Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election,_2010

2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Turnout	49.7%
	Walker: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Barrett: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Tie: ; No data:
Governor before election; Jim Doyle; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Scott Walker; Republican

2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

First election of Scott Walker as Governor of Wisconsin

The 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. The primary elections on September 14 determined which candidates advanced to the general election.

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Incumbent Democratic governor Jim Doyle did not seek re-election in 2010, making for the first open gubernatorial election in Wisconsin since 1982. Republican nominee Scott Walker, the Milwaukee County Executive, defeated Democratic nominee Tom Barrett, the mayor of Milwaukee. As of 2022, this was the last gubernatorial election in which a Republican gubernatorial candidate carried La Crosse and Columbia counties, and the last in which a Democratic candidate carried Trempealeau County.

General election

Barrett (left) and Walker (right) debating each other on October 15

Walker campaigning at an October event hosted by American Solutions

Barrett at a campaign rally in Milwaukee in October

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Barrett	210,921	90.45
	Democratic	Tim John	22,264	9.55
Total votes			233,185	100.00

Poll source	Dates administered	Mark Neumann	Scott Walker
Public Policy Polling^{[permanent dead link]}	June 26–27, 2010	19%	58%
WPRI	March 9, 2010	27%	46%
WPRI	October 1, 2009	14%	39%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Walker	360,032	58.59
	Republican	Mark Neumann	237,870	38.71
	Republican	Scott Paterick	16,609	2.70
Total votes			614,511	100.00

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report^[12]	Tossup	October 14, 2010
Rothenberg Political Report^[13]	Lean R (flip)	October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics^[14]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[15]	Likely R (flip)	October 28, 2010
CQ Politics^[16]	Tossup	October 28, 2010

Poll source	Dates administered	Tom Barrett (D)	Scott Walker (R)
McClatchy	October 20, 2010	40%	52%
Wisconsin Herald	October 16, 2010	44%	52%
CNN/Time Magazine	October 8–12, 2010	44%	52%
Rasmussen Reports	October 11, 2010	42%	51%
Ipsos/Reuters	October 8–11, 2010	42%	52%
Rasmussen Reports	September 29, 2010	44%	50%
CNN/Time	September 17–21, 2010	42%	53%
Public Policy Polling	September 18–19, 2010	41%	50%
Rasmussen Reports	September 15, 2010	43%	51%
Rasmussen Reports	August 24, 2010	44%	47%
Rasmussen Reports	August 10, 2010	41%	49%
Rasmussen Reports	July 27, 2010	43%	50%
Rasmussen Reports	July 13, 2010	44%	48%
Public Policy Polling	June 26–27, 2010	38%	45%
Rasmussen Reports	June 21, 2010	41%	49%
Rasmussen Reports	May 25, 2010	41%	48%
Rasmussen Reports	April 20, 2010	44%	46%
Public Policy Polling	March 20–21, 2010	39%	42%
Rasmussen Reports	March 16, 2010	42%	48%
WPRI	March 9, 2010	32%	36%
Rasmussen Reports	February 17, 2010	40%	49%
Rasmussen Reports	January 26, 2010	38%	48%
Public Policy Polling	November 20–22, 2009	40%	40%

Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election,_2010

2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

Democratic primary

Candidates for governor

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Candidates for lieutenant governor

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Results

Republican primary

Candidates for governor

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Candidates for lieutenant governor

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Polling

Results

Others

Candidates

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General election

Candidates

Predictions

Polling

Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped Democratic to Republican

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Scott Walker	1,128,941	52.29%	+6.93%
	Democratic	Tom Barrett	1,004,303	46.52%	-6.24%
	Independent	Jim Langer	10,608	0.49%	—
	Common Sense	James James	8,273	0.38%	—
	Libertarian	Terry Virgil	6,790	0.31%	—
	Write-in		59	0.00%	—
Majority			124,638	5.77%	-1.62%
Turnout			2,158,974
	Republican gain from Democratic

County	Won by	Walker %	Walker votes	Barrett %	Barrett votes
Adams	Walker	52%	3,748	46%	3,298
Ashland	Barrett	37	2205	62	3664
Barron	Walker	55	8486	44	6746
Bayfield	Barrett	41	2961	58	4185
Brown	Walker	56	49567	43	37549
Buffalo	Walker	54	2610	45	2174
Burnett	Walker	57	3479	42	2555
Calumet	Walker	60	11152	38	7065
Chippewa	Walker	56	11901	41	8753
Clark	Walker	61	6368	37	3844
Columbia	Walker	52	11059	47	10014
Crawford	Barrett	47	2792	51	3062
Dane	Barrett	31	68238	68	149699
Dodge	Walker	66	20568	33	10138
Door	Walker	50	6932	48	6719
Douglas	Barrett	41	6255	57	8703
Dunn	Walker	54	7282	44	5972
Eau Claire	Barrett	49	18018	50	18454
Florence	Walker	65	1197	33	612
Fond du Lac	Walker	64	24407	35	13145
Forest	Walker	53	1790	46	1565
Grant	Walker	52	8611	46	7573
Green	Barrett	49	6391	50	6567
Green Lake	Walker	64	4488	32	2262
Iowa	Barrett	44	3867	54	4750
Iron	Walker	53	1336	46	1139
Jackson	Walker	51	3428	48	3219
Jefferson	Walker	61	19155	38	11909
Juneau	Walker	56	4502	42	3358
Kenosha	Walker	51	25136	48	23312
Kewaunee	Walker	57	4577	41	3345
La Crosse	Walker	49	20754	49	20639
Lafayette	Walker	52	2926	46	2566
Langlade	Walker	61	4481	38	2754
Lincoln	Walker	55	6201	43	4872
Manitowoc	Walker	60	18234	39	11784
Marathon	Walker	58	28516	40	20028
Marinette	Walker	57	8222	42	6127
Marquette	Walker	58	3483	40	2384
Menominee	Barrett	22	166	78	586
Milwaukee	Barrett	38	128612	62	209932
Monroe	Walker	58	7570	40	5199
Oconto	Walker	59	8131	39	5380
Oneida	Walker	55	8773	43	6762
Outagamie	Walker	54	35143	45	29223
Ozaukee	Walker	69	29879	31	13233
Pepin	Walker	53	1279	45	1093
Pierce	Walker	53	7067	45	5925
Polk	Walker	59	8842	39	5752
Portage	Barrett	46	12794	52	14463
Price	Walker	52	3284	45	2858
Racine	Walker	56	40813	43	31333
Richland	Walker	53	3293	46	2866
Rock	Barrett	46	23813	53	27424
Rusk	Walker	56	3045	40	2170
St. Croix	Walker	62	17298	37	10329
Sauk	Walker	50	11044	49	10741
Sawyer	Walker	58	3766	41	2650
Shawano	Walker	60	8663	38	5487
Sheboygan	Walker	63	29657	36	16720
Taylor	Walker	62	4212	35	2370
Trempealeau	Barrett	49	4898	49	4928
Vernon	Walker	50	5441	48	5278
Vilas	Walker	63	6595	36	3773
Walworth	Walker	65	22733	34	11870
Washburn	Walker	53	3533	45	2974
Washington	Walker	75	44222	24	14276
Waukesha	Walker	72	134608	28	52684
Waupaca	Walker	59	10596	40	7072
Waushara	Walker	60	5178	38	3284
Winnebago	Walker	54	33044	44	27141
Wood	Walker	55	15626	43	12023