2010 California elections

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November 2010 California elections
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  Jun 2010 November 2, 2010 Jun 2012  
Registered17,285,883 [1]
Turnout59.59% (Decrease2.svg 19.83 pp) [1]

The California state elections, November 2010 were held on November 2, 2010. [2]

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On a year marked by a strong Republican wave nationwide, the State of California elected Democrats to the state's top offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Controller, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Education, Insurance Commissioner and United States Senator. On November 24, 2010, the California Democratic Party set a record for winning every statewide elected office in California in a single election when the last outstanding race - the one for Attorney General - was decided in Kamala Harris's favor. Because fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein holds the other Senate seat that was not up for election in 2010, the Democrats held every statewide elected office in California beginning in 2011.

United States Senate

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United States Senate election in California, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barbara Boxer (incumbent) 5,218,441 52.2
Republican Carly Fiorina 4,217,36642.2
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot175,2421.8
Peace and Freedom Marsha Feinland135,0931.4
Green Duane Roberts128,5101.2
American Independent Edward Noonan125,4411.2
Independent James E. Harris (write-in)410.0
Independent Connor Vlakancic (write-in)110.0
Independent Jerry Leon Carroll (write-in)100.0
Independent Hans J. Kugler (write-in)50.0
Total votes10,000,160 100.0
Democratic hold

United States House of Representatives

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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2010 [3]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 5,137,50753.4%340
Republican 4,182,95743.4%190
Others307,8573.2%00
Valid votes9,628,321
Invalid or blank votes
Totals100.0%530
Voter turnout

Constitutional officers

Governor

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2010 California gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerry Brown 5,417,731 53.8
Republican Meg Whitman 4,120,02040.9
American Independent Chelene Nightingale165,9281.7
Libertarian Dale Ogden 150,5471.5
Green Laura Wells 128,4191.3
Peace and Freedom Carlos Alvarez92,6370.9
Libertarian Cassandra Lieurance (write-in)2850.0
Independent Lea Sherman (write-in)430.0
Independent Rakesh K. Christian (write-in)130.0
Democratic Nadia B. Smalley (write-in)80.0
Independent Hugh Bagley (write-in)40.0
Independent Rowan Millar (write-in)40.0
Independent Jacob Vangelisti (write-in)40.0
Democratic Anselmo Chavez (write-in)20.0
Total votes10,075,645 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Lieutenant governor

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2010 California lieutenant governor election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gavin Newsom 4,918,158 50.2
Republican Abel Maldonado (incumbent)3,820,97739.0
Libertarian Pamela Brown574,6405.9
American Independent Jim King184,8991.9
Green James Castillo163,9871.6
Peace and Freedom C. T. Weber116,3501.1
Independent Karen England (write-in)34,1190.3
Total votes9,813,130 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Secretary of State

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2010 California Secretary of State election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debra Bowen (incumbent) 5,105,600 53.2
Republican Damon Dunn 3,666,39738.2
Green Ann Menasche286,7013.0
Libertarian Christina Tobin 214,3532.3
Peace and Freedom Marylou Cabral164,4581.7
American Independent Merton D. Short162,1001.6
Total votes9,599,609 100.0
Democratic hold

State Controller

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2010 California State Controller election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Chiang (incumbent) 5,325,657 55.2
Republican Tony Strickland 3,487,00736.1
Libertarian Andrew "Andy" Favor292,4403.1
Peace and Freedom Karen Martinez209,6472.2
Green Ross D. Frankel191,2841.9
American Independent Lawrence G. Beliz154,1471.5
Total votes9,660,182 100.0
Democratic hold

State Treasurer

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2010 California State Treasurer election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Lockyer (incumbent) 5,433,508 56.5
Republican Mimi Walters 3,479,71236.2
Green Charles "Kit" Crittenden231,1652.4
Libertarian Edward M. Teyssier218,3872.2
American Independent Robert Lauten135,9301.4
Peace and Freedom Debra L. Reiger125,5731.3
Total votes9,624,275 100.0
Democratic hold

Attorney general

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2010 California Attorney General election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kamala Harris 4,443,070 46.1
Republican Steve Cooley 4,368,61745.3
Green Peter Allen258,8802.7
Libertarian Timothy Hannan246,5842.6
American Independent Diane Templin169,9941.7
Peace and Freedom Robert Evans160,4261.6
Total votes9,647,571 100.0
Democratic hold

Insurance Commissioner

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2010 California Insurance Commissioner election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dave Jones 4,765,693 50.6
Republican Mike Villines 3,540,61037.6
Libertarian Richard Bronstein372,6844.0
Peace and Freedom Dina Padilla293,5123.1
Green William Balderston252,3052.6
American Independent Clay Pedersen198,3522.1
Total votes9,423,156 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Superintendent of Public Instruction

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2010 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Tom Torlakson 4,223,116 54.6
Nonpartisan Larry Aceves3,476,28844.9
Nonpartisan Diane Lenning (write-in)46,0610.5
Total votes7,745,465 100.0
Nonpartisan hold

Board of Equalization

District 1

California's 1st Board of Equalization district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Betty T. Yee (incumbent) 1,617,655 63.1
Republican Kevin R. Scott799,31631.2
Libertarian Kennita Watson77,9423.0
Peace and Freedom Sherrill Borg71,1892.7
Total votes2,566,102 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd Board of Equalization district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George Runner 1,189,504 50.0
Democratic Chris Parker1,019,84442.9
Libertarian Willard D. Michlin112,8254.7
Peace and Freedom Toby Mitchell-Sawyer58,2422.4
Total votes2,380,415 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd Board of Equalization district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michelle Steel (incumbent) 1,325,538 54.9
Democratic Mary Christian Heising836,05734.6
Libertarian Jerry L. Dixon117,7834.8
Peace and Freedom Mary Lou Finley79,8703.3
American Independent Terri Lussenheide59,5132.4
Total votes2,418,761 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th Board of Equalization district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerome Horton (incumbent) 1,223,906 71.8
American Independent Shawn Hoffman215,63912.6
Libertarian Peter "Pedro" De Baets198,57511.6
Peace and Freedom Nancy Lawrence68,5774.0
Total votes1,706,697 100.0
Democratic hold

Supreme Court

Chief Justice nomination

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Tani Cantil-Sakauye
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes4,764,82967.1
No2,340,72132.9
Total votes7,105,550100.00

Associate Justices

Ming W. Chin
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes4,592,59465.5
No2,422,43534.5
Total votes7,015,029100.00
Carlos R. Moreno
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes4,739,56267.7
No2,258,06032.3
Total votes6,997,622100.00

State Senate

There are 40 seats in the State Senate, the upper house of California's bicameral State Legislature. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate will vote for their representatives.

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California State Senate elections, 2010
PartyVotesPercentageNot upIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter
Democratic 2,269,55055.611952525
Republican 1,728,86342.39151515
Libertarian 64,1631.600000
Green 11,8710.300000
Peace and Freedom 10,2090.200000
Independent 100.000000
Totals4,084,666100.02010104040

State Assembly

Voters in all 80 of California's State Assembly districts voted for their representatives.

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California State Assembly elections, 2010
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 5,024,75954.052+2
Republican 4,084,97943.928-1
Libertarian 115,7091.200
Green 46,5990.500
Peace and Freedom 26,8090.300
American Independent 4,2690.100
Independent 1630.00-1
Invalid or blank votes
Valid votes9,303,287
Totals100.0%80
Voter turnout

Statewide ballot propositions

The following propositions have been approved for the November ballot either through referral by the state legislature or by obtaining 433,971 signatures for proposed statutes and 694,354 signatures for constitutional amendments. [4]

Proposition 18

This is a legislatively referred state statute that would authorize an $11.1 billion bond to upgrade California's water system. On August 9, 2010, the California Legislature postponed the vote on the proposition until 2012. [5]

Proposition 19

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This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would legalize up to 1 ounce of marijuana for persons 21 years or older and would allow local governments to regulate as well as tax the newly created cannabis market.

Proposition 19 [6]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No5,322,71653.5
Yes4,634,38346.5
Total votes9,957,099100.00

Proposition 20

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This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to re-draw congressional district lines, in addition to its current job of drawing state senate district lines and state assembly district lines.

Proposition 20 [6]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes5,733,10461.2
No3,628,76938.8
Total votes9,361,873100.00

Proposition 21

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This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would increase vehicle license fees by $18 a year to fund state parks. The initiative also removes current state park motor vehicle parking fees. [7]

Proposition 21 [6]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No5,605,61057.3
Yes4,181,22642.7
Total votes9,786,836100.00

Proposition 22

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This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would prevent the state government from taking certain funds, such as transportation funds, from the local governments.

Proposition 22 [6]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes5,722,62760.6
No3,717,76539.4
Total votes9,440,392100.00

Proposition 23

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This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would suspend California's Global Warming Solutions Act until statewide unemployment falls below 5.5% for four consecutive quarters.

Proposition 23 [6]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No5,962,30561.5
Yes3,727,07638.5
Total votes9,689,381100.00

Proposition 24

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This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would repeal three business tax breaks passed by the state legislature as part of negotiations of the 2008–10 California budget crisis.

Proposition 24 [6]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No5,461,67458.1
Yes3,939,11841.9
Total votes9,400,792100.00

Proposition 25

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This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would allow state budgets to be passed by the state legislature by a simple majority instead of the current two-thirds requirement. The two-thirds majority for passing taxes would not change.

Proposition 25 [6]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes5,251,31955.1
No4,284,85244.9
Total votes9,536,171100.00

Proposition 26

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This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require voters to approve new state levies and charges by a two-thirds super majority, with some exceptions.

Proposition 26 [6]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes4,915,26252.4
No4,460,68147.6
Total votes9,375,943100.00

Proposition 27

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This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 11, which established the Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Proposition 27 [6]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No5,457,94059.4
Yes3,729,61240.6
Total votes9,187,552100.00

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Historical Voter Registration and Participation" (PDF). California Secretary of State.
  2. "November 2, 2010, General Election". California Secretary of State's office. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Qualified Statewide Ballot Measures". California Attorney General's office. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  5. "Another Schwarzenegger Idea Runs Dry". Reason. August 10, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2019 California Special Election Results". Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  7. Prop. 21 would let motorists visit state parks for free