2010 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election|
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| |  |  |  | | Candidate | Tom Torlakson | Larry Aceves | Gloria Romero | | First round | 808,970
18.6% | 832,938
19.1% | 738,032
16.9% | | Runoff | 4,222,946
54.5% | 3,476,243
44.9% | Eliminated |
| | | | | | | Candidate | Lydia Gutierrez | Grant McMicken | Karen Blake | | First round | 384,514
8.8% | 309,499
7.1% | 299,492
6.9% | | Runoff | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| | | | | | Candidate | Diane Lenning | Daniel Nusbaum | | First round | 270,570
6.2% | 217,220
5.0% | | Runoff | Eliminated | Eliminated | |
 Runoff county results
Torlakson: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
Aceves: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% |
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The 2010 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Jack O'Connell was term-limited and unable to run for re-election to a third term.
In the nonpartisan primary election on June 8, 2010, no candidate received a majority of the votes. The top two finishers, Larry Aceves, who came first with 19% of the vote, and Democratic State Assemblyman Tom Torlakson, who came second with 18.5% of the vote, advanced to the general election. In the general election on November 2, 2010, Torlakson defeated Aceves.
Primary election
Candidates
- Larry Aceves, former Superintendent of the Franklin-McKinley School District and of the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
- Karen Blake, geologist
- Alexia Deligianni, Board member of the Orange Unified School District
- Lydia Gutierrez, teacher
- Diane Lenning, teacher and businesswoman
- Leonard James Martin, retired
- Grant McMicken, teacher
- Daniel Nusbaum, teacher
- Gloria Romero, State Senator
- Faarax Dahir Sheikh-Noor
- Tom Torlakson, State Assemblyman
- Henry Williams, professor
Results
California Superintendent of Public Instruction primary election, 2010 | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Larry Aceves | 832,938 | 19.12 |
| Tom Torlakson | 808,970 | 18.57 |
| Gloria Romero | 738,032 | 16.94 |
| Lydia Gutierrez | 384,514 | 8.83 |
| Grant McMicken | 309,499 | 7.11 |
| Karen Blake | 299,492 | 6.88 |
| Diane Lenning | 270,570 | 6.21 |
| Daniel Nusbaum | 217,220 | 4.99 |
| Alexia Deligianni | 212,145 | 4.87 |
| Henry Williams | 125,283 | 2.88 |
| Leonard James Martin | 123,791 | 2.84 |
| Faarax Dahir Sheikh-Noor | 33,586 | 0.77 |
| Total votes | 4,356,040 | 100 |
General election
Candidates
Results
California Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2010 | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Tom Torlakson | 4,222,946 | 54.52 |
| Larry Aceves | 3,476,243 | 44.88 |
| Diane Lenning (write-in) | 46,061 | 0.60 |
| Total votes | 7,745,250 | 100 |
See also
References
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