Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010

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## Contents

* 1 November 2, 2010 general election results
* 2 Candidates
* 2.1 Democrat
* 2.2 Republican
* 2.3 Libertarian
* 3 September 14, 2010 primary
* 3.1 Democratic
* 3.2 Republican
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 5.1 Candidate pages
* 6 Footnotes

The Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. The primary election date was September 14. The deadline for filing nomination papers was July 13 at 5:00 p.m.[1]

Sharing a ticket with Scott Walker, the GOP's Rebecca Kleefisch won the general election. Lieutenant Governor-elect Kleefisch took office in January 2011.

The November Ballot – Who Made It? Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor

Nominee  | Affiliation  |
Tom Nelson | Democrat  |
Rebecca Kleefisch | Republican  |
Terry Virgil | Libertarian  |
This lists candidates who won their state's primary or convention, or who were unopposed, and who were officially certified for the November ballot by their state's election authority.

## November 2, 2010 general election results[edit]

Wisconsin Governor/Lt. Governor, 2010

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Scott Walker/Rebecca Kleefisch | 52.2% | 1,128,941
| Democratic  |  Tom Barrett/Tom Nelson  | 46.5% | 1,004,303
| Independent  |  Jim Langer/No candidate | 0.5% | 10,608
| Libertarian  |  No candidate/Terry Virgil  | 0.3% | 6,790
| Common Sense  |  James James/No candidate | 0.4% | 8,273
| Independent  |  Leslie Ervin Smetak/David Myron Smetak  | 0% | 19
| Independent  |  Patricia Messici/No candidate | 0% | 22
| Independent  |  Hari Trivedi/No candidate | 0% | 18
| \-  |  Scattering | 0.1% | 1,858
Total Votes | 2,160,832
Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

## Candidates[edit]

### Democrat[edit]

* Member of the state Senate  G. Spencer Coggs
* State Representative  Thomas "Tom" Nelson
* Henry Sanders, Jr. is a lifelong political activist, serving as a Congressional staffer and a gubernatorial appointee in addition to founding two nonprofits dedicated to job creation in Wisconsin
* James L. Schneider, a businessman and motivational speaker focusing on community planning issues

### Republican[edit]

* State Representative Brett Davis
* Journalist Rebecca Kleefisch
* Attorney Robert Gerald Lorge
* Dave Ross, the Mayor of Superior
* Nick Voegeli

### Libertarian[edit]

* Terry Virgil

## September 14, 2010 primary[edit]

### Democratic[edit]

2010 Race for Lieutenant Governor - Democrat Primary[2][3]

Candidates  | Percentage
Spencer Coggs (D)  | 21.63%
Todd Nelson (D) | 51.82%
Harry Sanders (D)  | 9.21%
James Schneider (D)  | 17.34%
Total votes | 145,421

### Republican[edit]

2010 Race for Lieutenant Governor - Republican Primary[4][5]

Candidates  | Percentage
Brett Davis (R)  | 26.35%
Rebecca Kleefisch (R) | 45.54%
Robert Gerald Lorge (R)  | 9.32%
Dave Ross (R)  | 14.95%
Nick Voegeli (R)  | 3.85%
Total votes | 384,894

## See also[edit]

* Gubernatorial elections, 2010
* Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2010

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, Elections and Voting

### Candidate pages[edit]

* Spencer Coggs for Lt. Governor of Wisconsin
* Tom Nelson for Wisconsin
* Henry Sanders for Lt. Governor
* Schneider for Lt. Governor
* Vote Brett Davis for Lt. Governor
* Rebecca Kleefisch for Lt. Governor
* Robert Lorge for Wisconsin
* Friends of Dave Ross

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ The Green Papers, "2010 Gubernatorial Primaries at a Glance"
2. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board: Elections Division, “Election Night Results ”, September 14, 2010
3. ↑ Wisconsin Vote, “Election Results”, September 14, 2010 (dead link)
4. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board: Elections Division, “Election Night Results ”, September 14, 2010
5. ↑ Wisconsin Vote, “Election Results”, September 14, 2010 (dead link)

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