California_elections,_2010
The California state elections, November 2010 were held on November 2, 2010.[2]
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| Registered | 17,285,883[1] | |||
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| Turnout | 59.59% ( 19.83 pp)[1] | |||
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On a year marked by a strong Republican wave nationwide, the State of California elected Democrats to the state's top offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Controller, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Education, Insurance Commissioner and United States Senator. On November 24, 2010, the California Democratic Party set a record for winning every statewide elected office in California in a single election when the last outstanding race - the one for Attorney General - was decided in Kamala Harris's favor. Because fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein holds the other Senate seat that was not up for election in 2010, the Democrats held every statewide elected office in California beginning in 2011.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 5,218,441 | 52.2 | |
| Republican | Carly Fiorina | 4,217,366 | 42.2 | |
| Libertarian | Gail Lightfoot | 175,242 | 1.8 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Marsha Feinland | 135,093 | 1.4 | |
| Green | Duane Roberts | 128,510 | 1.2 | |
| American Independent | Edward Noonan | 125,441 | 1.2 | |
| Independent | James E. Harris (write-in) | 41 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Connor Vlakancic (write-in) | 11 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Jerry Leon Carroll (write-in) | 10 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Hans J. Kugler (write-in) | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 10,000,160 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2010[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 5,137,507 | 53.4% | 34 | 0 | |
| Republican | 4,182,957 | 43.4% | 19 | 0 | |
| Others | 307,857 | 3.2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 9,628,321 | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | |||||
| Totals | 100.0% | 53 | 0 | ||
| Voter turnout | |||||
Governor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Brown | 5,417,731 | 53.8 | |
| Republican | Meg Whitman | 4,120,020 | 40.9 | |
| American Independent | Chelene Nightingale | 165,928 | 1.7 | |
| Libertarian | Dale Ogden | 150,547 | 1.5 | |
| Green | Laura Wells | 128,419 | 1.3 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Carlos Alvarez | 92,637 | 0.9 | |
| Libertarian | Cassandra Lieurance (write-in) | 285 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Lea Sherman (write-in) | 43 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Rakesh K. Christian (write-in) | 13 | 0.0 | |
| Democratic | Nadia B. Smalley (write-in) | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Hugh Bagley (write-in) | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Rowan Millar (write-in) | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Jacob Vangelisti (write-in) | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Democratic | Anselmo Chavez (write-in) | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 10,075,645 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Lieutenant governor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gavin Newsom | 4,918,158 | 50.2 | |
| Republican | Abel Maldonado (incumbent) | 3,820,977 | 39.0 | |
| Libertarian | Pamela Brown | 574,640 | 5.9 | |
| American Independent | Jim King | 184,899 | 1.9 | |
| Green | James Castillo | 163,987 | 1.6 | |
| Peace and Freedom | C. T. Weber | 116,350 | 1.1 | |
| Independent | Karen England (write-in) | 34,119 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 9,813,130 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Secretary of State
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debra Bowen (incumbent) | 5,105,600 | 53.2 | |
| Republican | Damon Dunn | 3,666,397 | 38.2 | |
| Green | Ann Menasche | 286,701 | 3.0 | |
| Libertarian | Christina Tobin | 214,353 | 2.3 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Marylou Cabral | 164,458 | 1.7 | |
| American Independent | Merton D. Short | 162,100 | 1.6 | |
| Total votes | 9,599,609 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
State Controller
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Chiang (incumbent) | 5,325,657 | 55.2 | |
| Republican | Tony Strickland | 3,487,007 | 36.1 | |
| Libertarian | Andrew "Andy" Favor | 292,440 | 3.1 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Karen Martinez | 209,647 | 2.2 | |
| Green | Ross D. Frankel | 191,284 | 1.9 | |
| American Independent | Lawrence G. Beliz | 154,147 | 1.5 | |
| Total votes | 9,660,182 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
State Treasurer
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Lockyer (incumbent) | 5,433,508 | 56.5 | |
| Republican | Mimi Walters | 3,479,712 | 36.2 | |
| Green | Charles "Kit" Crittenden | 231,165 | 2.4 | |
| Libertarian | Edward M. Teyssier | 218,387 | 2.2 | |
| American Independent | Robert Lauten | 135,930 | 1.4 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Debra L. Reiger | 125,573 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | 9,624,275 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Attorney general
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kamala Harris | 4,443,070 | 46.1 | |
| Republican | Steve Cooley | 4,368,617 | 45.3 | |
| Green | Peter Allen | 258,880 | 2.7 | |
| Libertarian | Timothy Hannan | 246,584 | 2.6 | |
| American Independent | Diane Templin | 169,994 | 1.7 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Robert Evans | 160,426 | 1.6 | |
| Total votes | 9,647,571 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Insurance Commissioner
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dave Jones | 4,765,693 | 50.6 | |
| Republican | Mike Villines | 3,540,610 | 37.6 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Bronstein | 372,684 | 4.0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Dina Padilla | 293,512 | 3.1 | |
| Green | William Balderston | 252,305 | 2.6 | |
| American Independent | Clay Pedersen | 198,352 | 2.1 | |
| Total votes | 9,423,156 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Superintendent of Public Instruction
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Tom Torlakson | 4,223,116 | 54.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | Larry Aceves | 3,476,288 | 44.9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Diane Lenning (write-in) | 46,061 | 0.5 | |
| Total votes | 7,745,465 | 100.0 | ||
| Nonpartisan hold | ||||
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Betty T. Yee (incumbent) | 1,617,655 | 63.1 | |
| Republican | Kevin R. Scott | 799,316 | 31.2 | |
| Libertarian | Kennita Watson | 77,942 | 3.0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Sherrill Borg | 71,189 | 2.7 | |
| Total votes | 2,566,102 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Runner | 1,189,504 | 50.0 | |
| Democratic | Chris Parker | 1,019,844 | 42.9 | |
| Libertarian | Willard D. Michlin | 112,825 | 4.7 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Toby Mitchell-Sawyer | 58,242 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 2,380,415 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michelle Steel (incumbent) | 1,325,538 | 54.9 | |
| Democratic | Mary Christian Heising | 836,057 | 34.6 | |
| Libertarian | Jerry L. Dixon | 117,783 | 4.8 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Mary Lou Finley | 79,870 | 3.3 | |
| American Independent | Terri Lussenheide | 59,513 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 2,418,761 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerome Horton (incumbent) | 1,223,906 | 71.8 | |
| American Independent | Shawn Hoffman | 215,639 | 12.6 | |
| Libertarian | Peter "Pedro" De Baets | 198,575 | 11.6 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Nancy Lawrence | 68,577 | 4.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,706,697 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Chief Justice nomination
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 Yes |
4,764,829 | 67.1 |
| No | 2,340,721 | 32.9 |
| Total votes | 7,105,550 | 100.00 |
Associate Justices
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes |
4,592,594 | 65.5 |
| No | 2,422,435 | 34.5 |
| Total votes | 7,015,029 | 100.00 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes |
4,739,562 | 67.7 |
| No | 2,258,060 | 32.3 |
| Total votes | 6,997,622 | 100.00 |
There are 40 seats in the State Senate, the upper house of California's bicameral State Legislature. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate will vote for their representatives.
| California State Senate elections, 2010 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Incumbents | Open | Before | After | |
| Democratic | 2,269,550 | 55.6 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 25 | |
| Republican | 1,728,863 | 42.3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | |
| Libertarian | 64,163 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green | 11,871 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 10,209 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4,084,666 | 100.0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 40 | |
Voters in all 80 of California's State Assembly districts voted for their representatives.
| California State Assembly elections, 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 5,024,759 | 54.0 | 52 | +2 | |
| Republican | 4,084,979 | 43.9 | 28 | -1 | |
| Libertarian | 115,709 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green | 46,599 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 26,809 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| American Independent | 4,269 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 163 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | — | — | |||
| Valid votes | 9,303,287 | — | — | ||
| Totals | 100.0% | 80 | — | ||
| Voter turnout | |||||
The following propositions have been approved for the November ballot either through referral by the state legislature or by obtaining 433,971 signatures for proposed statutes and 694,354 signatures for constitutional amendments.[4]
Proposition 18
This is a legislatively referred state statute that would authorize an $11.1 billion bond to upgrade California's water system. On August 9, 2010, the California Legislature postponed the vote on the proposition until 2012.[5]
Proposition 19
This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would legalize up to 1 ounce of marijuana for persons 21 years or older and would allow local governments to regulate as well as tax the newly created cannabis market.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 No |
5,322,716 | 53.5 |
| Yes | 4,634,383 | 46.5 |
| Total votes | 9,957,099 | 100.00 |
Proposition 20
This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to re-draw congressional district lines, in addition to its current job of drawing state senate district lines and state assembly district lines.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes |
5,733,104 | 61.2 |
| No | 3,628,769 | 38.8 |
| Total votes | 9,361,873 | 100.00 |
Proposition 21
This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would increase vehicle license fees by $18 a year to fund state parks. The initiative also removes current state park motor vehicle parking fees.[7]
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| No |
5,605,610 | 57.3 |
| Yes | 4,181,226 | 42.7 |
| Total votes | 9,786,836 | 100.00 |
Proposition 22
This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would prevent the state government from taking certain funds, such as transportation funds, from the local governments.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes |
5,722,627 | 60.6 |
| No | 3,717,765 | 39.4 |
| Total votes | 9,440,392 | 100.00 |
Proposition 23
This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would suspend California's Global Warming Solutions Act until statewide unemployment falls below 5.5% for four consecutive quarters.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| No |
5,962,305 | 61.5 |
| Yes | 3,727,076 | 38.5 |
| Total votes | 9,689,381 | 100.00 |
Proposition 24
This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would repeal three business tax breaks passed by the state legislature as part of negotiations of the 2008–10 California budget crisis.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| No |
5,461,674 | 58.1 |
| Yes | 3,939,118 | 41.9 |
| Total votes | 9,400,792 | 100.00 |
Proposition 25
This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would allow state budgets to be passed by the state legislature by a simple majority instead of the current two-thirds requirement. The two-thirds majority for passing taxes would not change.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes |
5,251,319 | 55.1 |
| No | 4,284,852 | 44.9 |
| Total votes | 9,536,171 | 100.00 |
Proposition 26
This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require voters to approve new state levies and charges by a two-thirds super majority, with some exceptions.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes |
4,915,262 | 52.4 |
| No | 4,460,681 | 47.6 |
| Total votes | 9,375,943 | 100.00 |
Proposition 27
This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 11, which established the Citizens Redistricting Commission.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| No |
5,457,940 | 59.4 |
| Yes | 3,729,612 | 40.6 |
| Total votes | 9,187,552 | 100.00 |
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