Texas gubernatorial election, 2010

Texas gubernatorial election, 2010

November 2, 2010

Nominee Rick Perry Bill White Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,733,784[1] 2,102,606 Percentage 55.0% 42.3%

County Results   Perry—80-90%   Perry—70-80%   Perry—60-70%   Perry—50-60%   Perry—40-50%   White—40-50%   White—50-60%   White—60-70%   White—70-80%

Governor before election Rick Perry Republican Elected Governor Rick Perry Republican

The 2010 Texas gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Perry ran successfully for election to a third consecutive term. He won the Republican primary against U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. The former Mayor of Houston, Bill White, won the Democratic nomination. Kathie Glass, a lawyer from Houston and previous candidate for Texas Attorney General, won the Libertarian nomination. Deb Shafto was the nominee of the Texas Green Party. Andy Barron, an orthodontist from Lubbock, was a declared write-in candidate.

The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is elected on a separate ticket. As a result, the Governor-elect and Lieutenant Governor-elect may be, and have in the past been, of different political parties. For that race, Linda Chavez-Thompson won the Democratic Party nomination and avoided a runoff; incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst won re-election. Scott Jameson was the Libertarian nominee.

Perry's fourth inauguration was held on January 18, 2011 at the Texas State Capitol grounds. Exit Polls showed Perry winning Whites (71% to 29%), while White performed well among African Americans (88% to 12%) and Latinos (61% to 38%)

The Governor of Texas and Lieutenant Governor of Texas are both sworn-in on the third Tuesday of January every four years.

Election rules

Texas does not have term limits for its governors; thus, gubernatorial incumbents are free to run as often as they want if they are eligible for the office.

The Republicans and Democrats chose their gubernatorial nominees based on the results of primary votes held on March 2, 2010 (the first Tuesday in March^[2]). Both parties' candidates received at least 20 percent of the total votes cast for governor in the 2006 election; thus, they must nominate their candidates via primary election.^[3]

Any third-party which obtains ballot access must nominate its candidates via a statewide convention, which by law must be held on June 12, 2010 (the second Saturday in June^[4]). The Libertarian Party obtained ballot access automatically due to its 2008 showing, in which one of its nominees attracted over one million votes.

In the primary election the party's winning candidate must garner a majority (over 50%) of votes cast; otherwise, the top two candidates face each other in a runoff election. However, in the general election, the winning candidate needs only a plurality of votes to be elected Governor (as was the case with the 2006 election and the 1990 election, in which Libertarian Jeff Daiell attracted over 129,000 votes).

Independent and write-in candidates may seek ballot access; however, the criteria for such access are quite strict (see "Ballot Access" below). Nevertheless, in the 2006 election, two independent candidates, Carole Keeton Strayhorn, the Republican State Comptroller, and Kinky Friedman, a popular Texas country musician, obtained enough signatures to qualify. The Libertarian nominee, James Werner, was on the ballot automatically because of that party's Texas showing in the 2004 general election.

Ballot access

Political party candidates

Any political party whose candidate for Governor, during the 2006 election, garnered at least 20 percent of the total votes cast, must nominate all its candidates for all offices sought via primary election.^[3] In the 2006 election, both the Democratic candidate (Chris Bell) and the Republican candidate (Rick Perry) received this many votes; thus, both parties must hold primary elections using the two-round system. The primary elections must be held on the first Tuesday in March,^[2] and a candidate must receive a majority of votes cast in the primary election;^[5] otherwise, a runoff election between the top two finishers must be held^[6] on the second Tuesday in April.^[7]

A political party whose candidate for Governor, during the 2006 election, received at least two percent but less than 20 percent of the total votes cast, may nominate its candidates for all offices sought via either a primary election (using the two-round system) or a state convention. If the party chooses to conduct a primary election, it must notify the Texas Secretary of State at least one year prior to the general election date and must nominate all its candidates via primary election.^[8] No third-party candidate met this requirement in 2006; the last to do so was the Libertarian Party in 1990 (when nominee Jeff Daiell polled over 3.3% of the vote).

All other political parties must nominate their candidates via state convention,^[9] which by law must be held on the second Saturday in June.^[4] In order to qualify for ballot access at the general election, the party must either:

• have had at least one candidate, in the previous statewide election, garner at least five percent of the total votes cast for that office^[10] (only the Libertarian Party met this requirement), or
• within 75 days after conducting its precinct conventions, submit lists of said conventions, whose total participant count equals at least one percent of the total votes cast in the previous gubernatorial election.^[11]
• If the political party cannot meet the precinct convention count requirement, it may file a supplemental petition, the number of signatures on which, when added to the count from the precinct convention lists, totals the required one percent,^[12] but must do so within the 75-day period above. Any person signing a supplemental petition must not have voted in any party's primary election or runoff election, or participated in any other third-party's convention.^[13]

Independent candidates

Should an independent gubernatorial candidate seek ballot access in the state of Texas, the candidate must meet the following requirements:

• The candidate must obtain signatures from registered voters, in an amount equalling at least one percent of the total votes cast in the prior gubernatorial election,^[14] the same as for third-party access.
• The signatures must come from registered voters who did not vote in either the Democratic or Republican primaries or in any runoff elections for Governor.^[15]
• The signatures must come from registered voters who have not signed a petition for any other independent candidate. If a supporter signed more than one petition, only the first signature counts.^[16]
• The signatures cannot be obtained until after the primary election (if either political party primary requires a runoff election, the signatures cannot be obtained until after such runoff election)^[17] and the petition must be filed no later than 5:00 pm (Austin time, the filing must be with the Texas Secretary of State) on the 30th day after the scheduled runoff primary election day (even if none is held).^[18]

Write-in candidates

In the event a candidate does not qualify for independent status, the person may still run as a write-in candidate. The candidate must either:^[19]

• pay a $3,750 filing fee,^[20] or
• submit 5,000 qualified signatures.^[21] However, the petition must be filed by 5:00 pm of the 70th day before general election day, and cannot be filed earlier than 30 days before this deadline.^[22]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senator
• Debra Medina, political activist
• Rick Perry, Incumbent Governor

Endorsements

Perry

State/local level positions (State Senators, Governors, etc.)

Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi[23] Bill Clements, former Governor of Texas (1979–1983, 1987–1991)[24] Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City (1994–2001)[25] Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana[26] Sarah Palin, Former Governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate[27] Dan Patrick, State Senator from Houston and talk radio commentator Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota[28] 30 elected local officials from the Rio Grande Valley region, including several members of the Democratic Party[29]

Miscellaneous public figures

David Barton, President, WallBuilders and former Texas GOP Vice Chairman[30] Bill Bennett, former United States Secretary of Education[31] Brent Bozell, President, Conservative Victory Committee and founder, Media Research Center[32] Pat Carlson, President, Texas Eagle Forum[33] Bill Crocker, Republican National Committeeman[34] Dr. James Dobson, founder, Focus on the Family[35] Carol Everett, CEO, The Heidi Group and pro-life activist[36] Ann Hettiger, Texas State Director, Concerned Women for America[37] Tom Hicks, businessman, owner of the Dallas Stars and Texas Rangers[38] Dr. Steve Hotze, President, Conservative Republicans of Texas[39] Dr. Arthur Laffer, noted economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan[40] Rob Looney, President, Texas Oil and Gas Association[41] Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform[42] Allan Parker, Jr., President, Justice Foundation[43] Tom Pauken, former chair, Republican Party of Texas[34] Alice Patterson, Founder and President, Justice at the Gate[44] Tony Perkins, Chairman, Family Research Council Action PAC[45] T. Boone Pickens, oil billionaire and wind energy entrepreneur[46] Michael Reagan, conservative talk radio commentator and adopted son of Ronald Reagan[47] Linda Rogers, Chairman, Burnet County Republican Party and President, Texas Republican Party Chairman's Association[48] Dr. Rick Scarborough, President, Vision America[49] Phyllis Schafly, Founder, Eagle Forum[50] Kelly Shackelford, President, Free Market Foundation[51] Peggy Venable, Texas State Director, Americans For Prosperity[52] Susan Weddington, former chairperson, Texas GOP[53] Kyleen Wright, President, Texans for Life Coalition (a pro-life advocacy group)[54]

Groups and Political Action Committees

41 of the 62 members of the State Republican Executive Committee[55][56] Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas PAC[57] Associated General Contractors of America Texas Building Branch PAC[57] Associated Security Services and Investigators of the State of Texas[58] American College of Cardiology, Texas Chapter HeartPAC[59] Automotive Parts and Services Association[60] Boating Trades Association of Texas PAC (both in the primary[61] and general election[62]) C Club of Houston[63] Career Colleges and Schools of Texas (both in the primary[64] and general election[65]) Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)[66] Council for Citizens Against Government Waste PAC[67] Dental Laboratory Association of Texas board of directors[68] Empower Texans / Texans for Fiscal Responsibility PAC[69] Houston Professional Firefighters Association Local #341[70] Houston Realty Business Coalition[71] Independent Bankers Association of Texas[72] National Rifle Association and Texas State Rifle Association[73] Outdoor Advertising Association of Texas (both in the primary[74] and general election[75]) Pasadena Police Officer's Union PAC[76][77] Recreational Fishing Alliance (both state and national chapters)[78] San Antonio Police Officers Association[79] Southwest Movers Association[80] Texas Academy of Physician Assistants PAC[81] Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association[82] Texas Agriculatural Aviation Association PAC[83] Texas Alliance for Life (a pro-life advocacy group)[84] Texas Apartment Association[85] Texas Association for Interior Design[86] Texas Association of Builders HOMEPAC[87] Texas Association of Business (both in the primary[88] and general election[89]) Texas Association of Licensed Investigators[90] Texas Association of Manufacturers PAC[91] Texas Association of Realtors[92] Texas Beverage Association (both in the primary[93] and general election[94]) Texas Building Owners and Managers Association[95] Texas Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (both in the primary[96] and general election[97]) Texas Cattle Feeders Association—Beef PAC[98] Texas Chapter of the American College of Cardiology[59] Texas Chemical Council[99] Texas Chiropractic Association[100] Texas Civil Justice League PAC[101] Texas Construction Association PAC[57] Texas Crane Owners Association PAC[102] Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association PAC[103] Texas Economic Development Council PAC (both in the primary[104] and general election[105]) Texas Home School Coalition (both in the primary[106] and general election[107]) Texas Hospital Association PAC[108] Texas Locksmiths Association (both in the primary[109] and general election[110]) Texas Medical Association PAC[111] Texas Medical Defense PAC[112] Texas Motor Transportation Association PAC[113] Texas Municipal Police Association (both in the primary[114] and general election[115]) Texas Nursery and Landscape Association PAC (both in the primary[116] and general election[117]) Texas Ophthalmological Association[118] Texas Optometric Association PAC[119] Texas Organization of Residential Care Homes (TORCH)[120] Texas Pest Control Association[121] Texas Pharmacy Association PAC[122] Texas Pharmacy Business Council[123] Texas Podiatric Medical Association[124] Texas Poultry Federation[125] Texas Quarter Horse Association[126] Texas Recreational Vehicle Association (both in the primary[127] and general election[128]) Texas Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Nurse PAC[129] Texas Restaurant Association PAC[130] Texas Retailers Association PAC (both in the primary[131] and general election[132]) Texas Right to Life (a pro-life advocacy group)[133] Texas Society of Anesthesiologists PAC[134] Texas Society of Professional Engineers (both in the primary[135] and general election[136]) Texas Society of Professional Surveyors[137] Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association[138] Texas State Association of Fire Fighters[139] Texas Travel Industry Association[140] Texas Wildlife Association[141] Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas PAC (both in the primary[142] and general election[143]) Young Conservatives of Texas[144] The Republican Revolution (Middle school sponsored blog)[145]

Debra Medina

Notable endorsements

Ron Paul wrote a letter about Debra Medina Thomas E. Woods, New York Times bestselling author of Meltdown[146] Republican Liberty Caucus[147] US Border Watch[148] Texans For Accountable Government (TAG)[149] The Ellis County Observer[150] Larry Kilgore, former gubernatorial candidate and advocate for Texas secession[151] GM's Place[152] Independent Texans[153] Richard Mack, former sheriff of Graham County, Arizona and former Libertarian candidate for governor[154] Alex Jones, Radio Host[155]

Hutchison

U.S. Federal positions (Senator, President, etc.)

Bill Archer, former U.S. Congressman from Texas[156] Dick Armey, former U.S. Congressman and House Majority Leader from Texas's 26th congressional district[157] James A. Baker, III, former US Secretary of State[158] Barbara Bush, former First Lady of the United States[159] George H. W. Bush, former President of the United States[159] Henry Bonilla, former U.S. Congressman from Texas[156] Michael C. Burgess, United States Congressman from Texas's 26th congressional district[160] Kevin Brady, U.S. Congressman from Texas's 8th congressional district[156] John Carter, U.S. Congressman from Texas's 31st congressional district[156] Dick Cheney, former Vice President of the United States under President George W. Bush John Culberson, U.S. Congressman from Texas's 7th congressional district[156] Gordon R. England, former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense and former United States Secretary of the Navy under President George W. Bush[156] Phil Gramm, former U.S. Senator from Texas[157] Kay Granger, U.S. Congresswoman from Texas's 12th congressional district[156] Kenny Marchant, U.S. Congressman from Texas's 24th congressional district[156] Randy Neugebauer, U.S. Congressman from Texas's 19th congressional district[156] Rod Paige, former United States Secretary of Education[156] Ted Poe, U.S. Congressman from Texas's 2nd congressional district[161] Margaret Spellings, former United States Secretary of Education[156] Mac Thornberry, U.S. Congressman from Texas's 13th congressional district[156]

State/local level positions (State Senators, Governors, etc.)
Chris Boswell, mayor of Harlingen, Texas[162] James B. Francis, Jr., former chairman, Texas Department of Public Safety[163] Frank Morris, Cameron County Republican Party Chairman[164]

Miscellaneous public figures
James Avery, Founder of James Avery Jewelry[156] Walter Cunningham, Retired NASA Astronaut[156] John L. Nau, III, former Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation[156] Nolan Ryan, Former Texas Rangers Pitcher[165] Roger Staubach, businessman, former US Navy officer and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback[156]

Groups and Political Action Committees
Texas Farm Bureau[166]

Newspapers

Amarillo Globe News[167] Austin American-Statesman[168] Beaumont Enterprise[169] Corpus Christi Caller-Times[170] The Daily Texan[171] Dallas Morning News'"[172] The Eagle[173] The El Paso Times[174] Fort Worth Star-Telegram[175] Houston Chronicle[176] Lubbock Avalanche-Journal[177] Marshall News Messenger[178] San Antonio Express-News[179] Texas Conservative Review[156] Wichita Falls Times Record News[180]

Polling

Note: polls used different sample sizes and citizen groups. A candidate must have a majority of the vote (>50%) to avoid a runoff with their second place opponent.

Poll Source	Date(s) administered	Rick Perry	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Debra Medina	Other	Unde- cided
Rasmussen Reports (report)	February 23, 2010	48%	27%	16%	—	9%
Public Policy Polling (report)	February 19–21, 2010	40%	31%	20%	—	9%
Research 2000 (report)	February 8–10, 2010	42%	30%	17%	—	11%
Public Policy Polling (report)	February 4–7, 2010	39%	28%	24%	—	10%
University of Texas (report)	February 1–7, 2010	45%	21%	19%	—	16%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	February 1, 2010	44%	29%	16%	—	11%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	January 17, 2010	43%	33%	12%	—	11%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	November 13, 2009	46%	35%	4%	—	14%
University of Texas (report)	November 3, 2009	42%	30%	7%	4%	18%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	September 16, 2009	38%	40%	3%	—	19%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	July 15, 2009	46%	36%	—	5%	14%
Texas Politics (report)	June 11–22, 2009	38%	27%	—	8%	26%
		38%	26%	—	9%	27%
Texas Lyceum (report)	June 5–12, 2009	33%	21%	—	1%	41%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	May 7, 2009	42%	38%	—	7%	13%
Texas Politics (report)	February 24 – Mar. 6, 2009	29%	37%	—	10%	24%
Public Policy Polling (report)	February 18–20, 2009	31%	56%	—	—	—
Texas Lyceum (report)	June 12–20, 2008	22%	35%	—	—	—

Results

Results of the Republican gubernatorial primary by county.

Republican Primary results[181]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Perry (inc.)	758,222	51.1
	Republican	Kay Bailey Hutchison	450,196	30.3
	Republican	Debra Medina	275,693	18.6
Total votes			1,484,111	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Alma Ludivina Aguado
• Felix Alvarado
• Bill Dear
• Clement E. Glenn
• Farouk Shami
• Tom Schieffer, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan & U.S. Ambassador to Australia
• Bill White, former Houston mayor

Endorsements

White

State/local level positions (State Senators, Governors, etc.)

Mark White, former Governor of Texas[182] Pete Laney, Former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives[183] Annise Parker, Mayor of Houston, Texas[184] Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio, Texas[185] Lee Leffingwell, Mayor of Austin, Texas'[186] Charles England, Republican Mayor of Grand Prairie, Texas[187] Phil Hardberger, Former Mayor of San Antonio, Texas[185] Nelson Wolff, Former Mayor of San Antonio, Texas[185] Rick Noriega, United States Senate election in Texas, 2008 Democratic Candidate Tommy Adkisson, Bexar County Commissioner[185] Alma Allen, State Representative- Houston[188] Carol Alvarado, State Representatives- Houston[189] Rafael Anchia, State Representative- Dallas[189] Joe Bernal , Former State Senator[185] Valinda Bolton, State Representative[190] Barbara Mallory Caraway, State Representative- Dallas[188] Joaquin Castro , State Representative- San Antonio[185] Norma Chavez, State Representative- El Paso[191] Ellen Cohen, State Representative- Houston[188] Sheryl Cole, Austin Councilwoman[186] Garnet Coleman, State Representative- Houston[192] John Cook, El Paso Mayor[191] Phil Cortez, San Antonio Councilman[185] Dawnna Dukes, State Representative- Austin[189] Jim Dunnam, State Representative- Waco[192] Harold Dutton, State Representative- Houston[188] Paul Elizando, San Antonio County Commissioner[185] Veronica Escobar, El Paso County Commissioner[191] Jessica Farrar, State Representative- Houston[188] David Farabee, State Representative- Wichita Falls[189] Joe Farias, State Representative- San Antonio[185] Willie Gandara, El Paso County Commissioner[191] Pete Gallego, State Representative- Presidio[192] Helen Giddings, State Representative- DeSoto[188] Ana Hernandez, State Representative- Houston[188] Delicia Herrara, Former San AntonioCouncilwoman[185] Abel Herrero, State Representative- Robstown[188] Juan Hinojosa, State Senator- Corpus Christi[193] Scott Hochberg, State Representative- Houston[188] Eddie Holguin, El Paso City Representative[191] Donna Howard, State Representative- Austin Billy Leo, Mayor of La Joya, Texas[194] Ray Lopez, San Antonio Councilman[185] Eddie Lucio, State Representative- Brownsville Diana Maldonado, State Representative- Austin[190] Marisa Marquez , State Representative- El Paso[191] Mike Martinez, Mayor Pro Tem Austin[186] Ruth Jones McClendon , State Representative- San Antonio[185] Jose Menendez, State Representative- San Antonio[185] Joe Moody, State Representative- El Paso[191] Paul Moreno, Former State Representative[191] Laura Morrison, Austin Councilwoman[186] Elliott Naishtat, State Representative- Austin[190] Rene Oliveira, State Representative- Brownsville[189] Steve Ortega, El Paso City Representative[191] Anna Perez, El Paso County Commissioner[191] Paula Pierson, State Representative- Arlington[189] "Chente" Quintanilla, State Representative- El Paso[191] Jennifer Ramos, San Antonio Councilwoman[185] Richard Raymond, State Representative- Laredo[188] Chris Riley, Austin Councilman[186] Chico Rodriguez, San Antonio Commissioner[185] Eddie Rodriguez, State Representative- Austin[190] Justin Rodriguez , San Antonio Councilman[185] Johnny Rodriguez, Former Mayor of Balcones Heights[185] Jose Rodriguez, Former El Paso County Attorney[191] Patrick Rose, State Representative- San Marcos[189] Randi Shade, Austin Councilwoman[186] Eliot Shapleigh, State Senator- El Paso[191] Bill Spellman, Austin Councilman[190] Mark Strama, State Representative- Austin[189] Ivy Taylor, San Antonio Councilwoman[185] Chris Thibaut, State Representative- Houston[188] Sylvester Turner, State Representative- Houston[188] Chris Turner, State Representative- Burleson[188] Carlos Uresti, State Senator- Monahans[185] Leticia Van de Putte, State Senator- San Antonio[185] Marc Veasey, State Representative- Fort Worth[188] Mike Villarreal, State Representative- San Antonio[185] Hubert Vo, State Representative- Houston[188] Armando Walle, State Representative- Houston[188] Kirk Watson, State Senator- Austin[195]

U.S. Federal positions (Senator, President, etc.)

Bill Clinton, former President of the United States[196] Henry Cisneros, former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development[197] Bob Krueger, Former US Senator from Texas[198] Tom Schieffer, Former US Ambassador to Japan and Australia Solomon Ortiz, US Congressman from Texas's 27th congressional district[188] Charlie Gonzalez, US Congressman from Texas's 20th congressional district[199] Ciro Rodriguez, US Congressman from Texas's 23rd congressional district[185] Rubén Hinojosa, US Congressman from Texas's 15th congressional district[194] Lloyd Doggett, US Congressman from Texas's 25th congressional district[200] Al Green, US Congressman from Texas's 7th congressional district[201] Nick Lampson, Former US Congressman from Texas's 22nd congressional district

Organizations endorsing Bill White
Texas State Teachers Association[202] Houston Chronicle Dallas Morning News

Shami

Notable Individuals and Organizations endorsing Farouk Shami
Dwaine Caraway, Dallas Mayor Pro Tempore[203] Hank Gilbert, Democratic candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner[204] Mexican American Democrats[205]

Polling

Poll Source	Date(s) Administered	Felix Alvarado	Alma Aguado	Kinky Friedman*	Tom Schieffer*	Bill White	Farouk Shami	Unde- cided
Public Policy Polling (report)	February 19–21, 2010	5%	3%	—	—	59%	12%	18%
Public Policy Polling (report)	February 4–7, 2010	5%	2%	—	—	49%	19%	24%
University of Texas (report)	October 20–27, 2009	2%	—	19%	10%	—	—	55%
University of Texas (report)	June 11–22, 2009	—	—	12%	2%	—	—	62%
Texas Lyceum (report)	June 5–12, 2007	—	—	10%	6%	—	—	73%
Wilson Research (report)	September 21, 2007	—	—	9%	—	12%	—	30%

* Dropped out prior to the primary.

Results

Democratic Primary results[181][206]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill White	516,621	76.0
	Democratic	Farouk Shami	87,268	12.8
	Democratic	Felix Alvarado	33,708	5.0
	Democratic	Alma Aguado	19,556	2.9
	Democratic	Clement E. Glenn	9,852	1.4
	Democratic	Bill Dear	6,574	1.0
	Democratic	Star Locke	6,298	0.9
Total votes			679,877	100

Election

Candidates

Major

Candidates who have obtained at least 5% or more in at least one pre-election poll

• Rick Perry (R), incumbent Governor
• Bill White (D), former Houston mayor

Minor

• Kathie Glass (L), Houston Lawyer^[207] Ms. Glass was nominated in a race in which five candidates filed, three of whom withdrew before balloting began.
• Deb Shafto (G)
• Andy Barron (Write-in)^[208]

Predictions

Source	Rating	As of
Cook Political Report	Lean R[209]	October 30, 2010
Rothenberg Report	Lean R[210]	October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics	Leans R[211]	October 30, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Likely R[212]	October 28, 2010
CQ Politics	Leans R[213]	October 30, 2010
New York Times	R[214]	October 30, 2010
Rasmussen Reports	Lean R[215]	October 30, 2010

Polling

Poll Source	Date(s) Administered	Sample size	Margin of Error	Rick Perry (R)	Kathie Glass (L)	Bill White (D)	Other	Unde- cided
Public Policy Polling (report)	October 26–28, 2010	568	± 4.1%	53%	—	44%	—	3%
Lighthouse Opinion and Polling Research (report)	October 15–17, 2010	1200	± 2.9%	48%	3%	37%	1%	11%
Public Policy Polling (report)	September 2–6, 2010	538	± 4.2%	48%	—	42%	—	10%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	August 22, 2010	500	± 4.5%	49%	—	41%	3%	7%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	July 13, 2010	500	± 4.5%	50%	—	41%	2%	7%
Public Policy Polling (report)	June 19–21, 2010	500	± 4.4%	43%	—	43%	—	14%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	June 16, 2010	500	± 4.5%	48%	—	40%	5%	8%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	May 13, 2010	500	± 4.5%	51%	—	38%	4%	6%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	April 14, 2010	500	± 4.5%	48%	—	44%	2%	6%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	March 3, 2010	500	± 4.5%	49%	—	43%	3%	6%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	February 22, 2010	1,200	± 3.0%	47%	—	41%	5%	7%
Public Policy Polling (report)	February 4–7, 2010	1,200	± 2.8%	48%	—	42%	—	10%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	February 1, 2010	1,000	± 3.0%	48%	—	39%	5%	8%
Rasmussen Reports (report)	January 17, 2010	1,000	± 3.0%	50%	—	40%	4%	6%

Results

Texas Gubernatorial Election 2010[216]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rick Perry (inc.)	2,733,784	54.97	+15.95
	Democratic	Bill White	2,102,606	42.28	+12.50
	Libertarian	Kathie Glass	109,057	2.19	+1.58
	Green	Deb Shafto	19,475	0.39	+0.39
	Independent	Andy Barron (Write-In)	7,973	0.16

References

2. Texas Election Code, Section 41.007(a)
3. Texas Election Code, Section 172.001
4. Texas Election Code, Section 181.061(a)
5. Texas Election Code, Section 172.003
6. Texas Election Code, Section 172.004
7. Texas Election Code, Section 41.007(b)
8. Texas Election Code, Section 172.002
9. Texas Election Code, Section 181.003
10. Texas Election Code, Section 181.005(b)
11. Texas Election Code, Section 181.005(a)
12. Texas Election Code, Section 181.006(b)(2)
13. Texas Election Code, Section 181.006(g)
14. Texas Election Code, Section 142.007
15. Texas Election Code, Sections 142.008 and 142.009
16. Texas Election Code, Section 141.066
17. Texas Election Code, Section 142.009(1)
18. Texas Election Code, Section 142.006(a)
19. Texas Election Code, Section 146.023 (filing fee or signatures required)
20. Texas Election Code, Section 146.0231 (referencing Section 172.024)
21. Texas Election Code, Section 146.0230 (referencing Section 172.025)
22. Texas Election Code, Section 146.025
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External links

• Texas Secretary of State – Elections Division
• Texas Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions for 2010 Texas Governor from Follow the Money
• Texas Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
• 2010 Texas Gubernatorial General Election: Rick Perry (R) vs Bill White (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• Election 2010: Texas Governor from Rasmussen Reports
• 2010 Texas Governor Race from Real Clear Politics
• 2010 Texas Governor's Race from CQ Politics
• Race Profile in The New York Times

Debate:

• Texas Republican Gubernatorial Primary Debate on C-SPAN, January 14, 2010

Voter resources:

• Am I registered to vote? – Also finds your polling place
• What is on the ballot? – Official lists of candidates (PDF)
• Imagine Election – Look up who will be on your ballot by zip code (includes US Representative, Governor and other state-level races, and state legislature)

Republican candidates for Governor:

• Kay Bailey Hutchison for Governor
• Debra Medina for Governor
• Rick Perry for Governor Republican nominee

Democratic candidates for Governor:

• Alma Aguado for Governor
• Felix Alvarado for Governor
• Bill Dear for Governor
• Clement Glenn for Governor
• Star Locke for Governor
• Farouk Shami for Governor
• Bill White for Governor Democratic nominee

Libertarian candidate for Governor:

• Kathie Glass for Governor Libertarian nominee

Third party/Independent candidates for Governor:

• Fran Cavanaugh for Governor
• Kinky Friedman for Governor
• Hank Gilbert for Governor
• Kenneth Griffin for Governor
• Larry Kilgore for Governor
• Tom Schieffer for Governor
• Kevin Still for Governor