{"history":[],"article":{"id":"3728d51f-ea43-40dc-aebd-b2de46531d22","title":"2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election","slug":"2010-wyoming-gubernatorial-election","content":":::summary\n**Election Name:** 2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election \n**Country:** Wyoming \n**Type:** presidential \n**Ongoing:** Yes \n**Previous Election:** 2006 Wyoming gubernatorial election \n**Previous Year:** 2006 \n**Next Election:** 2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election \n**Next Year:** 2014 \n**Election Date:** November 2, 2010 \n**Turnout:** 69.78% Registered 3.82% · 38.17% of Total Population 1.04% \n**Image 1:** File:Matt Mead.jpg \n**Image Size:** 150x150px \n**Nominee 1:** [**Matt Mead**](https://bliptext.com/articles/matt-mead) \n**Party 1:** Republican Party (United States) \n**Popular Vote 1:** 123,780 \n**Percentage 1:** 65.68% \n**Image 2:** 3x4.svg \n**Nominee 2:** Leslie Petersen \n**Party 2:** Democratic Party (United States) \n**Popular Vote 2:** 43,240 \n**Percentage 2:** 22.94% \n**Image 3:** 3x4.svg \n**Nominee 3:** Taylor Haynes \n**Party 3:** Independent \n**Popular Vote 3:** 13,796 \n**Percentage 3:** 7.32% \n**Map Image:** 2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election results map by county.svg \n**Map Size:** 250px \n**Map Caption:** County results · Mead: \n**Title:** Governor \n**Before Election:** [Dave Freudenthal](https://bliptext.com/articles/dave-freudenthal) \n**Before Party:** Democratic Party (United States) \n**After Election:** [Matt Mead](https://bliptext.com/articles/matt-mead) \n**After Party:** Republican Party (United States) \n:::\n\n# \nThe **2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election** was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the [governor of Wyoming](https://bliptext.com/articles/governor-of-wyoming).\nParty primaries were held on August 17.\nWhile it was initially thought that [term limits](https://bliptext.com/articles/term-limits) would prevent [incumbent](https://bliptext.com/articles/incumbent) [Democratic](https://bliptext.com/articles/democratic-party-united-states) governor [Dave Freudenthal](https://bliptext.com/articles/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.\nOn March 4, 2010, Freudenthal announced he would not run for a third term.\nRepublican [Matt Mead](https://bliptext.com/articles/matt-mead) flipped every county from Democratic to Republican as he won by getting around two-thirds of the votes polled.\n\n# Democratic primary\n\n## Candidates\n\n### Declared\n\n### Declined\n\n## Polling\n\n## Results\n[[File:2010 WY gubernatorial Democratic primary.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county: **Peterson**\n{{legend|#0645b4|Peterson—80-90%}}\n{{legend|#86b6f2|Peterson—50-60%}}\n{{legend|#b9d7ff|Peterson—40-50%}}\n**Gosar**\n{{legend|#ffccaa|Gosar—<40%}}\n{{legend|#ffb380|Gosar—40-50%}}\n{{legend|#ff9955|Gosar—50-60%}}\n{{legend|#ff7f2a|Gosar—60-70%}}\n]]\n\n# Republican primary\n\n## Candidates\n\n## Polling\n\n## Results\n[[File:2010 Wyoming gubernatorial Republican primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county: **Mead**\n{{legend|#e27f90|Mead—50–60%}}\n{{legend|#f2b3be|Mead—40–50%}}\n{{legend|#ffccd0|Mead—<40%}}\n**Meyer**\n{{legend|#ffccaa|Meyer—<40%}}\n**Micheli**\n{{legend|#b6ffa8|Micheli—<40%}}\n{{legend|#73d873|Micheli—50–60%}}\n{{legend|#42ca42|Micheli—60–70%}}\n**Simpson**\n{{legend|#e9ddaf|Simpson—<40%}}\n]]\n\n# General election\n\n## Candidates\n\n## Predictions\n\n## Polling\n\n## Results\n\n### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T11:26:33.462Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T11:26:33.462Z","search_vector":"'2010':1 'elect':4 'gubernatori':3 'wyom':2","search_content":" \n**Election Name:** 2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election \n**Country:** Wyoming \n**Type:** presidential \n**Ongoing:** Yes \n**Previous Election:** 2006 Wyoming gubernatorial election \n**Previous Year:** 2006 \n**Next Election:** 2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election \n**Next Year:** 2014 \n**Election Date:** November 2, 2010 \n**Turnout:** 69.78% Registered 3.82% · 38.17% of Total Population 1.04% \n**Image 1:** File:Matt Mead.jpg \n**Image Size:** 150x150px \n**Nominee 1:** [**Matt Mead**](https://bliptext.com/articles/matt-mead) \n**Party 1:** Republican Party (United States) \n**Popular Vote 1:** 123,780 \n**Percentage 1:** 65.68% \n**Image 2:** 3x4.svg \n**Nominee 2:** Leslie Petersen \n**Party 2:** Democratic Party (United States) \n**Popular Vote 2:** 43,240 \n**Percentage 2:** 22.94% \n**Image 3:** 3x4.svg \n**Nominee 3:** Taylor Haynes \n**Party 3:** Independent \n**Popular Vote 3:** 13,796 \n**Percentage 3:** 7.32% \n**Map Image:** 2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election results map by county.svg \n**Map Size:** 250px \n**Map Caption:** County results · Mead: \n**Title:** Governor \n**Before Election:** [Dave Freudenthal](https://bliptext.com/articles/dave-freudenthal) \n**Before Party:** Democratic Party (United States) \n**After Election:** [Matt Mead](https://bliptext.com/articles/matt-mead) \n**After Party:** Republican Party (United States) \n \n\n# \nThe **2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election** was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the [governor of Wyoming](https://bliptext.com/articles/governor-of-wyoming).\nParty primaries were held on August 17.\nWhile it was initially thought that [term limits](https://bliptext.com/articles/term-limits) would prevent [incumbent](https://bliptext.com/articles/incumbent) [Democratic](https://bliptext.com/articles/democratic-party-united-states) governor [Dave Freudenthal](https://bliptext.com/articles/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.\nOn March 4, 2010, Freudenthal announced he would not run for a third term.\nRepublican [Matt Mead](https://bliptext.com/articles/matt-mead) flipped every county from Democratic to Republican as he won by getting around two-thirds of the votes polled.\n\n# Democratic primary\n\n## Candidates\n\n### Declared\n\n### Declined\n\n## Polling\n\n## Results\n[[File:2010 WY gubernatorial Democratic primary.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county: **Peterson**\n{{legend|#0645b4|Peterson—80-90%}}\n{{legend|#86b6f2|Peterson—50-60%}}\n{{legend|#b9d7ff|Peterson—40-50%}}\n**Gosar**\n{{legend|#ffccaa|Gosar—<40%}}\n{{legend|#ffb380|Gosar—40-50%}}\n{{legend|#ff9955|Gosar—50-60%}}\n{{legend|#ff7f2a|Gosar—60-70%}}\n]]\n\n# Republican primary\n\n## Candidates\n\n## Polling\n\n## Results\n[[File:2010 Wyoming gubernatorial Republican primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county: **Mead**\n{{legend|#e27f90|Mead—50–60%}}\n{{legend|#f2b3be|Mead—40–50%}}\n{{legend|#ffccd0|Mead—<40%}}\n**Meyer**\n{{legend|#ffccaa|Meyer—<40%}}\n**Micheli**\n{{legend|#b6ffa8|Micheli—<40%}}\n{{legend|#73d873|Micheli—50–60%}}\n{{legend|#42ca42|Micheli—60–70%}}\n**Simpson**\n{{legend|#e9ddaf|Simpson—<40%}}\n]]\n\n# General election\n\n## Candidates\n\n## Predictions\n\n## Polling\n\n## Results\n\n### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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