2010 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

2010 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 2, 2010

Nominee David Dewhurst Linda Chavez-Thompson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3,044,770 1,715,735 Percentage 61.8% 34.8%

Dewhurst:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Chavez-Thompson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election David Dewhurst Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst Republican

The Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010 to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Texas. Incumbent Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst was reelected in a landslide over Linda Chavez-Thompson. Dewhurst was sworn in for a third term on January 15, 2011.

To date, this is the most recent statewide election in which Dallas County voted for the Republican candidate.

Primaries

Republican Primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Dewhurst	1,176,040	100.0
Total votes			1,176,040	100.0

Democratic Primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Chavez-Thompson	314,972	53.13
	Democratic	Ronnie Earle	205,516	34.67
	Democratic	Marc Katz	72,235	12.18
Total votes			592,723	100.0

General Election Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Dewhurst (incumbent)	3,044,770	61.78
	Democratic	Linda Chavez-Thompson	1,715,735	34.83
	Libertarian	Scott Jameson	122,142	2.47
	Green	Herb Gonzalez, Jr.	44,903	0.90
Total votes			4,935,356	100.0
	Republican hold