June 2010 California elections
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June 8, 2010
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Elections were held in California on June 8, 2010. Five propositions and two special elections, one for a State Senate seat and the other for a State Assembly seat were on the ballot. Primary elections for all statewide offices, a seat to the United States Senate, all Californian seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the State Assembly, and all even-numbered seats of the State Senate, along with the first round election for the nonpartisan Superintendent of Public Instruction were also held.
Ballot Propositions
[edit]Five statewide propositions were on the ballot.[1]
| Name | Description | Votes | Type | |||
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| Yes | % | No | % | |||
| Proposition 13 | Exempts construction to seismically retrofit buildings from property tax reassessment.[2] | 4,473,249 | 84.98 | 790,899 | 15.02 | Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
| Proposition 14 | Adopts a nonpartisan blanket primary system.[3] | 2,868,945 | 53.73 | 2,470,658 | 46.27 | |
| Proposition 15 | Repeals the state ban on public funding of campaigns, creates a program to publicly fund Secretary of State campaigns, and creates a biennial fee of $700 on lobbyists, lobbying firms, and lobbyist employers.[4] | 2,218,273 | 42.71 | 2,975,731 | 57.29 | Legislatively referred state statute |
| Proposition 16 | Requires a two-thirds majority to establish or expand public electricity providers.[5] | 2,526,544 | 47.25 | 2,820,135 | 52.75 | Citizen-initiated constitutional amendment |
| Proposition 17 | Allows car insurance companies to decrease or increase rates based on a driver's history of continuous car insurance coverage.[6] | 2,575,659 | 48.10 | 2,778,599 | 51.90 | Citizen-initiated state statute |
| Source: California Secretary of State[7] | ||||||
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Special elections
[edit]37th State Senate district special election
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The seat of the 37th State Senate district was vacated by John J. Benoit after he was appointed to be Riverside County supervisor on November 30, 2009.
Primary election
[edit]A primary election was held on April 13, 2010. Since no candidate won a majority, the candidates with the top votes for each party appeared on the ballots for the special election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bill Emmerson | 39,875 | 41.76 | |
| Republican | Russ Bogh | 20,957 | 21.95 | |
| Democratic | Justin Blake | 13,289 | 13.92 | |
| Democratic | Anna Nevenic | 8,076 | 8.46 | |
| Democratic | Arthur Guerrero | 6,826 | 7.15 | |
| American Independent | Matt Monica | 4,195 | 4.39 | |
| Republican | David W. Peters | 2,267 | 2.37 | |
| Total votes | 95,485 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | Â | 20.39 | ||
Special election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Emmerson | 81,655 | 59.66 | |
| Democratic | Justin Blake | 41,243 | 30.13 | |
| American Independent | Matt Monica | 13,965 | 10.20 | |
| Total votes | 136,863 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | Â | 29.18 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
43rd State Assembly district special election
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The seat of the 43rd State Assembly district was vacated by Paul Krekorian after he was elected to the Los Angeles City Council on December 8, 2009.
Primary election
[edit]A primary election was held on April 13, 2010. Since no candidate won a majority, the candidates with the top votes for each party appeared on the ballots for the special election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Mike Gatto | 11,954 | 31.96 | |
| Republican | Sunder Ramani | 11,634 | 31.10 | |
| Democratic | Nayiri Nahabedian | 8,358 | 22.34 | |
| Democratic | Chahe Keuroghelian | 5,462 | 14.60 | |
| Total votes | 37,408 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | Â | 21.97 | ||
Special election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Mike Gatto | 23,733 | 58.58 | |
| Republican | Sunder Ramani | 16,778 | 41.42 | |
| Total votes | 40,511 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | Â | 20.14 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- â "California 2010 ballot propositions". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
- â "California Proposition 13 (June 2010)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
- â "California Proposition 14 (June 2010)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 27, 2026.
- â "California Proposition 15 (June 2010)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 27, 2026.
- â "California Proposition 16 (June 2010)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 27, 2026.
- â "California Proposition 17 (June 2010)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
- â "Statewide Summary by County - Propositions 13 to 17" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
- â "37th State Senate District Special Primary Election â Official Canvass" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- â "Official Canvass: State Senator 37th Senate District Special General Election, June 8, 2010" (PDF). California Secretary of State. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- â "43rd State Assembly District Special Primary Election â Official Canvass" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- â "Official Canvass: State Assemblymember 43rd Assembly District Special General Election, June 8, 2010" (PDF). California Secretary of State. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
External links
[edit]- June 2010 Statewide Election Results from the California Secretary of State
