2010 California Insurance Commissioner election

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2010 California Insurance Commissioner election
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  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  
  California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones.png 3x4.svg
Nominee Dave Jones Michael Villines
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote4,765,4003,540,626
Percentage50.6%37.7%

2010 California Insurance Commissioner election results map by county.svg
County results
Jones:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Villines:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Insurance Commissioner before election

Steve Poizner
Republican

Elected Insurance Commissioner

Dave Jones
Democratic

The 2010 California Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the Insurance Commissioner of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, a Republican, ran for Governor of California and did not seek reelection. Democratic Assemblyman Dave Jones defeated Republican Michael Villines in the general election.

Contents

Candidates

The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for Insurance Commissioner. [1] Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold.

American Independent

Democratic

Green

Libertarian

Peace and Freedom

Republican

Primary results

Democratic

California Democratic Insurance Commissioner primary, 2010
CandidateVotes %
Dave Jones 1,255,65661.4
Hector De La Torre 790,49338.6
Total votes2,046,149 100.0
Voter turnout27.1%

Republican

California Republican Insurance Commissioner primary, 2010
CandidateVotes %
Mike Villines 988,66150.5
Brian FitzGerald972,31549.5
Total votes1,960,976 100.0
Voter turnout37.5%

Others

California Insurance Commissioner primary, 2010 (others)
PartyCandidateVotes%
American Independent Clay Pedersen 39,843 100.0
Green William Balderston 20,803 100.0
Libertarian Richard Bronstein 18,011 100.0
Peace and Freedom Dina Padilla 4,012 100.0

General election results

California Insurance Commissioner election, 2010 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Dave Jones 4,765,400 50.57% +12.08%
Republican Mike Villines 3,540,62637.57%-13.24%
Libertarian Richard Bronstein372,6763.96%+0.29%
Peace and Freedom Dina Padilla293,5023.11%+0.86%
Green William Balderston252,3012.68%-0.57%
American Independent Clay Pedersen198,3472.10%+0.57%
Total votes9,422,852 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

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References

  1. "2010 Gubernatorial Primary - June 8, 2010: Official Certified List of Candidates" (PDF). California Secretary of State. April 9, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-11. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  2. "Statement of the Vote - November 2, 2010 General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State.

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