Question: In which state did the 2010 incumbent gubernatorial candidate enter private practice as an attorney before being elected to the Senate in 1982 ?

text: 2010 United States gubernatorial elections
Summary of contests

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 2010 in 37 states (with a special election in Utah) and two territories. As in most midterm elections,[citation needed] the party controlling the White House lost ground. Democrats did take five governorships from the Republicans, and Republicans took 11 governorships from the Democrats. An independent won one governorship previously held by a Republican. A Republican won one governorship previously held by an independent. Republicans held a majority of governorships for the first time since before the 2006 elections. One state, Louisiana, had no election for governor, but did feature a special election for lieutenant governor. Most gains from both parties were made in races where no incumbent was running, either due to term limits or voluntary retirement, but three incumbent governors were defeated. Democrats Ted Strickland of Ohio and Chet Culver of Iowa were defeated by Republicans in the general election, and Republican Jim Gibbons of Nevada lost in the primary, with the general election won by a Republican. These elections coincided with the elections for the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives as well as other state and local elections.
State Incumbent Party Status Candidates
Alabama Bob Riley Republican Term-limited , Republican victory Robert Bentley ( R ) , 57.9% Ron Sparks ( D ) , 42.1%
Alaska Sean Parnell Republican Elected to full term , 58.9% Ethan Berkowitz ( D ) , 38.3% Billy Toien ( L ) , 2,682 1.05%
Arizona Jan Brewer Republican Elected to full term , 54.7% Terry Goddard ( D ) , 42.2% Barry Hess ( L ) , 38,722 2.24%
Arkansas Mike Beebe Democratic Re-elected , 64.5% Jim Keet ( R ) , 33.6%
California Arnold Schwarzenegger Republican Term-limited , Democratic victory Jerry Brown ( D ) , 53.1% Meg Whitman ( R ) , 41.7% Dale Ogden ( L ) , 150,898 1.5%
Colorado Bill Ritter Democratic Retired , Democratic victory John Hickenlooper ( D ) , 50.7% Tom Tancredo ( Am.C . ) , 36.8% Dan Maes ( R ) , 11.1% Jaimes Brown ( L ) , 0.74%
Connecticut Jodi Rell Republican Retired , Democratic victory Dan Malloy ( D ) , 49.6% Tom Foley ( R ) , 48.9%
Florida Charlie Crist Independent Retired , Republican victory Rick Scott ( R ) , 48.9% Alex Sink ( D ) , 47.7%
Georgia Sonny Perdue Republican Term-limited , Republican victory Nathan Deal ( R ) , 52.9% Roy Barnes ( D ) , 43.1% John Monds ( L ) , 103,194 4%
Hawaii Linda Lingle Republican Term-limited , Democratic victory Neil Abercrombie ( D ) , 58.2% Duke Aiona ( R ) , 41.1%
Idaho Butch Otter Republican Re-elected , 59.1% Keith Allred ( D ) , 32.9% Jana Kemp ( I ) , 5.9%
Illinois Pat Quinn Democratic Elected to full term , 46.6% Bill Brady ( R ) , 46.1%
Iowa Chet Culver Democratic Defeated , 43.3% Terry Branstad ( R ) , 53.0% Eric Cooper ( L ) , 1.27%
Kansas Mark Parkinson Democratic Retired , Republican victory Sam Brownback ( R ) , 63.4% Tom Holland ( D ) , 32.1% Andrew P. Gray ( L ) , 22,460 2.7%
Maine John Baldacci Democratic Term-limited , Republican victory Paul LePage ( R ) , 38.3% Eliot Cutler ( I ) , 36.5% Libby Mitchell ( D ) , 19.1%
Maryland Martin O'Malley Democratic Re-elected , 55.8% Bob Ehrlich ( R ) , 42.3% Susan J. Gaztanaga ( L ) , 14,137 0.8%
Massachusetts Deval Patrick Democratic Re-elected , 48.4% Charlie Baker ( R ) , 42.1% Tim Cahill ( I ) , 8.0%
Michigan Jennifer Granholm Democratic Term-limited , Republican victory Rick Snyder ( R ) , 58.1% Virg Bernero ( D ) , 39.9% Ken Proctor ( L ) , 22,390 0.69%
Minnesota Tim Pawlenty Republican Retired , Democratic victory Mark Dayton ( D ) , 43.7% Tom Emmer ( R ) , 43.2% Tom Horner ( I ) , 11.9%
Nebraska Dave Heineman Republican Re-elected , 74.3% Mike Meister ( D ) , 25.7%