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The 2010 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday November 2 2010 to elect the Governor of Colorado who would serve a four-year term that began in January 2011. John Hickenlooper won the race with over 50% of the vote. Incumbent Democratic Governor Bill Ritter announced that he would not run for re-election in 2010. Dan Maes claimed the Republican nomination in the primary with 50.6% of the vote and a 1.3% margin over rival Scott McInnis.