2010 California Insurance Commissioner election

none February 2026 September 2023 2010 California Insurance Commissioner election California presidential no 2006 California Insurance Commissioner election 2006 2014 California Insurance Commissioner election 2014 November 2, 2010 File:California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones (cropped).png 150x150px Dave Jones Democratic Party (United States) 4,765,400 50.57% File:3x4.svg Michael Villines Republican Party (United States) 3,540,626 37.57% 2010 California Insurance Commissioner election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsJones: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Villines: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Republican Party (United States) Dave Jones Democratic Party (United States) The 2010 California Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the Insurance Commissioner of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, a Republican, ran for Governor of California and did not seek reelection. Democratic Assemblyman Dave Jones defeated Republican Michael Villines in the general election. Candidates The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for Insurance Commissioner. http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/2010-elections/june-2010/june-2010-candidates-short-list-040910.pdf 2010 Gubernatorial Primary - June 8, 2010: Official Certified List of Candidates California Secretary of State April 9, 2010 June 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100611024736/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/2010-elections/june-2010/june-2010-candidates-short-list-040910.pdf# 2010-06-11 dead Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold. American Independent Clay Pedersen, retail manager Democratic Hector De La Torre, California State Assemblyman from the 50th district Dave Jones, California State Assemblyman from the 9th district Green William Balderston, teacher and union organizer Libertarian Richard Bronstein, insurance broker Peace and Freedom Dina Padilla, injured worker consultant Republican Brian FitzGerald, attorney Mike Villines, California State Assemblyman from the 29th district and former Assembly Minority Leader Primary results Democratic California Democratic Insurance Commissioner primary, 2010 Dave Jones 1,255,656 61.4 Hector De La Torre 790,493 38.6 2,046,149 100.0 7,553,109 27.1 Republican California Republican Insurance Commissioner primary, 2010 Mike Villines 988,661 50.5 Brian FitzGerald 972,315 49.5 1,960,976 100.0 5,228,320 37.5 Others California Insurance Commissioner primary, 2010 (others) Clay Pedersen American Independent Party 39,843 100.0 William Balderston Green Party of the United States 20,803 100.0 Richard Bronstein Libertarian Party (United States) 18,011 100.0 Dina Padilla Peace and Freedom Party 4,012 100.0 General election results California Insurance Commissioner election, 2010Statement of the Vote - November 2, 2010 General Election https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2010-general/complete-sov.pdf California Secretary of State Dave Jones Democratic Party (United States) 4,765,400 50.57% +12.08% Mike Villines Republican Party (United States) 3,540,626 37.57% -13.24% Richard Bronstein Libertarian Party of California 372,676 3.96% +0.29% Dina Padilla Peace and Freedom Party 293,502 3.11% +0.86% William Balderston Green Party of the United States 252,301 2.68% -0.57% Clay Pedersen American Independent Party 198,347 2.10% +0.57% 9,422,852 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References External links Official campaign websites William Balderston Hector De La Torre Brian FitzGerald Dave Jones Dina Josephine Padilla Mike Villines Insurance Commissioner Category:California Insurance Commissioner elections California