2010 Alabama gubernatorial election

2010 Alabama gubernatorial election

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Nominee Robert J. Bentley Ron Sparks
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 860,472 625,710
Percentage 57.58% 41.87%

County results
Bentley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Sparks:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Bob Riley
Republican

Elected Governor

Robert J. Bentley
Republican

The 2010 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Governor Bob Riley was term-limited and unable to seek re-election. The party primaries were held on June 1, 2010,[1] with a Republican runoff on July 13. In the general election, Robert J. Bentley defeated Democrat Ron Sparks. This was the first election in which Republicans won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the state. This was also the first time since Reconstruction that a Republican carried Colbert County, Franklin County, and Lawrence County in a gubernatorial race.

  1. ^ "Alabama Secretary of State's website". Sos.state.al.us. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2010.

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