The 2010 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the

Governor of Idaho A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...

. Incumbent Republican Governor Butch Otter won re-election, defeating his Democratic opponent Keith G. Allred. A former

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and

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, Otter won an open seat race in

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against

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nominee

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with 52.67% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

* Walt Bayes, perennial candidate * Fred Nichols * Butch Otter,

* Pete Peterson (endorsed independent candidate Jana Kemp, but still filed for the primary) *

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, veterinarian, conservative activist and independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in

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* Sharon Ullman,

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Commissioner * Tamara Wells

Campaign

Both Rammell and Ullman sought support from followers of the Tea Party movement by criticizing Otter's 2009 attempt to raise Idaho's

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. In August 2009, Rammell drew criticism for joking about buying a

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to hunt President Barack Obama.

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

* Keith G. Allred, activist and mediator * Lee Chaney, laborer

Declined

* Jerry Brady, nominee for governor in

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and

Brady done, but other Idaho Dems consider running again
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Results

Third party candidates

Libertarian Party

*Ted Dunlap

Independents

*Jana Kemp, former Republican

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* Pro-Life (formerly known as Marvin Richardson), organic strawberry farmer, Constitution Party nominee for governor in 2006 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in

General election

Campaign

Between January 1 and May 9, 2010, Allred led Otter in fundraising, having raised $241,000 to Otter's $193,000. Allred said, "We are picking up momentum and are right where we want to be." However, Otter limited his fundraising activity while the Idaho Legislature was in session. Allred has criticized Otter for backing cuts to public education spending, which led the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry to launch a website attacking Allred.

Predictions

Polling

Results

References

External links

Idaho Office of Elections

Idaho Governor Candidates
at Project Vote Smart
Campaign contributions for 2010 Idaho Governor
from ''Follow the Money''

from OurCampaigns.com
2010 Idaho Gubernatorial General Election
graph of multiple polls from ''Pollster.com''
Election 2010: Idaho Governor
from '' Rasmussen Reports''
2010 Idaho Governor Race: Otter vs. Allred
from '' Real Clear Politics''
2010 Idaho Governor's Race
from ''

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''
Race Profile
in '' The New York Times'' ;Official campaign websites (Archived)
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