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 Governorbefore election David Dewhurst Republican ElectedLieutenant Governor David Dewhurst Republican

TheTexas lieutenant gubernatorial electionwas held on November 2, 2010 to elect theLieutenant Governor of Texas.Incumbent Lieutenant GovernorDavid Dewhurstwas reelected in a landslide overLinda Chavez-Thompson.Dewhurst was sworn in for a third term on January 15, 2011.

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
	Republicanhold