2010 Alabama gubernatorial election

The 2010 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Governor Bob Riley was term-limited and unable to seek re-election. The party primaries were held on June 1, 2010, with a Republican runoff on July 13. In the general election, Robert J. Bentley defeated Democrat Ron Sparks. This was the first election in which Republicans won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the state. This was also the first time since Reconstruction that a Republican carried Colbert County, Franklin County, and Lawrence County in a gubernatorial race.

Candidates

 * Robert J. Bentley, state representative
 * Bradley Byrne, former state two-year college chancellor, former state senator and former member of the Alabama State Board of Education
 * Tim James, businessman, son of former Governor Fob James and candidate for governor in 2002
 * Bill Johnson, former director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs and former Birmingham City Councilman
 * Roy Moore, former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and candidate for governor in 2006
 * James Potts, perennial candidate
 * Charles Taylor, perennial candidate

Results




Candidates

 * Ron Sparks, Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
 * Artur Davis, U.S. Representative

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

 * Jefferson County (largest city: Birmingham)
 * Butler (Largest city: Greenville)
 * Chambers (Largest city: Valley)
 * Montgomery (Largest city: Montgomery)
 * Henry (Largest city:Headland)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

 * Franklin (Largest city: Russellville)
 * Marion (Largest city: Hamilton)
 * Walker (Largest city: Jasper)
 * Colbert (Largest city: Muscle Shoals)
 * Lamar (Largest city: Vernon)
 * Talladega (Largest city: Talladega)
 * Lawrence (Largest city: Moulton)