Elections were held in California on November 2, 2010.

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, 2010PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Democratic5,137,50753.4%340 Republican4,182,95743.4%190 Others307,8573.2%00 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 Three justices on the Supreme Court of California faced retention in 2010. Justice Cantil-Sakauye retention

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in July 2010 to succeed Ron George.

Justice Chin retention

Justice Ming Chin was first appointed by Governor Pete Wilson in 1996 to succeed Armand Arabian.

Justice Moreno retention

Justice Carlos Moreno was appointed by Governor Gray Davis in 2001 to succeed Stanley Mosk.

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, 2010PartyVotesPercentageNot upIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter 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, 2010PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Democratic5,024,75954.052+2 Republican4,084,97943.928-1 Libertarian115,7091.200 Green46,5990.500 Peace and Freedom26,8090.300 American Independent4,2690.100 Independent1630.00 -1 Invalid or blank votes — — Valid votes9,303,287 — — 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. +2010 California ballot propositionsNameDescriptionVotesTypeYes%No%Proposition 19Legalizes recreational marijuana for individuals 21 years of age and older and allow local governments to regulate and tax it.4,643,59246.54 5,333,230 53.46 Citizen-initiated state statuteProposition 20Transfers the power of congressional redistricting from the California State Legislature and the governor to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. 5,743,069 61.233,636,89238.77 Citizen-initiated constitutional amendmentProposition 21Creates an $18 surcharge to vehicle registration fees and dedicating revenue from the surcharge to state parks and wildlife programs.4,190,64342.73 5,615,595 57.27 Citizen-initiated state statuteProposition 22Prohibits the state from redirecting property tax revenues from local jurisdictions and using fuel tax revenue to pay for transportation bonds, even in the case of a fiscal emergency. 5,733,755 60.623,725,01439.38 Citizen-initiated constitutional amendmentProposition 23Freezes the provisions of Assembly Bill 32 (2006) until California's unemployment rate drops to 5.5% or below for four consecutive quarters.3,733,88338.46 5,974,564 61.54 Citizen-initiated state statuteProposition 24Repeals three business tax breaks passed by the state legislature as part of negotiations of the 2008–10 California budget crisis.3,947,50241.91 5,470,477 58.09Proposition 25Changes the requirement to pass the state budget from two-thirds to a simple majority vote of the legislature. 5,262,052 55.074,292,64844.93 Citizen-initiated constitutional amendmentProposition 26Increases the vote requirement needed to impose certain new taxes and fees by the state legislature and local governments from a simple majority to a two-thirds supermajority vote. 4,923,834 52.414,470,23447.59Proposition 27Repeals Proposition 11 (2008), which authorized the creation of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.3,736,44340.59 5,468,703 59.41 Combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statuteSource: California Secretary of State

Not on the ballot Proposition 18 This was a legislatively referred state statute that sought to 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.

See also 2010 California gubernatorial election List of California ballot propositions June 2010 California state elections Political party strength in U.S. states Political party strength in California Elections in California Districts in California

References

External links November 2010 Statewide Election Results from the California Secretary of State Candidates for California State Offices at Project Vote Smart California Polls at Pollster.com California at Rasmussen Reports California Congressional Races in 2010 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets California 2010 campaign finance data from Follow the Money Elections 2010 at the San Jose Mercury News