2010 California State Controller election

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2010 California State Controller election
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  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  
  John Chiang 2007.jpg Tony Strickland (2).jpg
Nominee John Chiang Tony Strickland
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote5,325,3573,487,014
Percentage55.2%36.1%

2010 California State Controller election results map by county.svg
2010 California state controller election results map by congressional district.svg
Chiang:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
     80–90%
Strickland:     40–50%     50–60%

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.

Contents

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

Primary results

American Independent

California American Independent State Controller primary, 2010
CandidateVotes %
Lawrence Beliz24,43656.3
Nathan Johnson18,97743.7
Total votes43,413 100.0
Voter turnout %

Republican

California Republican State Controller primary, 2010
CandidateVotes %
Tony Strickland 1,221,03360.1
David Evans812,30339.9
Total votes2,033,336 100.00
Voter turnout %

Others

California Secretary of State primary, 2010 (others)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Chiang (incumbent) 2,064,419 100.0
Green Ross D. Frankel 20,816 100.0
Libertarian Andrew "Andy" Favor 18,249 100.0
Peace and Freedom Karen Martinez 3,850 100.0

General results

California State Controller election, 2010 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Chiang (incumbent) 5,325,357 55.13% +4.51%
Republican Tony Strickland 3,487,01436.10%-4.09%
Libertarian Andrew Favor292,4413.03%+0.77%
Peace and Freedom Karen Martinez209,6382.17%-0.37%
Green Ross D. Frankel191,2821.98%-1.13%
American Independent Lawrence G. Beliz154,1451.59%+0.31%
Total votes9,659,877 100.0%
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-11. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-03. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  3. "Statement of the Vote - November 2, 2010 General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State.

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