2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
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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.
Contents
1 Candidates
1.1 American Independent
1.2 Democratic
1.3 Green
1.4 Libertarian
1.5 Peace and Freedom
1.6 Republican
2 Primary results
2.1 Democratic
2.2 Republican
2.3 Others
3 Opinion polls
3.1 Democratic primary
3.2 General election
4 General results
5 References
6 External links
6.1 Official campaign Web sites
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
Janice Hahn, member of the Los Angeles City Council- Eric Korevaar, businessman and scientist
Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco
Green
James Castillo, cultural spiritual advisor
Libertarian
Pamela Brown, economics professor
Peace and Freedom
C. T. Weber, retired government analyst
Republican
Sam Aanestad, state senator representing the 4th district- Bert Davis, businessman
- Yvonne Girard, judicial assistant
- Dave Harris, businessman
- Scott Levitt, attorney
Abel Maldonado, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Primary results
Democratic
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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American Independent | Jim King | 38,638 | 100 | |
Green | James Castillo | 19,462 | 100 | |
Libertarian | Pamela Brown | 18,276 | 100 | |
Peace and Freedom | C. T. Weber | 3,813 | 100 |
Opinion polls
Democratic primary
Poll source | Dates administered | Gavin Newsom | Dean Florez | Janice Hahn | Alan Lowenthal | Undecided |
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Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin and Associates | October 3—7, 2009 | — | 8% | 24% | 7% | 61% |
Tulchin Research | January 2010 | 33% | 15% | 17% | — | 35% |
General election
Poll source | Dates administered | Abel Maldonado (R) | Gavin Newsom (D) | Undecided/other |
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Times/USC | October 13–20, 2010 | 37% | 41% | 5% |
SurveyUSA | October 15–18, 2010 | 37% | 43% | 6% |
The Field Poll | September 25, 2010 | 35% | 39% | 26% |
Survey USA | September 19–21, 2010 | 41% | 44% | 11% |
Public Policy Polling | September 14–16, 2010 | 36% | 39% | 24% |
Survey USA | August 31-September 1, 2010 | 39% | 44% | 15% |
Survey USA | August 8–11, 2010 | 42% | 43% | 15% |
The Field Poll | June 22–25, 2010 | 34% | 43% | 23% |
General results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gavin Newsom | 4,917,880 | 50.2 | |
Republican | Abel Maldonado (incumbent) | 3,820,971 | 39.0 | |
Libertarian | Pamela Brown | 574,640 | 5.9 | |
American Independent | Jim King | 184,899 | 1.9 | |
Green | James Castillo | 163,987 | 1.6 | |
Peace and Freedom | C. T. Weber | 112,243 | 1.1 | |
Independent | Karen England (write-in) | 34,119 | 0.3 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 9,808,739 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
References
^ "2010 Gubernatorial Primary - June 8, 2010: Official Certified List of Candidates" (PDF). California Secretary of State. April 9, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Statement of Vote November 2, 2010, General Election
External links
Official campaign Web sites
- Sam Aanestad
- Pamela Brown
- James Castillo
- Janice Hahn
- Jim King
- Eric Korevaar
- Scott Levitt
- Abel Maldonado
- Gavin Newsom
- C. T. Weber