California Insurance Commissioner election, 2010

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California Insurance Commissioner election, 2010
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  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  

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Nominee Dave Jones Michael Villines
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote4,630,9883,453,694
Percentage50.6%37.7%

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Results by county

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, the winning candidate, will serve a four-year term from 2011 to 2015.

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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

Hector De La Torre American politician

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Californias 50th State Assembly district district of the California Assembly

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Green

Libertarian

Peace and Freedom

Republican

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Primary results

Democratic

California Democratic Insurance Commissioner primary, 2010
CandidateVotes%
Dave Jones 1,255,65661.4
Hector De La Torre 790,49338.6
Total votes2,046,149100.0
Voter turnout27.1%

Republican

California Republican Insurance Commissioner primary, 2010
CandidateVotes%
Mike Villines 988,66150.5
Brian FitzGerald972,31549.5
Total votes1,960,976100.0
Voter turnout37.5%

Others

California Insurance Commissioner primary, 2010 (others)
PartyCandidateVotes%
American Independent Clay Pedersen39,843100.0
Green William Balderston20,803100.0
Libertarian Richard Bronstein18,011100.0
Peace and Freedom Dina Padilla4,012100.0

General election results

California Insurance Commissioner election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dave Jones 4,630,98850.6
Republican Mike Villines 3,453,69437.7
Libertarian Richard Bronstein362,0374.0
Peace and Freedom Dina Padilla282,0373.0
Green William Balderston241,0852.6
American Independent Clay Pedersen192,6102.1
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes9,162,451100.00
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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. Retrieved June 7, 2010.

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