dixon |
August 9–11, 2010 |
17% |
24% |
40% |
| Quinnipiac |
August 11–16, 2010 |
12% |
29% |
33% |
| Public Policy Polling |
August 21–22, 2010 |
8% |
34% |
41% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
August 25, 2010 |
4% |
45% |
42% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
September 1, 2010 |
— |
45% |
44% |
| Sunshine State News |
September 1–7, 2010 |
42% |
44% |
| CNN |
September 2–7, 2010 |
42% |
49% |
| FOX News |
September 11, 2010 |
41% |
49% |
| Reuters/Ipsos |
September 12, 2010 |
45% |
47% |
| Mason-Dixon |
September 20–22, 2010 |
40% |
47% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
September 22, 2010 |
50% |
44% |
| Quinnipiac |
September 23–28, 2010 |
49% |
43% |
| CNN |
September 24–28, 2010 |
47% |
45% |
| Sunshine State News |
September 26 – October 3, 2010 |
44% |
42% |
| TCPalm.com / Zogby |
September 27–29, 2010 |
39% |
41% |
| Florida Chamber of Commerce |
September 27–30, 2010 |
46% |
42% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
September 30, 2010 |
46% |
41% |
| Mason-Dixon |
October 4–6, 2010 |
40% |
44% |
| Miami-Dade College |
October 5, 2010 |
52% |
46% |
| Quinnipiac |
October 6–8, 2010 |
45% |
44% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
October 7, 2010 |
50% |
47% |
| PPP |
October 9–10, 2010 |
41% |
46% |
| Susquehanna |
October 12–13, 2010 |
45% |
48% |
| Suffolk |
October 14–17, 2010 |
38% |
45% |
| CNN Opinion Research |
October 15–19, 2010 |
49% |
46% |
| Ipsos/ St. Pete Times |
October 15–19, 2010 |
44% |
41% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
October 18, 2010 |
50% |
44% |
| Naples Daily News / Zogby |
October 18–21, 2010 |
39% |
43% |
| Quinnipiac |
October 18–24, 2010 |
41% |
45% |
| Susquehanna |
October 20, 2010 |
45% |
45% |
| Susquehanna/ Sunshine State News |
October 24–25, 2010 |
47% |
45% |
| Univ. of South Fla. Polytechnic |
October 23–27, 2010 |
44% |
39% |
| Quinnipiac |
October 25–31, 2010 |
43% |
44% |
| Mason-Dixon |
October 26–27, 2010 |
43% |
46% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
October 27, 2010 |
48% |
45% |
| Susquehanna/ Sunshine State |
October 29–31, 2010 |
46% |
49% |
| Public Policy Polling |
October 30–31, 2010 |
47% |
48% |
Election results
| Florida gubernatorial election, 20107 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Rick Scott |
2,619,335 |
48.87% |
-3.31% |
|
Democratic |
Alex Sink |
2,557,785 |
47.72% |
+2.62% |
|
Independence Party |
Peter Allen |
123,831 |
2.31% |
|
|
Independent |
C. C. Reed |
18,842 |
0.35% |
|
|
Independent |
Michael E. Arth |
18,644 |
0.35% |
|
|
Independent |
Daniel Imperato |
13,690 |
0.26% |
|
|
Independent |
Farid Khavari |
7,487 |
0.14% |
|
|
Write-ins |
|
121 |
0.00% |
|
| Majority |
61,550 |
1.15% |
-5.92% |
| Turnout |
5,359,735 |
|
|
See also
References
- ^ Crist was elected to office as a Republican, but became an independent candidate in April 2010 after polls indicated he would face a tough primary election against Republican Marco Rubio.
- ^ Martinez resigned his seat in December 2008, and Crist appointed Republican George LeMieux to serve the remainder of Martinez's term. LeMieux declined to run for election, and Crist was one of three major candidates in the election for U.S. Senate.
- ^ Florida Election Candidate Tracking System entry for Imperato
- ^ a b "Florida Gubernatorial Primary Results". Politico. August 24, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- ^ Orlando Sentinel, "Governor's Race: Rick, Scott, Alex Sink save harshest word for last debate."
- ^ Baribeau, Simone. "Florida Republican Scott Elected Governor After Record Spending". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
- ^ https://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/2/2010&DATAMODE=
External links
- Official campaign websites
More results on: 
Download PDF files on: 
Download Word files on: 
Images on: 
Video/Audio on: 
Download PowerPoint on: 
More results from.edu web: 
Best Viewed With GFS!
