2010Final results
2010 election for Alabama Governor
Governor · Alabama
Robert Bentley (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Ron Sparks (D) by 15.8 points.
Robert BentleyRepublican · winner
57.9%860,472
Ron SparksDemocrat
42.1%625,710
1,486,182 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET