June 2010 California elections

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June 2010 California elections
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Elections were held in California on June 8, 2010. Five propositions and two special elections, one for a State Senate seat and the other for a State Assembly seat were on the ballot. Primary elections for all statewide offices, a seat to the United States Senate, all Californian seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the State Assembly, and all even-numbered seats of the State Senate, along with the first round election for the nonpartisan Superintendent of Public Instruction were also held.

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Propositions

Proposition 13

2010 California Proposition 13 results map by county.svg

Proposition 13 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment prohibiting the reassessment of property values due to seismic retrofitting work.

Proposition 13
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes4,471,24984.97
No790,89915.03
Valid votes5,262,14893.06
Invalid or blank votes392,6656.94
Total votes5,654,813100.00
Registered voters/turnout16,977,03133.31

Proposition 14

2010 California Proposition 14 results map by county.svg

Proposition 14 is an initiative statute establishing nonpartisan blanket primaries.

Proposition 14
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes2,868,94553.73
No2,470,65846.27
Valid votes5,339,60394.43
Invalid or blank votes315,2105.57
Total votes5,654,813100.00
Registered voters/turnout16,977,03133.31

Proposition 15

2010 California Proposition 15 results map by county.svg

Proposition 15 is an initiative statute creating a public campaign finance system for Secretary of State elections.

Proposition 15
ChoiceVotes%
Light brown x.svg No2,975,73157.29
Yes2,218,27342.71
Valid votes5,194,00491.85
Invalid or blank votes460,8098.15
Total votes5,654,813100.00
Registered voters/turnout16,977,03133.31

Proposition 16

2010 California Proposition 16 results map by county.svg

Proposition 16 is an initiative constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority to establish or expand public electricity providers.

Proposition 16
ChoiceVotes%
Light brown x.svg No2,820,13552.75
Yes2,526,54447.25
Valid votes5,346,67994.55
Invalid or blank votes308,1345.45
Total votes5,654,813100.00
Registered voters/turnout16,977,03133.31

Proposition 17

2010 California Proposition 17 results map by county.svg

Proposition 17 is an initiative statute allowing auto insurance companies to charge based on continuity of insurance coverage.

Proposition 17
ChoiceVotes%
Light brown x.svg No2,778,59951.90
Yes2,575,65948.10
Valid votes5,354,25894.68
Invalid or blank votes300,5555.32
Total votes5,654,813100.00
Registered voters/turnout16,977,03133.31

Special elections

37th State Senate district special election

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The seat of the 37th State Senate district was vacated by John J. Benoit after he was appointed to be Riverside County supervisor on November 30, 2009.

Primary election

A primary election was held on April 13, 2010. Since no candidate won a majority, the candidates with the top votes for each party appeared on the ballots for the special election.

California's 37th State Senate district special primary, 2010 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Emmerson 39,87541.76
Republican Russ Bogh20,95721.95
Democratic Justin Blake13,28913.92
Democratic Anna Nevenic8,0768.46
Democratic Arthur Guerrero6,8267.15
American Independent Matt Monica4,1954.39
Republican David W. Peters2,2672.37
Total votes95,485 100.00
Turnout  20.39

Special election

37th State Senate district special election, 2010 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Emmerson 81,655 59.66
Democratic Justin Blake41,24330.13
American Independent Matt Monica13,96510.20
Total votes136,863 100.00
Turnout  29.18
Republican hold

43rd State Assembly district special election

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The seat of the 43rd State Assembly district was vacated by Paul Krekorian after he was elected to the Los Angeles City Council on December 8, 2009.

Primary election

A primary election was held on April 13, 2010. Since no candidate won a majority, the candidates with the top votes for each party appeared on the ballots for the special election.

California's 43rd State Assembly district special primary, 2010 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Gatto11,95431.96
Republican Sunder Ramani11,63431.10
Democratic Nayiri Nahabedian8,35822.34
Democratic Chahe Keuroghelian5,46214.60
Total votes37,408 100.00
Turnout  21.97

Special election

California's 43rd State Assembly district special election, 2010 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Gatto 23,733 58.58
Republican Sunder Ramani16,77841.42
Total votes40,511 100.00
Turnout  20.14
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "37th State Senate District Special Primary Election – Official Canvass" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Official Canvass: State Senator 37th Senate District Special General Election, June 8, 2010" (PDF). California Secretary of State. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  3. ↑ "43rd State Assembly District Special Primary Election – Official Canvass" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Official Canvass: State Assemblymember 43rd Assembly District Special General Election, June 8, 2010" (PDF). California Secretary of State. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
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