2010 California State Controller election

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2010 California State Controller election
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Controller before election; John Chiang; Democratic	Elected Controller ; John Chiang; Democratic

The 2010 California State Controller election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the State Controller of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent John Chiang won reelection.

Candidates

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

American Independent

Lawrence Beliz, businessman
Nathan Johnson

Democratic

John Chiang, incumbent State Controller

Green

Ross D. Frankel, accountant

Libertarian

Andrew "Andy" Favor, certified public accountant

Peace and Freedom

Karen Martinez

Republican

David Evans, certified public accountant
Tony Strickland, state senator and nominee in 2006

Primary results

American Independent

California American Independent State Controller primary, 2010
Candidate	Votes	%
Lawrence Beliz	24,436	56.3
Nathan Johnson	18,977	43.7
Total votes	43,413	100.0
Voter turnout	%

Republican

California Republican State Controller primary, 2010
Candidate	Votes	%
Tony Strickland	1,221,033	60.1
David Evans	812,303	39.9
Total votes	2,033,336	100.00
Voter turnout	%

Others

California Secretary of State primary, 2010 (others)
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	John Chiang (incumbent)	2,064,419	100.0
Green	Ross D. Frankel	20,816	100.0
Libertarian	Andrew "Andy" Favor	18,249	100.0
Peace and Freedom	Karen Martinez	3,850	100.0

General results

California State Controller election, 2010^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Chiang (incumbent)	5,325,357	55.13%	+4.51%
	Republican	Tony Strickland	3,487,014	36.10%	−4.09%
	Libertarian	Andrew Favor	292,441	3.03%	+0.77%
	Peace and Freedom	Karen Martinez	209,638	2.17%	−0.37%
	Green	Ross D. Frankel	191,282	1.98%	−1.13%
	American Independent	Lawrence G. Beliz	154,145	1.59%	+0.31%
Total votes			9,659,877	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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