ARIZONA
      Nov. 2, 2010 Governor

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+Jan Brewer (R) i
 		938,934
 		54.33%
Terry Goddard (D)
 		733,935
 		42.47%
Barry J. Hess (L)
 		38,722
 		2.24%
Larry Gist (G)
 16,128
 0.93%
write-ins
 362
 
 1,728,081
  
Registration: 3,146,418.  Ballots cast: 1,750,840.
Plurality: 204,999 votes (11.86 percentage points)
 AZ Secretary of State


Notes:  Gov. Jan Brewer (R), who had been serving as Secretary of State, ascended to the governor's office on Jan. 21, 2009, when Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) resigned to take of the position of Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Obama administration.  Seeking a full term, Brewer easily defeated Attorney General Terry Goddard (D), businessman Barry Hess (L) and realtor Larry Gist (G).

In the Aug. 24 Republican primary, Brewer trounced three challengers.  Goddard was uncontested for the Democratic nomination.  He served as Mayor of Phoenix from 1984-1990, resigning in Feb. 1990 to run for Governor; he won the Democratic nomination, but Fife Symington (R) won in a general election run-off.  Goddard ran again in 1994, but lost the primary.  From 1995-2002 he served as Arizona Director of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  He was elected Attorney General in 2002 and re-elected in 2006.

Illegal immigration was a major issue in the race.  On Apr. 23, 2010, Gov. Brewer signed into law the tough anti-immigration measure S.B. 1070 (>).  This led to protests and boycotts, and a judge issued an injunction blocking some of its controversial provisions, but  it was popular among a significant sector of Arizona voters.

There was one debate, on Sept. 1, sponsored by the Citizens Clean Elections Commission and broadcast on KAET Channel 8; all four candidates participated (>).  Brewer's 16-second pause during her opening statement attracted national attention and prompted some to question the state of her health.


Campaign Managers:
Jan Brewer:  Chuck Coughlin
President of HighGround, Inc. in Phoenix since 1996; has worked on numerous statewide and local campaigns.  Chaired Brewer's transition in 2009.  Campaign manager for Gov. Fife Symington’s 1994 re-election campaign, then deputy chief of staff.  Bachelor's degree in history and political science from Denison University, 1984.
 
Terry Goddard:  Jan Lesher
(announced June 23, 2010, succeeding Rodd McLeod)  Secretary and Gov. Napolitano's chief of staff.  Director of the Arizona Department of Commerce.  Founded Lesher Communications in 1990.  From Tuscon.

Rodd McLeod
(Jan. to June 30, 2010)  Vice president of MSHC Partners.  A regional political director of the DSCC in the 2008 cycle.  Ran Gabby Giffords' 2006 congressional campaign.


 

See also:
--.  "Brewer rides immigration wave to defeat Goddard."  Associated Press, Nov. 2, 2010.

Marc Lacey. "The Caucus: A Much-Discussed Silence." The New York Times, Sept. 3, 2010.

Jeremy Duda.  "Goddard breaks silence in kicking off camapign."  Arizona Capitol Times, Apr. 5, 2010.



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