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The 2010 United States state legislative elections were held on November 2, 2010, halfway through President Barack Obama's first term in office. Elections were held for 88 legislative chambers, with all states but Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia holding elections in at least one house.
The 2010 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's first term. Republicans ended unified Democratic control of Congress and the presidency by winning a majority in the House of Representatives and gained seats in the Senate despite Democrats holding Senate control.
The 2010 South Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Republican Governor Mark Sanford was term limited and unable to seek re-election. Primary elections took place on June 8, 2010, and a runoff election , as was necessary on the Republican side, was held two weeks later on June 22.
The 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick was re-elected to a second term. [3] Party primaries were held on September 14, though all four candidates ran unopposed in their respective primaries. [4] Tim Murray, who ran on a ticket with Patrick, was re-elected ...
On the Republican side, State Representative Nikki Haley ran, defeating Congressman Gresham Barrett in a June 22, 2010 run-off election. [135] She had the potential to become the state's first female governor as well as its first Indian governor.
Incumbent Republican Governor Jodi Rell had announced in a press conference in Hartford on November 9, 2009, that she would not seek re-election in 2010. [1] The sites Cook Political Report and CQ Politics both rated the election as a toss-up. [2] [3] This was the first open seat gubernatorial election in the state since 1994.
The 2010 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the Governor of Colorado, who would serve a four-year term that began in January 2011. One-term incumbent Democrat Bill Ritter announced that he would not run for re-election in 2010. [ 1 ]
On the Republican side, Ben Quayle, son of former vice-president Dan Quayle, announced his on February 12, 2010, [4] [5] despite never voting in a local election. [6] Other notable Republicans in the race include former state representative Sam Crump, former state senators Pamela Gorman and Jim Waring , and former Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon ...