2010 Texas Attorney General election

An election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott successfully ran for re-election and defeated Democratic attorney Barbara Ann Radnofsky with 64.06% of the vote to his final term as attorney general.

2010 Texas Attorney General election

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Turnout	37.1%[a][1] 4.3%
Nominee Greg Abbott Barbara Ann Radnofsky Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3,151,064 1,655,859 Percentage 64.06% 33.66%
County results Abbott:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Radnofsky:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Attorney General before election Greg Abbott Republican Elected Attorney General Greg Abbott Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

• Greg Abbott, incumbent

Results

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Abbot	1,162,545	100.00
Total votes			1,162,545	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Barbara Ann Radnofsky, attorney^[3]

Results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Ann Radnofsky	483,955	100.00
Total votes			483,955	100.0

General election

Candidates

• Greg Abbott (R), incumbent governor
• Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D), attorney
• John Roland (Libertarian), author^[5]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Greg Abbott (R)	Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D)	John Roland (L)	Undecided
UoT/Texas Tribune	September 3 - 8, 2010	800	± 3.46%	43%	26%	5%	26%
Texas Lyceum	September 22 - 30, 2010	416	± 4.75%	56%	29%	—	11%

Results

On election night Abbott won re-election in a landslide against Radnofsky and Roland.

General election results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Abbott (incumbent)	3,151,064	64.06
	Democratic	Barbara Ann Radnofsky	1,655,859	33.66
	Libertarian	Jon Roland	112,118	2.28
Total votes			4,919,041	100.0
Turnout				37.07%
	Republican hold

See also

• Texas Attorney General

1. Of registered voters.