2010 California State Board of Equalization elections

2010 California State Board of Equalization elections

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All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Republican Libertarian Last election 2 2 0 Seats before 2 2 0 Seats won 2 2 0 Seat change Popular vote 4,697,176 3,314,369 507,112 Percentage 51.8% 36.5% 5.6%

The 2010 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 2, 2010, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on June 8, 2010. ^{[1] [2]}

Overview

California State Board of Equalization general election, 2010

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	Before	After	+/–	%
	Democratic Party	4	4,697,176	51.8%	2	2		50.0%
	Republican Party	3	3,314,369	36.5%	2	2		50.0%
	Libertarian Party	4	507,112	5.6%	0	0		0.0%
	Peace and Freedom Party	4	277,872	3.1%	0	0		0.0%
	American Independent Party	2	275,152	3.0%	0	0		0.0%
Total		17	9,071,681	100.0%	4	4		100.0%

Popular vote

Democratic			51.8%
Republican			36.5%
Libertarian			5.6%
Peace and Freedom			3.1%
American Independent			3.0%

Board of Equalization seats

Democratic			50.0%
Republican			50.0%

Board of Equalization District	Incumbent	Party		Elected officeholder	Party
1st	Betty Yee		Democratic	Betty Yee		Democratic
2nd	Barbara Alby		Republican	George Runner		Republican
3rd	Michelle Steel		Republican	Michelle Steel		Republican
4th	Jerome Horton		Democratic	Jerome Horton		Democratic

District 1

The incumbent was Democrat Betty Yee, who was appointed to finish the term of Carole Migden and was elected in 2006 with 65.0% of the vote. She was running for reelection.

Primary election

Results

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betty Yee (incumbent)	564,903	74.7
	Democratic	Ted Ford	149,166	19.7
	Democratic	G. Alan Montgomery	43,075	5.6
Total votes			757,144	100.0

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Republican primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin R. Scott	272,593	68.9
	Republican	Rae Williams	123,258	31.1
Total votes			395,851	100.0

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Libertarian primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Kennita Watson	5,654	100.0
Total votes			5,654	100.0

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Peace and Freedom primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Peace and Freedom	Sherill Borg	1,501	100.0
Total votes			1,501	100.0

General election

Candidates

• Sherill Borg (P&F), community development officer ^[3]
• Kevin R. Scott (R), small business owner ^[3]
• Kennita Watson (L), retired engineer ^[3]
• Betty Yee (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization ^[3]

Results

California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 2010 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betty Yee (incumbent)	1,617,369	63.1
	Republican	Kevin R. Scott	799,327	31.2
	Libertarian	Kennita Watson	77,929	3.0
	Peace and Freedom	Sherill Borg	71,183	2.7
Total votes			2,565,808	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

The incumbent was Republican Barbara Alby, who was appointed to finish the term of Bill Leonard, who resigned early to serve in Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration. Alby lost in the Republican primary.

Primary election

Results

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Parker	220,120	49.4
	Democratic	Paul Vincent Avila	138,441	31.0
	Democratic	Mark L. Stebbins	87,514	19.6
Total votes			446,075	100.0

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Republican primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Runner	233,625	35.3
	Republican	Alan Nakanishi	197,516	29.9
	Republican	Barbara Alby (incumbent)	168,363	25.4
	Republican	Edward C. Streichman	62,337	9.4
Total votes			661,791	100.0

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Libertarian primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Willard D. Michlin	4,739	100.0
Total votes			4,739	100.0

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Peace and Freedom primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Peace and Freedom	Toby Mitchell-Sawyer	901	100.0
Total votes			901	100.0

General election

Candidates

• Willard D. Michlin (L), CPA/businessman ^[3]
• Toby Mitchell-Sawyer (P&F), security officer ^[3]
• Chris Parker (D), tax professional/educator ^[3]
• George Runner (R), member of the California State Senate (2004-2010) ^[3]

Results

California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 2010 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Runner	1,189,504	50.0
	Democratic	Chris Parker	1,019,844	42.9
	Libertarian	Willard D. Michlin	112,825	4.7
	Peace and Freedom	Toby Mitchell-Sawyer	58,242	2.4
Total votes			2,380,415	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

The incumbent was Republican Michelle Steel, who was elected in 2006 with 57.0% of the vote. She was running for reelection.

Primary election

Results

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Christian Heising	372,228	100.0
Total votes			372,228	100.0

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Republican primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michelle Steel (incumbent)	457,466	68.9
	Republican	Vic Baker	206,994	31.1
Total votes			664,460	100.0

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 3 American Independent primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	American Independent	Terri Lussenheide	11,871	100.0
Total votes			11,871	100.0

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Libertarian primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Jerry L. Dixon	5,463	100.0
Total votes			5,463	100.0

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Peace and Freedom primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Peace and Freedom	Mary Lou Finley	792	100.0
Total votes			792	100.0

General election

Candidates

• Jerry L. Dixon (L), CPA ^[3]
• Mary Lou Finley (P&F), teacher ^[3]
• Mary Christian Heising (D), retired businesswoman ^[3]
• Terri Lussenheide (AI), teacher ^[3]
• Michelle Steel (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization ^[3]

Results

California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 2010 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michelle Steel (incumbent)	1,325,538	54.9
	Democratic	Mary Christian Heising	836,057	34.6
	Libertarian	Jerry L. Dixon	117,783	4.8
	Peace and Freedom	Mary Lou Finley	79,870	3.3
	American Independent	Terri Lussenheide	59,513	2.4
Total votes			2,418,761	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

The incumbent was Democrat Jerome Horton, who was appointed to finish the term of Judy Chu, who resigned early after the special election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Horton was running for a full term.

Primary election

Results

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerome Horton (incumbent)	257,542	100.0
Total votes			257,542	100.0

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 4 American Independent primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	American Independent	Shawn Hoffman	4,166	100.0
Total votes			4,166	100.0

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Libertarian primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Peter "Pedro" De Baets	2,202	100.0
Total votes			2,202	100.0

2010 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Peace and Freedom primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Peace and Freedom	Nancy Lawrence	665	100.0
Total votes			665	100.0

General election

Candidates

• Peter "Pedro" De Baets (L), small business owner ^[3]
• Shawn Hoffman (AI), business administrator ^[3]
• Jerome Horton (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization ^[3]
• Nancy Lawrence (P&F), jewelrymaker ^[3]

Results

California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 2010 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerome Horton (incumbent)	1,223,906	71.8
	American Independent	Shawn Hoffman	215,639	12.6
	Libertarian	Peter "Pedro" De Baets	198,575	11.6
	Peace and Freedom	Nancy Lawrence	68,577	4.0
Total votes			1,706,697	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. "June 8, 2010, Primary Election - Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved January 4, 2026.
2. "November 2, 2010, General Election - Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved January 4, 2026.
3. "Certified List of Candidates - Short List - 2010 Gubernatorial General November 02, 2010" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved January 6, 2025.