June 2010 California elections
The California state elections, June 2010 were held on June 8, 2010 and included five propositions and two special elections, one for a State Senate seat and the other for a State Assembly seat. Primary elections for all statewide offices, a seat to the United States Senate, all Californian seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the State Assembly, and all even-numbered seats of the State Senate, along with the first round election for the nonpartisan Superintendent of Public Instruction were also held.
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Propositions
Proposition 13
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Proposition 13 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment prohibiting the reassessment of property values due to seismic retrofitting work.
Choice | Votes | % |
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4,471,249 | 84.97 |
No | 790,899 | 15.03 |
Valid votes | 5,262,148 | 93.06 |
Invalid or blank votes | 392,665 | 6.94 |
Total votes | 5,654,813 | 100.00 |
Registered voters and turnout | 16,977,031 | 33.31 |
Proposition 14
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Proposition 14 is an initiative statute establishing nonpartisan blanket primaries.
Choice | Votes | % |
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2,868,945 | 53.73 |
No | 2,470,658 | 46.27 |
Valid votes | 5,339,603 | 94.43 |
Invalid or blank votes | 315,210 | 5.57 |
Total votes | 5,654,813 | 100.00 |
Registered voters and turnout | 16,977,031 | 33.31 |
Proposition 15
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Proposition 15 is an initiative statute creating a public campaign finance system for Secretary of State elections.
Choice | Votes | % |
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2,975,731 | 57.29 |
Yes | 2,218,273 | 42.71 |
Valid votes | 5,194,004 | 91.85 |
Invalid or blank votes | 460,809 | 8.15 |
Total votes | 5,654,813 | 100.00 |
Registered voters and turnout | 16,977,031 | 33.31 |
Proposition 16
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Proposition 16 is an initiative constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority to establish or expand public electricity providers.
Choice | Votes | % |
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2,820,135 | 52.75 |
Yes | 2,526,544 | 47.25 |
Valid votes | 5,346,679 | 94.55 |
Invalid or blank votes | 308,134 | 5.45 |
Total votes | 5,654,813 | 100.00 |
Registered voters and turnout | 16,977,031 | 33.31 |
Proposition 17
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Proposition 17 is an initiative statute allowing auto insurance companies to charge based on continuity of insurance coverage.
Choice | Votes | % |
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2,778,599 | 51.90 |
Yes | 2,575,659 | 48.10 |
Valid votes | 5,354,258 | 94.68 |
Invalid or blank votes | 300,555 | 5.32 |
Total votes | 5,654,813 | 100.00 |
Registered voters and turnout | 16,977,031 | 33.31 |
Special elections
37th State Senate district special election
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The seat of the 37th State Senate district was vacated by John J. Benoit after he was appointed to be Riverside County supervisor on November 30, 2009.
Primary election
A primary election was held on April 13, 2010. Since no candidate won a majority, the candidates with the top votes for each party appeared on the ballots for the special election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Emmerson | 39,875 | 41.76 | |
Republican | Russ Bogh | 20,957 | 21.95 | |
Democratic | Justin Blake | 13,289 | 13.92 | |
Democratic | Anna Nevenic | 8,076 | 8.46 | |
Democratic | Arthur Guerrero | 6,826 | 7.15 | |
American Independent | Matt Monica | 4,195 | 4.39 | |
Republican | David W. Peters | 2,267 | 2.37 | |
Total votes | 95,485 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 20.39 |
Special election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Emmerson | 81,655 | 59.66 | |
Democratic | Justin Blake | 41,243 | 30.13 | |
American Independent | Matt Monica | 13,965 | 10.20 | |
Total votes | 136,863 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 29.18 | |||
Republican hold |
43rd State Assembly district special election
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The seat of the 43rd State Assembly district was vacated by Paul Krekorian after he was elected to the Los Angeles City Council on December 8, 2009.
Primary election
A primary election was held on April 13, 2010. Since no candidate won a majority, the candidates with the top votes for each party appeared on the ballots for the special election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Gatto | 11,954 | 31.96 | |
Republican | Sunder Ramani | 11,634 | 31.10 | |
Democratic | Nayiri Nahabedian | 8,358 | 22.34 | |
Democratic | Chahe Keuroghelian | 5,462 | 14.60 | |
Total votes | 37,408 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 21.97 |
Special election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Gatto | 23,733 | 58.58 | |
Republican | Sunder Ramani | 16,778 | 41.42 | |
Total votes | 40,511 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 20.14 | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
See also
References
- "37th State Senate District Special Primary Election – Official Canvass" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-21. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- "Official Canvass: State Senator 37th Senate District Special General Election, June 8, 2010" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 2010-07-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- "43rd State Assembly District Special Primary Election – Official Canvass" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- "Official Canvass: State Assemblymember 43rd Assembly District Special General Election, June 8, 2010" (PDF). California Secretary of State. 2010-07-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-08-18.