2010 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

2010 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
	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.

Primaries

Republican Primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Dewhurst	1,176,040	100.0
Total votes			1,176,040	100.0

Democratic Primary results^[1]
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^[1]
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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Texas Secretary of State

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