Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2010
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The 2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Governor of Wyoming, who will serve a four-year term to begin in January 2011. Party primaries were held on August 17.
While it was initially thought that term limits would prevent incumbent Democratic Governor Dave Freudenthal from running for re-election, the constitutionality of the term limit law has been questioned, leaving the possibility that if Freudenthal had successfully challenged the law, he might have been able to run for a third term.[1] On March 4, 2010, Freudenthal announced he would not run for a third term.[2]
Republican candidate Matt Mead defeated Democratic candidate Leslie Petersen in the general election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Leslie Petersen, former Teton County Commissioner and state party chair[3]
- Pete Gosar, teacher, commercial pilot, state employee and small business owner[4]
- Al Hamburg, retired painter and perennial candidate
- Rex Wilde, cabinet maker
- Chris Zachary, former psychiatrist
Potential candidates who declined
Even before Freudenthal announced that he would not seek reelection, Democratic state Senator Mike Massie began touring the state informally in preparation for a campaign run.[5] Eventually, Massie announced that he would run for state superintendent of public instruction rather than governor.[6] Paul Hickey, an attorney and the runner-up to Freudenthal in the 2002 Democratic primary, and Larry Clapp, also an attorney and former Mayor of Casper, also stated their interests in possibly running for Governor after Freudenthal's announcement, but neither ran.
Polling
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Polling
Results
General election
Candidates
- Matt Mead (R)
- Leslie Peterson (D)
- Mike Wheeler (L)
- Taylor Haynes (Write-in)
Polling
Results
References
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External links
- Official campaign sites
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- ↑ http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2010/Results/General/2010_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf
