Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010

2006 ← November 2, 2010 → 2014

Nominee Tom Corbett Dan Onorato Party Republican Democratic Running mate Jim Cawley Scott Conklin Popular vote 2,172,763 1,814,788 Percentage 54.4% 45.6%

County results

Governor before election Ed Rendell Democratic Elected Governor Tom Corbett Republican

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. The winning candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor will serve a four-year term from 2011 to 2015. Candidates for Lieutenant Governor were nominated in a separate primary contest; however, the Lieutenant Governor, Jim Cawley, was elected on a joint ticket with the Governor in the general election. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ed Rendell was prohibited from seeking a third term under Pennsylvania's existing state law which limits governors to two consecutive four-year terms.

Republican candidate Tom Corbett defeated Democratic candidate Dan Onorato, in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Dan Onorato, Allegheny County Chief Executive (from Pittsburgh)
• Jack Wagner, Auditor General (from Pittsburgh)
• Anthony Williams, State Senator (from Philadelphia)
• Joe Hoeffel, Montgomery County Commissioner and former U.S. Representative (from Abington Township, Montgomery County)

Dropped Out

• Chris Doherty, Mayor of Scranton
• Tom Knox, healthcare executive (from Philadelphia)

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Dan Onorato	Jack Wagner	Joe Hoeffel	Anthony Williams	Chris Doherty	Tom Knox	Undecided
Muhlenberg/Morning Call	May 7, 2010	35%	8%	11%	10%	—	—	36%
Rasmussen Reports	May 6, 2010	34%	17%	9%	17%	—	—	17%
Quinnipiac	April 28-May 5, 2010	36%	8%	9%	8%	—	—	37%
Muhlenberg/Morning Call	May 2, 2010	41%	5%	6%	8%	—	—	40%
Quinnipiac	March 31-April 5, 2010	20%	13%	15%	5%	—	—	47%
Research 2000	March 8–10, 2010	19%	10%	12%	3%	—	—	56%
Franklin and Marshall	February 23, 2010	6%	6%	6%	1%	4%	—	72%
Rasmussen Reports	October 13, 2009	19%	14%	11%	—	6%	4%	37%
Quinnipiac	September 30, 2009	14%	7%	12%	—	5%	4%	46%

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Dan Onorato	463,575	45.1%
	Democratic	Jack Wagner	248,338	24.1%
	Democratic	Anthony Williams	185,784	18.1%
	Democratic	Joe Hoeffel	130,799	12.7%
Totals			1,028,496	100%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Tom Corbett, Attorney General (from Shaler Township)
• Sam Rohrer, State Representative (from Robeson Township)

Dropped Out

• Jim Gerlach, U.S representative

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Jim Gerlach	Tom Corbett	Sam Rohrer	Undecided
Quinnipiac	March 31-April 5, 2010	—	58%	7%	35%
Franklin and Marshall	February 23, 2010	—	26%	4%	65%
Rasmussen Reports	October 13, 2009	10%	54%	—	30%
Quinnipiac	September 30, 2009	13%	42%	—	43%

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Tom Corbett	589,249	68.7%
	Republican	Sam Rohrer	267,893	31.3%
Totals			857,142	100%

General election

Candidates

• Tom Corbett (R), Pennsylvania Attorney General
• Dan Onorato (D), Allegheny County Executive
• Robert Allen Mansfield (I), businessman, former Republican, and National Guard veteran

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Tom Corbett (R)	Dan Onorato (D)
Quinnipiac	October 25–30, 2010	52%	42%
Rasmussen Reports	October 28, 2010	52%	43%
Muhlenberg/Morning Call	October 28, 2010	52%	37%
Rasmussen Reports	October 21, 2010	50%	45%
Public Policy Polling	October 17–18, 2010	48%	46%
Quinnipiac	October 13–17, 2010	49%	44%
Rasmussen Reports	October 15, 2010	54%	40%
Rasmussen Reports	October 2, 2010	53%	41%
Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster	September 29, 2010	36%	32%
Suffolk University	September 24–27, 2010	47%	40%
Muhlenberg/Morning Call	September 18–23, 2010	46%	37%
CNN/Time	September 17–21, 2010	52%	44%
Quinnipiac	September 15–19, 2010	54%	39%
Rasmussen Reports	September 13, 2010	49%	39%
Rasmussen Reports	August 30, 2010	50%	37%
Rasmussen Reports	August 16, 2010	48%	38%
Public Policy Polling	August 14–16, 2010	48%	35%
Rasmussen Reports	July 28, 2010	50%	39%
Rasmussen Reports	July 14, 2010	48%	38%
Quinnipiac	July 6–11, 2010	44%	37%
Rasmussen Reports	June 29, 2010	49%	39%
Public Policy Polling	June 19–21, 2010	45%	35%
Rasmussen Reports	June 2, 2010	49%	33%
Rasmussen Reports	May 19, 2010	49%	36%
Quinnipiac	May 4–10, 2010	43%	37%
Rasmussen Reports	April 15, 2010	45%	36%
Quinnipiac	March 30-April 5, 2010	45%	33%
Public 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 Reports	February 10, 2010	52%	26%
Rasmussen Reports	December 10, 2009	44%	28%
Quinnipiac	September 30, 2009	47%	28%

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Tom Corbett	2,172,763	54.4%
	Democratic	Dan Onorato	1,814,788	45.6%
Totals			3,987,551	100.0%
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• Pennsylvania lieutenant governor election, 2010
• Pennsylvania United States Senate election, 2010
• United States gubernatorial elections, 2010

External links

• Pennsylvania Department of State
  • Official election results
  • Official general information for voting, no candidate lists
• Pennsylvania Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions for 2010 Pennsylvania Governor from Follow the Money
• Pennsylvania Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
• 2010 Pennsylvania Governor General Election: All Head-to-Head Matchups 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
• Tom Corbett for Governor