California Secretary of State election, 2010

California Secretary of State election, 2010
California
November 2, 2010

 
Nominee Debra Bowen Damon Dunn
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,786,174 2,751,863
Percentage 53.1% 38.6%


Secretary of State before election

Debra Bowen
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Debra Bowen
Democratic

The 2010 California Secretary of State election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the Secretary of State of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Debra Bowen won reelection.

Candidates

The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for Secretary of State.[1][2] Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold.

American Independent

Democratic

Green

Libertarian

Peace and Freedom

Republican

Primary results

Republican

California Republican Secretary of State primary, 2010
Candidate Votes Percentage
Damon Dunn 1,477,811 74.4%
Orly Taitz 508,455 25.6%
Roy Allmond (write-in) 58 0%
Total votes 1,986,324 100.00%
Voter turnout 38.0%

Others

California Secretary of State primary, 2010 (others)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Bowen (incumbent) 2,044,327 100
American Independent Merton Short 40,551 100
Green Ann Menasche 21,798 100
Libertarian Christina Tobin 18,189 100
Peace and Freedom Marylou Cabral 4,046 100

General Election results

California Secretary of State election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Bowen (incumbent) 3,786,174 53.1
Republican Damon Dunn 2,751,863 38.6
Green Ann Menasche 204,236 2.9
Libertarian Christina Tobin 157,974 2.2
American Independent Merton D. Short 121,023 1.6
Peace and Freedom Marylou Cabral 120,338 1.6
Valid ballots
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 7,141,608 100.00
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

References

External links

Official campaign Web sites

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