2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
November 2, 2010
Turnout54.81% 1.42
 
Nominee Deval Patrick Charlie Baker Tim Cahill
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Running mate Tim Murray Richard Tisei Paul Loscocco
(withdrawn)
Popular vote 1,112,283 964,866 184,395
Percentage 48.42% 42.00% 8.03%
Patrick:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Baker:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Cahill:      40–50%
Tie:      40–50%      No votes
Governor before election

Deval Patrick
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Deval Patrick
Democratic

The 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick was re-elected to a second term.

Party primaries were held on September 14, though all four candidates ran unopposed in their respective primaries. Tim Murray, who ran on a ticket with Patrick, was re-elected Lieutenant Governor. This election is the only gubernatorial election since 1994 in which the two major parties did not have a woman on the gubernatorial ticket.

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