2010 United States Senate election in Indiana

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Nominee  | Dan Coats | Brad Ellsworth | Rebecca Sink-Burris
Party  | Republican | Democratic | Libertarian
Popular vote  | 952,116 | 697,775  | 94,330
Percentage  | 54.58% | 40.00%  | 5.41%

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County results
Coats:  40–50% 50–60%.  60–70% 70–80%
Ellsworth:  40–50% 50–60%

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Evan Bayh
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The 2010 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 2, 2010, alongside 33 other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections to fill Indiana's class III United States Senate seat. Incumbent Democratic Senator Evan Bayh decided in February 2010 to retire instead of seeking a third term shortly after Dan Coats announced his candidacy.[1] Bayh's announcement came one day before the filing deadline and no Democratic candidate submitted enough signatures by the deadline to run, so the State Democratic Party chose U.S. Congressman Brad Ellsworth as their nominee. The Libertarian Party nominated YMCA instructor Rebecca Sink-Burris, who had previously unsuccessfully run for this seat in 1998. Coats won the open seat, having previously held it from 1989 to 1999. Bayh later unsuccessfully ran for this seat again in 2016.

## Democratic nomination

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Senate candidates in Indiana were required to have submitted 500 signatures from each of the state's nine congressional districts by February 16, 2010, one day after Bayh announced his retirement. Democratic leaders thought the popular incumbent would run for reelection, and as a result, no Democratic candidate had submitted the requisite signatures by the deadline to run in the state's primary, meaning that the Indiana Democratic Party's executive committee chose the party's nominee.[2] U.S. congressman Brad Ellsworth was officially selected on May 15.[3]

## Republican primary

[edit]

### Candidates

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* Don Bates, businessman
* Richard Behney, businessman
* Dan Coats, former U.S. Senator[4]
* John Hostettler, former U.S. Representative
* Marlin Stutzman, State Senator

### Debates

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* 1\. March 6[5]
* 2\. April 8 (on the WXNT radio station)
* 3\. April 10[6]
* 4\. April 19 (at Franklin College, on radio station WFCI)[7]
* 5\. April 20 (televised on WFYI)[8][9]

### Endorsements

[edit]

#### Coats

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Notable Individuals and Organizations endorsing Dan Coats

* U.S. Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona[10]
* U.S. Congressman Mike Pence of Indiana[11]
* Former United States Secretary of Education Bill Bennett[12]
* National Republican Senatorial Committee[13]
* Founder of Focus on the Family James Dobson[14]
* The Journal Gazette[15]
* Elizabeth Cheney

#### Hostettler

[edit]

Notable Individuals and Organizations endorsing John Hostettler

* U.S. Congressman Ron Paul of Texas[16]
* Former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey of Texas[17]
* Former U.S. Congressman Tom Tancredo of Colorado[18]
* Team America PAC[19]
* Republican Liberty Caucus[20]
* Gun Owners of America[21]
* Indiana's Conservative Hardball Blog

#### Stutzman

[edit]

Notable Individuals and Organizations endorsing Marlin Stutzman

* Former Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas
* U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC)[22]
* U.S. Congressman Mark E. Souder[23]
* State Senator David C. Long[24]
* Chairman of the American Conservative Union David Keene

### Polling

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Poll Source  | Date(s)
administered | Sample
size | Margin of
Error  | Dan
Coats  | John
Hostettler  | Marlin
Stutzman  | Other  | Undecided

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Survey USA (report Archived May 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine)  | April 29, 2010  | 407  | ± 5.0%  | 36% | 24%  | 18%  | 10%  | 13%

### Results

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Results by county:

Coats

* 60–70%

* 50–60%

* 40–50%

* <40%

Stutzman

* <40%

* 40–50%

* 50–60%

* 60–70%

Hostettler

* 30–40%

* 40–50%

* 50–60%

* 60–70%

* 70–80%

Republican Primary results[25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Dan Coats  | 217,225  | 39.5%
| Republican | Marlin Stutzman  | 160,981  | 29.2%
| Republican | John Hostettler  | 124,494  | 22.6%
| Republican | Don Bates Jr.  | 24,664  | 4.5%
| Republican | Richard Behney  | 23,005  | 4.2%
Total votes | 550,369  | 100.0%

## General election

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### Candidates

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* Brad Ellsworth (D), U.S. Representative
* Dan Coats (R), former U.S. Senator
* Rebecca Sink-Burris (L), teacher and small business owner

### Campaign

[edit]

After Coats' win in the Republican primary, Ellsworth began to heavily criticize Coats for his ties to lobbyists. He called for more disclosure of the meetings lawmakers have with lobbyists, banning congressional staff from lobbying for six years after their congressional jobs, requiring Congress members to put all their investments in blind trusts, more disclosure of Senate candidates' personal financial information, and changes to the U.S. Senate filibuster rules. He proposed lowering number of votes required to break a filibuster to 55 from the current 60.[26] In response to Ellsworth's charges, Coats published his lobbying record in an 815-page document.[27]

Coats emphasized the individual issues rather than ethic reforms advocated by his opponent. He focused on Ellsworth's record of voting in support of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, cap and trade legislation, and health care bill. Coats opinion of the healthcare law was that "the only responsible solution ... is to repeal the Obama-Pelosi-Ellsworth health spending bill and quickly replace it with cost-effective, incremental pieces that will decrease costs, increase coverage and not break the bank."[28]

### Debates

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The three candidates took part in three televised debates. [29]

* Monday, October 11, in Indianapolis
* Friday, October 22, in Fort Wayne
* Monday, October 25, in Vincennes

### Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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Cook Political Report[30] | Safe R (flip) | October 30, 2010
Rothenberg[31] | Lean R (flip) | October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics[32] | Likely R (flip) | October 30, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[33] | Likely R (flip) | October 28, 2010
CQ Politics[34] | Safe R (flip) | October 30, 2010

### Polling

[edit]

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered | Sample
size | Margin of
error  | Dan
Coats (R)  | Brad
Ellsworth (D)  | Other  | Unde
cided

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Rasmussen Reports[35] | February 16–17, 2010  | 500  | ± 3.5%  | 46% | 32%  | 7%  | 15%
Research 2000[36] | February 22–24, 2010  | 600  | ± 4.0%  | 37% | 36%  | —  | 27%
Rasmussen Reports[37] | March 17–18, 2010  | 500  | ± 4.5%  | 49% | 34%  | 6%  | 12%
Rasmussen Reports[38] | April 13–14, 2010  | 500  | ± 3.5%  | 54% | 33%  | 5%  | 9%
SurveyUSA[39] | April 22–26, 2010  | 407  | ± 5.0%  | 47% | 31%  | —  | 22%
Rasmussen Reports[40] | May 5–6, 2010  | 500  | ± 4.5%  | 51% | 36%  | 6%  | 8%
Rasmussen Reports[41] | June 2–3, 2010  | 500  | ± 4.5%  | 47% | 33%  | 7%  | 14%
Rasmussen Reports[42] | July 7–8, 2010  | 500  | ± 4.5%  | 51% | 30%  | 6%  | 12%
The Polling Company[43] | July 11–15, 2010  | 502  | ± 4.2%  | 51% | 25%  | —  | 14%
The Polling Company[44] | July 31 – August 3, 2010  | 502  | ± 4.2%  | 50% | 35%  | —  | 14%
Rasmussen Reports[45] | August 4–7, 2010  | 500  | ± 4.5%  | 50% | 29%  | 7%  | 14%
Rasmussen Reports[46] | September 14–15, 2010  | 500  | ± 4.5%  | 50% | 34%  | 8%  | 9%
WISH-TV/EPIC-MRA[47] | September 29 – October 1, 2010  | 500  | ± 4.4%  | 51% | 33%  | 5%  | 11%
Rasmussen Reports[48] | October 20, 2010  | 500  | ± 4.5%  | 52% | 34%  | 5%  | 9%
WISH-TV/EPIC-MRA[49] | October 19–21, 2010  | 500  | ± 4.4%  | 53% | 35%  | 5%  | 7%
SurveyUSA[50] | October 21–25, 2010  | 1,600  | ± 3.0%  | 54% | 32%  | 7%  | 3%
Indiana Times[51] | October 29, 2010  | 1,600  | ± 3.0%  | 60% | 32%  | 4%  | 3%
Rasmussen Reports[52] | October 30 – November 1, 2010  | 1,600  | ± 3.0%  | 60% | 39%  | 4%  | 3%

### Fundraising

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Candidate (Party)  | Receipts  | Disbursements  | Cash On Hand  | Debt

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Dan Coats (R)  | $4,408,537  | $3,384,413  | $1,024,123  | $185,500
Brad Ellsworth (D)  | $2,256,505  | $2,369,943  | $119,329  | $22,726
Rebecca Sink-Burris (L)  | $7,331  | $2,175  | $5,351  | $0
Source: Federal Election Commission[53]

### Results

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2010 United States Senate election in Indiana[54] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Dan Coats | 952,116  | 54.58%  | +17.35%
| Democratic | Brad Ellsworth | 697,775  | 40.00%  | −21.65%
| Libertarian | Rebecca Sink-Burris  | 94,330  | 5.41%  | +4.28%
| Write-in | 260  | 0.01%  | N/A
Total votes  | 1,744,481  | 100.0%  |
| Republican gain from Democratic

#### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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* Delaware (largest city: Muncie)
* Porter (largest city: Portage)
* Madison (largest city: Anderson)
* Spencer (largest city: Santa Claus)
* Starke (largest city: Knox)
* Tippecanoe (largest city: Lafayette)
* Vanderburgh (largest city: Evansville)
* Scott (Largest city: Scottsburg)
* Blackford (Largest city: Hartford City)
* Clark (Largest city: Jeffersonville)
* Crawford (Largest city: Marengo)
* Floyd (Largest city: New Albany)
* Gibson (Largest city: Princeton)
* Jefferson (Largest city: Madison)
* Knox (Largest city: Vincennes)
* Pike (Largest city: Petersburg)
* Posey (Largest city: Mount Vernon)
* Switzerland (Largest city: Vevay)
* Warrick (Largest city: Boonville)
* Adams (Largest city: Decatur)
* Allen (Largest city: Fort Wayne)
* Bartholomew (Largest city: Columbus)
* Benton (Largest city: Fowler)
* Brown (Largest city: Nashville)
* Carroll (Largest city: Delphi)
* Cass (Largest city: Logansport)
* Clay (Largest city: Brazil)
* Clinton (Largest city: Frankfort)
* Daviess (Largest city: Washington)
* Decatur (Largest city: Greensburg)
* DeKalb (Largest city: Auburn)
* Dubois (Largest city: Jasper)
* Elkhart (Largest city: Elkhart)
* Fayette (Largest city: Connersville)
* Fountain (Largest city: Attica)
* Franklin (Largest city: Brookville)
* Fulton (Largest city: Rochester)
* Grant (Largest city: Marion)
* Greene (Largest city: Linton)
* Hancock (Largest city: Greenfield)
* Harrison (Largest city: Corydon)
* Henry (Largest city: New Castle)
* Howard (Largest city: Kokomo)
* Huntington (Largest city: Huntington)
* Jackson (Largest city: Seymour)
* Jay (Largest city: Portland)
* Jennings (Largest city: North Vernon)
* Johnson (Largest city: Greenwood)
* LaGrange (Largest city: LaGrange)
* Lawrence (Largest city: Bedford)
* Marshall (Largest city: Plymouth)
* Martin (Largest city: Loogootee)
* Miami (Largest city: Peru)
* Montgomery (Largest city: Crawfordsville)
* Morgan (Largest city: Martinsville)
* Newton (Largest city: Kentland)
* Noble (Largest city: Kendallville)
* Ohio (Largest city: Rising Sun)
* Orange (Largest city: Paoli)
* Owen (Largest city: Spencer)
* Parke (Largest city: Rockville)
* Pulaski (Largest city: Winamac)
* Putnam (Largest city: Greencastle)
* Randolph (Largest city: Winchester)
* Ripley (Largest city: Batesville)
* Rush (Largest city: Rushville)
* St. Joseph (Largest city: South Bend)
* Shelby (Largest city: Shelbyville)
* Steuben (Largest city: Angola)
* Tipton (Largest city: Tipton)
* Union (Largest city: Liberty)
* Wabash (Largest city: Wabash)
* Warren (Largest city: Williamsport)
* Washington (Largest city: Salem)
* Wayne (Largest city: Richmond)
* Wells (Largest city: Bluffton)
* White (Largest city: Monticello)
* Whitley (Largest city: Columbia City)

## See also

[edit]

* 2010 Indiana elections
* 2010 United States Senate elections

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## External links

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* Indiana Secretary of State Elections Division
* U.S. Congress candidates for Indiana at Project Vote Smart
* Indiana U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
* Campaign contributions from Open Secrets
* Indiana Polls graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
* Election 2010: Indiana Senate from Rasmussen Reports
* 2010 Indiana Senate Race from Real Clear Politics
* 2010 Indiana Senate Race from CQ Politics
* Race profile from The New York Times

Debates

* Indiana Senate Republican Primary Debate, C-SPAN, April 20, 2010

Official candidate sites (Archived)

* Dan Coats for Senate
* Brad Ellsworth for Senate
* Rebecca Sink-Burris for Senate

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* Arizona
* Arkansas
* California
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* District of Columbia
* Florida
* 19th sp
* Georgia
* 9th sp
* Guam
* Hawaii
* 1st sp
* Idaho
* Illinois
* 17th
* Indiana
* 3rd sp
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* 29th sp
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* 12th sp
*   * Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* U.S. Virgin Islands
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* 5th
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

Governors|

* Alabama
* Alaska
* Arizona
* Arkansas
* California
* Lt. Gov
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Florida
* Georgia
* Guam
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Illinois
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Mexico
* New York
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Lt. Gov
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Lt. Gov
* U.S. Virgin Islands
* Utah (special)
* Vermont
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

Attorneys
general|

* California
* Connecticut
* Florida
* Maryland
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* New York
* Ohio
* Texas

State
legislatures|

* Alabama
* House
* Senate
* California
* Assembly
* Senate
* Connecticut
* House
* Senate
* Delaware
* House
* Senate
* Georgia
* House
* Senate
* Illinois
* House
* Senate
* Iowa Senate
* Maryland
* House
* Senate
* Massachusetts Senate
* Michigan
* House
* Senate
* Minnesota
* House
* Senate
* Missouri
* House
* Senate
* Montana House
* New Mexico House
* New York Senate
* North Carolina
* House
* Senate
* Oregon legislative
* Pennsylvania
* House
* Senate
* Texas
* House
* Senate
* Washington (state)
* House
* Senate
* Wisconsin
* Assembly
* Senate
* Wyoming
* Senate

Mayors|

* Anaheim, CA
* Honolulu, HI (special)
* Irvine, CA
* Long Beach, CA
* Louisville, KY
* New Orleans, LA
* Newark, NJ
* Norfolk, VI
* Oakland, CA
* Orange County, FL
* Providence, RI
* San Jose, CA
* Santa Ana, CA
* Tallahassee, TN
* Washington, DC

States|

* Alabama
* Alaska
* American Samoa
* Arizona
* Arkansas
* California
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* Florida
* Georgia
* Guam
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Puerto Rico
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* U.S. Virgin Islands
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

* v
* t
* e

Notable third-party performances in United States elections

* Third party is endorsed by a major party

Presidential|

* 1788–89*
* 1792*
* 1832
* 1848
* 1856
* 1860
* 1872*
* 1892
* 1896*
* 1912
* 1924
* 1948
* 1960
* 1968
* 1980
* 1992
* 1996

Senatorial (since 1940)|

* California 1940
* Minnesota 1940
* North Dakota 1940
* Wisconsin 1940
* Minnesota 1942
* Minnesota 1942
* Nebraska 1942
* Virginia 1942
* North Dakota 1944
* Wisconsin 1944
* California 1946 (Republican write-in)
* North Dakota 1946
* North Dakota 1946
* Tennessee 1946
* Arkansas 1948
* Alabama 1950
* New Hampshire 1950
* California 1952
* Maine 1952
* New York 1952
* North Dakota 1952
* Virginia 1952
* South Carolina 1954 (Democratic write-in)
* Virginia 1954
* Utah 1958
* Virginia 1958
* Virginia 1960
* Virginia 1964
* Mississippi 1966
* Virginia 1966
* Virginia 1966
* Alabama 1968
* Alaska 1968
* Maryland 1968
* New York 1968
* Connecticut 1970
* Mississippi 1970
* New York 1970
* Virginia 1970
* Louisiana 1972
* Florida 1974
* Hawaii 1974
* Nevada 1974
* New York 1974
* Utah 1974
* Minnesota 1976
* Virginia 1976
* Alabama 1978
* Arkansas 1978
* Maine 1978
* Mississippi 1978
* New York 1980
* Washington 1982
* Tennessee 1984
* Virginia 1990
* Alaska 1992
* Arizona 1992
* Hawaii 1992
* Louisiana 1992
* Ohio 1992
* Arizona 1994
* Minnesota 1994
* Ohio 1994
* Vermont 1994
* Virginia 1994
* Alaska 1996
* Minnesota 1996
* Arizona 2000
* Massachusetts 2000
* Minnesota 2000
* Alaska 2002
* Kansas 2002
* Massachusetts 2002
* Mississippi 2002
* Oklahoma 2002
* Virginia 2002
* Oklahoma 2004
* Connecticut 2006
* Indiana 2006
* Maine 2006
* Vermont 2006*
* Arkansas 2008
* Idaho 2008
* Minnesota 2008
* Oregon 2008
* Alaska 2010 (Republican write-in)
* Florida 2010
* Indiana 2010
* South Carolina 2010
* Utah 2010
* Indiana 2012
* Maine 2012
* Maryland 2012
* Missouri 2012
* Montana 2012
* Vermont 2012*
* Kansas 2014
* South Dakota 2014
* Wyoming 2014
* Alaska 2016
* Arizona 2016
* Idaho 2016
* Indiana 2016
* Kansas 2016
* Maine 2018
* New Mexico 2018
* Vermont 2018*
* Alaska 2020*
* Arkansas 2020
* Minnesota 2020
* Nebraska 2020
* Idaho 2022
* North Dakota 2022
* Utah 2022*
* Maine 2024
* Nebraska 2024
* Utah 2024
* Vermont 2024*

Gubernatorial (since 1940)|

* Minnesota 1940
* Wisconsin 1940
* Connecticut 1942
* Minnesota 1942
* New York 1942
* Wisconsin 1942
* North Dakota 1944
* Wisconsin 1944
* California 1946
* Tennessee 1950
* Maine 1952
* Vermont 1952
* Tennessee 1954
* Nebraska 1956
* Texas 1956
* Utah 1956
* Oklahoma 1958
* Tennessee 1958
* North Dakota 1960
* Tennessee 1962
* Virginia 1965
* Alabama 1966
* Georgia 1966
* Idaho 1966
* Maryland 1966
* New York 1966
* Tennessee 1966
* Alabama 1970
* Arkansas 1970
* New Hampshire 1970
* New York 1970
* Mississippi 1971
* New Hampshire 1972
* Texas 1972
* Washington 1972
* Virginia 1973
* Maine 1974
* Nebraska 1974
* Nevada 1974
* Texas 1974
* Vermont 1974
* Vermont 1976
* Alaska 1978
* California 1978
* Maine 1978
* Rhode Island 1978
* Alaska 1982
* Arizona 1982
* Hawaii 1982
* Alaska 1986
* Arizona 1986
* Illinois 1986
* Maine 1986
* Oklahoma 1986
* Vermont 1986
* Utah 1988
* Alaska 1990
* Connecticut 1990
* Kansas 1990
* Maine 1990
* New York 1990
* Oklahoma 1990
* Oregon 1990
* Utah 1992
* West Virginia 1992
* Alaska 1994
* Connecticut 1994
* Hawaii 1994
* Maine 1994
* New Mexico 1994
* Oklahoma 1994
* Pennsylvania 1994
* Rhode Island 1994
* Vermont 1994
* Alaska 1998
* Maine 1998
* Minnesota 1998
* New York 1998
* Pennsylvania 1998
* Rhode Island 1998
* Kentucky 1999
* New Hampshire 2000
* Vermont 2000
* Arizona 2002
* California 2002
* Maine 2002
* Minnesota 2002
* New Mexico 2002
* New York 2002
* Oklahoma 2002
* Vermont 2002
* Wisconsin 2002
* Alaska 2006
* Illinois 2006
* Maine 2006
* Massachusetts 2006
* Minnesota 2006
* Texas 2006
* Louisiana 2007
* Vermont 2008
* New Jersey 2009
* Colorado 2010
* Idaho 2010
* Maine 2010
* Massachusetts 2010
* Minnesota 2010
* Rhode Island 2010
* Wyoming 2010
* Kentucky 2011
* Virginia 2013
* Alaska 2014*
* Hawaii 2014
* Maine 2014
* Rhode Island 2014
* Wyoming 2014
* Maine 2018
* Kansas 2018
* Indiana 2020
* Vermont 2020*
* Alaska 2022
* Idaho 2022
* Oregon 2022
* North Dakota 2024
* Utah 2024 (Republican write-in)

Territorial Governors (since 1970)|

* U.S. Virgin Islands 1970
* Puerto Rico 1972
* District of Columbia 1974
* U.S. Virgin Islands 1974
* U.S. Virgin Islands 1978
* Puerto Rico 1980
* U.S. Virgin Islands 1986
* Puerto Rico 1988
* U.S. Virgin Islands 1990
* U.S. Virgin Islands 1994
* U.S. Virgin Islands 1998
* Puerto Rico 2000
* Northern Mariana Islands 2001
* U.S. Virgin Islands 2002
* Northern Mariana Islands 2005
* U.S. Virgin Islands 2006
* Northern Mariana Islands 2009
* District of Columbia 2010
* U.S. Virgin Islands 2010
* District of Columbia 2014
* Northern Mariana Islands 2014
* U.S. Virgin Islands 2014
* Puerto Rico 2016
* District of Columbia 2018
* Guam 2018
* Northern Mariana Islands 2018
* U.S. Virgin Islands 2018
* Puerto Rico 2020
* District of Columbia 2022
* Northern Mariana Islands 2022
* U.S. Virgin Islands 2022
* Puerto Rico 2024

State legislative|

* Alaska
* Arkansas
* Colorado
* Hawaii
* Louisiana
* Montana
* Utah
* West Virginia
* Wyoming

* Portal:Politics
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