California State Treasurer election, 2010

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California State Treasurer election, 2010
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  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  
  Bill-Lockyer.jpg Mimi Walters.jpg
Nominee Bill Lockyer Mimi Walters
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote5,423,2193,473,543
Percentage56.5%36.2%

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State treasurer election results by county

Treasurer before election

Bill Lockyer
Democratic

Elected Treasurer

Bill Lockyer
Democratic

The 2010 California Secretary of State election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the State Treasurer of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Bill Lockyer won reelection.

California State Treasurer position in state government

The California State Treasurer is responsible for the state's investment and finance. The post has narrower responsibilities and authority than the California State Controller. Some of the responsibilities include issuing bonds and notes for the state, and trustee, as well as registrar and paying agent for all general obligation bonds and certain revenue bonds investment of temporarily idle state money. The administration of the state's budgets, financial analyses and planning, money allocation, and economic research is under the California Department of Finance.

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.

Bill Lockyer American politician

William Westwood Lockyer is a veteran California politician, who held elective office from 1973 to 2015, as State Treasurer of California, California Attorney General, and President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate. Described by journalistic observers as one of the state's most "colorful" and "shrewdest" public officials, he has long been known to speak his mind with an uncommon frankness that occasionally caused him political embarrassment.

Contents

Candidates

The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for State Treasurer. [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

Primary results

California State Treasurer primary, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Lockyer (incumbent)2,051,698100.0
Republican Mimi Walters 1,761,188100.0
American Independent Robert Lauten39,688100.0
Green Charles "Kit" Crittenden20,927100.0
Libertarian Edward Teyssier18,037100.0
Peace and Freedom Debra L. Reiger3,853100.0

General results

California State Treasurer election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Lockyer (incumbent)5,423,21956.5
Republican Mimi Walters 3,473,54336.2
Green Charles "Kit" Crittenden229,9712.4
Libertarian Edward M. Teyssier217,8182.3
American Independent Robert Lauten135,6481.4
Peace and Freedom Debra L. Reiger125,2521.3
Valid ballots9,605,451
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

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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 2, 2010.
  2. "Certified List of Write-In Candidates for the June 8, 2010, Statewide Direct Primary Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. May 28, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.

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