2010 Utah gubernatorial special election

The 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election took place November 2, 2010. It was a special election to fill the remainder of Governor Jon Huntsman's term. Huntsman resigned on August 11, 2009, to become United States Ambassador to China. Lieutenant Governor Gary Herbert assumed the governorship and went on to defeat his Democratic opponent, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon, in the 2010 election.

Candidates

Democratic

Peter Corroon, Mayor of Salt Lake County

Republican

Nominee

Gary Herbert, Governor

Defeated at convention

Richard Martin
Daniel Van Oaks, Jr.

Libertarian

W Andrew McCullough

Other

Farley Anderson

General election

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Summit