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The2010 California Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose theInsurance Commissioner ofCalifornia. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010.Incumbent Insurance CommissionerSteve Poizner, aRepublican, ran forGovernor of California and did not seek reelection.DemocraticAssemblymanDave Jones defeated RepublicanMichael Villines in the general election.
The following were certified by theCalifornia 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Jones | 1,255,656 | 61.4 | |
| Hector De La Torre | 790,493 | 38.6 | |
| Total votes | 2,046,149 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | 7,553,109 | 27.1% | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Villines | 988,661 | 50.5 | |
| Brian FitzGerald | 972,315 | 49.5 | |
| Total votes | 1,960,976 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | 5,228,320 | 37.5% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||
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