Home About Chat Users Issues Party Candidates Polling Firms Media News Polls Calendar Key Races United States President Senate House Governors International

New User Account
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource." 
Email: Password:

  TX Governor
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Texas > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 2010 - 05:00am Central
Polls Open November 02, 2010 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 2010 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 18, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorJason
Last ModifiedRBH August 23, 2012 03:03am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/2006
NameRick Perry Votes1,716,792 (39.03%)
Term01/16/2007 - 01/18/2011 Margin406,455 (+9.24%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/2014
NameGreg Abbott Votes2,796,547 (59.27%)
Term01/20/2015 - 01/15/2019 Margin960,951 (+20.37%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Mar 02, 2010 TX Governor - D Primary
Bill White
D 680,548
Mar 02, 2010 TX Governor - R Primary
Rick Perry
R 1,484,542
Jun 12, 2010 TX Governor - LBT Convention
Kathie Glass
LBT 98
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
12/11/2007 11/02/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Rick Perry 14 21 12 6
Bill White 1 ------
Leaning Call: Rick Perry (99.15%)
Weighted Call: Rick Perry (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

01/17/2010 10/28/2010

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (I) Gov. Rick Perry Mayor Bill White Kathie Glass Deborah Shafto (W) Andy Barron  
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian Green Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 2,737,481 (54.97%) 2,106,395 (42.30%) 109,211 (2.19%) 19,516 (0.39%) 7,267 (0.15%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -631,086 (-12.67%) -2,628,270 (-52.78%) -2,717,965 (-54.58%) -2,730,214 (-54.83%)  
Predict Avg.54.65% 43.07% 1.35% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010  
Bar
MATCHUP POLLS (25 from 9 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg49.45%-- 41.01%-- 1.16%-- -1.26%-- 0.00%--  
Public Policy Polling 
10/26/10-10/28/10		 53.00% 5.0 44.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ccAdvertising (R) 
10/12/10-10/12/10		 49.82% -- 35.57% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
University of Texas-Austin 
09/22/10-09/30/10		 48.00% 9.0 43.00% 10.0 5.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/24/10-09/24/10		 48.00% 1.0 42.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Blum & Weprin Associates 
09/15/10-09/22/10		 46.00% 3.0 39.00% 2.0 4.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
University of Texas-Austin 
09/03/10-09/08/10		 39.00% 5.0 33.00% 2.0 5.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D BLUEDOGS
AENM Angry Russian
  Midland Reporter-Telegram
D Farouk Shami 🔗
D Ed Garza 🔗
R Maryland Republican
Veg Thomas Walker
R ...
LBR Old LW
D EastTexasDem
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  Hays Free Press
  Bryan-College Station Eagle
  Wichita Falls Times-Record
  San Antonio Express-News
  San Angelo Standard-Times
  Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
  Amarillo Globe News
  Galveston County Daily News
  Dallas Morning News
  Corpus Christi Caller-Times
  Beaumont Enterprise
I Mr Independent
  Austin American-Statesman
  Houston Chronicle
R Charles England 🔗
D Bob
D Qbanito
IND Monsieur
R Scott³
D Dodge Landesman
D Ashley
D TX DEM
IndP 6921
D DFWDem
D ev
D Eric
LBT Smart
LBT Jed
R CincinnatiReds1990
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
I Kinky Friedman 🔗
G BR_Green
 


EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
09/12/2010 Rick Perry TVAd Biography eng Texas: Open For Business  00:00:00 TX DEM 
09/07/2010 Bill White Web Only Ad Issue eng Border Security  00:00:31 TX DEM 
09/07/2010 TVAd Attack eng Four More Years  00:00:40 TX DEM 
08/30/2010 Bill White Web Only Ad Contrast eng Rick Perry's Lobbyist Ball  00:00:31 TX DEM 
08/10/2010 TVAd Attack eng Hands Off Our Land  00:00:41 TX DEM 
07/27/2010 Bill White Web Only Ad Biography eng San Antonio  00:00:00 TX DEM 
07/11/2010 TVAd Attack eng Rick Perry, Pinching Pennies from Kids  00:00:31 TX DEM 
05/02/2010 Bill White Web Only Ad Biography eng Man on the Move  00:00:31 TX DEM 
02/16/2010 Bill White Web Only Ad Biography eng Money's Worth  00:00:30 TX DEM 
02/05/2010 Bill White Web Only Ad Biography eng Meet Bill White  00:00:30 TX DEM 
02/01/2010 Bill White Web Only Ad Biography eng "Moving Texas Forward"  00:00:30 TX DEM 

BOOKS
Title Purchase Contributor

INFORMATION LINKS

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 13, 2010 07:20am Scandal Gov. Rick Perry approved $4.5 million for donor's start-up firm without regional board's OK  Article RP 
Sep 14, 2010 06:00pm General Perry-White debate appears extremely unlikely  Article Jason 
Sep 14, 2010 04:00pm News Perry’s Texas Ad Misstep  Article TX DEM 
Sep 05, 2010 10:00am Commentary The most important race you don't know about -- yet  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Aug 12, 2010 06:00am General Gov. Rick Perry calls on Bill White to apologize for 'master' comment  Article Jason 
Jul 29, 2010 05:00pm Endorsement Several former supporters of Hutchison are backing White in Texas governor's race  Article DFWDem 
Jul 22, 2010 06:55am Strategy Texas gubernatorial candidate Bill White tries to distance himself from Obama  Article Jason 
Jul 15, 2010 04:05pm News Bill White beats Rick Perry in fundraising for the latest period  Article TX DEM 
Jul 04, 2010 08:00pm News Debate will go on without Perry  Article TX DEM 
Jul 04, 2010 08:00pm News TX Supreme Court keeps Green Party hopes alive for fall ballot  Article TX DEM 
Jun 15, 2010 10:00pm News Texas Libertarian Party, Green Party choose nominees  Article TX DEM 
Jun 10, 2010 11:00am News TX Democrats file suit: Who funded Green Party petition drive?  Article TX DEM 
Jun 08, 2010 05:00pm News White claims Perry presides over scandal parade   Article TX DEM 
Jun 08, 2010 11:00am General Bid to put a Green in Texas governor race may be illegal, expert says  Article DFWDem 
Jun 07, 2010 03:50pm News GOP consultant in Arizona pulls strings to get Green Party on Texas ballot  Article TX DEM 
May 03, 2010 08:50am News Winning over GOP is Bill White's grand old plan in Texas governor's race  Article TX DEM 
Apr 30, 2010 04:00pm Endorsement Grand Prairie's Republican mayor endorses Democrat White for governor  Article DFWDem 
Mar 04, 2010 02:45pm News Texas Governor: Perry v. White is a Toss Up  Article TX DEM 
Jan 18, 2010 04:00pm News Green Party of Texas hopes for revival this year  Article Bob Sacamano 

DISCUSSION
[View All
2
Previous Messages]