2010 California Insurance Commissioner election

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2010 California Insurance Commissioner election
	County results; Jones: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Villines: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Insurance Commissioner before election; Steve Poizner; Republican	Elected Insurance Commissioner ; Dave Jones; Democratic

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.

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

California Democratic Insurance Commissioner primary, 2010
Candidate	Votes	%
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

California Republican Insurance Commissioner primary, 2010
Candidate	Votes	%
Mike Villines	988,661	50.5
Brian FitzGerald	972,315	49.5
Total votes	1,960,976	100.0
Voter turnout	37.5%

Others

California Insurance Commissioner primary, 2010 (others)
	Candidate	Votes	%
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

California Insurance Commissioner election, 2010^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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%
	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 June 7, 2010.
^ "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 June 7, 2010.

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

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