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2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
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November 2, 2010
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Nominee Gavin Newsom Abel Maldonado Pamela Brown
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 4,917,880 3,820,971 574,636
Percentage 50.12% 38.94% 5.85%
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. Newsom started his four-year term on 10 January 2011.

Democratic Primary

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Candidates

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Polls

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Poll source Dates administered Gavin Newsom Dean Florez Janice Hahn Alan Lowenthal Undecided
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin and Associates[1] October 3–7, 2009 — 8% 24% 7% 61%
Tulchin Research[2] January 2010 33% 15% 17% — 35%

Results

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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
Turnout 7,553,109 31.0%

Republican Primary

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Candidates

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Results

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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
Turnout 5,228,320 41.3%

Other Primaries

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California lieutenant governor primary, 2010 (others)
Party 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

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General election

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Opinion polls

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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%

Results

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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

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  1. ^ Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin and Associates
  2. ^ Tulchin Research
  3. ^ "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.
  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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