Final Rasmussen Poll Results - 2010 Governor Elections
After the votes have been cast each election season, Rasmussen Reports publicly displays a side-by-side comparison showing its final race polling versus the actual election results in each state. Below is a comparison chart for the 2010 Gubernatorial mid-terms.
According to noted national political analyst Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, “This was one tough election to poll and forecast, and no one came close to getting all the races right. But from my vantage point, Rasmussen Reports caught the major trends of the election year nationally and in most states.”
Rasmussen Reports evaluates its overall survey performance in a series of post-election articles, including Election 2010: How Did We Do?, A Look At Polling in the Toss-Up States and What’s Up With Nevada? Scott Rasmussen also reviewed the mid-terms in a recent Washington Examiner article.
Note: Actual results are as of 10:45 p.m. on November 16, 2010 and are subject to change. | ||||
State |
Candidates |
Actual Results |
Final Rasmussen Results |
Date of Last RR Poll |
Robert Bentley (R) |
58% |
55% |
09/21/10 |
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Ron Sparks (D) |
42% |
35% |
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Sean Parnell (R) |
59% |
52% |
10/13/10 |
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Ethan Berkowitz (D) |
38% |
39% |
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Jan Brewer (R) |
55% |
53% |
10/28/10 |
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Terry Goddard (D) |
42% |
39% |
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Jim Keet (R) |
34% |
38% |
10/28/10 |
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Mike Beebe (D) |
64% |
60% |
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Meg Whitman (R) |
42% |
45% |
10/27/10 |
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Jerry Brown (D) |
53% |
49% |
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Dan Maes (R) |
11% |
5% |
10/28/10 |
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John Hickenlooper (D) |
51% |
47% |
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Tom Tancredo (ACP) |
37% |
42% |
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Thomas Foley (R) |
49% |
48% |
10/31/10 |
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Dan Malloy (D) |
50% |
46% |
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Rick Scott (R) |
49% |
48% |
10/27/10 |
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Alex Sink (D) |
48% |
45% |
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Nathan Deal (R) |
53% |
49% |
10/24/10 |
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Roy Barnes(D) |
43% |
39% |
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John Monds (I) |
4% |
5% |
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Duke Aiona (R) |
41% |
47% |
10/13/10 |
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Neil Abercrombie (D) |
58% |
49% |
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C.L. "Butch" Otter (R) |
59% |
52% |
08/31/10 |
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Keith Allred (D) |
33% |
36% |
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Bill Brady (R) |
46% |
45% |
10/20/10 |
|
Pat Quinn (D) |
47% |
37% |
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Rich Whitney (G) |
3% |
2% |
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Scott Lee Cohen (I) |
4% |
6% |
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Terry Branstad (R) |
53% |
55% |
09/23/10 |
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Chet Culver (D) |
43% |
37% |
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Sam Brownback (R) |
63% |
57% |
08/04/10 |
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Tom Holland (D) |
32% |
34% |
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Paul LePage (R) |
38% |
40% |
10/26/10 |
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Libby Mitchell (D) |
19% |
26% |
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Eliot Cutler (I) |
36% |
26% |
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Bob Ehrlich (R) |
42% |
42% |
10/24/10 |
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Martin O'Malley (D) |
56% |
52% |
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Charlie Baker (R) |
42% |
44% |
10/27/10 |
|
Deval Patrick (D) |
48% |
46% |
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Tim Cahill (I) |
8% |
6% |
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Rick Snyder (R) |
58% |
54% |
10/17/10 |
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Virg Bernero (D) |
40% |
34% |
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Tom Emmer (R) |
43% |
41% |
10/20/10 |
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Mark Dayton (D) |
44% |
44% |
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Tom Horner (I) |
12% |
10% |
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Dave Heineman (R) |
74% |
66% |
10/07/10 |
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Mike Meister (D) |
26% |
24% |
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Brian Sandoval (R) |
53% |
58% |
10/25/10 |
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Rory Reid (D) |
42% |
35% |
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John Stephen (R) |
45% |
45% |
10/27/10 |
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John Lynch (D) |
53% |
51% |
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Susana Martinez (R) |
54% |
52% |
10/26/10 |
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Diane Denish (D) |
46% |
42% |
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Carl Paladino (R) |
34% |
37% |
10/19/10 |
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Andrew Cuomo (D) |
61% |
51% |
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John Kasich (R) |
49% |
48% |
10/26/10 |
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Ted Strickland (D) |
47% |
44% |
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Mary Fallin (R) |
60% |
60% |
09/23/10 |
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Jari Askins (D) |
40% |
34% |
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Chris Dudley (R) |
48% |
49% |
10/25/10 |
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John Kitzhaber (D) |
49% |
46% |
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Tom Corbett (R) |
54% |
52% |
10/28/10 |
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Dan Onorato (D) |
45% |
43% |
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John Robitaille (R) |
34% |
25% |
10/21/10 |
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Frank Caprio (D) |
23% |
28% |
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Lincoln Chafee (I) |
36% |
35% |
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Ken Block (M) |
6% |
6% |
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Nikki Haley (R) |
51% |
47% |
10/19/10 |
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Vincent Sheehan (D) |
47% |
38% |
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Dennis Daugaard (R) |
61% |
55% |
10/20/10 |
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Scott Heidepriem (D) |
38% |
36% |
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Bill Haslam (R) |
65% |
59% |
10/07/10 |
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Mike McWherter (D) |
33% |
31% |
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Rick Perry (R) |
55% |
51% |
10/21/10 |
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Bill White (D) |
42% |
42% |
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Gary Herbert (R) |
64% |
66% |
10/13/10 |
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Peter Corroon (D) |
32% |
29% |
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Brian Dubie (R) |
48% |
45% |
10/28/10 |
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Peter Shumlin (D) |
50% |
50% |
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Scott Walker (R) |
52% |
52% |
10/25/10 |
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Tom Barrett (D) |
47% |
42% |
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Matt Mead (R) |
72% |
61% |
09/30/10 |
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Leslie Peterson (D) |
25% |
25% |
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