Pennsylvania lieutenant governor election, 2010
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The Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. The winning candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
The Lieutenant Governor is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Lieutenant Governor is elected every four years along with the Governor. Jim Cawley of Bucks County is the incumbent Lieutenant Governor...

 will serve a four-year term from 2011 to 2015. In Pennsylvania, the Lieutenant Governor is elected on the same ticket as the Governor
Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010
The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. The winning candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor will serve a four-year term from 2011 to 2015. Candidates for Lieutenant Governor were nominated in a separate primary contest; however, the Lieutenant Governor,...

, so the only campaign for this office was the primary election. As a result of Tom Corbett
Tom Corbett
Thomas W. Corbett is the 46th and current Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. He is a former Attorney General of Pennsylvania and was elected to that office in 2004 and reelected in 2008...

's election to the position of governor, Jim Cawley
Jim Cawley
James "Jim" Cawley is the 32nd and current Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.-Political career:He was appointed to the Bucks County Board of Commissioners following the resignation of Mike Fitzpatrick and was elected to a full term in 2007, when he became chairman of the board...

 became the new Lieutenant Governor.

Candidates

  • Scott Conklin, State Representative
    Pennsylvania House of Representatives
    The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....

     (from Philipsburg
    Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania
    Philipsburg is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at . It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area...

    )
  • Jonathan Saidel
    Jonathan Saidel
    Jonathan Saidel is a politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the former Philadelphia city controller.He ran for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in 2010 and lost in the Primary.- References :...

    , former Philadelphia City Controller
  • Doris Smith-Ribner
    Doris Smith-Ribner
    Doris A. Smith-Ribner is a former judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court.She attended the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She was in private law practice in Allegheny County with her law partner, Byrd R. Brown. She served as solicitor for the...

    , former Commonwealth Court Judge (from Pittsburgh)

Results

As a result of the Democratic primary, Scott Conklin served as the running mate to Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010
The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. The winning candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor will serve a four-year term from 2011 to 2015. Candidates for Lieutenant Governor were nominated in a separate primary contest; however, the Lieutenant Governor,...

 Dan Onorato
Dan Onorato
Daniel "Dan" Onorato is the current Chief Executive of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, May 18, 2010, Onorato won a crowded four-way primary to become the Democratic nominee for governor...

.

Candidates

  • Jim Cawley
    Jim Cawley
    James "Jim" Cawley is the 32nd and current Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.-Political career:He was appointed to the Bucks County Board of Commissioners following the resignation of Mike Fitzpatrick and was elected to a full term in 2007, when he became chairman of the board...

    , Bucks County Commissioner (from Middletown Township
    Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
    Middletown Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 45,436 at the 2010 census. Many sections of Levittown, Pennsylvania, are located in the southern end of the township...

    )
  • Chet Beiler, manufacturing executive and 2008 Republican nominee for Auditor General
    Pennsylvania Auditor General
    The Pennsylvania Auditor General is the chief fiscal officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It became an elected office in 1850. The current Auditor General of Pennsylvania is Jack Wagner.- History :...

     (from Penn Township, Lancaster County
    Penn Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
    Penn Township is a township in north central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,312 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.6 mi²...

    )
  • Russ Diamond
    Russ Diamond
    Russell H. "Russ" Diamond is an entrepreneur, political activist, and politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. He attempted to secure ballot access as an Independent candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2006. He is currently running for Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor as a...

    , director of PACleanSweep (from Annville Township)
  • Steve Johnson, home inspection executive (from York
    York, Pennsylvania
    York, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862...

    )
  • John Kennedy
    John Kennedy (Pennsylvania politician)
    John Kennedy is an American political figure who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1981 to 1988.-Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor:Kennedy is a candidate for Lieutenant Governor.-External links:***...

    , former State Representative
    Pennsylvania House of Representatives
    The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....

     (from Camp Hill
    Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
    Camp Hill is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 2 miles southwest of Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,636 at the 2000 census...

    )
  • Billy McCue, business manager for a Roman Catholic Church (from Carroll Township, Washington County
    Carroll Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
    Carroll Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,677 at the 2000 census.Carroll Township is strongly allied with the City of Monongahela and the boroughs of Donora and New Eagle...

  • Daryl Metcalfe
    Daryl Metcalfe
    Daryl D. Metcalfe is an American politician currently serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Metcalfe is a member of the Republican Party and has represented the 12th legislative district since 1999...

    , State Representative
    Pennsylvania House of Representatives
    The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....

     (from Cranberry Township, Butler County
    Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
    Cranberry Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is classified as a Second Class Township and follows the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Second Class Township Code. The population was 28,098 as of the 2010 census....

    )
  • Jean Craige Pepper, financial executive and 2004 Republican nominee for Pennsylvania State Treasurer (from Millcreek Township, Erie County
    Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania
    Millcreek Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 53,515 at the 2010 census. It is the largest suburb of Erie, Pennsylvania and the sixth-largest municipality in the state; larger than the cities of Altoona and Harrisburg.Millcreek Township is home to...

    )
  • Stephen Urban
    Stephen Urban
    Stephen Anthony Urban is currently a Luzerne County Commissioner.-2010 Lieutenant Governor Campaign:...

    , Luzerne County Commissioner (from Wilkes-Barre
    Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
    Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...

    )

Withdrew

  • Carol Aichele
    Carol Aichele
    Carol Aichele is an American politician and teacher. She currently serves as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.-Teaching career and early political involvement:...

    , (from Tredyffrin Township, Chester County
    Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania
    Tredyffrin Township + Dyffryn ) is a township located in eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 29,332 at the 2010 census. Originally settled in the late 17th century, Tredyffrin is bounded by Delaware and Montgomery counties...

    )

Results

As a result of the Republican primary, Jim Cawley
Jim Cawley
James "Jim" Cawley is the 32nd and current Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.-Political career:He was appointed to the Bucks County Board of Commissioners following the resignation of Mike Fitzpatrick and was elected to a full term in 2007, when he became chairman of the board...

 served as the running mate to Republican gubernatorial candidate
Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010
The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. The winning candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor will serve a four-year term from 2011 to 2015. Candidates for Lieutenant Governor were nominated in a separate primary contest; however, the Lieutenant Governor,...

 Tom Corbett
Tom Corbett
Thomas W. Corbett is the 46th and current Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. He is a former Attorney General of Pennsylvania and was elected to that office in 2004 and reelected in 2008...

.

See also

  • Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010
    Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010
    The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. The winning candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor will serve a four-year term from 2011 to 2015. Candidates for Lieutenant Governor were nominated in a separate primary contest; however, the Lieutenant Governor,...

  • Pennsylvania United States Senate election, 2010
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