November 2010 California elections Registered 17,285,883[ 1] Turnout 59.59% (pp )[ 1]
The California state elections, November 2010 were held on November 2, 2010.[ 2]
On a year marked by a strong Republican wave nationwide, the State of California elected Democrats to the state's top offices of Governor , Lieutenant Governor , State Controller , State Treasurer , Superintendent of Public Education , Insurance Commissioner and United States Senator . On November 24, 2010, the California Democratic Party set a record for winning every statewide elected office in California in a single election when the last outstanding race - the one for Attorney General - was decided in Kamala Harris 's favor. Because fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein holds the other Senate seat that was not up for election in 2010, the Democrats held every statewide elected office in California beginning in 2011.
United States Senate
United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2010[ 3] Party Votes Percentage Seats +/– Democratic 5,137,507 53.4% 34 0 Republican 4,182,957 43.4% 19 0 Others 307,857 3.2% 0 0 Valid votes 9,628,321 Invalid or blank votes Totals 100.0% 53 0 Voter turnout
Constitutional officers
Governor
Lieutenant governor
Secretary of State
State Controller
State Treasurer
Attorney general
Insurance Commissioner
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Board of Equalization
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Supreme Court
Chief Justice nomination
Associate Justices Ming W. Chin Choice Votes % Yes 4,592,594 65.5 No 2,422,435 34.5
State Senate There are 40 seats in the State Senate , the upper house of California's bicameral State Legislature . Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate will vote for their representatives.
California State Senate elections, 2010 Party Votes Percentage Not up Incumbents Open Before After Democratic 2,269,550 55.6 11 9 5 25 25 Republican 1,728,863 42.3 9 1 5 15 15 Libertarian 64,163 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 Green 11,871 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 Peace and Freedom 10,209 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Independent 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 4,084,666 100.0 20 10 10 40 40
State Assembly Voters in all 80 of California's State Assembly districts voted for their representatives.
California State Assembly elections, 2010 Party Votes Percentage Seats +/– Democratic 5,024,759 54.0 52 +2 Republican 4,084,979 43.9 28 -1 Libertarian 115,709 1.2 0 0 Green 46,599 0.5 0 0 Peace and Freedom 26,809 0.3 0 0 American Independent 4,269 0.1 0 0 Independent 163 0.0 0 -1 Invalid or blank votes — — Valid votes 9,303,287 — — Totals 100.0% 80 — Voter turnout
Statewide ballot propositions The following propositions have been approved for the November ballot either through referral by the state legislature or by obtaining 433,971 signatures for proposed statutes and 694,354 signatures for constitutional amendments .[ 4]
Proposition 18 This is a legislatively referred state statute that would authorize an $11.1 billion bond to upgrade California's water system . On August 9, 2010, the California Legislature postponed the vote on the proposition until 2012.[ 5]
Proposition 19 This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would legalize up to 1 ounce of marijuana for persons 21 years or older and would allow local governments to regulate as well as tax the newly created cannabis market.
Proposition 19[ 6] Choice Votes % No 5,322,716 53.5 Yes 4,634,383 46.5
Proposition 20 This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to re-draw congressional district lines , in addition to its current job of drawing state senate district lines and state assembly district lines .
Proposition 20[ 6] Choice Votes % Yes 5,733,104 61.2 No 3,628,769 38.8
Proposition 21 This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would increase vehicle license fees by $18 a year to fund state parks . The initiative also removes current state park motor vehicle parking fees.[ 7]
Proposition 21[ 6] Choice Votes % No 5,605,610 57.3 Yes 4,181,226 42.7
Proposition 22 This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would prevent the state government from taking certain funds, such as transportation funds, from the local governments .
Proposition 22[ 6] Choice Votes % Yes 5,722,627 60.6 No 3,717,765 39.4
Proposition 23 This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would suspend California's Global Warming Solutions Act until statewide unemployment falls below 5.5% for four consecutive quarters .
Proposition 23[ 6] Choice Votes % No 5,962,305 61.5 Yes 3,727,076 38.5
Proposition 24 This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would repeal three business tax breaks passed by the state legislature as part of negotiations of the 2008–10 California budget crisis .
Proposition 24[ 6] Choice Votes % No 5,461,674 58.1 Yes 3,939,118 41.9
Proposition 25 This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would allow state budgets to be passed by the state legislature by a simple majority instead of the current two-thirds requirement . The two-thirds majority for passing taxes would not change.
Proposition 25[ 6] Choice Votes % Yes 5,251,319 55.1 No 4,284,852 44.9
Proposition 26 This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require voters to approve new state levies and charges by a two-thirds super majority, with some exceptions.
Proposition 26[ 6] Choice Votes % Yes 4,915,262 52.4 No 4,460,681 47.6
Proposition 27 This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 11 , which established the Citizens Redistricting Commission .
Proposition 27[ 6] Choice Votes % No 5,457,940 59.4 Yes 3,729,612 40.6
See also
References ^ a b "Historical Voter Registration and Participation" (PDF) . California Secretary of State.^ "November 2, 2010, General Election" . California Secretary of State's office. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2010 .^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010 .{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)^ "Qualified Statewide Ballot Measures" . California Attorney General's office. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2010 .^ "Another Schwarzenegger Idea Runs Dry" . Reason. August 10, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2010 .^ a b c d e f g h i "2019 California Special Election Results" . Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010 .^ Prop. 21 would let motorists visit state parks for free
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