Ballot measures

The chart below summarizes November 2 election results as results come in and reflect current position, not final results. For full details on the percentage of voters in support or opposition, see 2010 ballot measure election results.

November 2 election summary (real-time)
State	Approved	Defeated
Alabama	None	Alabama Ad Valorem Tax Amendment, Amendment 1 (2010) Alabama Special County Educational Tax Amendment, Amendment 2 (2010) Alabama Ten Year Road and Bridge Construction Program, Amendment 3 (2010) Alabama City/County Tax Amendment, Amendment 4 (2010)
Alaska	Alaska Veterans' Bonds Question, Bonding Proposition A (2010) Alaska Bond Package Question, Bonding Proposition B (2010) Alaska Ballot Measure 2, Parental Notification of Abortion Initiative (August 2010)	Alaska Legislature Increase Amendment, Ballot Measure 1 (2010)
Arizona	Arizona Proposition 106, Prohibit Mandatory Health Care System Participation Amendment (2010) Arizona Proposition 113, Right to Secret Ballot Voting Amendment (2010) Arizona Proposition 203, Medicinal Marijuana Initiative (2010) Arizona Proposition 100, Temporary Increase of Sales Tax Amendment (May 2010)	Arizona Proposition 109, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2010) Arizona Proposition 110, State Trust Lands Amendment (2010) Arizona Proposition 111, Executive Department Amendment (2010) Arizona Proposition 112, Ballot Initiative Filing Deadline Amendment (2010) Arizona Proposition 301, Transfer of Land Conservation Funds Amendment (2010) Arizona Proposition 302, Termination of Early Childhood Development and Health Board Amendment (2010)
Arkansas	Arkansas Hunting Rights, Proposed Amendment 1 (2010) Arkansas Interest Rate Limits, Proposed Amendment 2 (2010) Arkansas Criteria for Economic Development Bonds, Proposed Amendment 3 (2010)	None
California	California Proposition 20, Congressional Redistricting Initiative (2010) California Proposition 22, Restrictions on State Government For Local and State Fuel Tax Revenue (2010) California Proposition 25, Simple Majority Vote to Enact State Budget Amendment (2010) California Proposition 26, Supermajority Vote to Pass Certain New Taxes and Fees (2010) California Proposition 13, Seismic Retrofitting Reassessment Exemption Amendment (June 2010) California Proposition 14, Top-Two Primaries Amendment (June 2010)	California Proposition 19, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2010) California Proposition 21, Vehicle License Fee Increase for State Parks Initiative (2010) California Proposition 23, Suspension of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Law Initiative (2010) California Proposition 24, Repeal Corporate Tax Liability Reduction Initiative (2010) California Proposition 27, Elimination of Citizens Redistricting Commission Initiative (2010) California Proposition 15, Biennial Lobbyist Fee and Public Campaign Funding Measure (June 2010) California Proposition 17, Car Insurance Rates Based on Coverage History Initiative (June 2010) California Proposition 16, Require Supermajority Voter Approval to Expand Utility Services Initiative (June 2010)
Colorado	None	Colorado Amendment R, Elimination of Property Taxes for Private Use of Government Property Amendment (2010) Colorado Amendment 62, Definition of Person Amendment (2010) Colorado Proposition 102, Limitations on Pre-Trial Release Initiative (2010)
Florida	None	Florida Amendment 1, Repeal of Public Financing for Statewide Campaigns Amendment (2010)
Georgia	Georgia Employment Contract Enforcement, Amendment 1 (2010) Georgia Energy Project Contracts, Amendment 4 (2010) Georgia Industrial Property Designation, Amendment 5 (2010) Georgia Business Inventory Exemption, Referendum A (2010)	Georgia Trauma Care Funding, Amendment 2 (2010) Georgia Transportation Project Contracts, Amendment 3 (2010)
Hawaii	Hawaii Board of Education Amendment, Question 1 (2010) Hawaii Tax Rebates Amendment, Question 2 (2010)	None
Idaho	None	None
Illinois	Illinois Governor Recall Amendment (2010)	None
Indiana	Indiana Property Tax Cap Amendment, Public Question 1 (2010)	None
Iowa	Iowa Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (2010)	Iowa Constitutional Convention, Question 1 (2010)
Kansas	Kansas Right to Bear Arms Question, Constitutional Amendment Question 1 (2010) Kansas Voting Disqualification Amendment, Constitutional Amendment Question 2 (2010)	None
Louisiana	Louisiana Officials Salary Increase, Amendment 1 (2010) Louisiana Natural Resource Severance Taxes, Amendment 2 (2010) Louisiana Property Tax Exemption for Veterans, Amendment 3 (2010) Louisiana Homestead Tax Exemption, Amendment 5 (2010) Louisiana Public Retirement Systems, Amendment 6 (2010) Louisiana Expropriated Property, Amendment 8 (2010) Louisiana Workers' Compensation Judgements, Amendment 9 (2010) Louisiana Bench Trial, Amendment 10 (2010)	Louisiana Property Tax Limit, Amendment 4 (2010) Louisiana Property Tax Bidding Process, Amendment 7 (2010)
Maine	Maine Casino in Oxford County, Question 1 (2010) Maine Community-based Dental Care, Question 2 (2010) Maine Land Conservation and Waterfront Preservation, Question 3 (2010)	None
Maryland	Maryland Constitutional Convention, Question 1 (2010) Maryland Civil Jury Trials, Question 2 (2010) Maryland Orphan's Court Judges in Baltimore, Question 3 (2010)	None
Massachusetts	None	None
Michigan	None	None
Missouri	None	None
Montana	None	None
Nebraska	Nebraska Economic Development Funding, Amendment 1 (2010)	Nebraska State Treasurer, Amendment 2 (2010)
Nevada	None	Nevada Judicial Appointment Amendment, Question 1 (2010) Nevada Appellate Court Amendment, Question 2 (2010) Nevada Sales and Use Tax Amendment, Question 3 (2010) Nevada Eminent Domain Amendment, Question 4 (2010)
New Mexico	New Mexico War Veteran Scholarship, Amendment 1 (2010) New Mexico Modern Election Language Amendment, Amendment 3 (2010) New Mexico Property Tax Amendment, Amendment 4 (2010) New Mexico Bond Question A (2010) New Mexico Bond Question B (2010) New Mexico Bond Question C (2010)	New Mexico County Term Extension Amendment, Amendment 2 (2010) New Mexico Bond Question D (2010) New Mexico Legislators Appointment Amendment, Amendment 5 (2010)
New Jersey	New Jersey Wage Assessment Amendment, Public Question 1 (2010)	None
North Carolina	North Carolina No Convicted Felons for Sheriff, Amendment 1 (2010)	None
North Dakota	North Dakota State Legacy Fund Establishment, Measure 1 (2010)	North Dakota Captive Game Animal Killing Prohibited Initiative, Initiated Statutory Measure 2 (2010)
Oklahoma	Oklahoma State Question 756, Prohibit Mandatory Participation in Healthcare System Amendment (2010)	None
Oregon	None	None
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Capital Bonds for Higher Education Question, Question 2 (2010) Rhode Island Capital Bonds for Transportation Question, Question 3 (2010) Rhode Island Capital Bonds for Open Space Question, Question 4 (2010)	Rhode Island Question 1, Name Change Amendment (2010)
South Carolina	South Carolina Hunting and Fishing Amendment, Amendment 1 (2010) South Carolina Secret Union Voting Amendment, Amendment 2 (2010) South Carolina Rainy Day Fund Amendment, Amendment 3 (2010) South Carolina Capital Reserve Fund Amendment, Amendment 4 (2010)	None
South Dakota	None	None
Tennessee	Tennessee Hunting Rights Amendment (2010)	None
Utah	Utah Vote by Secret Ballot, Amendment A (2010) Utah Legislator Eligibility, Amendment B (2010) Utah Property Tax Exemption for Water Facilities, Amendment C (2010) Utah Independent Ethics Commission, Amendment D (2010)	None
Vermont	Vermont Voting Age Amendment, Proposal 5 (2010)	None
Virginia	None	None
Washington	Washington Judge Bail Authority Amendment, HJR 4220 (2010) Washington State Debt Limits Amendment, SJR 8225 (2010) Washington Repeal Tax Law Amendments, Initiative 1107 (2010)	Washington Bonds for Energy Efficiency Projects, Referendum 52 (2010) Washington Workers' Comp Insurance Reform, Initiative 1082 (2010) Washington Income Tax, Initiative 1098 (2010) Washington Privatize Liquor Distribution, Initiative 1100 (2010) Washington Revise State Liquor Laws, Initiative 1105 (2010)

State legislatures

For more detailed results, see: State legislative elections results, 2010

Senate

Democrats Before election: 28 Predicted after election: 21 Actual Results: 20	Toss-up 6	Republicans Before election: 20 Predicted after election: 22 Actual Results: 26

15 Safe or Not Up	3	3	6	2	4	16 Safe or Not Up

House

Democrats Before election: 32 Projected after election: 23 Actual Results: 19	Toss-up 5	Republicans Before election: 16 Projected after election: 21 Actual Results: 29

13 Safe or Not Up	6	4	5	5	3	13 Safe or Not Up

Note: Oregon House tied 30-30.

Governors

Projected outcomes of gubernatorial elections • November 2, 2010 election results

2010 Gubernatorial Elections

Democrats Before election: 26 Projected after election: 19 Actual Results: 17	Independents Before election: 0 Projected after election: 1 Actual Results: 1	Republicans Before election: 24 Projected after election: 30 Actual Results: 29

9 Safe or Not Up	5	5	1	1	9	20 Safe or Not Up

Of the 37 seats that were in play, 24 were open; 15 of those were open due to term limits.

As of Tuesday, November 9th, Democrats have picked up the governorships in 5 states -- California, Connecticut, Illinois, Hawaii and Vermont

1 gubernatorial contest is still too close to call, in Minnesota.

The Republican Party had pick-ups in 12 states, including Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Attorneys General

See also: Partisan dominance of state attorney general positions, before and after November 2, 2010

Democrats Before election: 32 Projected after election: 25 Actual Results: 26	Toss-up 1	Republicans Before election: 18 Projected after election: 24 Actual Results: 23

15 Safe or Not Up	8	2	1	7	8	9 Safe or Not Up

Results

Alabama Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Luther Strange	58.8%
	Democratic Party	James Anderson	41.1%
	Write-In		0.1%
Total Votes			1,476,075

Arkansas Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Dustin McDaniel	72.8%
	Green Party	Rebekah Kennedy	26.8%
	Write-In	Marc Rosson	0.4%
Total Votes			722,814

California Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	aKamala D. Harris	46.1%
	Republican Party	Steve Cooley	45.3%
	Green Party	Peter Allen	2.7%
	Libertarian Party	Timothy Hannan	2.6%
	American Independent Party	Diane Templin	1.7%
	Peace and Freedom Party	Robert J. Evans	1.6%
Total Votes			9,544,403

Colorado Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a John W. Suthers	56.4%
	Democratic Party	Stan Garnett	43.7%
Total Votes			1,703,893

Connecticut Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a George C. Jepsen	53.7%
	Republican Party	Martha Dean	43.6%
	Green Party	Stephen Fournier	2.7%
Total Votes			1,101,794

Wisconsin Attorney General election, 2010

Attorney General of Wisconsin, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	J.B. Van Hollen Incumbent	57.8%	1,220,791
	Democratic	Scott Hassett	42.1%	890,080
	-	Scattering	0.1%	1,614
Total Votes				2,112,485
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

Vermont Attorney General election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, William H. Sorrell won re-election to the office of Attorney General of Vermont. He defeated Aaron Michael Toscano (R) and 3 third-party candidates in the general election.

Attorney General of Vermont, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	William H. Sorrell Incumbent	61.9%	143,031
	Republican	Aaron Michael Toscano	29.4%	67,900
	Progressive	Charlotte Dennett	4.4%	10,158
	Libertarian	Karen Kerin	2.7%	6,171
	Liberty Union	Rosemarie Jackowski	1.5%	3,576
	Write-In	Various	0.1%	137
Total Votes				230,973
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.

Texas Attorney General election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Greg Abbott won re-election to the office of Texas Attorney General. He defeated Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D) and Jon Roland (L) in the general election.

Texas Attorney General, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Greg Abbott Incumbent	64.1%	3,151,064
	Democratic	Barbara Ann Radnofsky	33.7%	1,655,859
	Libertarian	Jon Roland	2.3%	112,118
Total Votes				4,919,041
Election results via Texas Secretary of State.

South Dakota Attorney General election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Marty Jackley won re-election to the office of South Dakota Attorney General. He defeated Ron Volesky (D) in the general election.

South Dakota Attorney General, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Marty Jackley Incumbent	66.9%	202,499
	Democratic	Ron Volesky	33.1%	100,182
Total Votes				302,681
Election results via South Dakota Secretary of State.

South Carolina Attorney General election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Alan Wilson won election to the office of South Carolina Attorney General. He defeated Matthew Richardson (D) and Leslie Minerd (G) in the general election.

South Carolina Attorney General, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Alan Wilson	53.7%	716,193
	Democratic	Matthew Richardson	44.2%	589,135
	Green	Leslie Minerd	2%	27,008
	Write-In	Various	0%	470
Total Votes				1,332,806
Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission.

Rhode Island Attorney General election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Peter F. Kilmartin won election to the office of Rhode Island Attorney General. He defeated Erik B. Wallin (R), Christopher H. Little (MOD), Keven A. McKenna (I) and Robert E. Rainville (I) in the general election.

Rhode Island Attorney General, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter F. Kilmartin	43.1%	141,969
	Republican	Erik B. Wallin	29%	95,541
	Moderate Party	Christopher H. Little	14.4%	47,328
	Independent	Keven A. McKenna	9.6%	31,721
	Independent	Robert E. Rainville	4%	13,045
Total Votes				329,604
Election results via Rhode Island Board of Elections.

Oklahoma Attorney General election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Scott Pruitt won election to the office of Oklahoma Attorney General. He defeated Jim Priest (D) in the general election.

Oklahoma Attorney General, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Pruitt	65.1%	666,407
	Democratic	Jim Priest	34.9%	357,162
Total Votes				1,023,569
Election results via Oklahoma State Board of Elections.

Ohio Attorney General election, 2010

Ohio Attorney General, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike DeWine	47.5%	1,821,414
	Democratic	Richard Cordray (D)	46.3%	1,772,728
	Constitution	Robert Owens	3.4%	130,065
	Libertarian	Marc Feldman	2.8%	107,521
Total Votes				3,831,728
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State

North Dakota Attorney General election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Wayne Stenehjem won re-election to the office of North Dakota Attorney General. He defeated Jeanette Boechler (D) in the general election.

North Dakota Attorney General, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Wayne Stenehjem Incumbent	74.6%	175,627
	Democratic	Jeanette Boechler	25.4%	59,781
	Write-In	Various	0.1%	174
Total Votes				235,582
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

New Mexico Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Gary King	53.7%
	Republican Party	Matthew Chandler	46.3%
Total Votes			597,644

Nevada Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[7]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Catherine Cortez Masto	52.8%
	Republican Party	Travis Barrick	35.7%
	Independent American Party	Joel F. Hansen	7.8%
	None of these candidates		3.7%
Total Votes			704,332

Nebraska Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Jon Bruning	%
Total Votes

Minnesota Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Lori Swanson	52.9%
	Republican Party	Chris Barden	41.3%
	Independent	Bill Dahn	5.1%
	Resource Party	David J. Hoch	0.7%
	Write-In		0.1%
Total Votes			2,033,087

Michigan Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[9]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Bill Schuette	52.3%
	Democratic Party	David Leyton	43.5%
	Libertarian Party	Daniel W. Grow	2.3%
	U.S. Taxpayers	Gerald Van Sickle	1.9%
Total Votes			3,136,224

Massachusetts Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[10]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Martha Coakley	62.8%
	Republican Party	James P. McKenna	37.2%
Total Votes			2,251,177

Maryland Attorney General election, 2010

Maryland Attorney General, General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Doug Gansler Incumbent	98.2%	1,349,962
	Write-Ins	Various	1.8%	25,033
Total Votes				1,374,995
Election results via Maryland State Board of Elections

Kansas Attorney General election, 2010

Kansas Attorney General, General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Derek Schmidt	54.9%	458,497
	Democratic	Steve Six	41.9%	349,340
	Libertarian	Dennis Hawver	3.2%	26,867
Total Votes				834,704
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State

Iowa Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[11]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Tom Miller	55.5%
	Republican Party	Brenna Findley	44.4%
	Write-In		0.1%
Total Votes			1,094,633

Illinois Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[12]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Lisa Madigan	64.7%
	Republican Party	Stephen H. Kim	31.6%
	Green Party	David Black	2.2%
	Libertarian Party	William Malan	1.5%
Total Votes			3,704,686

Idaho Attorney General election, 2010

Idaho Attorney General, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lawrence Wasden Incumbent	100%	367,737
Total Votes				367,737
Election results via Idaho Secretary of State

Georgia Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[13]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Samuel S. Olens	52.9%
	Democratic Party	Ken Hodges	43.6%
	Libertarian Party	Don Smart	3.5%
Total Votes			2,551,722

Florida Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[14]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Pam Bondi	54.8%
	Democratic Party	Dan Gelber	41.4%
	Independent	Jim Lewis	3.8%
Total Votes			5,263,392

Delaware Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[15]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III	78.9%
	Independent	Doug Campbell	21.1%
Total Votes			258,434

Arizona Attorney General election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Tom Horne	51.9%
	Democratic Party	Felecia Rotellini	48.1%
Total Votes			1,677,668

New York Attorney General election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Eric Schneiderman won election to the office of New York Attorney General. He defeated Dan Donovan (R), Carl Person (L) and Ramon Jimenez (Frdm) in the general election.

New York Attorney General, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eric Schneiderman	55.8%	2,477,438
	Republican	Dan Donovan	43%	1,909,525
	Libertarian	Carl Person	0.8%	36,488
	FDM	Ramon Jimenez	0.4%	18,028
Total Votes				4,441,479
Election results via New York Board of Elections.

Secretaries of State

Democrats Before election: 26 Projected after election: 19 Actual Results: 17	Toss-up 2	Republicans Before election: 21 Projected after election: 28 Actual Results: 29

8 Safe or Not Up	7	3	2	8	10	9 Safe or Not Up

Results

Alabama Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[17]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Beth Chapman	62.3%
	Democratic Party	Scott Gilliland	37.7%
Total Votes			1,451,133

Ohio Secretary of State election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Jon Husted won election to the office of Ohio Secretary of State. He defeated Maryellen O'Shaughnessy (D) and Charles Earl (L) in the general election.

Ohio Secretary of State, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jon Husted	53.7%	2,013,674
	Democratic	Maryellen O'Shaughnessy	41.5%	1,555,705
	Libertarian	Charles Earl	4.9%	182,977
Total Votes				3,752,356
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State.

Wyoming Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[18]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Max Maxfield	76.1%
	Democratic Party	Andrew Simons	19.5%
	Libertarian Party	Candice De Laat	4.4%
Total Votes			184,156

South Dakota Secretary of State election, 2010

South Dakota Secretary of State, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Gant	54.2%	163,828
	Democratic	Ben Nesselhuf	39.2%	118,635
	Constitution	Lori Stacey	6.6%	19,971
Total Votes				302,434
Election results via South Dakota Secretary of State

South Carolina Secretary of State election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Mark Hammond won re-election to the office of South Carolina Secretary of State. He defeated Marjorie Johnson in the general election.

South Carolina Secretary of State, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Hammond Incumbent	60.9%	805,783
	Democratic	Marjorie Johnson	39%	516,414
	Write-In	Various	0%	638
Total Votes				1,322,835
Election results via South Carolina State Election Commission.

North Dakota Secretary of State election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Alvin Jaeger won re-election to the office of North Dakota Secretary of State. He defeated Corey Mock (D) in the general election.

North Dakota Secretary of State, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Alvin Jaeger Incumbent	62.4%	145,882
	Democratic	Corey Mock	37.5%	87,519
	Write-In	Various	0.1%	222
Total Votes				233,623
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

Nevada Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[19]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Ross Miller	53.2%
	Republican Party	Rob Lauer	37.3%
	American Independent Party	John Wagner	6.0%
	None of these candidates		3.6%
Total Votes			703,513

New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[20]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Dianna Duran	57.5%
	Democratic Party	Mary Herrera	42.5%
Total Votes			594,170

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[21]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Mark Ritchie	49.1%
	Republican Party	Dan Severson	45.6%
	Independence Party	Jual Carlson	5.2%
	Write-In		0.1%
Total Votes			2,035,365

Michigan Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[22]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Ruth Johnson	50.7%
	Democratic Party	Jocelyn Benson	45.2%
	Libertarian Party	Scotty Boman	1.8%
	U.S. Taxpayers	Robert Gale	1.3%
	Green Party	John A. La Pietra	1.0%
Total Votes			3,173,248

Massachusetts Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[23]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a William F. Galvin	64.5%
	Republican Party	William C. Campbell	32.7%
	Independent	Jim Henderson	2.8%
Total Votes			2,195,252

Kansas Secretary of State election, 2010

Kansas Secretary of State, General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kris Kobach	59%	489,640
	Democratic	Chris Biggs	37.2%	308,641
	Libertarian	Phillip Horatio Lucas	2.1%	17,336
	Reform Party	Derek Langseth	1.7%	13,896
Total Votes				829,513
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State

Iowa Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[24]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Matt Schultz	49.8%
	Democratic Party	Michael Mauro	47.0%
	Libertarian Party	Jake Porter	3.1%
	Write-In		0.1%
Total Votes			1,080,281

Indiana Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[25]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Charlie White	57.1%
	Democratic Party	Vop Osili	37.0%
	Libertarian Party	Mike Wherry	5.9%
Total Votes			1,709,679

Illinois Secretary of State election, 2010

Illinois Secretary of State, General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jesse White Incumbent	69.9%	2,590,222
	Republican	Robert Enriquez	27%	1,001,544
	Libertarian	Josh Hanson	3.1%	115,458
Total Votes				3,707,224
Election results via Illinois State Board of Elections

Idaho Secretary of State election, 2010

Idaho Secretary of State, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ben Ysursa Incumbent	74.3%	326,453
	Democratic	Mack Sermon	25.7%	113,164
Total Votes				439,617
Election results via Idaho Secretary of State

Arkansas Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[26]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Mark Martin	51.3%
	Democratic Party	Pat O'Brien	48.7%
Total Votes			764,591

California Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[27]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Debra Bowen	53.2%
	Republican Party	Damon Dunn	38.4%
	Green Party	Ann Menasche	3.0%
	Libertarian Party	Christina M. Tobin	2.3%
	Peace and Freedom Party	Marylou Cabral	1.7%
	American Independent Party	Merton D. Short	1.6%
Total Votes			9,336,900

Colorado Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[28]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Scott Gessler	49.5%
	Democratic Party	Bernie Buescher	43.9%
	Constitution Party	Amanda Campbell	6.6%
Total Votes			1,722,096

Connecticut Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[29]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Denise Merrill	52.9%
	Republican Party	Jerry Farrell	43.8%
	Independent	Michael J. Telesca	1.3%
	Green Party	S. Michael DeRosa	1.2%
	Libertarian Party	Ken Mosher	0.8%
Total Votes			1,105,203

Georgia Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[30]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Brian Kemp	56.4%
	Democratic Party	Georganna Sinkfield	39.4%
	Libertarian Party	David Chastain	4.2%
Total Votes			2,552,722

Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2010

Wisconsin Secretary of State, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Douglas La Follette Incumbent	51.6%	1,074,118
	Republican	David D. King	48.3%	1,005,217
	-	Scattering	0.1%	1,863
Total Votes				2,081,198
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

Arizona Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[31]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Ken Bennett	58.2%
	Democratic Party	Christopher Deschene	41.8%
Total Votes			1,661,065

Nebraska Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[32]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a John A. Gale	69.8%
	Democratic Party	Janet Stewart	30.2%
Total Votes			467,995

Rhode Island Secretary of State election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, A. Ralph Mollis won re-election to the office of Rhode Island Secretary of State. He defeated Catherine Terry Taylor (R) in the general election.

Rhode Island Secretary of State, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	A. Ralph Mollis Incumbent	50.6%	166,140
	Republican	Catherine Terry Taylor	49.4%	162,283
Total Votes				328,423
Election results via Rhode Island Board of Elections.

Vermont Secretary of State election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Jim Condos won election to the office of Secretary of State of Vermont. He defeated Jason Gibbs (R) and Leslie Marmorale (Liberty Union) in the general election.

Secretary of State of Vermont, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Condos	53.5%	122,599
	Republican	Jason Gibbs	44.1%	101,144
	Liberty Union	Leslie Marmorale	2.3%	5,315
	Write-In	Various	0.1%	222
Total Votes				229,280
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.

Chart of 5 state partisan positions before and after

Note: White cells are races that have yet to be called.

State	Before November 2010					After November 2010
State	Governor	Atty Gen	Sec'y of State	State Senate	State House	Governor	Atty Gen	Sec'y of State	State Senate	State House
Alabama
Alaska			NA					NA
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii			NA					NA
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska					NA					NA
Nevada
New Hamp							Gov appt	Leg elect
New Jersey							Gov appt	Gov appt
New Mexico
New York								Gov appt
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma								Gov appt
Oregon
Pennsylvania							Gov appt	Gov appt
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee							Ct appt	Leg elect
Texas								Gov appt
Utah			NA					NA
Vermont
Virginia								Gov appt
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming							Gov appt

Footnotes

[1] Alabama Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[2] Arkansas Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[3] California Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[4] Colorado Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[5] Connecticut Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[6] New Mexico Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[7] Nevada Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[8] Minnesota Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[9] Michigan Department of State - 2010 General Election Results

[10] Boston Globe, "2010 General Election Results - Attorney General" 2 Nov. 2010

[11] Iowa Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[12] Illinois State Board of Elections - 2010 General Election Results

[13] Georgia Secretary of State - 2010 Attorney General General Election Results

[14] Florida Department of State - 2010 Republican Attorney General Election Results

[15] Delaware Secretary of State, November 2, 2010 General Election Results," accessed May 10, 2011.

[16] Arizona Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[17] Alabama Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[18] Wyoming Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[19] Nevada Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[20] New Mexico Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[21] Minnesota Secretary of State - 2010 General Elections Results

[22] Michigan Department of State - 2010 General Election Results

[23] Boston Globe, "2010 General Election Results" 2 Nov. 2010

[24] Iowa Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[25] Indiana Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[26] Arkansas Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[27] New York Times, "2010 General Election Results" 2 Nov. 2010

[28] Colorado Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[29] Connecticut Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[30] Georgia Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[31] Arizona Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[32] Nebraska Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

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