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2010 Gubernatorial Election Results

On November 2, 2010, gubernatorial elections were held in 37 states and two territories. Below are the initial results for each state and territory. Please click on the state name to access more detailed election data. Please click on the governor-elect's name to access his/her campaign website. The breakdown of governors by party for 2011 can be found at the bottom of the page.
State/Territory	Governor-Elect	Party	Inauguration Date
Alabama	Robert Bentley	Republican	January 17, 2011
Alaska	Governor Sean Parnell	Republican	December 6, 2010
Arizona	Governor Jan Brewer	Republican	January 3, 2011
Arkansas	Governor Mike Beebe	Democrat	January 11, 2011
California	Jerry Brown	Democrat	January 3, 2011
Colorado	John Hickenlooper	Democrat	January 11, 2011
Connecticut	Dan Malloy	Democrat	January 5, 2011
Florida	Rick Scott	Republican	January 4, 2011
Georgia	Nathan Deal	Republican	January 10, 2011
Guam	Eddie Calvo	Republican	January 3, 2011
Hawaii	Neil Abercrombie	Democrat	December 6, 2010
Idaho	Governor Butch Otter	Republican	January 3, 2011
Illinois	Governor Pat Quinn	Democrat	January 10, 2011
Iowa	Terry Branstad	Republican	January 14, 2011
Kansas	Sam Brownback	Republican	January 10, 2011
Maine	Paul LePage	Republican	January 5, 2011
Maryland	Governor Martin O'Malley	Democrat	January 19, 2011
Massachusetts	Governor Deval Patrick	Democrat	January 6, 2011
Michigan	Rick Snyder	Republican	January 1, 2011
Minnesota	Mark Dayton	Democrat	January 3, 2011
Nebraska	Governor Dave Heineman	Republican	January 6, 2011
Nevada	Brian Sandoval	Republican	January 3, 2011
New Hampshire	Governor John Lynch	Democrat	January 5, 2011
New Mexico	Susana Martinez	Republican	January 1, 2011
New York	Andrew Cuomo	Democrat	January 1, 2011
Ohio	John Kasich	Republican	January 10, 2011
Oklahoma	Mary Fallin	Republican	January 10, 2011
Oregon	John Kitzhaber	Democrat	January 10, 2011
Pennsylvania	Tom Corbett	Republican	January 18, 2011
Rhode Island	Lincoln Chafee	Independent	January 4, 2011
South Carolina	Nikki Haley	Republican	January 12, 2011
South Dakota	Dennis Daugaard	Republican	January 8, 2011
Tennessee	Bill Haslam	Republican	January 15, 2011
Texas	Governor Rick Perry	Republican	January 18, 2011
Utah	Governor Gary Herbert	Republican	January 3, 2011
Vermont	Peter Shumlin	Democrat	January 6, 2011
Virgin Islands	Governor John deJongh, Jr.	Democrat	January 3, 2011
Wisconsin	Scott Walker	Republican	January 3, 2011
Wyoming	Matthew Mead	Republican	January 3, 2011

Party Breakdown for States
Republican: 29
Democrat: 20
Independent: 1

Party Breakdown for Territories and Commonwealths
Republican: 3
Democrat: 2