California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010
California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010
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The 2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010 to choose the Lieutenant Governor of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado, who was appointed to the office, ran for election to a full term and was defeated by Democratic Mayor Gavin Newsom of San Francisco. Lieutenant Governor Newsom started his four-year term on 10 January 2011.
Candidates
The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for lieutenant governor.[1] Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold.
American Independent
- Jim King, a real estate broker and the party's nominee for the office in 2006 and 2002
Democratic
Green
- James Castillo, cultural spiritual advisor
Libertarian
- Pamela Brown, economics professor
Peace and Freedom
- C. T. Weber, retired government analyst
Republican
Primary results
Democratic
California Democratic lieutenant governor primary, 2010
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Gavin Newsom |
1,308,860 |
55.5% |
Janice Hahn |
780,115 |
33.3% |
Eric Korevaar |
257,349 |
10.9% |
Total votes |
2,346,324 |
100.00% |
Voter turnout |
31.0% |
Republican
California Republican lieutenant governor primary, 2010
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Abel Maldonado (incumbent) |
939,370 |
43.6% |
Sam Aanestad |
668,345 |
31.0% |
Dave Harris |
180,960 |
8.4% |
Bert Davis |
130,486 |
6.1% |
Scott Levitt |
126,023 |
5.8% |
Yvonne Girard |
111,554 |
5.1% |
Total votes |
2,156,738 |
100.00% |
Voter turnout |
41.3% |
Others
Opinion polls
Democratic primary
General election
General results
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California lieutenant governor election, 2010
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Gavin Newsom |
4,917,880 |
50.2 |
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Republican |
Abel Maldonado (incumbent) |
3,820,971 |
39.0 |
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Libertarian |
Pamela Brown |
574,640 |
5.9 |
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American Independent |
Jim King |
184,899 |
1.9 |
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Green |
James Castillo |
163,987 |
1.6 |
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Peace and Freedom |
C. T. Weber |
112,243 |
1.1 |
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Independent |
Karen England (write-in) |
34,119 |
0.3 |
Invalid or blank votes |
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Total votes |
9,808,739 |
100.00 |
Voter turnout |
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Democratic gain from Republican |
References
External links
Official campaign Web sites