2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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The 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen was term-limited, and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Knoxville mayor and Republican nominee, Bill Haslam was elected with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Mike McWherter.
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Turnout | 41.32% [1] 8.65 pp | ||||||||||||||||
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Haslam: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% McWherter: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The primary election was held on August 5, 2010, with Haslam and McWherter winning their respective parties' nominations.[2]
With this win, Haslam flipped the state into Republican control, with the state legislature also being controlled by Republicans. The last time Republicans held a government trifecta in the state was in 1869.[3] Ever since this election, Republicans have maintained their trifecta.
News organizations The Cook Political Report,[4] CQ Politics,[5] and The New York Times[6] rated the gubernatorial election as leaning Republican, while The Rothenberg Political Report rated it as "Republican favored,"[7] RealClearPolitics[8] and Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] as "Likely Republican", and Rasmussen Reports as "Solid Republican."[10]