2010 California Insurance Commissioner election
(Redirected from California Insurance Commissioner election, 2010)
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.
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County results Jones: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Villines: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
editThe following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for Insurance Commissioner.[1] Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold.
American Independent
edit- Clay Pedersen, retail manager
Democratic
edit- Hector De La Torre, California State Assemblyman from the 50th district
- Dave Jones, California State Assemblyman from the 9th district
Green
edit- William Balderston, teacher and union organizer
Libertarian
edit- Richard Bronstein, insurance broker
Peace and Freedom
edit- Dina Padilla, injured worker consultant
Republican
edit- Brian FitzGerald, attorney
- Mike Villines, California State Assemblyman from the 29th district and former Assembly Minority Leader
Primary results
editDemocratic
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
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Dave Jones | 1,255,656 | 61.4 | |
Hector De La Torre | 790,493 | 38.6 | |
Total votes | 2,046,149 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | 27.1% |
Republican
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
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Mike Villines | 988,661 | 50.5 | |
Brian FitzGerald | 972,315 | 49.5 | |
Total votes | 1,960,976 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | 37.5% |
Others
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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American Independent | Clay Pedersen | 39,843 | 100.0 | |
Green | William Balderston | 20,803 | 100.0 | |
Libertarian | Richard Bronstein | 18,011 | 100.0 | |
Peace and Freedom | Dina Padilla | 4,012 | 100.0 |
General election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Dave Jones | 4,765,400 | 50.57% | +12.08% | |
Republican | Mike Villines | 3,540,626 | 37.57% | −13.24% | |
Libertarian | Richard Bronstein | 372,676 | 3.96% | +0.29% | |
Peace and Freedom | Dina Padilla | 293,502 | 3.11% | +0.86% | |
Green | William Balderston | 252,301 | 2.68% | −0.57% | |
American Independent | Clay Pedersen | 198,347 | 2.10% | +0.57% | |
Total votes | 9,422,852 | 100.0% | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2010 Gubernatorial Primary - June 8, 2010: Official Certified List of Candidates" (PDF). California Secretary of State. April 9, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ "Statement of the Vote - November 2, 2010 General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State.