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The2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect thelieutenant governor ofCalifornia. The primary election took place on June 8, 2010.Incumbent Republican lieutenant governorAbel Maldonado, who had been appointed to the office, ran for election to a full term but was defeated by Democratic MayorGavin Newsom ofSan Francisco. Newsom started his four-year term on 10 January 2011.
| Poll source | Dates administered | Gavin Newsom | Dean Florez | Janice Hahn | Alan Lowenthal | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin and Associates[1] | October 3–7, 2009 | — | 8% | 24% | 7% | 61% |
| Tulchin Research[2] | January 2010 | 33% | 15% | 17% | — | 35% |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Newsom | 1,308,860 | 55.5 | |
| Janice Hahn | 780,115 | 33.3 | |
| Eric Korevaar | 257,349 | 10.9 | |
| Total votes | 2,346,324 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | 7,553,109 | 31.0% | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abel Maldonado (incumbent) | 939,370 | 43.6 | |
| Sam Aanestad | 668,345 | 31.0 | |
| Dave Harris | 180,960 | 8.4 | |
| Bert Davis | 130,486 | 6.1 | |
| Scott Levitt | 126,023 | 5.8 | |
| Yvonne Girard | 111,554 | 5.1 | |
| Total votes | 2,156,738 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | 5,228,320 | 41.3% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Independent | Jim King | 38,638 | 100 | |
| Green | James Castillo | 19,462 | 100 | |
| Libertarian | Pamela Brown | 18,276 | 100 | |
| Peace and Freedom | C. T. Weber | 3,813 | 100 | |
| Poll source | Dates administered | Abel Maldonado (R) | Gavin Newsom (D) | Undecided/other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Times/USC[4] | October 13–20, 2010 | 37% | 41% | 5% |
| SurveyUSA[5] | October 15–18, 2010 | 37% | 43% | 6% |
| The Field Poll[6] | September 25, 2010 | 35% | 39% | 26% |
| Survey USA[7] | September 19–21, 2010 | 41% | 44% | 11% |
| Public Policy Polling[8] | September 14–16, 2010 | 36% | 39% | 24% |
| Survey USA[9] | August 31-September 1, 2010 | 39% | 44% | 15% |
| Survey USA[10] | August 8–11, 2010 | 42% | 43% | 15% |
| The Field Poll[11] | June 22–25, 2010 | 34% | 43% | 23% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gavin Newsom | 4,917,880 | 50.12% | +1.00% | |
| Republican | Abel Maldonado (incumbent) | 3,820,971 | 38.94% | −6.15% | |
| Libertarian | Pamela Brown | 574,636 | 5.85% | +4.18% | |
| American Independent | Jim King | 184,901 | 1.88% | +1.08% | |
| Green | James Castillo | 163,982 | 1.67% | −1.13% | |
| Peace and Freedom | C. T. Weber | 116,346 | 1.19% | +0.68% | |
| Independent | Karen England (write-in) | 34,119 | 0.35% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 9,812,835 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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