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2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

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2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
← 2006 November 2, 2010 2014 →
  Mary Fallin official 110th Congress photo.jpg Rep Jari Askins.jpg
Nominee Mary Fallin Jari Askins
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 625,506 409,261
Percentage 60.4% 39.6%
2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Fallin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Askins:      50–60%
Governor before election

Brad Henry
Democratic

Elected Governor

Mary Fallin
Republican

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See also: 2010 United States gubernatorial elections

The 2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Due to term limits established by the Oklahoma Constitution, incumbent Democratic Governor Brad Henry could not seek re-election. The race had been hotly contested by both political parties, with several well-known Oklahomans announcing their candidacy up to two years before the election. This was the first time a woman challenged another woman for Governor of Oklahoma. On November 2, 2010, Republican candidate Mary Fallin was elected in a landslide, defeating Democratic candidate Jari Askins.

As both parties nominated female candidates (Jari Askins for the Democrats and Mary Fallin for the Republicans; both of whom have also previously held the office of lieutenant governor), and as no third-party or write-in candidate qualified for the ballot, Oklahoma was guaranteed its first-ever female governor. Democratic governor Brad Henry was easily re-elected in 2006 and maintained the highest approval rating of any state official in Oklahoma.[1] In 2008, Republicans made gains in the state legislature and took control of both the House and the Senate for the first time in Oklahoma history, thus election gave Republicans their first ever trifecta in the state.

Askins carried only four counties: her home county of Stephens and neighboring Comanche, Cotton, and Jefferson. While Fallin carried the rest of the state, her margins varied, ranging from narrow wins in much of Eastern Oklahoma to a 66-point victory in staunchly Republican Beaver County.

Mary Fallin was the first Republican to win Atoka County, Choctaw County, Coal County, Haskell County, Hughes County, Johnston County, Latimer County, Le Flore County, McCurtain County, Okfuskee County, Pittsburg County, and Pushmataha County in a gubernatorial election since Oklahoma statehood. Fallin was the first non-Democrat to win Tillman County, which had voted for the Democratic candidate for governor in each election since Oklahoma statehood, thus breaking a 103-year streak of voting Democratic.

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Governor of Oklahoma

Governor of Oklahoma

The governor of Oklahoma is the head of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor serves as the head of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma. The governor is the ex officio commander-in-chief of the Oklahoma National Guard when not called into federal use. Despite being an executive branch official, the governor also holds legislative and judicial powers. The governor's responsibilities include making yearly "State of the State" addresses to the Oklahoma Legislature, submitting the annual state budget, ensuring that state laws are enforced, and that the peace is preserved. The governor's term is four years in length.

Democratic Party (United States)

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s, with both parties being big tents of competing and often opposing viewpoints. Modern American liberalism — a variant of social liberalism — is the party's majority ideology. The party also has notable centrist, social democratic, and left-libertarian factions.

Brad Henry

Brad Henry

Charles Bradford Henry is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 26th governor of Oklahoma from 2003 to 2011. The most recent Democrat to hold the office, he previously served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1992 to 2003.

2006 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

2006 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

The 2006 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Brad Henry won re-election to a second term in a landslide, defeating Republican U.S. Representative Ernest Istook. Henry took 66.5% of the vote to Istook's 33.5% and swept all but three counties in the state.

Comanche County, Oklahoma

Comanche County, Oklahoma

Comanche County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 124,098, making it the fourth-most populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat is Lawton. The county was created in 1901 as part of Oklahoma Territory. It was named for the Comanche tribal nation.

Cotton County, Oklahoma

Cotton County, Oklahoma

Cotton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,193. Its county seat is Walters. When Oklahoma achieved statehood in 1907, the area which is now Cotton County fell within the boundaries of Comanche County. It was split off in 1912, becoming the last county created in Oklahoma; it was named for the county's primary crop.

Eastern Oklahoma

Eastern Oklahoma

In the U.S. state of Oklahoma, Eastern Oklahoma is an amorphous area roughly defined as east of Oklahoma City and/or east of I-35. The Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation established regional designations for the various parts of the state: Red Carpet Country, Green Country (Northeast). Frontier Country (Central), Choctaw Country (Southeast), Chickasaw Country, and Great Plains Country (Southwest). Eastern Oklahoma would certainly include Green Country and Choctaw Country, but depending on the exact definition might include eastern parts of Red Carpet Country, Frontier Country, and most of Chickasaw Country.

Beaver County, Oklahoma

Beaver County, Oklahoma

Beaver County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,636. The county seat is Beaver. The name was given because of the presence of many beaver dams on the Beaver River, which runs through the area. It is located in the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Atoka County, Oklahoma

Atoka County, Oklahoma

Atoka County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,007. Its county seat is Atoka. The county was formed before statehood from Choctaw Lands, and its name honors a Choctaw Chief named Atoka.

Choctaw County, Oklahoma

Choctaw County, Oklahoma

Choctaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,205. Its county seat is Hugo.

Coal County, Oklahoma

Coal County, Oklahoma

Coal County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,925. Its county seat is Coalgate.

Haskell County, Oklahoma

Haskell County, Oklahoma

Haskell County is a county located in the southeast quadrant of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,769. Its county seat is Stigler. The county is named in honor of Charles N. Haskell, the first governor of Oklahoma.

Democratic primary

Declared

Polling

Poll source Dates administered Drew
Edmondson 		Jari
Askins
SoonerPoll.com July 16–21, 2010 49% 33%
Sooner Survey July 18–20, 2010 38% 27%
SoonerPoll.com May 25 – June 9, 2010 37% 36%
SoonerPoll.com January 2–5, 2010 46% 36%

Results

Results by county: Askins .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}  Askins—80-90%   Askins—70-80%   Askins—60-70%   Askins—50-60% Edmondson   Edmondson—50-60%   Edmondson—60-70%
Results by county:
Askins
  •   Askins—80-90%
  •   Askins—70-80%
  •   Askins—60-70%
  •   Askins—50-60%
Edmondson
  •   Edmondson—50-60%
  •   Edmondson—60-70%
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jari Askins 132,591 50.28
Democratic Drew Edmondson 131,097 49.72
Total votes 263,688 100.00

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Jari Askins

Jari Askins

Jari Askins is an American judge, lawyer and Democratic politician from the US state of Oklahoma. She was the 15th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, being the second woman and the first female Democratic Party member to hold that position.

Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

The lieutenant governor of Oklahoma is the second-highest executive official of the state government of Oklahoma. As first in the gubernatorial line of succession, the lieutenant governor becomes the new governor of Oklahoma upon the death, resignation, or removal of the governor. The lieutenant governor also serves as the president of the Oklahoma Senate, and may cast a vote to break ties in that chamber.

Drew Edmondson

Drew Edmondson

William Andrew Edmondson is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, Edmondson served as the 16th Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2011. Prior to his election as state attorney general, he served as district attorney for Muskogee County, Oklahoma, from 1983 to 1992. He was defeated twice in campaigns for U.S. Congress in Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district, where his father Ed Edmondson served from 1953 to 1973.

Attorney General of Oklahoma

Attorney General of Oklahoma

The attorney general of Oklahoma is the State Attorney General for the state of Oklahoma. The attorney general serves as the chief legal and law enforcement officer of the State of Oklahoma and head of the Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General. The attorney general is responsible for providing legal advice to the other departments and agencies of the executive branch, legislative branch and judicial branch of the state government. The attorney general is also responsible for the prosecution of offenses against Oklahoma law and advocate for the basic legal rights of Oklahoma residents.

Democratic Party (United States)

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s, with both parties being big tents of competing and often opposing viewpoints. Modern American liberalism — a variant of social liberalism — is the party's majority ideology. The party also has notable centrist, social democratic, and left-libertarian factions.

Republican primary

Declared

Declined

Polling

Poll source Dates administered Mary
Fallin 		Randy
Brogdon
SoonerPoll.com July 16–21, 2010 56% 18%
Sooner Survey July 18–20, 2010 50% 22%
SoonerPoll.com May 25 – June 9, 2010 59% 10%
SoonerPoll.com January 2–5, 2010 68% 16%

Results

Results by county: Fallin   Fallin—70–80%   Fallin—60–70%   Fallin—50–60%   Fallin—40–50% Brogdon   Brogdon—40–50%   Brogdon—50–60%   Brogdon—70–80%
Results by county:
Fallin
  •   Fallin—70–80%
  •   Fallin—60–70%
  •   Fallin—50–60%
  •   Fallin—40–50%
Brogdon
  •   Brogdon—40–50%
  •   Brogdon—50–60%
  •   Brogdon—70–80%
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Fallin 136,477 54.79
Republican Randy Brogdon 98,170 39.41
Republican Robert Hubbard 8,132 3.26
Republican Roger L. Jackson 6,290 2.53
Total votes 249,069 100.00

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Mary Fallin

Mary Fallin

Mary Fallin is an American politician who served as the 27th governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014. She is the first and so far only woman to be elected governor of Oklahoma. She was the first woman to represent Oklahoma in Congress since Alice Mary Robertson in 1920.

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It borders all of the other congressional districts in the state except the 1st district. It is densely populated and covers almost all of Oklahoma County and all of Pottawatomie and Seminole counties. Although it leans firmly Republican, with a Cook PVI rating of R+12, it is still considered the least Republican district in the state.

Randy Brogdon

Randy Brogdon

Randall C. Brogdon is an American businessman and politician from the state of Oklahoma. He was a state senator for Oklahoma's 34th senate district from 2002 until 2011. Brogdon ran for governor of Oklahoma in 2010 on a platform of tax cuts and reducing the role of government. He was defeated by Mary Fallin. On December 25, 2013, Brogdon announced that he would challenge incumbent Governor Fallin in the 2014 gubernatorial election. However, he withdrew to run for the U.S. Senate in a special election triggered by the retirement of Tom Coburn. He lost the nomination to representative James Lankford. In April 2015, he was elected as chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party.

J. C. Watts

J. C. Watts

Julius Caesar Watts Jr. is an American politician, clergyman, and athlete. Watts was a college football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners and later played professionally in the Canadian Football League. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 as a Republican, representing Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District.

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district is located in south-central Oklahoma and covers a total of 15 counties. Its principal cities include Midwest City, Norman, Moore, Ada, Duncan, Lawton/Ft. Sill, and Ardmore. The district also includes much of southern Oklahoma City.

Mick Cornett

Mick Cornett

Michael Earl Cornett Sr. is an American politician and former television personality who served as the 35th mayor of Oklahoma City, from 2005 until 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he was only the fourth mayor in Oklahoma City history to be elected to three terms and the first to be elected to four terms. He also served as President of the United States Conference of Mayors and as national President of the Republican Mayors and Local Officials (RMLO). He also served as Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Urban Economic Affairs Committee until 2007. In 2018, he was defeated in the Republican runoff by Tulsa businessman Kevin Stitt for the GOP nomination for Governor of Oklahoma. In 2006, Cornett was defeated by Mary Fallin for the Republican runoff for U.S. Congress.

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and is the 8th largest city in the Southern United States. The population grew following the 2010 census and reached 681,054 in the 2020 census. The Oklahoma City metropolitan area had a population of 1,396,445, and the Oklahoma City–Shawnee Combined Statistical Area had a population of 1,469,124, making it Oklahoma's largest municipality and metropolitan area by population.

Republican Party (United States)

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. Like them, the Republican Party is a big tent of competing and often opposing ideologies. Presently, the Republican Party contains prominent conservative, centrist, populist, and right-libertarian factions.

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[10] Likely R (flip) October 14, 2010
Rothenberg[11] Safe R (flip) October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics[12] Safe R (flip) November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Likely R (flip) October 28, 2010
CQ Politics[14] Lean R (flip) October 28, 2010

Polling

Poll source Dates administered Mary
Fallin (R) 		Jari
Askins (D)
SoonerPoll.com October 23, 2010 56% 39%
SoonerPoll.com October 7, 2010 54% 36%
Rasmussen Reports September 23, 2010 60% 34%
Rasmussen Reports August 26, 2010 52% 37%
Rasmussen Reports July 28, 2010 57% 36%
SoonerPoll.com July 16–21, 2010 46% 40%
Rasmussen Reports June 30, 2010 55% 32%
SoonerPoll.com May 25 – June 9, 2010 49% 36%
Rasmussen Reports February 24, 2010 51% 37%
SoonerPoll.com January 2–5, 2010 52% 36%
Public Policy Polling May 13–17, 2009 50% 34%

Results

2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mary Fallin 625,506 60.45% +26.95%
Democratic Jari Askins 409,261 39.55% -26.95%
Total votes 1,034,767 100.00% N/A
Republican gain from Democratic

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Stuart Rothenberg

Stuart Rothenberg

Stuart Rothenberg is an American editor, publisher, and political analyst. He is best known for his biweekly political newsletter The Rothenberg Political Report, now known as Inside Elections. He was also a regular columnist at Roll Call and an occasional op-ed contributor to other publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Orlando Sentinel.

RealClearPolitics

RealClearPolitics

RealClearPolitics (RCP) is an American political news website and polling data aggregator formed in 2000 by former options trader John McIntyre and former advertising agency account executive Tom Bevan. The site features selected political news stories and op-eds from various news publications in addition to commentary from its own contributors. The site is prominent during election seasons for its aggregation of polling data.

Sabato's Crystal Ball

Sabato's Crystal Ball

Sabato's Crystal Ball is an online political newsletter and election handicapper. It predicts electoral outcomes for the United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, U.S. governors, and U.S. presidential races, with electoral and political analysis. A publication of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, the Crystal Ball was founded by political analyst Larry Sabato, the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia.

Congressional Quarterly

Congressional Quarterly

Congressional Quarterly, Inc., or CQ, is part of a privately owned publishing company called CQ Roll Call that produces a number of publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress. CQ was acquired by the Economist Group and combined with Roll Call to form CQ Roll Call in 2009; CQ ceased to exist as a separate entity, and in July 2018, a deal was announced for the company to be acquired by FiscalNote.

Republican Party (United States)

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. Like them, the Republican Party is a big tent of competing and often opposing ideologies. Presently, the Republican Party contains prominent conservative, centrist, populist, and right-libertarian factions.

Mary Fallin

Mary Fallin

Mary Fallin is an American politician who served as the 27th governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014. She is the first and so far only woman to be elected governor of Oklahoma. She was the first woman to represent Oklahoma in Congress since Alice Mary Robertson in 1920.

Democratic Party (United States)

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s, with both parties being big tents of competing and often opposing viewpoints. Modern American liberalism — a variant of social liberalism — is the party's majority ideology. The party also has notable centrist, social democratic, and left-libertarian factions.

Jari Askins

Jari Askins

Jari Askins is an American judge, lawyer and Democratic politician from the US state of Oklahoma. She was the 15th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, being the second woman and the first female Democratic Party member to hold that position.

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  2. ^ McNutt, Michael. "Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Jari Askins said she will run for governor in 2010." NewsOk.com, January 4, 2009.
  3. ^ "Edmondson says he will run for governor in 2010".
  4. ^ a b "SUMMARY RESULTS: Primary Election -- July 27, 2010". Oklahoma Election Board.
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  6. ^ "Roger L. Jackson for Oklahoma Governor". Jacksonforokgov.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  7. ^ "Owasso Sen. Brogdon to run for governor". Tulsa World. 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  8. ^ Estus, John, "Oklahoma candidate filing period marks start of busy campaign season", The Oklahoman, May 31, 2010.
  9. ^ Casteel, Chris (May 22, 2009). "J.C. Watts rules out run for Oklahoma governor". The Oklahoman. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  11. ^ "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  12. ^ "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  13. ^ "THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  14. ^ "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  15. ^ "Election Results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
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