2010 United States Senate election in California
The 2010 United States Senate election in California took place on November 2, 2010. The election was held alongside 33 other United States Senate elections in addition to congressional, state, and various local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer won re-election to a fourth term.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Barbara Boxer, incumbent United States Senator
- Mickey Kaus, Journalist/Blogger
- Brian Quintana, Businessman/Educator
Boxer
In 2009, Boxer was criticized for correcting a general who called her "ma'am". Brigadier General Michael Walsh was testifying on the Louisiana coastal restoration process in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and answered Boxer's query with "ma'am" when Boxer interrupted him. "Do me a favor," Boxer said. "can you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am?'" "Yes, ma'am," Walsh interjected. "It's just a thing, I worked so hard to get that title, so I'd appreciate it. Thank you," she said. The Army's guide to protocol instructs service members to call members of the U.S. Senate "sir", "ma'am" or "senator".[1][2][3] Fiorina used this incident prominently in campaign ads, as did David Zucker, who directed a humorous commercial for RightChange.com titled 'Call Me Senator'.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 1,957,920 | 81.0 | |
| Democratic | Brian Quintana | 338,442 | 13.9 | |
| Democratic | Mickey Kaus | 123,573 | 5.1 | |
| Total votes | 2,419,935 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Tom Campbell, economist, former U.S. Representative, and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2000
- Carly Fiorina, former Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard
- Chuck DeVore, State Assemblyman from Irvine
- Tim Kalemkarian
- Al Ramirez, businessman
Fiorina
In February 2010, Carly Fiorina put out a campaign ad attacking Republican rival Tom Campbell featuring a "demon sheep", creating international, mostly negative, publicity.[4][5]
The Los Angeles Times research of public records indicated Fiorina had failed to vote in most elections. Fiorina responded by saying, "I'm a lifelong registered Republican but I haven't always voted, and I will provide no excuse for it. You know, people die for the right to vote. And there are many, many Californians and Americans who exercise that civic duty on a regular basis. I didn't. Shame on me."[6][7]
Campbell
Former State Senator and California Secretary of State Bruce McPherson alleged that during a telephone call with Carly Fiorina's campaign manager, Marty Wilson, Wilson expressed surprise that McPherson was endorsing the candidacy of Tom Campbell, and called him an anti-Semite.[8] Subsequently, Wilson strongly denied having made that charge against Campbell, thus leading to a controversy for the Fiorina campaign, where the credibility of long-time Sacramento political operative Marty Wilson was called into a comparison with that of Bruce McPherson.
On March 5, the three principal Republican primary candidates, Campbell, DeVore, and Fiorina participated in a live, on-air debate, which was broadcast on KTKZ in Sacramento. The debate was called by Campbell, in order to respond to accusations of "anti-Semitism," and otherwise being unfriendly to the interests of Israel.[9]
Campbell had also been criticized for having accepted campaign contributions (during his 2000 Senate race), from then-University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian.[10] On March 2, 2006, Al-Arian entered a guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to help the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, a "specially designated terrorist" organization; he was sentenced to 57 months in prison, and ordered deported following his prison term.[11][12] The usually subdued Tom Campbell responded very strongly to the accusations coming out of the Fiorina campaign, saying, "I called for this debate today so that both of my opponents can bring up absolutely any charge they want. Air it, and let me respond to it. But there’s no place for calling me anti-Semitic, then denying it. That whispering campaign, that 'silent slander,' stops today."[13]
A dispute had been triggered as well by Campbell's 2002 letter in defense of Al-Arian. Campbell said he had not been aware of the charges against Al-Arian when he wrote his January 21, 2002, letter to USF's president, asking USF not to discipline Al-Arian.[14][15][16]
He also said he had not been aware that Al-Arian had said, in a speech discussed in an O'Reilly interview before Campbell wrote his letter: "Jihad is our path. Victory to Islam. Death to Israel."[17] Campbell said:
I did not hear, I did not read, I was not aware of statements Sami Al-Arian had made relative to Israel. And I would not have written the letter had I known about those. ... To say 'Death to Israel' is abhorrent, it's horrible.[17]
Campbell said he was sorry he wrote the letter, adding that he did not know about the statements at the time. He said he should have researched that matter more thoroughly, and he would have known.[14][17][18][19]
Campbell had initially maintained that Al-Arian had never contributed to Campbell's 2000 Senate campaign.[20] That turned out to be untrue.[20] Campbell also initially said his letter defending Al-Arian was sent before the O'Reilly 2001 television broadcast where Al-Arian admitted saying "death to Israel," but that also turned out to be incorrect.[20] Campbell said his misstatements were the result of the events having taken place years prior.[20]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tom Campbell | Carly Fiorina | Chuck DeVore | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Field Poll (report) | Feb. 20 – March 1, 2009 | 298 | ±3.6% | — | 31% | 19% | — | 36% |
| The Field Poll (report) | Sept. 18 – October 6, 2009 | 373 | ±4.5% | — | 21% | 20% | — | 59% |
| Los Angeles Times (report) | Oct. 27 – November 3, 2009 | 499 | — | — | 27% | 27% | 2% | 40% |
| The Field Poll (report) | January 5–17, 2010 | 202 | ±7.1% | 30% | 25% | 6% | — | 39% |
| PPIC (report) | January 27, 2010 | 2,001 | ±2.0% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 1% | 48% |
| M4 Strategies (report) | February 26, 2010 | 427 | — | 32% | 19% | 11% | — | 39% |
| Research 2000 (report) | March 10, 2010 | 400 | ±5.0% | 33% | 24% | 7% | — | 36% |
| PPIC (report) | March 24, 2010 | 2,002 | ±2.0% | 23% | 24% | 8% | 1% | 44% |
| Los Angeles Times (report) | March 23–30, 2010 | 1,515 | ±2.6% | 29% | 25% | 9% | 4% | 33% |
| Survey USA (report) | April 19–21, 2010 | 538 | ±4.3% | 34% | 27% | 14% | 3% | 23% |
| Survey USA (report) | May 6–9, 2010 | 548 | ±4.3% | 35% | 24% | 15% | 3% | 23% |
| Research 2000 (report) | May 17–19, 2010 | 400 | ±5.0% | 37% | 22% | 14% | — | 27% |
| PPIC (report) | May 9–16, 2010 | 1,168 | ±3.0% | 23% | 25% | 16% | — | 36% |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | May 21–23, 2010 | 417 | ±4.8% | 21% | 41% | 16% | — | 18% |
| Survey USA (report) | May 21–23, 2010 | 612 | ±4.3% | 23% | 46% | 14% | 6% | 11% |
| Los Angeles Times (report) | May 19–26, 2010 | 1,506 | ±2.6% | 23% | 38% | 16% | 23% | |
| Survey USA (report) | June 3–6, 2010 | 569 | ±4.2% | 22% | 48% | 16% | 9% | |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carly Fiorina | 1,315,429 | 56.4 | |
| Republican | Tom Campbell | 504,289 | 21.7 | |
| Republican | Chuck DeVore | 452,577 | 19.3 | |
| Republican | Al Ramirez | 42,149 | 1.8 | |
| Republican | Tim Kalemkarian | 19,598 | 0.8 | |
| Total votes | 2,334,042 | 100.0 | ||
Third party primaries
Candidates
- American Independent
- Don Grundmann, chiropractor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006
- Edward Noonan, small business owner
- Al Salehi, political analyst
- Green
- Duane Roberts, community volunteer
- Libertarian
- Gail Lightfoot, retired nurse
- Peace and Freedom
- Marsha Feinland, retired teacher and former Peace and Freedom presidential candidate
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Noonan | 16,704 | 39.5 | |
| Don Grundmann | 14,170 | 33.5 | |
| Al Salehi | 11,423 | 27.0 | |
| Total votes | 42,297 | 100.0 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Duane Roberts | 19,983 | 100.00% | |
| Libertarian | Gail Lightfoot | 17,791 | 100.00% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Marsha Feinland | 4,070 | 100.00% | |
General election
Candidates
The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for senator.[21]
- Carly Fiorina (Republican), former Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett Packard.
- Edward C. Noonan (American Independent Party), small business owner
- Barbara Boxer (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Duane Roberts (Green), community volunteer
- Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian), retired nurse
- Marsha Feinland (Peace and Freedom), retired teacher and former Peace and Freedom presidential candidate
Campaign
Boxer criticized Fiorina's choice "to become a CEO, lay off 30,000 workers, ship jobs overseas [and] have two yachts." A spokesman for Fiorina responded that the Fiorinas were a two-yacht family because they spent time in both California and Washington, D.C.[22] Boxer also claimed that Fiorina "skirted the law" by selling equipment to Iran during her tenure as HP's CEO, also claiming that the equipment may have ended up in the hands of the Iranian military.[23]
Debates
The only debate took place on September 1 at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga. It was sponsored by San Francisco Chronicle, KTVU, and KQED.[24]
Predictions
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Barbara Boxer (D) | Carly Fiorina (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Field Poll (report) | Feb. 20 – March 1, 2009 | 761 | ± 3.6% | 55% | 25% | — | 20% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | March 9, 2009 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 47% | 38% | 10% | 5% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | July 22, 2009 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 45% | 41% | 7% | 7% |
| Research 2000 (report) | August 9–12, 2009 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 52% | 31% | — | 17% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | September 23, 2009 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 49% | 39% | 4% | 8% |
| The Field Poll (report) | Sept. 18 – October 6, 2009 | 1,005 | ± 3.2% | 49% | 35% | — | 16% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | November 17, 2009 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 46% | 37% | 5% | 12% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | January 14, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 46% | 43% | 3% | 8% |
| The Field Poll (report) | January 5–17, 2010 | 1,005 | ± 3.2% | 50% | 35% | — | 15% |
| PPIC (report) | January 27, 2010 | 2,001 | ± 2.0% | 48% | 40% | — | 12% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | February 11, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 46% | 42% | 7% | 5% |
| Research 2000 (report) | March 10, 2010 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 49% | 40% | — | 11% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | March 11, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 46% | 40% | 4% | 10% |
| The Field Poll (report) | March 18, 2010 | 748 | ± 3.7% | 45% | 44% | — | 11% |
| PPIC (report) | March 24, 2010 | 2,002 | ± 2.0% | 44% | 43% | — | 13% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | April 12, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 42% | 38% | 7% | 13% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | May 12, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 45% | 38% | 4% | 12% |
| PPIC (report) | May 9–16, 2010 | 2,003 | ± 2.0% | 48% | 39% | — | 13% |
| Research 2000 (report) | May 17–19, 2010 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 48% | 39% | — | — |
| Los Angeles Times (report) | May 19–26, 2010 | — | — | 44% | 38% | — | — |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | May 21–23, 2010 | 921 | ± 3.2% | 45% | 42% | — | 13% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | June 9, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 48% | 43% | 5% | 5% |
| Reuters (report) | June 30, 2010 | 600 | ± 4.5% | 45% | 41% | 1% | 13% |
| Survey USA (report) | July 8–11, 2010 | 614 | ± 4.0% | 45% | 47% | 3% | 5% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | July 12, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 49% | 42% | 4% | 5% |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | July 23–25, 2010 | 614 | ± 3.95% | 49% | 40% | — | 11% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | August 3, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 45% | 40% | 5% | 10% |
| Survey USA/CBS 5 (report) | August 9–11, 2010 | 602 | ± 4.0% | 42% | 47% | — | 11% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | August 24, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 44% | 43% | 5% | 8% |
| Survey USA (report) | August 31 – September 1, 2010 | 569 | ± 4.2% | 46% | 48% | 5% | 1% |
| CNN(report) | September 2–7, 2010 | 866 | ± 3.5% | 48% | 44% | 5% | 3% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | September 6, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 42% | 47% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | September 6, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 47% | 48% | 2% | 3% |
| Fox News (report) | September 11, 2010 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 46% | 44% | 4% | 6% |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | September 14–16, 2010 | 630 | ± 3.9% | 50% | 42% | — | 8% |
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research (report) | September 18, 2010 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 47% | 46% | 3% | 4% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | September 20, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 47% | 43% | 4% | 6% |
| Survey USA (report) | September 19–21, 2010 | 610 | ± 4.0% | 49% | 43% | 6% | 2% |
| CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation (report) | September 24–28, 2010 | 786 | ± 3.5% | 52% | 43% | 3% | 2% |
| PPIC report | September 19–26, 2010 | 1,104 | ± 3% | 42% | 35% | 6% | 17% |
| USC poll report | September 27, 2010 | 1,003 | — | 39% | 34% | — | 23% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | October 3, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 49% | 45% | 2% | 5% |
| Angus Reid Public Opinion (report) | October 6, 2010 | 501 | ± 4.5% | 55% | 39% | 6% | — |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | October 13, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 49% | 46% | 2% | 3% |
| Reuters (report) | October 12–14, 2010 | 601 | ± 4.0% | 46% | 45% | 2% | 6% |
| PPIC (report) | October 10–17, 2010 | 1,067 | ± 3.5% | 43% | 38% | 6% | 13% |
| Tarrance Group (report) | October 17–19, 2010 | — | ± 4.1% | 44% | 44% | 6% | 5% |
| USC/LA Times (report) | October 13–20, 2010 | 878 | ± 3.2% | 50% | 42% | 4% | 4% |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | October 21, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 48% | 46% | 3% | 3% |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | October 21–23, 2010 | 622 | ± 3.2% | 52% | 43% | 0% | 5% |
| Fox/Pulse Opinion Research (report) | October 23, 2010 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 48% | 44% | 5% | 3% |
| Suffolk University (report) | October 21–24, 2010 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 52% | 43% | 4% | 2% |
| SurveyUSA (report) | October 21–25, 2010 | 594 | ± 4.1% | 45% | 40% | 7% | 8% |
| Field Poll (report) | October 14–26, 2010 | 1,501 | ± 3.2% | 49% | 41% | — | 10% |
| CNN/Time/Opinion Research (report) | October 20–26, 2010 | 1,527 | ± 2.5% | 50% | 45% | 1% | — |
| Rasmussen Reports (report) | October 27, 2010 | 750 | ± 4.0% | 49% | 46% | 2% | 3% |
| Angus Reid Public Opinion (report) | October 28–29, 2010 | 485 | ± 4.5% | 51% | 44% | 5% | — |
| SurveyUSA (report) | October 26–31, 2010 | 587 | ± 4.1% | 46% | 38% | 6% | 10% |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | October 29–31, 2010 | 882 | ± 3.3% | 50% | 46% | — | 3% |
| Poll source | Dates administered | Barbara Boxer | Chuck DeVore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research 2000 | August 9–12, 2009 | 53% | 29% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 23, 2009 | 46% | 37% |
| The Field Poll | September 18 – October 6, 2009 | 50% | 33% |
| Rasmussen Reports | November 17, 2009 | 46% | 36% |
| Rasmussen Reports | January 14, 2010 | 46% | 40% |
| The Field Poll | January 5–17, 2010 | 51% | 34% |
| PPIC | January 27, 2010 | 47% | 39% |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 11, 2010 | 47% | 42% |
| Research 2000 | March 10, 2010 | 49% | 39% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 11, 2010 | 46% | 40% |
| Field Research | March 18, 2010 | 45% | 41% |
| PPIC | March 24, 2010 | 46% | 40% |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 12, 2010 | 42% | 39% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 12, 2010 | 46% | 40% |
| Public Policy Institute of California (Report) | May 2010 | 50% | 39% |
| Research 2000 | May 17–19, 2010 | 47% | 38% |
| Public Policy Polling | May 21–23, 2010 | 46% | 40% |
| USC/Los Angeles Times (Report) | May 19–26, 2010 | 46% | 36% |
| Poll source | Dates administered | Barbara Boxer | Tom Campbell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports | January 14, 2010 | 46% | 42% |
| The Field Poll | January 5–17, 2010 | 48% | 38% |
| PPIC | January 27, 2010 | 45% | 41% |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 11, 2010 | 45% | 41% |
| Research 2000 | March 10, 2010 | 47% | 43% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 11, 2010 | 43% | 41% |
| Field Research | March 18, 2010 | 43% | 44% |
| PPIC | March 24, 2010 | 43% | 44% |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 12, 2010 | 42% | 41% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 12, 2010 | 42% | 41% |
| Public Policy Institute of California (Report) | May 2010 | 46% | 40% |
| Research 2000 | May 17–19, 2010 | 47% | 40% |
| Public Policy Polling | May 21–23, 2010 | 47% | 40% |
| USC/Los Angeles Times (Report) | May 19–26, 2010 | 38% | 45% |
Fundraising
| Candidate (party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Boxer (D) | $20,314,189 | $22,178,746 | $2,271,034 | $0 |
| Carly Fiorina (R) | $17,935,605 | $16,664,055 | $1,271,550 | $805,844 |
| Jerry Carroll (I) | $140 | $140 | $10 | $1,305 |
| Marsha Feinland (P&F) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Neil Goldberg (I) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gail Lightfoot (L) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Noonan (AI) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Duane Roberts (G) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,562 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission (FEC)[25] (Note that some candidates filed with the FEC, but did not pursue their candidacy.) | ||||
Results
Despite the last poll before the election showed Fiorina only trailing by 4 points, on election night Boxer defeated Fiorina by a ten point margin, and around a one million vote majority. Boxer as expected performed extremely well in Los Angeles County, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Boxer was declared the winner shortly after the polls closed. Fiorina conceded defeat to Boxer at 11:38 P.M.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (Incumbent) | 5,218,137 | 52.2% | ||
| Republican | Carly Fiorina | 4,217,386 | 42.2% | ||
| Libertarian | Gail Lightfoot | 175,235 | 1.8% | ||
| Peace and Freedom | Marsha Feinland | 135,088 | 1.4% | ||
| Green | Duane Roberts | 128,512 | 1.2% | ||
| American Independent | Edward Noonan | 125,435 | 1.2% | ||
| N/A | James E. Harris (Write-in) | 40 | 0.0% | ||
| N/A | Connor Vlakancic (Write-in) | 11 | 0.0% | ||
| N/A | Jerry Leon Carroll (Write-in) | 10 | 0.0% | ||
| N/A | Hans J. Kugler (Write-in) | 5 | 0.0% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | |||||
| Majority | 1,000,751 | 10.0% | |||
| Total votes | 10,000,160 | 100.0% | |||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Results by county
Results from the Secretary of State of California. [27]
| County | Boxer | Votes | Fiorina | Votes | Noonan | Votes | Roberts | Votes | Lightfoot | Votes | Feinland | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | 73.9% | 338,632 | 22.1% | 100,989 | 0.7% | 3,362 | 1.3% | 5,560 | 1.1% | 5,334 | 0.9% | 4,537 |
| Alpine | 50.9% | 282 | 44.0% | 244 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 2.5% | 14 | 1.2% | 7 |
| Amador | 31.9% | 5,137 | 59.6% | 9,617 | 2.3% | 364 | 1.2% | 209 | 3.0% | 480 | 2.0% | 334 |
| Butte | 37.0% | 27,827 | 54.5% | 40,958 | 1.8% | 1,393 | 1.9% | 1,435 | 2.9% | 2,181 | 1.9% | 1,456 |
| Calaveras | 32.1% | 6,294 | 58.6% | 11,495 | 3.0% | 593 | 1.6% | 326 | 3.1% | 617 | 1.6% | 324 |
| Colusa | 30.3% | 1,567 | 63.4% | 3,288 | 1.4% | 76 | 1.2% | 67 | 2.2% | 109 | 1.5% | 81 |
| Contra Costa | 59.8% | 206,270 | 35.9% | 123,934 | 1.0% | 3,492 | 1.0% | 3,607 | 1.4% | 4,996 | 0.9% | 3,181 |
| Del Norte | 39.4% | 3,212 | 52.0% | 4,240 | 2.1% | 177 | 1.8% | 154 | 3.0% | 245 | 1.7% | 139 |
| El Dorado | 32.7% | 25,085 | 61.0% | 46,771 | 1.3% | 1,043 | 1.1% | 910 | 2.4% | 1,822 | 1.5% | 1,129 |
| Fresno | 37.5% | 74,705 | 57.0% | 113,583 | 1.3% | 2,633 | 1.2% | 2,431 | 1.5% | 3,067 | 1.5% | 3,079 |
| Glenn | 25.5% | 2,020 | 66.3% | 5,257 | 2.1% | 174 | 1.6% | 128 | 2.7% | 208 | 1.8% | 143 |
| Humboldt | 54.6% | 27,081 | 37.6% | 18,659 | 0.8% | 420 | 3.2% | 1,574 | 2.5% | 1,284 | 1.3% | 653 |
| Imperial | 55.6% | 14,802 | 37.2% | 9,887 | 1.2% | 341 | 1.9% | 516 | 1.9% | 511 | 2.2% | 570 |
| Inyo | 33.8% | 2,353 | 56.2% | 3,909 | 2.4% | 169 | 1.7% | 120 | 3.5% | 241 | 2.4% | 170 |
| Kern | 30.0% | 51,364 | 62.0% | 106,448 | 1.9% | 3,302 | 1.4% | 2,435 | 2.6% | 4,522 | 2.1% | 3,641 |
| Kings | 30.0% | 7,816 | 62.7% | 16,362 | 2.2% | 560 | 1.1% | 309 | 1.9% | 520 | 2.1% | 542 |
| Lake | 49.0% | 10,265 | 40.8% | 8,534 | 2.8% | 585 | 2.4% | 505 | 3.0% | 625 | 2.0% | 440 |
| Lassen | 24.0% | 2,200 | 66.7% | 6,127 | 1.6% | 155 | 1.7% | 157 | 4.0% | 374 | 2.0% | 185 |
| Los Angeles | 62.3% | 1,432,450 | 32.6% | 749,353 | 1.0% | 23,198 | 1.2% | 29,323 | 1.5% | 33,431 | 1.4% | 32,168 |
| Madera | 30.3% | 10,308 | 62.9% | 21,413 | 1.7% | 601 | 1.3% | 462 | 1.9% | 632 | 1.9% | 630 |
| Marin | 69.3% | 78,236 | 27.5% | 31,001 | 0.6% | 756 | 0.9% | 982 | 1.1% | 1,237 | 0.6% | 710 |
| Mariposa | 31.8% | 2,593 | 60.4% | 4,939 | 1.9% | 158 | 1.7% | 147 | 2.8% | 223 | 1.4% | 118 |
| Mendocino | 61.6% | 19,422 | 29.9% | 9,426 | 2.0% | 643 | 2.8% | 867 | 2.3% | 749 | 1.4% | 472 |
| Merced | 40.2% | 19,058 | 53.4% | 25,280 | 1.7% | 827 | 1.2% | 576 | 1.8% | 854 | 1.7% | 831 |
| Modoc | 20.9% | 787 | 70.6% | 2,666 | 2.2% | 84 | 1.4% | 56 | 3.1% | 116 | 1.8% | 68 |
| Mono | 43.5% | 1,155 | 50.1% | 1,455 | 1.7% | 154 | 1.5% | 81 | 2.1% | 76 | 1.1% | 556 |
| Monterey | 59.1% | 58,574 | 35.0% | 34,721 | 1.1% | 1,182 | 1.3% | 1,315 | 2.0% | 1,914 | 1.5% | 1,497 |
| Napa | 56.2% | 26,194 | 38.1% | 17,743 | 1.4% | 658 | 1.5% | 732 | 1.8% | 836 | 1.0% | 511 |
| Nevada | 40.9% | 18,504 | 52.7% | 23,875 | 0.6% | 310 | 1.8% | 860 | 3.1% | 1,367 | 0.9% | 424 |
| Orange | 37.1% | 323,477 | 57.7% | 502,756 | 1.1% | 10,432 | 1.1% | 10,137 | 1.7% | 14,625 | 1.3% | 10,904 |
| Placer | 33.6% | 47,331 | 60.2% | 84,905 | 1.5% | 2,142 | 1.0% | 1,518 | 2.2% | 3,239 | 1.5% | 2,132 |
| Plumas | 32.1% | 2,934 | 60.3% | 5,521 | 1.7% | 161 | 1.4% | 131 | 2.8% | 257 | 1.7% | 160 |
| Riverside | 40.7% | 195,418 | 53.2% | 255,738 | 1.6% | 8,117 | 1.2% | 6,046 | 1.8% | 8,321 | 1.5% | 7,404 |
| Sacramento | 50.4% | 210,164 | 43.5% | 181,300 | 1.6% | 6,833 | 1.1% | 4,981 | 2.1% | 8,667 | 1.3% | 5,560 |
| San Benito | 49.7% | 7,909 | 43.8% | 6,977 | 1.3% | 215 | 1.1% | 191 | 2.2% | 337 | 1.9% | 307 |
| San Bernardino | 42.7% | 185,164 | 49.9% | 216,441 | 1.8% | 8,111 | 1.4% | 6,302 | 2.4% | 10,424 | 1.8% | 7,926 |
| San Diego | 43.5% | 389,806 | 50.7% | 454,301 | 1.3% | 11,725 | 1.3% | 11,808 | 1.8% | 16,578 | 1.4% | 12,585 |
| San Francisco | 80.0% | 213,252 | 16.2% | 43,108 | 0.6% | 1,630 | 1.5% | 3,863 | 1.0% | 2,780 | 0.7% | 1,937 |
| San Joaquin | 44.5% | 70,031 | 48.5% | 76,342 | 1.6% | 2,608 | 1.3% | 2,122 | 2.1% | 3,358 | 2.0% | 3,175 |
| San Luis Obispo | 42.8% | 44,799 | 51.2% | 53,695 | 1.2% | 1,347 | 1.1% | 1,250 | 2.5% | 2,521 | 1.2% | 1,293 |
| San Mateo | 66.5% | 146,537 | 29.9% | 65,803 | 0.8% | 1,866 | 1.0% | 2,208 | 1.2% | 2,605 | 0.6% | 1,480 |
| Santa Barbara | 49.8% | 64,771 | 45.2% | 58,817 | 1.0% | 1,425 | 1.0% | 1,432 | 1.8% | 2,243 | 1.2% | 1,578 |
| Santa Clara | 63.3% | 320,734 | 32.0% | 161,986 | 1.0% | 5,105 | 1.1% | 5,711 | 1.6% | 8,148 | 1.0% | 5,295 |
| Santa Cruz | 68.6% | 65,049 | 25.4% | 24,065 | 0.9% | 923 | 1.6% | 1,579 | 2.2% | 2,048 | 2.3% | 1,257 |
| Shasta | 26.4% | 17,204 | 66.1% | 43,056 | 2.0% | 1,266 | 1.3% | 902 | 2.6% | 1,683 | 1.6% | 1,060 |
| Sierra | 29.1% | 529 | 62.3% | 1,135 | 2.4% | 45 | 1.4% | 27 | 2.8% | 51 | 2.0% | 37 |
| Siskiyou | 33.7% | 6,132 | 57.2% | 10,430 | 2.2% | 405 | 1.4% | 270 | 3.6% | 648 | 1.9% | 360 |
| Solano | 55.1% | 64,658 | 39.2% | 45,995 | 1.3% | 1,600 | 1.2% | 1,429 | 2.0% | 2,289 | 1.2% | 1,460 |
| Sonoma | 64.3% | 116,996 | 29.5% | 53,678 | 1.4% | 2,686 | 1.5% | 2,806 | 2.1% | 3,720 | 1.2% | 2,281 |
| Stanislaus | 39.6% | 47,158 | 53.6% | 63,814 | 1.6% | 2,007 | 1.5% | 1,789 | 2.0% | 2,455 | 1.7% | 2,029 |
| Sutter | 31.9% | 8,121 | 61.2% | 15,606 | 1.9% | 487 | 1.1% | 292 | 2.4% | 607 | 1.5% | 408 |
| Tehama | 26.6% | 5,352 | 64.3% | 12,950 | 2.6% | 524 | 1.5% | 321 | 3.1% | 622 | 1.9% | 397 |
| Trinity | 37.1% | 2,029 | 51.4% | 2,813 | 2.0% | 112 | 3.5% | 192 | 4.4% | 242 | 1.6% | 90 |
| Tulare | 30.6% | 24,742 | 62.9% | 50,856 | 1.5% | 1,264 | 1.1% | 921 | 1.8% | 1,509 | 2.1% | 1,625 |
| Tuolumne | 33.4% | 7,430 | 58.6% | 13,057 | 2.6% | 576 | 1.6% | 359 | 2.5% | 564 | 1.3% | 304 |
| Ventura | 44.8% | 115,337 | 49.9% | 128,619 | 1.3% | 3,394 | 1.1% | 3,095 | 1.8% | 4,586 | 1.1 | 2,965 |
| Yolo | 59.0% | 34,925 | 35.9% | 21,263 | 1.1% | 683 | 1.2% | 764 | 1.7% | 973 | 1.1% | 677 |
| Yuba | 32.4% | 5,212 | 58.6% | 9,452 | 2.4% | 394 | 1.4% | 231 | 3.3% | 536 | 1.9% | 210 |
Miscellaneous
Due to changes in California's election law whereby the top two candidates in the primary would advance regardless of party, this election marked the last time that a Republican advanced to the general election for this particular US Senate seat. In 2016, the next year this seat was contested again, two Democrats advanced to the general election.
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External links
- California Secretary of State – Elections and Voter Information
- U.S. Congress candidates for California at Project Vote Smart
- California U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
- Campaign contributions from Open Secrets
- 2010 California Senate Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
- Election 2010: California Senate from Rasmussen Reports
- 2010 California Senate Race from Real Clear Politics
- 2010 California Senate Race from CQ Politics
- Race profile from The New York Times
- Debates
- California Senate Republican Primary Debate, C-SPAN, May 8, 2010
- California Senate Debate, C-SPAN, September 1, 2010], San Francisco Chronicle, KQED KTVU-TV, full video (57:00)
- California Senate Debate, C-SPAN, September 29, 2010, full video (56:54)
- Official campaign sites (Archived)