The 2010 California Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the Insurance Commissioner of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, a Republican, ran for Governor of California and did not seek reelection. Democratic Assemblyman Dave Jones defeated Republican Michael Villines in the general election.
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County results Jones: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Villines: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for Insurance Commissioner.[1] Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Dave Jones | 1,255,656 | 61.4 | |
Hector De La Torre | 790,493 | 38.6 | |
Total votes | 2,046,149 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | 27.1% |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Mike Villines | 988,661 | 50.5 | |
Brian FitzGerald | 972,315 | 49.5 | |
Total votes | 1,960,976 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | 37.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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American Independent | Clay Pedersen | 39,843 | 100.0 | |
Green | William Balderston | 20,803 | 100.0 | |
Libertarian | Richard Bronstein | 18,011 | 100.0 | |
Peace and Freedom | Dina Padilla | 4,012 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Dave Jones | 4,765,400 | 50.57% | +12.08% | |
Republican | Mike Villines | 3,540,626 | 37.57% | -13.24% | |
Libertarian | Richard Bronstein | 372,676 | 3.96% | +0.29% | |
Peace and Freedom | Dina Padilla | 293,502 | 3.11% | +0.86% | |
Green | William Balderston | 252,301 | 2.68% | -0.57% | |
American Independent | Clay Pedersen | 198,347 | 2.10% | +0.57% | |
Total votes | 9,422,852 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |