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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline August 02, 2010 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 2010 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 2010 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 18, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorScott³
Last ModifiedRBH December 04, 2010 12:09pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Signature Requirements for 3rd party candidates: 19,082
Due by August 2, 2010
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameEd Rendell Votes2,470,517 (60.31%)
Term01/16/2007 - 01/18/2011 Margin848,382 (+20.71%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2014
NameThomas W. Wolf Votes1,920,355 (54.93%)
Term01/20/2015 - 01/15/2019 Margin344,844 (+9.86%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 18, 2010 PA Governor - D Primary
Daniel "Dan" Onorato
D 1,028,496
May 18, 2010 PA Governor - R Primary
Tom Corbett
R 857,142
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
09/27/2007 11/02/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Daniel "Dan" Onorato 2 1 1 --
Tom Corbett 14 20 13 3
Leaning Call: Tom Corbett (93.75%)
Weighted Call: Tom Corbett (99.94%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

03/03/2010 10/31/2010

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Attorney General Tom Corbett County Executive Daniel "Dan" Onorato  
PartyRepublican Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 2,172,763 (54.49%) 1,814,788 (45.51%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -357,975 (-8.98%)  
Predict Avg.50.45% 46.45%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2010 00/00/2010  
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MATCHUP POLLS (55 from 18 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg52.33%-- 43.53%--  
Public Policy Polling 
10/30/10-10/31/10
52.00% 4.0 45.00% 1.0
YouGov 
10/28/10-10/31/10
51.10% 1.1 40.30% 0.8
Muhlenberg College 
10/28/10-10/31/10
49.00% 3.0 42.00% 5.0
Quinnipiac University 
10/25/10-10/30/10
52.00% 3.0 42.00% 2.0
Marist Institute 
10/26/10-10/28/10
51.00% 2.0 44.00% 3.0
Rasmussen Reports 
10/28/10-10/28/10
52.00% 2.0 43.00% 2.0
YouGov 
10/25/10-10/28/10
50.00% -- 41.10% --
Susquehanna Polling & Research (SP&R) 
10/24/10-10/27/10
48.00% 2.0 41.00% 1.0
Muhlenberg College 
10/24/10-10/27/10
52.00% 2.0 37.00% 4.0
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
10/20/10-10/26/10
52.00% -- 45.00% 1.0
Ipsos-Public Affairs 
10/22/10-10/24/10
49.00% -- 43.00% 9.0
Franklin & Marshall College 
10/18/10-10/24/10
51.00% 10.0 35.00% 2.0
Muhlenberg College 
10/20/10-10/23/10
50.00% 3.0 41.00% 1.0
Rasmussen Reports 
10/21/10-10/21/10
50.00% 3.0 45.00% 4.0
Muhlenberg College 
10/16/10-10/19/10
47.00% -- 40.00% 3.0
Public Policy Polling 
10/17/10-10/18/10
48.00% -- 46.00% 11.0
Quinnipiac University 
10/13/10-10/17/10
49.00% 5.0 44.00% 5.0
Magellan Data & Mapping Strategies (R) 
10/10/10-10/12/10
48.00% 2.1 37.90% 0.2
ccAdvertising (R) 
10/07/10-10/07/10
44.88% -- 37.97% --
Muhlenberg College 
09/28/10-10/04/10
47.00% 1.0 37.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/29/10-09/29/10
53.00% 4.0 41.00% 2.0
Marist Institute 
09/26/10-09/28/10
53.00% -- 41.00% --
Suffolk University 
09/23/10-09/27/10
47.00% -- 40.00% --
Franklin & Marshall College 
09/20/10-09/26/10
41.00% 3.0 37.00% 10.0
Susquehanna Polling & Research (SP&R) 
09/23/10-09/26/10
46.00% 7.0 40.00% 16.0
Muhlenberg College 
09/18/10-09/23/10
46.00% 4.0 37.00% 19.0
Magellan Data & Mapping Strategies (R) 
09/21/10-09/21/10
50.10% -- 38.10% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
09/17/10-09/21/10
52.00% -- 44.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
09/15/10-09/19/10
54.00% -- 39.00% --
Pulse Opinion Research 
09/18/10-09/18/10
49.00% 1.0 39.00% 1.0
Municipoll Research 
09/15/10-09/16/10
46.48% -- 38.25% --
Critical Insights 
09/14/10-09/16/10
38.00% -- 37.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/13/10-09/13/10
49.00% 4.0 39.00% --
Pulse Opinion Research 
09/11/10-09/11/10
50.00% -- 40.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/30/10-08/30/10
53.00% 3.0 39.00% --
Ipsos-Public Affairs 
08/27/10-08/29/10
49.00% -- 34.00% --
Franklin & Marshall College 
08/16/10-08/23/10
38.00% -- 27.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/16/10-08/16/10
50.00% -- 39.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
08/14/10-08/16/10
48.00% -- 35.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
07/28/10-07/28/10
50.00% 2.0 39.00% 1.0
Rasmussen Reports 
07/14/10-07/14/10
48.00% 1.0 38.00% 1.0
Quinnipiac University 
07/06/10-07/11/10
44.00% 1.0 37.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
06/29/10-06/29/10
49.00% -- 39.00% 6.0
Public Policy Polling 
06/19/10-06/21/10
45.00% -- 35.00% 3.0
Voter Survey Service (R) 
06/03/10-06/07/10
43.00% -- 33.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
06/02/10-06/02/10
49.00% -- 33.00% 3.0
Rasmussen Reports 
05/19/10-05/19/10
49.00% 4.0 36.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
05/04/10-05/10/10
43.00% 2.0 37.00% 4.0
Rasmussen Reports 
04/15/10-04/15/10
45.00% 1.0 36.00% 7.0
Muhlenberg College 
03/29/10-04/07/10
42.00% -- 18.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
03/30/10-04/05/10
45.00% -- 33.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
03/29/10-04/01/10
45.00% -- 32.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
03/16/10-03/16/10
46.00% -- 29.00% --
Research 2000 
03/08/10-03/10/10
40.00% -- 34.00% --
Susquehanna Polling & Research (SP&R) 
03/03/10-03/06/10
39.00% -- 24.00% --
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Nov 06, 2010 11:00pm News Onorato reeling from 'unique' loss to Corbett in home county  Article Scott³ 
Aug 10, 2010 12:00pm News Onorato allies aid Tea Party candidacy  Article Scott³ 
Aug 06, 2010 03:00pm Amusing Onorato Cites Made Up Poll While Visiting Philly  Article Scott³ 
Jul 10, 2010 04:00pm Statement Corbett says some would rather get unemployment checks than work  Article RP 
Jun 30, 2010 07:00pm News Rendell: Corbett 'tough' to beat  Article Scott³ 
Nov 20, 2008 10:35pm Opinion Gov. Corbett? His tally bodes well for a run in '10  Article Scott³ 

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