2010 California Insurance Commissioner election

2010 California Insurance Commissioner election
November 2, 2010
 
Nominee Dave Jones Michael Villines
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 4,765,400 3,540,626
Percentage 50.57% 37.57%
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

Green

  • William Balderston, teacher and union organizer

Libertarian

  • Richard Bronstein, insurance broker

Peace and Freedom

  • Dina Padilla, injured worker consultant

Republican

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
Turnout 7,553,109 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
Turnout 5,228,320 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[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

  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.

Official campaign websites

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