The 2010 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the comptroller of public accounts of Texas. Incumbent Republican comptroller Susan Combs successfully ran for re-election against Libertarian Mary Ruwart and Green Party candidate Edward Lindsay, both of whom saw abnormally high levels of support for a third party because the state Democratic Party did not field a candidate.
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| Turnout | 29.9%[1]  2.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 County results Combs: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Susan Combs, incumbent
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Susan Combs | 1,139,159 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 1,139,159 | 100.0 | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Susan Combs (R), incumbent comptroller
- Mary Ruwart (L), biomedical researcher
- Edward Lindsay (G), perennial candidate
Results
editOn election night Combs won re-election in a landslide against Ruwart and Lindsay.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Susan Combs (incumbent) | 3,307,935 | 83.16 | |
| Libertarian | Mary Ruwart | 417,523 | 10.50 | |
| Green | Edward Lindsay | 252,233 | 6.34 | |
| Total votes | 3,977,691 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | 29.97% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)". Texas Secretary of State.
- ^ "Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2010 Republican Party Primary Election, 3/2/2010". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2010 General Election, 11/2/2010". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 10, 2024.