2010 California elections

none November 2010 California elections the June primary elections June 2010 California elections February 2026 September 2023 November 2010 California elections California presidential no June 2010 California elections Jun 2010 November 2, 2010 June 2012 California elections Jun 2012 17,285,883Historical Voter Registration and Participation California Secretary of State https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2020-general/sov/04-historical-voter-reg-participation.pdf 59.59% ( 19.83 pp) Elections were held in California on November 2, 2010.http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/ November 2, 2010, General Election California Secretary of State's office December 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20140810105857/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/ August 10, 2014 dead mdy-all 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. United States Senate 2010 United States Senate election in California 2010 United States Senate elections 300px|thumb|Results by county Boxer: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Fiorina: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% United States Senate election in California, 2010 Barbara Boxer (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 5,218,441 52.2 Carly Fiorina Republican Party (United States) 4,217,366 42.2 Gail Lightfoot Libertarian Party (United States) 175,242 1.8 Peace and Freedom Party Marsha Feinland 135,093 1.4 Duane Roberts Green Party (United States) 128,510 1.2 Edward Noonan American Independent Party 125,441 1.2 James E. Harris (write-in) Independent (politician) 41 0.0 Connor Vlakancic (write-in) Independent (politician) 11 0.0 Jerry Leon Carroll (write-in) Independent (politician) 10 0.0 Hans J. Kugler (write-in) Independent (politician) 5 0.0 10,000,160 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) United States House of Representatives 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California 2010 United States House of Representatives elections 300px|thumb|Results map#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2010http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/58-united-states-representative.pdf Archived copy 2010-12-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20110520072810/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/58-united-states-representative.pdf 2011-05-20 dead PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Democratic5,137,50753.4%340 Republican4,182,95743.4%190 Others307,8573.2%00 Valid votes 9,628,321 Invalid or blank votes Totals 100.0% 53 0 Voter turnout Constitutional officers Governor 2010 California gubernatorial election 300px|thumb|Results by county Brown: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Whitman: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% 2010 California gubernatorial election Jerry Brown California Democratic Party 5,417,731 53.8 Meg Whitman California Republican Party 4,120,020 40.9 Chelene Nightingale American Independent Party 165,928 1.7 Dale Ogden Libertarian Party of California 150,547 1.5 Laura Wells Green Party of California 128,419 1.3 Carlos Alvarez Peace and Freedom Party 92,637 0.9 Cassandra Lieurance (write-in) Libertarian Party of California 285 0.0 Lea Sherman (write-in) Independent (politician) 43 0.0 Rakesh K. Christian (write-in) Independent (politician) 13 0.0 Nadia B. Smalley (write-in) California Democratic Party 8 0.0 Hugh Bagley (write-in) Independent (politician) 4 0.0 Rowan Millar (write-in) Independent (politician) 4 0.0 Jacob Vangelisti (write-in) Independent (politician) 4 0.0 Anselmo Chavez (write-in) California Democratic Party 2 0.0 10,075,645 100.0 California Democratic Party California Republican Party Lieutenant Governor 2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election 300px|thumb|Results by county Newsom: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Maldonado: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% 2010 California lieutenant governor election Gavin Newsom California Democratic Party 4,918,158 50.2 Abel Maldonado (incumbent) California Republican Party 3,820,977 39.0 Pamela Brown Libertarian Party of California 574,640 5.9 Jim King American Independent Party 184,899 1.9 James Castillo Green Party of California 163,987 1.6 C. T. Weber Peace and Freedom Party 116,350 1.1 Karen England (write-in) Independent (politician) 34,119 0.3 9,813,130 100.0 California Democratic Party California Republican Party Secretary of State 2010 California Secretary of State election 300px|thumb|Results by county Bowen: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Dunn: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% 2010 California Secretary of State election Debra Bowen (incumbent) California Democratic Party 5,105,600 53.2 Damon Dunn California Republican Party 3,666,397 38.2 Ann Menasche Green Party of California 286,701 3.0 Christina Tobin Libertarian Party of California 214,353 2.3 Marylou Cabral Peace and Freedom Party 164,458 1.7 Merton D. Short American Independent Party 162,100 1.6 9,599,609 100.0 California Democratic Party State Controller 2010 California State Controller election 300px|thumb|Results by county Chiang: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Strickland: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% 2010 California State Controller election John Chiang (incumbent) California Democratic Party 5,325,657 55.2 Tony Strickland California Republican Party 3,487,007 36.1 Andrew "Andy" Favor Libertarian Party of California 292,440 3.1 Karen Martinez Peace and Freedom Party 209,647 2.2 Ross D. Frankel Green Party of California 191,284 1.9 Lawrence G. Beliz American Independent Party 154,147 1.5 9,660,182 100.0 California Democratic Party State Treasurer 2010 California State Treasurer election 300px|thumb|Results by county Lockyer: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Walters: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% 2010 California State Treasurer election Bill Lockyer (incumbent) California Democratic Party 5,433,508 56.5 Mimi Walters California Republican Party 3,479,712 36.2 Charles "Kit" Crittenden Green Party of California 231,165 2.4 Edward M. Teyssier Libertarian Party of California 218,387 2.2 Robert Lauten American Independent Party 135,930 1.4 Debra L. Reiger Peace and Freedom Party 125,573 1.3 9,624,275 100.0 California Democratic Party Attorney General 2010 California Attorney General election 300px|thumb|Results by county Harris: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Cooley: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% 2010 California Attorney General election Kamala Harris California Democratic Party 4,443,070 46.1 Steve Cooley California Republican Party 4,368,617 45.3 Peter Allen Green Party of California 258,880 2.7 Timothy Hannan Libertarian Party of California 246,584 2.6 Diane Templin American Independent Party 169,994 1.7 Robert Evans Peace and Freedom Party 160,426 1.6 9,647,571 100.0 California Democratic Party Insurance Commissioner 2010 California Insurance Commissioner election 300px|thumb|Results by county Jones: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Villines: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% 2010 California Insurance Commissioner election Dave Jones California Democratic Party 4,765,693 50.6 Mike Villines California Republican Party 3,540,610 37.6 Richard Bronstein Libertarian Party of California 372,684 4.0 Dina Padilla Peace and Freedom Party 293,512 3.1 William Balderston Green Party of California 252,305 2.6 Clay Pedersen American Independent Party 198,352 2.1 9,423,156 100.0 California Democratic Party California Republican Party Superintendent of Public Instruction 2010 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election 300px|thumb|Results by county Torlakson: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Villines: #D9D9D9 40–50% #BDBDBD 50–60% #969696 60–70% 2010 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election Tom Torlakson Nonpartisan candidate 4,223,116 54.6 Larry Aceves Nonpartisan candidate 3,476,288 44.9 Diane Lenning (write-in) Nonpartisan candidate 46,061 0.5 7,745,465 100.0 Nonpartisan candidate Board of Equalization 2010 California State Board of Equalization elections District 1 California's 1st Board of Equalization district election, 2010 Betty T. Yee (incumbent) California Democratic Party 1,617,655 63.1 California Republican Party Kevin R. Scott 799,316 31.2 Libertarian Party of California Kennita Watson 77,942 3.0 Peace and Freedom Party Sherrill Borg 71,189 2.7 2,566,102 100.0 California Democratic Party District 2 California's 2nd Board of Equalization district election, 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 California's 3rd Board of Equalization district election, 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 California's 4th Board of Equalization district election, 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 Supreme Court Three justices on the Supreme Court of California faced retention in 2010.California judicial elections, 2010 https://ballotpedia.org/California_judicial_elections,_2010 2026-09-01 Ballotpedia en Justice Cantil-Sakauye retention 300px|thumb|Retention results by county For: #B6C8D9 50–60% #7D9CBB 60–70% #47729E 70–80% Against: #DEDEBD 50–60% Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in July 2010 to succeed Ron George.2010-07-21 Report: Gov. to name Asian American chief justice https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2010/07/21/report-gov-to-name-asian-american-chief-justice/ 2026-09-01 The San Diego Union-Tribune en-US 2010 California Supreme Court Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye retention 4772376 2345611 California Secretary of StateComplete Statement of Vote https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2010-general/complete-sov.pdf 2026-09-01 California Secretary of State Justice Chin retention 300px|thumb|Retention results by county For: #B6C8D9 50–60% #7D9CBB 60–70% #47729E 70–80% Against: #DEDEBD 50–60% Justice Ming Chin was first appointed by Governor Pete Wilson in 1996 to succeed Armand Arabian.1996-01-29 EDITORIAL -- Justice Ming W. Chin https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/editorial-justice-ming-w-chin-2996936.php 2026-09-02 SFGate en 2010 California Supreme Court Justice Chin retention 4599967 2427421 California Secretary of State Justice Moreno retention 300px|thumb|Retention results by county For: #B6C8D9 50–60% #7D9CBB 60–70% #47729E 70–80% #28497C 80–90% Against: #DEDEBD 50–60% Justice Carlos Moreno was appointed by Governor Gray Davis in 2001 to succeed Stanley Mosk.Dolan Maura 2001-09-26 Davis Selects Nominee for High Court https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-sep-26-mn-50050-story.html 2026-09-02 Los Angeles Times en-US 2010 California Supreme Court Justice Moreno retention 4747050 2262825 California Secretary of State State Senate 2010 California State Senate election 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. right|300px California State Senate elections, 2010PartyVotesPercentageNot upIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter 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 State Assembly 2010 California State Assembly election Voters in all 80 of California's State Assembly districts voted for their representatives. right|500px California State Assembly elections, 2010PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Democratic5,024,75954.052+2 Republican4,084,97943.928-1 Libertarian115,7091.200 Green46,5990.500 Peace and Freedom26,8090.300 American Independent4,2690.100 Independent1630.00 -1 Invalid or blank votes — — Valid votes9,303,287 — — Totals 100.0% 80 — Voter turnout Statewide ballot propositions 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.http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures.htm Qualified Statewide Ballot Measures California Attorney General's office 2010-06-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20140515063301/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures.htm 2014-05-15 dead +2010 California ballot propositionsNameDescriptionVotesTypeYes%No%Proposition 19Legalizes recreational marijuana for individuals 21 years of age and older and allow local governments to regulate and tax it.California Proposition 19 (2010) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_19,_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative_(2010) 2026-10-02 Ballotpedia en-US4,643,59246.54 5,333,230 53.46 Citizen-initiated state statuteProposition 20Transfers the power of congressional redistricting from the California State Legislature and the governor to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.California Proposition 20 (2010) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_20,_Transfer_Congressional_Redistricting_to_Commission_Initiative_(2010) 2026-10-02 Ballotpedia en 5,743,069 61.233,636,89238.77 Citizen-initiated constitutional amendmentProposition 21Creates an $18 surcharge to vehicle registration fees and dedicating revenue from the surcharge to state parks and wildlife programs.California Proposition 21 (2010) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_21,_Vehicle_License_Fee_Increase_for_State_Parks_Initiative_(2010) 2026-10-02 Ballotpedia en4,190,64342.73 5,615,595 57.27 Citizen-initiated state statuteProposition 22Prohibits the state from redirecting property tax revenues from local jurisdictions and using fuel tax revenue to pay for transportation bonds, even in the case of a fiscal emergency.California Proposition 22 (2010) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_22,_Restrictions_on_State_Government_For_Local_and_State_Fuel_Tax_Revenue_(2010) 2026-10-02 Ballotpedia en 5,733,755 60.623,725,01439.38 Citizen-initiated constitutional amendmentProposition 23Freezes the provisions of Assembly Bill 32 (2006) until California's unemployment rate drops to 5.5% or below for four consecutive quarters.California Proposition 23 (2010) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_23,_Suspension_of_Greenhouse_Gas_Emissions_Reduction_Law_Initiative_(2010) 2026-10-02 Ballotpedia en3,733,88338.46 5,974,564 61.54 Citizen-initiated state statuteProposition 24Repeals three business tax breaks passed by the state legislature as part of negotiations of the 2008–10 California budget crisis.California Proposition 24 (2010) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_24,_Repeal_Corporate_Tax_Liability_Reduction_Initiative_(2010) 2026-10-02 Ballotpedia en3,947,50241.91 5,470,477 58.09Proposition 25Changes the requirement to pass the state budget from two-thirds to a simple majority vote of the legislature.California Proposition 25 (2010) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_25,_Simple_Majority_Vote_to_Enact_State_Budget_Amendment_(2010) 2026-10-02 Ballotpedia en 5,262,052 55.074,292,64844.93 Citizen-initiated constitutional amendmentProposition 26Increases the vote requirement needed to impose certain new taxes and fees by the state legislature and local governments from a simple majority to a two-thirds supermajority vote.California Proposition 26 (2010) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_26,_Supermajority_Vote_to_Pass_Certain_New_Taxes_and_Fees_(2010) 2026-10-02 Ballotpedia en 4,923,834 52.414,470,23447.59Proposition 27Repeals Proposition 11 (2008), which authorized the creation of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.California Proposition 27 (2010) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_27,_Elimination_of_Citizens_Redistricting_Commission_Initiative_(2010) 2026-10-02 Ballotpedia en3,736,44340.59 5,468,703 59.41 Combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statuteSource: California Secretary of State left 5 Results by county 2010 California Proposition 19 results map by county.svg 200 Amendment 19 results by countyYes: #B6C8D9 50–60% #7D9CBB 60–70%No: #DEDEBD 50–60% #BCBC83 60–70% 2010 California Proposition 20 results map by county.svg 200 Amendment 20 results by countyYes: #B6C8D9 50–60% #7D9CBB 60–70% #47729E 70–80%No: #DEDEBD 50–60% 2010 California Proposition 21 results map by county.svg 200 Amendment 21 results by countyYes: #B6C8D9 50–60% #7D9CBB 60–70%No: #DEDEBD 50–60% #BCBC83 60–70% #8B8B54 70–80% #5D5D2D 80–90% 2010 California Proposition 22 results map by county.svg 200 Amendment 22 results by countyYes: #B6C8D9 50–60% #7D9CBB 60–70% #47729E 70–80%No: #DEDEBD 50–60% 2010 California Proposition 23 results map by county.svg 200 Amendment 23 results by countyYes: #B6C8D9 50–60% #7D9CBB 60–70%No: #DEDEBD 50–60% #BCBC83 60–70% #8B8B54 70–80% #5D5D2D 80–90% 2010 California Proposition 24 results map by county.svg 200 Amendment 24 results by countyYes: #B6C8D9 50–60%No: #DEDEBD 50–60% #BCBC83 60–70% #8B8B54 70–80% 2010 California Proposition 25 results map by county.svg 200 Amendment 25 results by countyYes: #B6C8D9 50–60% #7D9CBB 60–70% #47729E 70–80%No: #DEDEBD 50–60% #BCBC83 60–70% 2010 California Proposition 26 results map by county.svg 200 Amendment 26 results by countyYes: #B6C8D9 50–60% #7D9CBB 60–70%No: #DEDEBD 50–60% #BCBC83 60–70% 2010 California Proposition 27 results map by county.svg 200 Amendment 27 results by countyYes: #B6C8D9 50–60%No: #DEDEBD 50–60% #BCBC83 60–70% #8B8B54 70–80% Not on the ballot Proposition 18 This was a legislatively referred state statute that sought to 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.http://reason.com/blog/2010/08/10/another-schwarzenegger-idea-ru Another Schwarzenegger Idea Runs Dry Reason 2010-08-10 2010-08-10 See also 2010 California gubernatorial election List of California ballot propositions June 2010 California state elections Political party strength in U.S. states Political party strength in California Elections in California Districts in California References External links November 2010 Statewide Election Results from the California Secretary of State Candidates for California State Offices https://web.archive.org/web/20100929160410/http://www.votesmart.org/election_state.php?state_id=CA September 29, 2010 at Project Vote Smart California Polls at Pollster.com California at Rasmussen Reports California Congressional Races in 2010 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets California 2010 campaign finance data from Follow the Money Elections 2010 at the San Jose Mercury News California 11