2010 California State Board of Equalization election

none January 2026 2010 California State Board of Equalization elections California legislative no 2006 California State Board of Equalization elections 2006 2014 California State Board of Equalization elections 2014 All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization 2010 11 02 California Democratic Party 2 2 2 4,697,176 51.8% California Republican Party 2 2 2 3,314,369 36.5% Libertarian Party of California 0 0 0 507,112 5.6% The 2010 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 2, 2010, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on June 8, 2010.https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2010-primary/pdf/76-78-boe.pdf June 8, 2010, Primary Election - Board of Equalization Secretary of State of California January 4, 2026https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2010-general/50-board-of-equalization.pdf November 2, 2010, General Election - Board of Equalization Secretary of State of California January 4, 2026 2 Overview + California State Board of Equalization general election, 2010 Party Candidates Votes Seats No. % Before After +/– % Democratic Party 4 4,697,176 51.8% 2 2 50.0% Republican Party 3 3,314,369 36.5% 2 2 50.0%Libertarian Party 4 507,112 5.6% 0 0 0.0%Peace and Freedom Party 4 277,872 3.1% 0 0 0.0%American Independent Party 2 275,152 3.0% 0 0 0.0% Total 17 9,071,681 100.0% 4 4 100.0% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 51.8 Republican Republican Party (United States) 36.5 Libertarian Libertarian Party (United States) 5.6 Peace and Freedom Peace and Freedom Party 3.1 American Independent American Independent Party 3.0 Board of Equalization seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 50.0 Republican Republican Party (United States) 50.0 Board of Equalization DistrictIncumbent PartyElected officeholder Party1st Betty Yee Democratic Betty Yee Democratic2nd Barbara Alby Republican George Runner Republican3rd Michelle Steel Republican Michelle Steel Republican4th Jerome Horton Democratic Jerome Horton Democratic District 1 The incumbent was Democrat Betty Yee, who was appointed to finish the term of Carole Migden and was elected in 2006 with 65.0% of the vote. She was running for reelection. Primary election Results 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Betty Yee (incumbent) 564,903 74.7 California Democratic Party Ted Ford 149,166 19.7 California Democratic Party G. Alan Montgomery 43,075 5.6 757,144 100.0 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Republican primary California Republican Party Kevin R. Scott 272,593 68.9 California Republican Party Rae Williams 123,258 31.1 395,851 100.0 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California Kennita Watson 5,654 100.0 5,654 100.0 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Peace and Freedom primary Peace and Freedom Party Sherill Borg 1,501 100.0 1,501 100.0 General election Candidates Sherill Borg (P&F), community development officerhttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2010-general/short-certified-list.pdf Certified List of Candidates - Short List - 2010 Gubernatorial General November 02, 2010 Secretary of State of California January 6, 2025 Kevin R. Scott (R), small business owner Kennita Watson (L), retired engineer Betty Yee (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Results California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 2010 California Democratic Party Betty Yee (incumbent) 1,617,369 63.1 California Republican Party Kevin R. Scott 799,327 31.2 Libertarian Party of California Kennita Watson 77,929 3.0 Peace and Freedom Party Sherill Borg 71,183 2.7 2,565,808 100.0 California Democratic Party District 2 The incumbent was Republican Barbara Alby, who was appointed to finish the term of Bill Leonard, who resigned early to serve in Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration. Alby lost in the Republican primary. Primary election Results 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Chris Parker 220,120 49.4 California Democratic Party Paul Vincent Avila 138,441 31.0 California Democratic Party Mark L. Stebbins 87,514 19.6 446,075 100.0 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Republican primary California Republican Party George Runner 233,625 35.3 California Republican Party Alan Nakanishi 197,516 29.9 California Republican Party Barbara Alby (incumbent) 168,363 25.4 California Republican Party Edward C. Streichman 62,337 9.4 661,791 100.0 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California Willard D. Michlin 4,739 100.0 4,739 100.0 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Peace and Freedom primary Peace and Freedom Party Toby Mitchell-Sawyer 901 100.0 901 100.0 General election Candidates Willard D. Michlin (L), CPA/businessman Toby Mitchell-Sawyer (P&F), security officer Chris Parker (D), tax professional/educator George Runner (R), member of the California State Senate (2004-2010) Results California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 2010 California Republican Party George Runner 1,189,504 50.0 California Democratic Party Chris Parker 1,019,844 42.9 Libertarian Party of California Willard D. Michlin 112,825 4.7 Peace and Freedom Party Toby Mitchell-Sawyer 58,242 2.4 2,380,415 100.0 California Republican Party District 3 The incumbent was Republican Michelle Steel, who was elected in 2006 with 57.0% of the vote. She was running for reelection. Primary election Results 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Mary Christian Heising 372,228 100.0 372,228 100.0 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Republican primary California Republican Party Michelle Steel (incumbent) 457,466 68.9 California Republican Party Vic Baker 206,994 31.1 664,460 100.0 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 3 American Independent primary American Independent Party Terri Lussenheide 11,871 100.0 11,871 100.0 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California Jerry L. Dixon 5,463 100.0 5,463 100.0 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Peace and Freedom primary Peace and Freedom Party Mary Lou Finley 792 100.0 792 100.0 General election Candidates Jerry L. Dixon (L), CPA Mary Lou Finley (P&F), teacher Mary Christian Heising (D), retired businesswoman Terri Lussenheide (AI), teacher Michelle Steel (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Results California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 2010 California Republican Party Michelle Steel (incumbent) 1,325,538 54.9 California Democratic Party Mary Christian Heising 836,057 34.6 Libertarian Party of California Jerry L. Dixon 117,783 4.8 Peace and Freedom Party Mary Lou Finley 79,870 3.3 American Independent Party Terri Lussenheide 59,513 2.4 2,418,761 100.0 California Republican Party District 4 The incumbent was Democrat Jerome Horton, who was appointed to finish the term of Judy Chu, who resigned early after the special election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Horton was running for a full term. Primary election Results 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Jerome Horton (incumbent) 257,542 100.0 257,542 100.0 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 4 American Independent primary American Independent Party Shawn Hoffman 4,166 100.0 4,166 100.0 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California Peter "Pedro" De Baets 2,202 100.0 2,202 100.0 2010 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Peace and Freedom primary Peace and Freedom Party Nancy Lawrence 665 100.0 665 100.0 General election Candidates Peter "Pedro" De Baets (L), small business owner Shawn Hoffman (AI), business administrator Jerome Horton (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Nancy Lawrence (P&F), jewelrymaker Results California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 2010 California Democratic Party Jerome Horton (incumbent) 1,223,906 71.8 American Independent Party Shawn Hoffman 215,639 12.6 Libertarian Party of California Peter "Pedro" De Baets 198,575 11.6 Peace and Freedom Party Nancy Lawrence 68,577 4.0 1,706,697 100.0 California Democratic Party References State Board of Equalization Category:California State Board of Equalization elections California State Board of Equalization