2009 California's 10th congressional district special election

none February 2026 December 2019 2009 California's 10th congressional district special election California Presidential no United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2008#District 10 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2010#District 10 2010 2009 11 03 File:John Garamendi (cropped).jpg 150x150px John Garamendi Democratic Party (United States) 72,817 52.8% File:3x4.svg David Harmer Republican Party (United States) 59,017 42.8% Representative Ellen Tauscher Democratic Party (United States) John Garamendi Democratic Party (United States) 2009 CA-10 special election.svg 250px Runoff county results Garamendi: #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% Harmer: #ed8783 50–60% California's 10th congressional district special election, 2009 was held on November 3, 2009, to fill the vacancy caused in California's 10th congressional district by the resignation of Ellen Tauscher. Democratic Party candidate John Garamendi won against Republican opponent David Harmer. Background On May 5, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Democratic Representative Ellen Tauscher for the position of Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-More-Key-Administration-Posts-05-05-09/ President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts May 5, 2009 National Archives whitehouse.gov September 12, 2009 She was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 26 and subsequently resigned from her congressional seat.Lisa Vorderbrueggen http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_12692428?source=rss Tauscher confirmed as Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Contra Costa Times June 26, 2009 September 12, 2009 Following her resignation, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called a special election. An open primary among candidates of all political parties took place on September 1, 2009. If a candidates received a majority of the vote in the primary, that candidate would wins the seat without an additional election. As that didn't occur, the general election took place on November 3, 2009, between the candidates with the most votes for each party. Candidates The following individuals appeared in the certified list of candidates and the certified list of write-in candidates published by the Secretary of State of California, and were thus eligible to receive votes in the special primary election.http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/cd10/certified-list-of-candidates-cd10-primary.pdf Certified List of Candidates for the Special Primary Election, Tenth Congressional District, September 1, 2009 July 27, 2009 September 22, 2009 Secretary of State of California https://web.archive.org/web/20091008122734/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/cd10/certified-list-of-candidates-cd10-primary.pdf October 8, 2009 dead http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/cd10/certified-list-of-candidates-write-ins.pdf Certified List of Write-In Candidates for the Special Primary Election, Tenth Congressional District, September 1, 2009 August 19, 2009 September 22, 2009 Secretary of State of California https://web.archive.org/web/20091008122822/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/cd10/certified-list-of-candidates-write-ins.pdf October 8, 2009 dead American Independent Jerome "Jerry" Denham, an insurance agent Democratic Tiffany René Estrella Attwood, a write-in candidate Joan Buchanan, the State Assemblymember from the 15th district Mark DeSaulnier, the State Senator from the 7th district who was endorsed by Tauscher as her successorGreta Mart http://www.martinezgazette.com/news/story/i410/2009/07/15/desaulnier-endorsed-george-miller-torlakson-tauscher DeSaulnier endorsed by George Miller, Torlakson, Tauscher Martinez News-Gazette July 15, 2009 September 22, 2009 https://archive.today/20120908051522/http://www.martinezgazette.com/news/story/i410/2009/07/15/desaulnier-endorsed-george-miller-torlakson-tauscher September 8, 2012 dead John Garamendi, the Lieutenant Governor Adriel Hampton, a Government 2.0 blogger and investigator for the San Francisco City Attorney Anthony Woods, an Iraq War Veteran and economic policy analyst Green Jeremy Cloward, a community college instructor Peace and Freedom Mary C. McIlroy Republican Chris Bunch, a small business owner Gary W. Clift, a retired police officer David Harmer, an independent businessman Mark Loos, a small business owner David Peterson, an accountability system owner John Toth, a physician Polling General election Poll source Date John Garamendi David Harmer OtherSurvey USASurvey USA October 26–28, 2009 50% 40% 6% Results Primary Since no candidate won a majority in the September 1, 2009, open primary, the candidates with the top votes for each party advanced to the special general election. Garamendi won more votes than any other Democrat and Harmer more than any Republican. Denham, Cloward, and McIlroy were the only candidates from their parties so they advanced to the general election by default. California's 10th congressional district special primary, 2009http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/cd10/final-official-results-cd10-primary.pdf Official Canvass: United States Representative 10th Congressional District Special Primary Election, September 1, 2009 September 9, 2009 September 22, 2009 Secretary of State of California https://web.archive.org/web/20090924070839/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/cd10/final-official-results-cd10-primary.pdf September 24, 2009 dead John Garamendi California Democratic Party 27,580 25.70 David Harmer California Republican Party 22,582 21.05 Mark DeSaulnier California Democratic Party 18,888 17.60 Joan Buchanan California Democratic Party 12,896 12.02 Anthony Woods California Democratic Party 9,388 8.75 Chris Bunch California Republican Party 4,871 4.54 Gary Clift California Republican Party 4,158 3.88 John Toth California Republican Party 3,340 3.11 David Peterson California Republican Party 1,671 1.56 Jeremy Cloward Green Party of California 552 0.51 Mark Loos California Republican Party 418 0.39 Adriel Hampton California Democratic Party 376 0.35 Jerome Denham American Independent Party 309 0.29 Mary McIlroy Peace and Freedom Party 272 0.25 Tiffany Attwood (write-in) California Democratic Party 2 0.00 107,303 100.00 29.39 General California's 10th congressional district special election, 2009http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/cd10/final-official-results-cd10-general.pdf Official Canvass: United States Representative 10th Congressional District Special General Election, November 3, 2009 Secretary of State of California November 16, 2009 November 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091119094946/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/cd10/final-official-results-cd10-general.pdf November 19, 2009 dead John Garamendi California Democratic Party 72,817 52.85 David Harmer California Republican Party 59,017 42.83 Jeremy Cloward Green Party of California 2,515 1.83 Mary McIlroy Peace and Freedom Party 1,846 1.34 Jerome Denham American Independent Party 1,591 1.15 137,786 100.00 35.33 California Democratic Party By county County John GaramendiDemocratic David HarmerRepublican All others Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Alameda (part)6,81144.5%8,03952.5%4683.0%-1,228-8.0%15,318 Contra Costa (part)54,94354.6%41,48641.3%4,1154.1%13,45713.3%100,544 Sacramento (part)24148.0%23246.2%295.8%91.8%502 Solano (part)10,82250.5%9,26043.2%1,3406.3%1,5627.3%21,422Totals72,81752.8%59,01742.8%5,9524.3%13,80010.0%137,786 References 30em California 2009 10 California 2009 10 2009 10 Special California 10 Special United States House of Representatives 10 Special Category:November 2009 in the United States