2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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The 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the state's governor, resulting in Republican Scott Walker's victory and marking a significant political shift in Wisconsin.

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instanceOf Wisconsin state election
gubernatorial election
afterElection Scott Walker
afterParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
beforeElection Jim Doyle
beforeParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
campaignIssue jobs and economy
public employee unions
state budget
taxes
country United States
democraticNominee Tom Barrett
democraticRunningMate Tom Nelson
electedGovernor Scott Walker
electedLieutenantGovernor Rebecca Kleefisch
electionCycle 2010 election cycle in the United States
electionDate 2010-11-02
electionType general election
incumbentGovernor Jim Doyle
incumbentParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
incumbentRunning no
incumbentSoughtReelection no
locatedIn Wisconsin
loser Tom Barrett
loserParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
nextElection 2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election
nextRegularElection 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
officeTitle Governor
partOf 2010 United States gubernatorial elections
popularVoteRunnerUp Tom Barrett
popularVoteRunnerUpPercentage 45.8
popularVoteRunnerUpVotes 1036265
popularVoteWinner Scott Walker
popularVoteWinnerPercentage 52.3
popularVoteWinnerVotes 1179630
positionContested Governor of Wisconsin
previousElection 2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
primaryElectionDate 2010-09-14
republicanNominee Scott Walker
republicanRunningMate Rebecca Kleefisch
resultedIn party control of governorship changed from Democratic to Republican
runningMateOfLoser Tom Nelson
runningMateOfWinner Rebecca Kleefisch
significance marked a significant political shift in Wisconsin
turnoutPercentage 49.7
winner Scott Walker
winnerParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party

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Scott Walker participantIn 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election