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2010 Kansas gubernatorial election
	County results ; Brownback: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Holland: 60–70%
Governor before election; Mark Parkinson; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Sam Brownback; Republican

The 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Governor Mark Parkinson, who assumed office when previous Governor Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services on April 28, 2009, declined to seek election to a full term. United States Senator Sam Brownback, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2008, emerged as the Republican nominee, facing off against Democratic State Senator Tom Holland, who was unopposed for his party's nomination. Brownback defeated Holland in a landslide to become the 46th Governor of Kansas. As of 2022, this is the last gubernatorial election in Kansas where the winner received over 50% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Tom Holland, Kansas State Senator

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Holland	74,754	100.00
Total votes			74,754	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Sam Brownback, United States Senator
Joan Heffington, businesswoman

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Sam Brownback	Joan Heffington
Survey USA^[2]	July 29 – August 1, 2010	75%	18%
Survey USA^[3]	July 15–18, 2010	73%	19%
Survey USA^[4]	June 24–27, 2010	76%	17%

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Brownback	263,920	82.20
	Republican	Joan Heffington	57,160	17.80
Total votes			321,080	100.00

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report^[5]	Safe R (flip)	October 26, 2010
CQ Politics^[6]	Likely R (flip)	October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics^[7]	Safe R (flip)	October 26, 2010
Rothenberg^[8]	Safe R (flip)	October 22, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[9]	Safe R (flip)	October 21, 2010

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Sam Brownback (R)	Tom Holland (D)
Survey USA^[10]	September 16, 2010	59%	32%
Survey USA^[11]	August 12–15, 2010	67%	25%
Rasmussen Reports^[12]	August 4, 2010	57%	34%
Rasmussen Reports^[13]	June 30, 2010	59%	31%
Rasmussen Reports^[14]	May 11, 2010	58%	27%
Rasmussen Reports^[14]	March 1, 2010	55%	33%

Results

Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sam Brownback	530,760	63.28%	+22.84%
	Democratic	Tom Holland	270,166	32.21%	−25.69%
	Libertarian	Andrew P. Gray	22,460	2.68%	+1.63%
	Reform	Kenneth W. Cannon	15,397	1.84%	+1.22%
	Write-ins		7	0.00%
Majority			260,594	31.07%	+13.60%
Turnout			838,790
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Jefferson (largest municipality: Valley Falls)
Crawford (largest city: Pittsburg)
Riley (largest municipality: Manhattan)
Shawnee (largest municipality: Topeka)
Lyon (largest municipality: Emporia)
Sherman (largest municipality: Goodland)
Decatur (largest municipality: Oberlin)
Sheridan (largest municipality: Hoxie)
Graham (largest municipality: Hill City)
Lane (largest municipality: Dighton)
Trego (largest municipality: WaKeeney)
Ford (largest municipality: Dodge City)
Smith (largest municipality: Smith Center)
Phillips (largest municipality: Phillipsburg)
Rooks (largest municipality: Plainville)
Osborne (largest municipality: Osborne)
Russell (largest municipality: Russell)
Ellis (largest municipality: Hays)
Rush (largest municipality: La Crosse)
Barton (largest municipality: Great Bend)
Pawnee (largest municipality: Larned)
Stafford (largest municipality: St. John)
Edwards (largest municipality: Kinsley)
Kiowa (largest municipality: Greensburg)
Mitchell (largest municipality: Beloit)
Lincoln (largest municipality: Lincoln)
Ellsworth (largest municipality: Ellsworth)
Rice (largest municipality: Lyons)
Reno (largest municipality: Hutchinson)
Kingman (largest municipality: Kingman)
Harvey (largest municipality: Newton)
Harper (largest municipality: Anthony)
Sumner (largest municipality: Wellington)
McPherson (largest municipality: McPherson)
Saline (largest municipality: Salina)
Ottawa (largest municipality: Minneapolis)
Cloud (largest municipality: Concordia)
Clay (largest municipality: Clay Center)
Geary (Largest city: Junction City)
Dickinson (Largest city: Abilene)
Morris (Largest city: Council Grove)
Marshall (Largest city: Marysville)
Nemaha (Largest city: Sabetha)
Brown (Largest city: Hiawatha)
Doniphan (Largest city: Wathena)
Atchison (Largest city: Atchison)
Leavenworth (Largest city: Leavenworth)
Jackson (Largest city: Holton)
Osage (Largest city: Osage City)
Franklin (Largest city: Ottawa)
Miami (Largest city: Spring Hill)
Anderson (Largest city: Garnett)
Linn (Largest city: Pleasanton)
Woodson (Largest city: Yates Center)
Wilson (Largest city: Neodesha)
Allen (Largest city: Iola)
Bourbon (Largest city: Fort Scott)
Neosho (Largest city: Chanute)
Labette (Largest city: Parsons)
Cherokee (Largest city: Baxter Springs)
Johnson (largest municipality: Overland Park)

References

^ ^a ^b "2010 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State.
^ Survey USA
^ Survey USA
^ Survey USA
^ "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
^ "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^ "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
^ "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
^ "2010 Governor Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on October 3, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
^ Survey USA
^ Survey USA
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ ^a ^b Rasmussen Reports
^ "2010 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State.

External links

Elections at the Kansas Secretary of State
Kansas Governor Candidates Archived September 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at Project Vote Smart
2010 Kansas Governor General Election: Sam Brownback (R) vs Tom Holland (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Election 2010: Kansas Governor from Rasmussen Reports
2010 Kansas Governor – Brownback vs. Holland from Real Clear Politics
2010 Kansas Governor's Race from CQ Politics
Campaign contributions for 2010 Kansas Governor from Follow the Money
Race Profile in The New York Times
News coverage from The Midwest Democracy Project at The Kansas City Star

Official campaign sites (Archived)

[Primary_election_results-1] "2010 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State.

[2] Survey USA

[3] Survey USA

[4] Survey USA

[5] "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.

[6] "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[7] "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 26, 2010.

[8] "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.

[9] "2010 Governor Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on October 3, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.

[10] Survey USA

[11] Survey USA

[12] Rasmussen Reports

[13] Rasmussen Reports

[Rasmussen_Reports-14] Rasmussen Reports

[15] "2010 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State.

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