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20 seats from even-numbered districts in the: California State Senate 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2010 California State Senate elections were held on November 2, 2010. Voters in the 20 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.
Overview※
California State Senate elections, 2010 | ||||||||
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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 | — |
Results※
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 |
District 2※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 4※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Doug LaMalfa | 226,239 | 68.3 | |
Democratic | Lathe Gill | 105,460 | 31.7 | |
Total votes | 331,699 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 6※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 8※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leland Yee (incumbent) | 197,070 | 79.0 | |
Republican | Doo Sup Park | 52,587 | 21.0 | |
Total votes | 249,657 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 10※
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 12※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Anthony Cannella | 92,270 | 51.5 | |
Democratic | Anna Caballero | 86,923 | 48.5 | |
Total votes | 179,193 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 14※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Berryhill | 191,097 | 66.4 | |
Democratic | Larry Johnson | 96,835 | 33.6 | |
Total votes | 287,932 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 16※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael Rubio | 71,334 | 60.5 | |
Republican | Tim Thiesen | 46,717 | 39.5 | |
Total votes | 118,051 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 18※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jean Fuller | 166,051 | 68.9 | |
Democratic | Carter N. Pope | 75,229 | 31.1 | |
Total votes | 241,280 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 20※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 22※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kevin de León | 90,557 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 90,557 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 24※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Hernandez | 112,792 | 100.0 | |
Republican | William Rodriguez Morrison (write-in) | 22 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 112,814 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 26※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 28※
Incumbent Jenny 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 | % | |
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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 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 30※
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 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 32※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gloria Negrete McLeod (incumbent) | 92,691 | 67.9 | |
Republican | Earl De Vries | 43,924 | 32.1 | |
Total votes | 136,615 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 34※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lou Correa (incumbent) | 88,892 | 65.8 | |
Republican | Lucille Kring | 46,377 | 34.2 | |
Total votes | 135,269 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 36※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Republican hold |
District 38※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Republican hold |
District 40※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Juan Vargas | 101,767 | 59.5 | |
Republican | Brian Hendry | 69,417 | 40.5 | |
Total votes | 171,184 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |