2010 California Insurance Commissioner election

California Insurance Commissioner election, 2010

November 2, 2010

Nominee Dave Jones Michael Villines Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 4,630,988 3,453,694 Percentage 50.6% 37.7%

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, the winning candidate, will serve a four-year term from 2011 to 2015.

Candidates

The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for Insurance Commissioner. 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)

Party		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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

External links

Official campaign websites

• William Balderston
• Hector De La Torre
• Brian FitzGerald
• Dave Jones
• Dina Josephine Padilla
• Mike Villines