2010 California Insurance Commissioner election
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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Candidates
The 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
- 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
Candidate | 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
Candidate | 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
Party | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dave Jones | 4,630,988 | 50.6 | |
Republican | Mike Villines | 3,453,694 | 37.7 | |
Libertarian | Richard Bronstein | 362,037 | 4.0 | |
Peace and Freedom | Dina Padilla | 282,037 | 3.0 | |
Green | William Balderston | 241,085 | 2.6 | |
American Independent | Clay Pedersen | 192,610 | 2.1 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 9,162,451 | 100.00 | ||
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Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
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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 2010-06-11. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
External links
Official campaign websites
- William Balderston
- Hector De La Torre
- Brian FitzGerald
- Dave Jones
- Dina Josephine Padilla
- Mike Villines
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