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20 seats from even-numbered districts in theCalifornia State Senate 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2010 California State Senate elections were held on November 2, 2010. Voters in the20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate voted for their representatives. Other elections were also held on November 2. No seats changed parties in this election.
| California State Senate elections, 2010 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Contested | Before | After | +/– | |
| Democratic | 2,279,834 | 55.57% | 11 | 14 | 25 | 25 |  | |
| Republican | 1,736,816 | 42.33% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 | | |
| Libertarian | 64,164 | 1.56% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| American Independent | 11,871 | 0.29% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Peace and Freedom | 10,209 | 0.25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Independent | 10 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Totals | 4,102,904 | 100.00% | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | — | |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[1] | Safe D | November 1, 2010 |
District 2 •District 4 •District 6 •District 8 •District 10 •District 12 •District 14 •District 16 •District 18 •District 20 •District 22 •District 24 •District 26 •District 28 •District 30 •District 32 •District 34 •District 36 •District 38 •District 40 |
The following results were reported:[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Noreen Evans | 190,824 | 63.4 | |
| Republican | Lawrence R. Wiesner | 110,209 | 36.6 | |
| Independent | Ed Musgrave (write-in) | 10 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 301,043 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Doug LaMalfa | 226,239 | 68.3 | |
| Democratic | Lathe Gill | 105,460 | 31.7 | |
| Total votes | 331,699 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Darrell Steinberg (incumbent) | 137,012 | 61.0 | |
| Republican | Marcel Weiland | 70,724 | 31.5 | |
| Libertarian | Steve Torno | 11,236 | 4.9 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Lanric Hyland | 5,916 | 2.6 | |
| Total votes | 224,888 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leland Yee (incumbent) | 197,070 | 79.0 | |
| Republican | Doo Sup Park | 52,587 | 21.0 | |
| Total votes | 249,657 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ellen Corbett (incumbent) | 139,799 | 66.6 | |
| Republican | Rob Maffit | 58,262 | 27.8 | |
| American Independent | Ivan Chou | 11,871 | 5.6 | |
| Total votes | 209,932 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Anthony Cannella | 92,270 | 51.5 | |
| Democratic | Anna Caballero | 86,923 | 48.5 | |
| Total votes | 179,193 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Berryhill | 191,097 | 66.4 | |
| Democratic | Larry Johnson | 96,835 | 33.6 | |
| Total votes | 287,932 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael Rubio | 71,334 | 60.5 | |
| Republican | Tim Thiesen | 46,717 | 39.5 | |
| Total votes | 118,051 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jean Fuller | 166,051 | 68.9 | |
| Democratic | Carter N. Pope | 75,229 | 31.1 | |
| Total votes | 241,280 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alex Padilla (incumbent) | 94,356 | 68.4 | |
| Republican | Kathleen "Suzy" Evans | 37,420 | 27.1 | |
| Libertarian | Adrian Galysh | 6,245 | 4.5 | |
| Total votes | 138,051 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kevin de León | 90,557 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 90,557 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ed Hernandez | 112,792 | 100.0 | |
| Republican | William Rodriguez Morrison (write-in) | 22 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 112,814 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Curren Price (incumbent) | 151,733 | 81.3 | |
| Republican | Nachum Shifren | 25,728 | 13.8 | |
| Libertarian | Bob Weber | 4,882 | 2.6 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Cindy Varela Henderson | 4,293 | 2.3 | |
| Total votes | 186,636 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
IncumbentJenny Oropeza died on October 20, 2010, from complications from a blood clot, and remained on the ballot. A special election was called after she posthumously won the election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jenny Oropeza (incumbent) | 142,578 | 58.2 | |
| Republican | John S. Stammreich | 87,896 | 35.8 | |
| Libertarian | David Ruskin | 14,879 | 6.0 | |
| Total votes | 245,353 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ronald Calderon (incumbent) | 105,946 | 68.6 | |
| Republican | Warren P. Willis | 48,534 | 31.4 | |
| Total votes | 154,480 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gloria Negrete McLeod (incumbent) | 92,691 | 67.9 | |
| Republican | Earl De Vries | 43,924 | 32.1 | |
| Total votes | 136,615 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lou Correa (incumbent) | 88,892 | 65.8 | |
| Republican | Lucille Kring | 46,377 | 34.2 | |
| Total votes | 135,269 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joel Anderson | 193,573 | 63.2 | |
| Democratic | Paul Clay | 101,112 | 33.0 | |
| Libertarian | Michael S. Metti | 11,737 | 3.8 | |
| Total votes | 306,422 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Wyland (incumbent) | 169,769 | 60.2 | |
| Democratic | Gila Jones | 96,884 | 34.4 | |
| Libertarian | Kristi Stone | 15,185 | 5.4 | |
| Total votes | 281,838 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Juan Vargas | 101,767 | 59.5 | |
| Republican | Brian Hendry | 69,417 | 40.5 | |
| Total votes | 171,184 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
