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2010 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election

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FieldValue
election_name2010 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election
countryPennsylvania
flag_year2010
typepresidential
vote_typePopular
ongoingno
election_date
image1Jim Cawley.JPG
candidate1**Jim Cawley**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**2,172,763**
percentage1**55%**
image2File:Scott Conklin (cropped).jpg
candidate2H. Scott Conklin
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote21,814,788
percentage245%
titleLieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
before_electionJoe Scarnati
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionJim Cawley
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

The Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. The winning candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor will serve a four-year term from 2011 to 2015. In Pennsylvania, the Lieutenant Governor is elected on the same ticket as the Governor, so the only campaign for this office was the primary election. As a result of Tom Corbett's election to the position of governor, Jim Cawley became the new Lieutenant Governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Scott Conklin, State Representative (from Philipsburg)
  • Jonathan Saidel, former Philadelphia City Controller
  • Doris Smith-Ribner, former Commonwealth Court Judge (from Pittsburgh)

Results

As a result of the Democratic primary, Scott Conklin served as the running mate to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Jim Cawley, Bucks County Commissioner (from Middletown Township)
  • Chet Beiler, manufacturing executive and 2008 Republican nominee for Auditor General (from Penn Township, Lancaster County)
  • Russ Diamond, director of PACleanSweep (from Annville Township)
  • Steve Johnson, home inspection executive (from York)
  • John Kennedy, former State Representative (from Camp Hill)
  • Billy McCue, business manager for a Roman Catholic church (from Carroll Township, Washington County)
  • Daryl Metcalfe, State Representative (from Cranberry Township, Butler County)
  • Jean Craige Pepper, financial executive and 2004 Republican nominee for Pennsylvania State Treasurer (from Millcreek Township, Erie County)
  • Stephen Urban, Luzerne County Commissioner (from Wilkes-Barre)

Withdrew

  • Carol Aichele, from Tredyffrin Township, Chester County

Results

As a result of the Republican primary, Jim Cawley served as the running mate to Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett.

References

References

  1. "2010 Pennsylvania Midterm Election".
  2. "Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information".
  3. Kristie, Dan. (February 16, 2010). "Aichele ends bid for lieutenant governor". The Daily Local News.
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