2010 California Secretary of State election

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 Democratic Debra Bowen won reelection to a second term.

2010 California Secretary of State election

November 2, 2010
 
Nominee Debra Bowen Damon Dunn
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,786,174 2,751,863
Percentage 53.1% 38.6%

County results

Secretary of State before election

Debra Bowen
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Debra Bowen
Democratic

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

  • Merton Short, aviator

Democratic

Green

  • Ann Menasche, civil rights attorney

Libertarian

Peace and Freedom

  • Marylou Cabral, community volunteer

Republican

Primary results

Republican

California Republican Secretary of State primary, 2010
Candidate Votes %
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
Turnout  
Democratic hold

References

Official campaign Web sites

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