The 2010 U.S. general election was held on November 2 of that year.
U.S. Senate
Results -- light blue represents Democratic holds, dark blue Democratic pickups, pink Republican holds, red Republican pickups.
In the Senate races, Republicans gained six seats, defeating two Democratic incumbents, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Russ Feingold of Wisconsin. Republicans also picked up four open seats in Illinois, Indiana, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania.
Alabama
U.S. House
Governors
Results -- light blue represents Democratic holds, dark blue Democratic pickups, pink Republican holds, red Republican pickups, yellow Independent pickups.
In addition to the Senate and House elections, 37 states held gubernatorial elections. Of these, 36 were regularly scheduled, in addition to one special gubernatorial election in Utah.
Alabama
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Robert Bentley
|
Republican
|
860,472
|
58%
|
|
|
Ron Sparks
|
Democratic
|
625,710
|
42%
|
|
|
Write-Ins
|
—
|
8,091
|
1%
|
|
Alaska
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Sean Parnell*
|
Republican
|
|
|
|
|
Ethan Berkowitz
|
Democratic
|
|
|
|
|
Others
|
—
|
8,355
|
3%
|
|
Arizona
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Jan Brewer*
|
Republican
|
938,934
|
54%
|
|
|
Terry Goddard
|
Democratic
|
733,935
|
42%
|
|
|
Write-Ins
|
—
|
56,867
|
3%
|
|
Arkansas
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Mike Beebe*
|
Republican
|
503,336
|
64%
|
|
|
Jim Keet
|
Democratic
|
262,784
|
34%
|
|
|
Others
|
—
|
15,213
|
2%
|
|
California
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Jerry Brown
|
Democratic
|
5,428,458
|
54%
|
|
|
Meg Whitman
|
Republican
|
4,127,371
|
41%
|
|
|
Others
|
—
|
539,656
|
5%
|
|
Colorado
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
John Hickenlooper
|
Democratic
|
912,005
|
51%
|
|
|
Tom Tancredo
|
U.S. Constitution
|
651,232
|
36%
|
|
|
Dan Maes
|
Republican
|
199,034
|
11%
|
|
|
Others
|
—
|
29,459
|
1%
|
|
Connecticut
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Dan Malloy
|
Democratic
|
567,278
|
50%
|
|
|
Tom Foley
|
Republican
|
560,874
|
49%
|
|
|
Others
|
—
|
17,647
|
2%
|
|
Florida
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Rick Scott
|
Republican
|
2,619,335
|
49%
|
|
|
Alex Sink
|
Democratic
|
2,557,785
|
48%
|
|
|
Others
|
—
|
182,615
|
3%
|
|
Georgia
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Nathan Deal
|
Republican
|
1,365,832
|
53%
|
|
|
Roy Barnes
|
Democratic
|
1,107,011
|
43%
|
|
|
Others
|
—
|
103,318
|
4%
|
|