2010 California Secretary of State election

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2010 California Secretary of State election
	County results ; Bowen: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Dunn: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Secretary of State before election; Debra Bowen; Democratic	Elected Secretary of State ; Debra Bowen; Democratic

The 2010 California Secretary of State election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the Secretary of State of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Debra Bowen won reelection to a second term.

Candidates

The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for Secretary of State.^[1]^[2] Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold.

American Independent

Merton Short, aviator

Democratic

Debra Bowen, incumbent Secretary of State

Green

Ann Menasche, civil rights attorney

Libertarian

Christina Tobin, voting rights advocate

Peace and Freedom

Marylou Cabral, community volunteer

Republican

Roy Allmond, write-in candidate
Damon Dunn, small business owner
Orly Taitz, attorney and dentist

Primary results

Republican

California Republican Secretary of State primary, 2010
Candidate	Votes	%
Damon Dunn	1,477,811	74.4
Orly Taitz	508,455	25.6
Roy Allmond (write-in)	58	0
Total votes	1,986,324	100.00
Voter turnout	38.0%

Others

California Secretary of State primary, 2010 (others)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Debra Bowen (incumbent)	2,044,327	100
American Independent	Merton Short	40,551	100
Green	Ann Menasche	21,798	100
Libertarian	Christina Tobin	18,189	100
Peace and Freedom	Marylou Cabral	4,046	100

General Election results

California Secretary of State election, 2010^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Debra Bowen (incumbent)	5,105,307	53.18%	+5.09%
	Republican	Damon Dunn	3,666,407	38.19%	−6.80%
	Green	Ann Menasche	286,694	2.99%	+0.83%
	Libertarian	Christina Tobin	214,347	2.23%	+0.19%
	Peace and Freedom	Marylou Cabral	164,450	1.71%	+0.62%
	American Independent	Merton D. Short	162,102	1.69%	+0.07%
Total votes			9,599,307	100.0%
	Democratic hold

References

^ "2010 Gubernatorial Primary - June 8, 2010: Official Certified List of Candidates" (PDF). California Secretary of State. April 9, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
^ "Certified List of Write-In Candidates for the June 8, 2010, Statewide Direct Primary Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. May 28, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
^ "Statement of the Vote - November 2, 2010 General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State.

External links

Official campaign Web sites

[1] "2010 Gubernatorial Primary - June 8, 2010: Official Certified List of Candidates" (PDF). California Secretary of State. April 9, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.

[2] "Certified List of Write-In Candidates for the June 8, 2010, Statewide Direct Primary Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. May 28, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.

[3] "Statement of the Vote - November 2, 2010 General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State.

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