2010_California_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction_election Knowpia

2010 California SPI election
	Runoff county results; Torlakson: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% ; Aceves: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
SPI before election; Jack O'Connell; Democratic	Elected SPI ; Tom Torlakson;

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