2010 California SPI election Candidate Tom Torlakson Larry Aceves Gloria Romero Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First round 808,970 18.6% 832,938 19.1% 738,032 16.9% Runoff 4,222,946 54.5% 3,476,243 44.9% Eliminated Candidate Lydia Gutierrez Grant McMicken Karen Blake Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First round 384,514 8.8% 309,499 7.1% 299,492 6.9% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Candidate Diane Lenning Daniel Nusbaum Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First round 270,570 6.2% 217,220 5.0% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
Runoff county resultsTorlakson : 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Aceves: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
The 2010 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Jack O'Connell was term-limited and unable to run for re-election to a third term.
In the nonpartisan primary election on June 8, 2010, no candidate received a majority of the votes. The top two finishers, Larry Aceves, who came first with 19% of the vote, and Democratic State Assemblyman Tom Torlakson , who came second with 18.5% of the vote, advanced to the general election. In the general election on November 2, 2010, Torlakson defeated Aceves.
Primary election [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Larry Aceves, former Superintendent of the Franklin-McKinley School District and of the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District Karen Blake, geologist Alexia Deligianni, Board member of the Orange Unified School District Lydia Gutierrez, teacher Diane Lenning, teacher and businesswoman Leonard James Martin, retired Grant McMicken, teacher Daniel Nusbaum, teacher Gloria Romero , State Senator Faarax Dahir Sheikh-Noor Tom Torlakson , State Assemblyman Henry Williams, professor Results [ edit ] California Superintendent of Public Instruction primary election, 2010 Candidate Votes % Larry Aceves 832,938 19.12 Tom Torlakson 808,970 18.57 Gloria Romero 738,032 16.94 Lydia Gutierrez 384,514 8.83 Grant McMicken 309,499 7.11 Karen Blake 299,492 6.88 Diane Lenning 270,570 6.21 Daniel Nusbaum 217,220 4.99 Alexia Deligianni 212,145 4.87 Henry Williams 125,283 2.88 Leonard James Martin 123,791 2.84 Faarax Dahir Sheikh-Noor 33,586 0.77 Total votes 4,356,040 100
General election [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] California Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2010 Candidate Votes % Tom Torlakson 4,222,946 54.52 Larry Aceves 3,476,243 44.88 Diane Lenning (write-in) 46,061 0.60 Total votes 7,745,250 100
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