California State Controller election, 2010

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California State Controller election, 2010

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  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  

  California State Controller John Chiang.jpg Tony Strickland (2).jpg
Nominee John Chiang Tony Strickland
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote5,315,1963,481,167
Percentage55.1%36.1%

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Controller before election

John Chiang
Democratic

Elected Controller

John Chiang
Democratic

The 2010 California State Controller election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the State Controller of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent John Chiang won reelection.

California State Controller

The State Controller of California is the Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. state of California. The post has broader responsibilities and authority than the California State Treasurer. Responsibilities include investigative authority for every dollar spent by the state, and being an ex-officio member of the state's Board of Equalization.

The incumbent is the current holder of an office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent(s). For example, in the Hungarian presidential election, 2017, János Áder was the incumbent, because he had been the president in the term before the term for which the election sought to determine the president. A race without an incumbent is referred to as an open seat.

John Chiang (California politician) American politician

John Chiang is an American politician. A Democrat, he served as the 33rd California State Treasurer from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as California State Controller from 2007 to 2015 and on the California Board of Equalization from 1997 to 2007. On May 17, 2016, Chiang announced his campaign for Governor of California in the 2018 race but did not qualify for the runoff.

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Candidates

The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for State Controller. [1] [2] 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

Tony Strickland American politician

Anthony A. "Tony" Strickland is a former California State Senator who represented the 19th District from 2008-2012. Strickland is a member of the Republican Party and a former Assemblyman, representing the 37th District from 1998 to 2004. He is currently the President and CEO of Strong America, an advocacy group and PAC.

Primary results

American Independent

California American Independent State Controller primary, 2010
CandidateVotes%
Lawrence Beliz24,43656.3
Nathan Johnson18,97743.7
Total votes43,413100.0
Voter turnout%

Republican

California Republican State Controller primary, 2010
CandidateVotes%
Tony Strickland 1,221,03360.1
David Evans812,30339.9
Total votes2,033,336100.00
Voter turnout%

Others

California Secretary of State primary, 2010 (others)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Chiang (incumbent)2,064,419100.0
Green Ross D. Frankel20,816100.0
Libertarian Andrew "Andy" Favor18,249100.0
Peace and Freedom Karen Martinez3,850100.0

General results

California State Controller election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Chiang (incumbent)5,315,19655.1
Republican Tony Strickland 3,481,16736.1
Libertarian Andrew "Andy" Favor291,6573.0
Peace and Freedom Karen Martinez209,2172.2
Green Ross D. Frankel190,3232.0
American Independent Lawrence G. Beliz153,8011.6
Valid ballots9,641,361
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes100.0
Turnout {{{votes}}}
Democratic hold

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