Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2010

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123,780 43,240 65.68% 22.94% Start date November 2, 2010		43,240 13,796 22.94% 7.32%

The 2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Governor of Wyoming, who will serve a four-year term to begin in January 2011. Party primaries were held on August 17.

While it was initially thought that term limits would prevent incumbent Democratic Governor 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. On March 4, 2010, Freudenthal announced he would not run for a third term.

Republican candidate Matt Mead defeated Democratic candidate Leslie Petersen in the general election.

Declared

Pete Gosar, teacher, commercial pilot, state employee and small business owner

Al Hamburg, retired painter and perennial candidate

Leslie Petersen, former Teton County Commissioner and Chair of the Wyoming Democratic Party chair

Rex Wilde, cabinet maker

Chris Zachary, former psychiatrist

Declined

Larry Clapp, attorney and former Mayor of Casper

Dave Freudenthal, incumbent Governor

Paul Hickey, attorney

Mike Massie, State Senator (ran for Superintendent of Public Instruction

Candidates

Alan Kousoulos, 19-year WYDOT supervisor

Matt Mead, former U.S. Attorney

Rita Meyer, Wyoming State Auditor

Ron Micheli, former State Representative and former director of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture

John Self, candidate for Governor in 2002 and 2006

Colin M. Simpson, Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives

Tom Ubben

Candidates

Matt Mead (R)

Leslie Peterson (D)

Mike Wheeler (L)

Taylor Haynes (Write-in)

References

Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2010 Wikipedia

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