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Republican-turned-Independent incumbent Governor Charlie Crist chose not to run for a second term. He instead ran (unsuccessfully) for the Senate seat vacated by Mel Mart\u00ednez.[2] This resulted in an open race for Governor of Florida in which Republican Rick Scott narrowly defeated Democrat Alex Sink.Despite mixed to unfavorable ratings, Rick Scott benefited greatly from the midterm GOP wave in which Republicans made significant gains across the country.[3] Scott was one of six Republican gubernatorial pick-ups nationwide (counting Crist as an Independent).The tight and highly contentious election was one of the standout races in 2010. Despite not professing direct allegiance to the movement,[4] Scott benefited from support and endorsement by Tea Party activists,[3][5] an influential conservative voting bloc of the 2010 midterms. Furthermore, Scott ran aggressively against the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), and exit polls indicated considerable support for that position.[6]Table of ContentsPrimary Elections[edit]Democratic[edit]Candidates[edit]Republican[edit]General Election[edit]Candidates[edit]Republican[edit]Democratic[edit]Independence Party of Florida[edit]No party affiliation[edit]Predictions[edit]Polling[edit]Democratic primary[edit]Republican primary[edit]General election[edit]Hypothetical Polls[edit]Results[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Primary Elections[edit]Democratic[edit]Candidates[edit]Alex Sink, the CFO of Florida, was mentioned as a possible candidate to run for Senate or Governor in 2010,[7][8] but initially declined. When Charlie Crist announced he would not run for re-election, Sink immediately announced her campaign for governor. Sink was the wife of Bill McBride, who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2002.Sink faced only token opposition in the primary. Her lone opponent was former Socialist Party presidential nominee Brian Moore.[9] On primary day, Sink won the Democratic nomination with nearly 77% of the vote.  Republican[edit]In May 2009, Republican incumbent governor Charlie Crist announced he would not run for re-election, and instead would run for U.S. Senate.[11] The move immediately turned the race competitive, as GOP-hopefuls lined up to run for the open seat. Former congressman and Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum emerged as the early favorite. McCollum had previously lost the election for Senate in 2000, and lost the Republican nomination for Senate in 2004. This would be his third attempt at a major statewide campaign.Just before the deadline, Rick Scott jumped into the primary fight. Scott started dumping millions of his own personal fortune into the race.[12] The race quickly became one of the most expensive and “nasty” primary campaigns in recent Florida history.[13] Scott and McCollum lashed out with very negative attacks against each other. Scott ran as a political “outsider”, and led some early polls, but McCollum re-took the lead in polls just before primary day. Scott benefited in the absentee voting, while McCollum expected to make up the difference based on turnout. On primary day, Scott won the nomination with just over 46% of the vote. The dejected McCollum team reluctantly conceded after midnight.  General Election[edit]Candidates[edit]Republican[edit]Democratic[edit]Independence Party of Florida[edit]Peter L. Allen, electrical inspectorNo party affiliation[edit]Michael E. Arth, policy analyst and urban designer who entered the race as a Democrat in June 2009 and later switched to no party affiliation in June 2010Farid Khavari, economist, author, and small business ownerDaniel Imperato[14]Calvin Clarence “C.C.” ReedThe race was dominated by the two major party candidates and spending on their behalf. By the October 25, 2010, Tampa debate between Scott and Sink, Scott had spent $60 million of his own money on the campaign compared to Sink’s $28 million.[15] Total campaign expenditure for the race exceeded $100 million, far exceeding any previous spending for a governor’s race in Florida.[16]  Scott spent $78 million of his personal wealth in the race.[17] Sink made an issue of Scott’s connections to Columbia\/HCA, a Medicare billing fraud scandal.[3]One of the turning points in the campaign came during the debate. During a commercial break, Sink’s make-up artist delivered a text message on her cell phone to Sink, in direct violation of the debate rules. The rules infraction was immediately pointed out by Scott and the debate moderators.[18] Sink’s team was accused of cheating during the debate, and the aide who delivered the message was fired from the campaign the next morning. Afterwards, media and observers were very critical of the gaffe.Predictions[edit]Polling[edit]Democratic primary[edit]List of Democratic primary polling numbersPoll sourceDates administeredAlex SinkMichael E. ArthMason DixonJune 24\u201326, 200949%4%Republican primary[edit]List of Republican primary polling numbersPoll sourceDates administeredBill McCollumRick ScottPaula DockeryQuinnipiacAugust 21\u201322, 201039%35%\u2013Public Policy PollingAugust 21\u201322, 201040%47%\u2013Mason-DixonAugust 17\u201319, 201045%36%\u2013QuinnipiacAugust 11\u201316, 201044%35%\u2013Sunshine State NewsAugust 12\u201315, 201042%44%\u2013Mason DixonAugust 9\u201311, 201034%30%\u2013Ipsos\/Florida Newspapers[dead link]August 6\u201310, 201032%42%\u2013Mason DixonAugust 2\u20134, 201031%37%\u2013The Florida PollJuly 24\u201328, 201025%41%\u2013QuinnipiacJuly 22\u201327, 201032%43%\u2013Public Policy PollingJuly 16\u201318, 201029%43%\u2013Florida Chamber of CommerceJune 9\u201313, 201030%35%\u2013QuinnipiacJune 2\u20138, 201031%44%\u2013Mason-DixonMay 3\u20135, 201038%24%7%Research 2000November 16\u201318, 200945%\u20139%Strategic VisionMay 29\u201331, 200944%\u201328%General election[edit]Graphical summaryPoll sourceDates administeredBud Chiles (I)Rick Scott (R)Alex Sink (D)Mason-DixonMay 3\u20135, 2010\u201436%38%Rasmussen ReportsMay 16, 2010\u201441%40%Rasmussen ReportsJune 7, 2010\u201445%40%QuinnipiacJune 7, 201013%35%26%Florida Chamber of CommerceJune 9\u201313, 201015%31%26%Ipsos\/ReutersJuly 9\u201311, 201012%34%31%Public Policy PollingJuly 16\u201318, 201013%30%36%QuinnipiacJuly 22\u201327, 201014%29%27%The Florida PollJuly 24\u201328, 201011%30%28%Rasmussen ReportsAugust 2, 201016%35%31%Ipsos\/Florida Newspapers[dead link]August 6\u201310, 201014%30%29%Mason-DixonAugust 9\u201311, 201017%24%40%QuinnipiacAugust 11\u201316, 201012%29%33%Public Policy PollingAugust 21\u201322, 20108%34%41%Rasmussen ReportsAugust 25, 20104%45%42%Rasmussen ReportsSeptember 1, 2010\u201445%44%Sunshine State NewsSeptember 1\u20137, 201042%44%CNNSeptember 2\u20137, 201042%49%FOX NewsSeptember 11, 201041%49%Reuters\/IpsosSeptember 12, 201045%47%Mason-DixonSeptember 20\u201322, 201040%47%Rasmussen ReportsSeptember 22, 201050%44%QuinnipiacSeptember 23\u201328, 201049%43%CNNSeptember 24\u201328, 201047%45%Sunshine State NewsSeptember 26 \u2013 October 3, 201044%42%TCPalm.com \/ ZogbySeptember 27\u201329, 201039%41%Florida Chamber of CommerceSeptember 27\u201330, 201046%42%Rasmussen ReportsSeptember 30, 201046%41%Mason-DixonOctober 4\u20136, 201040%44%Miami-Dade College[permanent dead link]October 5, 201052%46%QuinnipiacOctober 6\u20138, 201045%44%Rasmussen ReportsOctober 7, 201050%47%PPPOctober 9\u201310, 201041%46%SusquehannaOctober 12\u201313, 201045%48%SuffolkOctober 14\u201317, 201038%45%CNN Opinion ResearchOctober 15\u201319, 201049%46%Ipsos\/ St. Pete TimesOctober 15\u201319, 201044%41%Rasmussen ReportsOctober 18, 201050%44%Naples Daily News \/ ZogbyOctober 18\u201321, 201039%43%QuinnipiacOctober 18\u201324, 201041%45%SusquehannaOctober 20, 201045%45%Susquehanna\/ Sunshine State NewsOctober 24\u201325, 201047%45%Univ. of South Fla. PolytechnicOctober 23\u201327, 201044%39%QuinnipiacOctober 25\u201331, 201043%44%Mason-DixonOctober 26\u201327, 201043%46%Rasmussen ReportsOctober 27, 201048%45%Susquehanna\/ Sunshine StateOctober 29\u201331, 201046%49%Public Policy PollingOctober 30\u201331, 201047%48%Hypothetical Polls[edit]Bill McCollum (R) vs. Alex Sink (D) vs. Bud Chiles (I)Poll sourceDates administeredBill McCollumAlex SinkBud ChilesQuinnipiacAugust 11\u201316, 201029%31%12%Mason-DixonAugust 9\u201311, 201035%37%13%Ipsos\/Florida Newspapers[dead link]August 6\u201310, 201026%30%12%Rasmussen ReportsAugust 2, 201027%31%20%The Florida PollJuly 24\u201328, 201026%27%12%QuinnipiacJuly 22\u201327, 201027%26%14%Public Policy PollingJuly 16\u201318, 201023%37%14%Ipsos\/ReutersJuly 9\u201311, 201030%31%12%Florida Chamber of CommerceJune 9\u201313, 201030%26%15%QuinnipiacJune 7, 201033%25%19%Rasmussen ReportsJune 7, 201040%38%\u2014Rasmussen ReportsMay 16, 201043%35%\u2014Mason-DixonMay 7, 201045%36%\u2014Rasmussen ReportsMarch 18, 201047%36%\u2014Public Policy PollingMarch 5\u20138, 201044%31%\u2014Rasmussen ReportsFebruary 18, 201048%35%\u2014Fabrizo\/McLaughlinJanuary 31, 201041%32%\u2014Rasmussen ReportsJanuary 27, 201046%35%\u2014QuinnipiacJanuary 27, 201041%31%"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki5\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki5\/2010-florida-gubernatorial-election-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2010 Florida gubernatorial election – Wikipedia"}}]}]