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The 2010 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Jack O'Connell was term-limited and unable to run for re-election to a third term.
In the nonpartisan primary election on June 8, 2010, no candidate received a majority of the votes. The top two finishers, Larry Aceves, who came first with 19% of the vote, and Democratic State Assemblyman Tom Torlakson, who came second with 18.5% of the vote, advanced to the general election. In the general election on November 2, 2010, Torlakson defeated Aceves.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Larry Aceves | 832,938 | 19.12 | |
Tom Torlakson | 808,970 | 18.57 | |
Gloria Romero | 738,032 | 16.94 | |
Lydia Gutierrez | 384,514 | 8.83 | |
Grant McMicken | 309,499 | 7.11 | |
Karen Blake | 299,492 | 6.88 | |
Diane Lenning | 270,570 | 6.21 | |
Daniel Nusbaum | 217,220 | 4.99 | |
Alexia Deligianni | 212,145 | 4.87 | |
Henry Williams | 125,283 | 2.88 | |
Leonard James Martin | 123,791 | 2.84 | |
Faarax Dahir Sheikh-Noor | 33,586 | 0.77 | |
Total votes | 4,356,040 | 100 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Tom Torlakson | 4,222,946 | 54.52 | |
Larry Aceves | 3,476,243 | 44.88 | |
Diane Lenning (write-in) | 46,061 | 0.60 | |
Total votes | 7,745,250 | 100 |
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