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San Francisco Mayoral elections 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2018 2019 Board of Supervisors elections 1977 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 General elections Mar 2004 Nov 2004 Nov 2005 Jun 2006 Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Feb 2008 Jun 2008 Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Jun 2010 Nov 2010 Nov 2011 Jun 2012 Nov 2012 Nov 2013
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The California state elections, November 2010 were held on November 2, 2010.^[1]

On a year marked by a strong Republican wave nationwide, the State of California elected Democrats to the state's top offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Controller, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Education, Insurance Commissioner and United States Senator. On November 24, 2010, the California Democratic Party set a record for winning every statewide elected office in California in a single election when the last outstanding race - the one for Attorney General - was decided in Kamala Harris' favor. Because fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein holds the other Senate seat that was not up for election in 2010, the Democrats held every statewide elected office in California beginning in 2011.

United States Senate[edit]

United States House of Representatives[edit]

Constitutional officers[edit]

Governor[edit]

Lieutenant Governor[edit]

Secretary of State[edit]

State Controller[edit]

State Treasurer[edit]

Attorney General[edit]

Insurance Commissioner[edit]

Superintendent of Public Instruction[edit]

Board of Equalization[edit]

District 1[edit]

District 2[edit]

District 3[edit]

District 4[edit]

Supreme Court[edit]

Chief Justice nomination[edit]

Tani Cantil-Sakauye

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	4,764,829	67.1
No	2,340,721	32.9
Total votes	7,105,550	100.00

Associate Justices[edit]

Ming W. Chin

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	4,592,594	65.5
No	2,422,435	34.5
Total votes	7,015,029	100.00

Carlos R. Moreno

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	4,739,562	67.7
No	2,258,060	32.3
Total votes	6,997,622	100.00

State Senate[edit]

There are 40 seats in the State Senate, the upper house of California's bicameral State Legislature. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate will vote for their representatives.

State Assembly[edit]

Voters in all 80 of California's State Assembly districts voted for their representatives.

Statewide ballot propositions[edit]

The following propositions have been approved for the November ballot either through referral by the state legislature or by obtaining 433,971 signatures for proposed statutes and 694,354 signatures for constitutional amendments.^[3]

Proposition 18[edit]

This is a legislatively referred state statute that would authorize an $11.1 billion bond to upgrade California's water system. On August 9, 2010, the California Legislature postponed the vote on the proposition until 2012.^[4]

Proposition 19[edit]

This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would legalize up to 1 ounce of marijuana for persons 21 years or older and would allow local governments to regulate as well as tax the newly created cannabis market.

Proposition 19^[5]

Choice	Votes	%
No	5,322,716	53.5
Yes	4,634,383	46.5
Total votes	9,957,099	100.00

Proposition 20[edit]

This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to re-draw congressional district lines, in addition to its current job of drawing state senate district lines and state assembly district lines.

Proposition 20^[5]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	5,733,104	61.2
No	3,628,769	38.8
Total votes	9,361,873	100.00

Proposition 21[edit]

This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would increase vehicle license fees by $18 a year to fund state parks. The initiative also removes current state park motor vehicle parking fees.^[6]

Proposition 21^[5]

Choice	Votes	%
No	5,605,610	57.3
Yes	4,181,226	42.7
Total votes	9,786,836	100.00

Proposition 22[edit]

This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would prevent the state government from taking certain funds, such as transportation funds, from the local governments.

Proposition 22^[5]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	5,722,627	60.6
No	3,717,765	39.4
Total votes	9,440,392	100.00

Proposition 23[edit]

This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would suspend California's Global Warming Solutions Act until statewide unemployment falls below 5.5% for four consecutive quarters.

Proposition 23^[5]

Choice	Votes	%
No	5,962,305	61.5
Yes	3,727,076	38.5
Total votes	9,689,381	100.00

Proposition 24[edit]

This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would repeal three business tax breaks passed by the state legislature as part of negotiations of the 2008–10 California budget crisis.

Proposition 24^[5]

Choice	Votes	%
No	5,461,674	58.1
Yes	3,939,118	41.9
Total votes	9,400,792	100.00

Proposition 25[edit]

This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would allow state budgets to be passed by the state legislature by a simple majority instead of the current two-thirds requirement. The two-thirds majority for passing taxes would not change.

Proposition 25^[5]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	5,251,319	55.1
No	4,284,852	44.9
Total votes	9,536,171	100.00

Proposition 26[edit]

This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require voters to approve new state levies and charges by a two-thirds super majority, with some exceptions.

Proposition 26^[5]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	4,915,262	52.4
No	4,460,681	47.6
Total votes	9,375,943	100.00

Proposition 27[edit]

This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 11, which established the Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Proposition 27^[5]

Choice	Votes	%
No	5,457,940	59.4
Yes	3,729,612	40.6
Total votes	9,187,552	100.00

See also[edit]

• California State Legislature


• California State Assembly


• California State Senate


• California gubernatorial election, 2010


• List of California ballot propositions


• California state elections, June 2010


• Political party strength in U.S. states


• Political party strength in California


• Elections in California


• Districts in California

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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  California Elections and Voter Information from the California Secretary of State


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  Candidates for California State Offices at Project Vote Smart
  


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  California Polls at Pollster.com


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  California at Rasmussen Reports
  


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  California Congressional Races in 2010 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets.org
  


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  California 2010 campaign finance data from Follow the Money
  


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  Elections 2010 at the San Jose Mercury News