2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
	County results; Newsom: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Maldonado: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Lieutenant Governor before election; Abel Maldonado; Republican	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; Gavin Newsom; Democratic

The 2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the lieutenant governor of California. The primary election took place on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Abel Maldonado, who had been appointed to the office, ran for election to a full term but 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

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

California Democratic lieutenant governor primary, 2010
Candidate	Votes	%
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	%
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

California lieutenant governor primary, 2010 (others)
	Candidate	Votes	%
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
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin and Associates^[2]	October 3–7, 2009	—	8%	24%	7%	61%
Tulchin Research^[3]	January 2010	33%	15%	17%	—	35%

General election

Poll source	Dates administered	Abel Maldonado (R)	Gavin Newsom (D)	Undecided/other
Times/USC^[4]	October 13–20, 2010	37%	41%	5%
SurveyUSA^[5]	October 15–18, 2010	37%	43%	6%
The Field Poll^[6]	September 25, 2010	35%	39%	26%
Survey USA^[7]	September 19–21, 2010	41%	44%	11%
Public Policy Polling^[8]	September 14–16, 2010	36%	39%	24%
Survey USA^[9]	August 31-September 1, 2010	39%	44%	15%
Survey USA^[10]	August 8–11, 2010	42%	43%	15%
The Field Poll^[11]	June 22–25, 2010	34%	43%	23%

General results

California lieutenant governor election, 2010^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gavin Newsom	4,917,880	50.12%	+1.00%
	Republican	Abel Maldonado (incumbent)	3,820,971	38.94%	−6.15%
	Libertarian	Pamela Brown	574,636	5.85%	+4.18%
	American Independent	Jim King	184,901	1.88%	+1.08%
	Green	James Castillo	163,982	1.67%	−1.13%
	Peace and Freedom	C. T. Weber	116,346	1.19%	+0.68%
	Independent	Karen England (write-in)	34,119	0.35%	N/A
Total votes			9,812,835	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ "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 May 31, 2010.
^ Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin and Associates
^ Tulchin Research
^ Times/USC
^ SurveyUSA
^ The Field Poll
^ Survey USA
^ Public Policy Polling
^ Survey USA
^ Survey USA
^ The Field Poll
^ "Statement of the Vote - November 2, 2010 General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State.

External links

Official campaign websites

[1] "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 May 31, 2010.

[2] Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin and Associates

[3] Tulchin Research

[4] Times/USC

[5] SurveyUSA

[6] The Field Poll

[7] Survey USA

[8] Public Policy Polling

[9] Survey USA

[10] Survey USA

[11] The Field Poll

[12] "Statement of the Vote - November 2, 2010 General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State.

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