2010 United States Senate election in California

Summary

The 2010 United States Senate election in California took place on November 2, 2010. The election was held alongside 33 other United States Senate elections in addition to congressional, state, and various local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer won re-election to a fourth term.

2010 United States Senate election in California

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Nominee Barbara Boxer Carly Fiorina
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 5,218,137 4,217,386
Percentage 52.18% 42.17%

County results
Boxer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Fiorina:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Barbara Boxer
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Barbara Boxer
Democratic

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Controversies edit

Boxer edit

In 2009, Boxer was criticized for correcting a general who called her "ma'am". Brigadier General Michael Walsh was testifying on the Louisiana coastal restoration process in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and answered Boxer's query with "ma'am" when Boxer interrupted him. "Do me a favor," Boxer said. "can you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am?'" "Yes, ma'am," Walsh interjected. "It's just a thing, I worked so hard to get that title, so I'd appreciate it. Thank you," she said. The Army's guide to protocol instructs service members to call members of the U.S. Senate "sir", "ma'am" or "senator".[2][3][4] Fiorina used this incident prominently in campaign ads, as did David Zucker, who directed a humorous commercial for RightChange.com titled 'Call Me Senator'.

Results edit

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Boxer (incumbent) 1,957,920 81.0
Democratic Brian Quintana 338,442 13.9
Democratic Mickey Kaus 123,573 5.1
Total votes 2,419,935 100.0

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Controversies edit

Fiorina edit

In February 2010, Carly Fiorina put out a campaign ad attacking Republican rival Tom Campbell featuring a "demon sheep", creating international, mostly negative, publicity.[5][6]

The Los Angeles Times research of public records indicated Fiorina had failed to vote in most elections. Fiorina responded by saying, "I'm a lifelong registered Republican but I haven't always voted, and I will provide no excuse for it. You know, people die for the right to vote. And there are many, many Californians and Americans who exercise that civic duty on a regular basis. I didn't. Shame on me."[7][8]

Campbell edit

Former State Senator and California Secretary of State Bruce McPherson alleged that during a telephone call with Carly Fiorina's campaign manager, Marty Wilson, Wilson expressed surprise that McPherson was endorsing the candidacy of Tom Campbell, and called him an anti-Semite.[9] Subsequently, Wilson strongly denied having made that charge against Campbell, thus leading to a controversy for the Fiorina campaign, where the credibility of long-time Sacramento political operative Marty Wilson was called into a comparison with that of Bruce McPherson.

On March 5, the three principal Republican primary candidates, Campbell, DeVore, and Fiorina participated in a live, on-air debate, which was broadcast on KTKZ in Sacramento. The debate was called by Campbell, in order to respond to accusations of "anti-Semitism," and otherwise being unfriendly to the interests of Israel.[10]

Campbell had also been criticized for having accepted campaign contributions (during his 2000 Senate race), from then-University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian.[11] On March 2, 2006, Al-Arian entered a guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to help the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, a "specially designated terrorist" organization; he was sentenced to 57 months in prison, and ordered deported following his prison term.[12][13] The usually subdued Tom Campbell responded very strongly to the accusations coming out of the Fiorina campaign, saying, "I called for this debate today so that both of my opponents can bring up absolutely any charge they want. Air it, and let me respond to it. But there’s no place for calling me anti-Semitic, then denying it. That whispering campaign, that 'silent slander,' stops today."[14]

A dispute had been triggered as well by Campbell's 2002 letter in defense of Al-Arian. Campbell said he had not been aware of the charges against Al-Arian when he wrote his January 21, 2002, letter to USF's president, asking USF not to discipline Al-Arian.[15][16][17]

He also said he had not been aware that Al-Arian had said, in a speech discussed in an O'Reilly interview before Campbell wrote his letter: "Jihad is our path. Victory to Islam. Death to Israel."[18] Campbell said:

I did not hear, I did not read, I was not aware of statements Sami Al-Arian had made relative to Israel. And I would not have written the letter had I known about those. ... To say 'Death to Israel' is abhorrent, it's horrible.[18]

Campbell said he was sorry he wrote the letter, adding that he did not know about the statements at the time. He said he should have researched that matter more thoroughly, and he would have known.[15][18][19][20]

Campbell had initially maintained that Al-Arian had never contributed to Campbell's 2000 Senate campaign.[21] That turned out to be untrue.[21] Campbell also initially said his letter defending Al-Arian was sent before the O'Reilly 2001 television broadcast where Al-Arian admitted saying "death to Israel," but that also turned out to be incorrect.[21] Campbell said his misstatements were the result of the events having taken place years prior.[21]

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Tom Campbell Carly Fiorina Chuck DeVore Other Undecided
The Field Poll (report) Feb. 20 – March 1, 2009 298 ±3.6% 31% 19% 36%
The Field Poll (report) Sept. 18 – October 6, 2009 373 ±4.5% 21% 20% 59%
Los Angeles Times (report) Oct. 27 – November 3, 2009 499 27% 27% 2% 40%
The Field Poll (report) January 5–17, 2010 202 ±7.1% 30% 25% 6% 39%
PPIC (report) January 27, 2010 2,001 ±2.0% 27% 16% 8% 1% 48%
M4 Strategies (report) February 26, 2010 427 32% 19% 11% 39%
Research 2000 (report) March 10, 2010 400 ±5.0% 33% 24% 7% 36%
PPIC (report) March 24, 2010 2,002 ±2.0% 23% 24% 8% 1% 44%
Los Angeles Times (report) March 23–30, 2010 1,515 ±2.6% 29% 25% 9% 4% 33%
Survey USA (report) April 19–21, 2010 538 ±4.3% 34% 27% 14% 3% 23%
Survey USA (report) May 6–9, 2010 548 ±4.3% 35% 24% 15% 3% 23%
Research 2000 (report) May 17–19, 2010 400 ±5.0% 37% 22% 14% 27%
PPIC (report) May 9–16, 2010 1,168 ±3.0% 23% 25% 16% 36%
Public Policy Polling (report) May 21–23, 2010 417 ±4.8% 21% 41% 16% 18%
Survey USA (report) May 21–23, 2010 612 ±4.3% 23% 46% 14% 6% 11%
Los Angeles Times (report) May 19–26, 2010 1,506 ±2.6% 23% 38% 16% 23%
Survey USA (report) June 3–6, 2010 569 ±4.2% 22% 48% 16% 9%

Results edit

 
Results by county:
  Fiorina
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Campbell
  •   40–50%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carly Fiorina 1,315,429 56.4
Republican Tom Campbell 504,289 21.7
Republican Chuck DeVore 452,577 19.3
Republican Al Ramirez 42,149 1.8
Republican Tim Kalemkarian 19,598 0.8
Total votes 2,334,042 100.0

Third party primaries edit

Candidates edit

American Independent
California American Independent Senate primary, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
American Independent Edward Noonan 16,704 39.5
American Independent Don Grundmann 14,170 33.5
American Independent Al Salehi 11,423 27.0
Total votes 42,297 100.0
Green
  • Duane Roberts, community volunteer[1]
California Green Senate primary, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Duane Roberts 19,983 100.00%
Total votes 19,983 100.0
Libertarian
  • Gail Lightfoot, retired nurse[1]
California Libertarian Senate primary, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 17,791 100.00%
Total votes 17,791 100.0
Peace and Freedom
California Peace and Freedom Senate primary, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Peace and Freedom Marsha Feinland 4,070 100.00%
Total votes 4,070 100.0

General election edit

Candidates edit

The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the general election for Senator.[22]

Campaign edit

Boxer criticized Fiorina's choice "to become a CEO, lay off 30,000 workers, ship jobs overseas [and] have two yachts." A spokesman for Fiorina responded that the Fiorinas were a two-yacht family because they spent time in both California and Washington, D.C.[23] Boxer also claimed that Fiorina "skirted the law" by selling equipment to Iran during her tenure as HP's CEO, also claiming that the equipment may have ended up in the hands of the Iranian military.[24]

Debates edit

The only debate took place on September 1 at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga. It was sponsored by San Francisco Chronicle, KTVU, and KQED.[25]

Predictions edit

 
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report Tossup October 26, 2010
Congressional Quarterly Lean D October 26, 2010
FiveThirtyEight Likely D October 26, 2010
New York Times Tossup October 26, 2010
Rasmussen Reports Tossup October 26, 2010
RealClearPolitics Tossup October 26, 2010
Rothenberg Tilt D October 26, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball Lean D October 26, 2010

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Barbara Boxer (D) Carly Fiorina (R) Other Undecided
The Field Poll (report) Feb. 20 – March 1, 2009 761 ± 3.6% 55% 25% 20%
Rasmussen Reports (report) March 9, 2009 500 ± 4.5% 47% 38% 10% 5%
Rasmussen Reports (report) July 22, 2009 500 ± 4.5% 45% 41% 7% 7%
Research 2000 (report) August 9–12, 2009 600 ± 4.0% 52% 31% 17%
Rasmussen Reports (report) September 23, 2009 500 ± 4.5% 49% 39% 4% 8%
The Field Poll (report) Sept. 18 – October 6, 2009 1,005 ± 3.2% 49% 35% 16%
Rasmussen Reports (report) November 17, 2009 500 ± 4.5% 46% 37% 5% 12%
Rasmussen Reports (report) January 14, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 46% 43% 3% 8%
The Field Poll (report) January 5–17, 2010 1,005 ± 3.2% 50% 35% 15%
PPIC (report) January 27, 2010 2,001 ± 2.0% 48% 40% 12%
Rasmussen Reports (report) February 11, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 46% 42% 7% 5%
Research 2000 (report) March 10, 2010 600 ± 4.0% 49% 40% 11%
Rasmussen Reports (report) March 11, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 46% 40% 4% 10%
The Field Poll (report) March 18, 2010 748 ± 3.7% 45% 44% 11%
PPIC (report) March 24, 2010 2,002 ± 2.0% 44% 43% 13%
Rasmussen Reports (report) April 12, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 42% 38% 7% 13%
Rasmussen Reports (report) May 12, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 45% 38% 4% 12%
PPIC (report) May 9–16, 2010 2,003 ± 2.0% 48% 39% 13%
Research 2000 (report) May 17–19, 2010 600 ± 4.0% 48% 39%
Los Angeles Times (report) May 19–26, 2010 44% 38%
Public Policy Polling (report) May 21–23, 2010 921 ± 3.2% 45% 42% 13%
Rasmussen Reports (report) June 9, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 48% 43% 5% 5%
Reuters (report) June 30, 2010 600 ± 4.5% 45% 41% 1% 13%
Survey USA (report) July 8–11, 2010 614 ± 4.0% 45% 47% 3% 5%
Rasmussen Reports (report) July 12, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 49% 42% 4% 5%
Public Policy Polling (report) July 23–25, 2010 614 ± 3.95% 49% 40% 11%
Rasmussen Reports (report) August 3, 2010 750 ± 4.0% 45% 40% 5% 10%
Survey USA/CBS 5 (report) August 9–11, 2010 602 ± 4.0% 42% 47% 11%
Rasmussen Reports (report) August 24, 2010 750 ± 4.0% 44% 43% 5% 8%
Survey USA (report) August 31 – September 1, 2010 569 ± 4.2% 46% 48% 5% 1%
CNN(report) September 2–7, 2010 866 ± 3.5% 48% 44% 5% 3%
Rasmussen Reports (report) September 6, 2010 750 ± 4.0% 42% 47%
Rasmussen Reports (report) September 6, 2010 750 ± 4.0% 47% 48% 2% 3%
Fox News (report) September 11, 2010 1,000 ± 3.0% 46% 44% 4% 6%
Public Policy Polling (report) September 14–16, 2010 630 ± 3.9% 50% 42% 8%
Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research (report) September 18, 2010 1,000 ± 3.0% 47% 46% 3% 4%
Rasmussen Reports (report) September 20, 2010 750 ± 4.0% 47% 43% 4% 6%
Survey USA (report) September 19–21, 2010 610 ± 4.0% 49% 43% 6% 2%
CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation (report) September 24–28, 2010 786 ± 3.5% 52% 43% 3% 2%
PPIC report September 19–26, 2010 1,104 ± 3% 42% 35% 6% 17%
USC poll report September 27, 2010 1,003 39% 34% 23%
Rasmussen Reports (report) October 3, 2010 750 ± 4.0% 49% 45% 2% 5%
Angus Reid Public Opinion (report) October 6, 2010 501 ± 4.5% 55% 39% 6%
Rasmussen Reports (report) October 13, 2010 750 ± 4.0% 49% 46% 2% 3%
Reuters (report) October 12–14, 2010 601 ± 4.0% 46% 45% 2% 6%
PPIC (report) October 10–17, 2010 1,067 ± 3.5% 43% 38% 6% 13%
Tarrance Group (report) October 17–19, 2010 ± 4.1% 44% 44% 6% 5%
USC/LA Times (report) October 13–20, 2010 878 ± 3.2% 50% 42% 4% 4%
Rasmussen Reports (report) October 21, 2010 750 ± 4.0% 48% 46% 3% 3%
Public Policy Polling (report) October 21–23, 2010 622 ± 3.2% 52% 43% 0% 5%
Fox/Pulse Opinion Research (report) October 23, 2010 1,000 ± 3.0% 48% 44% 5% 3%
Suffolk University (report Archived November 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine) October 21–24, 2010 600 ± 4.0% 52% 43% 4% 2%
SurveyUSA (report) October 21–25, 2010 594 ± 4.1% 45% 40% 7% 8%
Field Poll (report) October 14–26, 2010 1,501 ± 3.2% 49% 41% 10%
CNN/Time/Opinion Research (report) October 20–26, 2010 1,527 ± 2.5% 50% 45% 1%
Rasmussen Reports (report) October 27, 2010 750 ± 4.0% 49% 46% 2% 3%
Angus Reid Public Opinion (report) October 28–29, 2010 485 ± 4.5% 51% 44% 5%
SurveyUSA (report) October 26–31, 2010 587 ± 4.1% 46% 38% 6% 10%
Public Policy Polling (report) October 29–31, 2010 882 ± 3.3% 50% 46% 3%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Dates administered Barbara Boxer Chuck DeVore
Research 2000 August 9–12, 2009 53% 29%
Rasmussen Reports September 23, 2009 46% 37%
The Field Poll September 18 – October 6, 2009 50% 33%
Rasmussen Reports November 17, 2009 46% 36%
Rasmussen Reports January 14, 2010 46% 40%
The Field Poll January 5–17, 2010 51% 34%
PPIC January 27, 2010 47% 39%
Rasmussen Reports February 11, 2010 47% 42%
Research 2000 March 10, 2010 49% 39%
Rasmussen Reports March 11, 2010 46% 40%
Field Research March 18, 2010 45% 41%
PPIC March 24, 2010 46% 40%
Rasmussen Reports April 12, 2010 42% 39%
Rasmussen Reports May 12, 2010 46% 40%
Public Policy Institute of California (Report) May 2010 50% 39%
Research 2000 May 17–19, 2010 47% 38%
Public Policy Polling May 21–23, 2010 46% 40%
USC/Los Angeles Times (Report) May 19–26, 2010 46% 36%
Poll source Dates administered Barbara Boxer Tom Campbell
Rasmussen Reports January 14, 2010 46% 42%
The Field Poll January 5–17, 2010 48% 38%
PPIC January 27, 2010 45% 41%
Rasmussen Reports February 11, 2010 45% 41%
Research 2000 March 10, 2010 47% 43%
Rasmussen Reports March 11, 2010 43% 41%
Field Research March 18, 2010 43% 44%
PPIC March 24, 2010 43% 44%
Rasmussen Reports April 12, 2010 42% 41%
Rasmussen Reports May 12, 2010 42% 41%
Public Policy Institute of California (Report) May 2010 46% 40%
Research 2000 May 17–19, 2010 47% 40%
Public Policy Polling May 21–23, 2010 47% 40%
USC/Los Angeles Times (Report) May 19–26, 2010 38% 45%

Fundraising edit

Candidate (party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt
Barbara Boxer (D) $20,314,189 $22,178,746 $2,271,034 $0
Carly Fiorina (R) $17,935,605 $16,664,055 $1,271,550 $805,844
Jerry Carroll (I) $140 $140 $10 $1,305
Marsha Feinland (P&F) $0 $0 $0 $0
Neil Goldberg (I) $0 $0 $0 $0
Gail Lightfoot (L) $0 $0 $0 $0
Edward Noonan (AI) $0 $0 $0 $0
Duane Roberts (G) $0 $0 $0 $12,562
Source: Federal Election Commission (FEC)[26]
(Note that some candidates filed with the FEC, but did not pursue their candidacy.)

Results edit

Despite the last poll before the election showed Fiorina only trailing by 4 points, on election night Boxer defeated Fiorina by a ten point margin, and around a one million vote majority. Boxer performed extremely well in Los Angeles County, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Boxer was declared the winner shortly after the polls closed. Fiorina conceded defeat to Boxer at 11:38 P.M.

United States Senate election in California, 2010[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barbara Boxer (incumbent) 5,218,137 52.18% -5.53%
Republican Carly Fiorina 4,217,386 42.17% +4.37%
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 175,235 1.75% -0.05%
Peace and Freedom Marsha Feinland 135,088 1.35% -0.67%
Green Duane Roberts 128,512 1.29% N/A
American Independent Edward Noonan 125,435 1.25% +0.58%
Write-in 67 0.00% ±0.00%
Total votes 9,999,860 100.0%
Democratic hold

Results by county edit

Results from the Secretary of State of California.[28]

County Boxer Votes Fiorina Votes Noonan Votes Roberts Votes Lightfoot Votes Feinland Votes
Alameda 73.9% 338,632 22.1% 100,989 0.7% 3,362 1.3% 5,560 1.1% 5,334 0.9% 4,537
Alpine 50.9% 282 44.0% 244 0.7% 4 0.7% 4 2.5% 14 1.2% 7
Amador 31.9% 5,137 59.6% 9,617 2.3% 364 1.2% 209 3.0% 480 2.0% 334
Butte 37.0% 27,827 54.5% 40,958 1.8% 1,393 1.9% 1,435 2.9% 2,181 1.9% 1,456
Calaveras 32.1% 6,294 58.6% 11,495 3.0% 593 1.6% 326 3.1% 617 1.6% 324
Colusa 30.3% 1,567 63.4% 3,288 1.4% 76 1.2% 67 2.2% 109 1.5% 81
Contra Costa 59.8% 206,270 35.9% 123,934 1.0% 3,492 1.0% 3,607 1.4% 4,996 0.9% 3,181
Del Norte 39.4% 3,212 52.0% 4,240 2.1% 177 1.8% 154 3.0% 245 1.7% 139
El Dorado 32.7% 25,085 61.0% 46,771 1.3% 1,043 1.1% 910 2.4% 1,822 1.5% 1,129
Fresno 37.5% 74,705 57.0% 113,583 1.3% 2,633 1.2% 2,431 1.5% 3,067 1.5% 3,079
Glenn 25.5% 2,020 66.3% 5,257 2.1% 174 1.6% 128 2.7% 208 1.8% 143
Humboldt 54.6% 27,081 37.6% 18,659 0.8% 420 3.2% 1,574 2.5% 1,284 1.3% 653
Imperial 55.6% 14,802 37.2% 9,887 1.2% 341 1.9% 516 1.9% 511 2.2% 570
Inyo 33.8% 2,353 56.2% 3,909 2.4% 169 1.7% 120 3.5% 241 2.4% 170
Kern 30.0% 51,364 62.0% 106,448 1.9% 3,302 1.4% 2,435 2.6% 4,522 2.1% 3,641
Kings 30.0% 7,816 62.7% 16,362 2.2% 560 1.1% 309 1.9% 520 2.1% 542
Lake 49.0% 10,265 40.8% 8,534 2.8% 585 2.4% 505 3.0% 625 2.0% 440
Lassen 24.0% 2,200 66.7% 6,127 1.6% 155 1.7% 157 4.0% 374 2.0% 185
Los Angeles 62.3% 1,432,450 32.6% 749,353 1.0% 23,198 1.2% 29,323 1.5% 33,431 1.4% 32,168
Madera 30.3% 10,308 62.9% 21,413 1.7% 601 1.3% 462 1.9% 632 1.9% 630
Marin 69.3% 78,236 27.5% 31,001 0.6% 756 0.9% 982 1.1% 1,237 0.6% 710
Mariposa 31.8% 2,593 60.4% 4,939 1.9% 158 1.7% 147 2.8% 223 1.4% 118
Mendocino 61.6% 19,422 29.9% 9,426 2.0% 643 2.8% 867 2.3% 749 1.4% 472
Merced 40.2% 19,058 53.4% 25,280 1.7% 827 1.2% 576 1.8% 854 1.7% 831
Modoc 20.9% 787 70.6% 2,666 2.2% 84 1.4% 56 3.1% 116 1.8% 68
Mono 43.5% 1,155 50.1% 1,455 1.7% 154 1.5% 81 2.1% 76 1.1% 556
Monterey 59.1% 58,574 35.0% 34,721 1.1% 1,182 1.3% 1,315 2.0% 1,914 1.5% 1,497
Napa 56.2% 26,194 38.1% 17,743 1.4% 658 1.5% 732 1.8% 836 1.0% 511
Nevada 40.9% 18,504 52.7% 23,875 0.6% 310 1.8% 860 3.1% 1,367 0.9% 424
Orange 37.1% 323,477 57.7% 502,756 1.1% 10,432 1.1% 10,137 1.7% 14,625 1.3% 10,904
Placer 33.6% 47,331 60.2% 84,905 1.5% 2,142 1.0% 1,518 2.2% 3,239 1.5% 2,132
Plumas 32.1% 2,934 60.3% 5,521 1.7% 161 1.4% 131 2.8% 257 1.7% 160
Riverside 40.7% 195,418 53.2% 255,738 1.6% 8,117 1.2% 6,046 1.8% 8,321 1.5% 7,404
Sacramento 50.4% 210,164 43.5% 181,300 1.6% 6,833 1.1% 4,981 2.1% 8,667 1.3% 5,560
San Benito 49.7% 7,909 43.8% 6,977 1.3% 215 1.1% 191 2.2% 337 1.9% 307
San Bernardino 42.7% 185,164 49.9% 216,441 1.8% 8,111 1.4% 6,302 2.4% 10,424 1.8% 7,926
San Diego 43.5% 389,806 50.7% 454,301 1.3% 11,725 1.3% 11,808 1.8% 16,578 1.4% 12,585
San Francisco 80.0% 213,252 16.2% 43,108 0.6% 1,630 1.5% 3,863 1.0% 2,780 0.7% 1,937
San Joaquin 44.5% 70,031 48.5% 76,342 1.6% 2,608 1.3% 2,122 2.1% 3,358 2.0% 3,175
San Luis Obispo 42.8% 44,799 51.2% 53,695 1.2% 1,347 1.1% 1,250 2.5% 2,521 1.2% 1,293
San Mateo 66.5% 146,537 29.9% 65,803 0.8% 1,866 1.0% 2,208 1.2% 2,605 0.6% 1,480
Santa Barbara 49.8% 64,771 45.2% 58,817 1.0% 1,425 1.0% 1,432 1.8% 2,243 1.2% 1,578
Santa Clara 63.3% 320,734 32.0% 161,986 1.0% 5,105 1.1% 5,711 1.6% 8,148 1.0% 5,295
Santa Cruz 68.6% 65,049 25.4% 24,065 0.9% 923 1.6% 1,579 2.2% 2,048 2.3% 1,257
Shasta 26.4% 17,204 66.1% 43,056 2.0% 1,266 1.3% 902 2.6% 1,683 1.6% 1,060
Sierra 29.1% 529 62.3% 1,135 2.4% 45 1.4% 27 2.8% 51 2.0% 37
Siskiyou 33.7% 6,132 57.2% 10,430 2.2% 405 1.4% 270 3.6% 648 1.9% 360
Solano 55.1% 64,658 39.2% 45,995 1.3% 1,600 1.2% 1,429 2.0% 2,289 1.2% 1,460
Sonoma 64.3% 116,996 29.5% 53,678 1.4% 2,686 1.5% 2,806 2.1% 3,720 1.2% 2,281
Stanislaus 39.6% 47,158 53.6% 63,814 1.6% 2,007 1.5% 1,789 2.0% 2,455 1.7% 2,029
Sutter 31.9% 8,121 61.2% 15,606 1.9% 487 1.1% 292 2.4% 607 1.5% 408
Tehama 26.6% 5,352 64.3% 12,950 2.6% 524 1.5% 321 3.1% 622 1.9% 397
Trinity 37.1% 2,029 51.4% 2,813 2.0% 112 3.5% 192 4.4% 242 1.6% 90
Tulare 30.6% 24,742 62.9% 50,856 1.5% 1,264 1.1% 921 1.8% 1,509 2.1% 1,625
Tuolumne 33.4% 7,430 58.6% 13,057 2.6% 576 1.6% 359 2.5% 564 1.3% 304
Ventura 44.8% 115,337 49.9% 128,619 1.3% 3,394 1.1% 3,095 1.8% 4,586 1.1 2,965
Yolo 59.0% 34,925 35.9% 21,263 1.1% 683 1.2% 764 1.7% 973 1.1% 677
Yuba 32.4% 5,212 58.6% 9,452 2.4% 394 1.4% 231 3.3% 536 1.9% 210
 
 

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "2010 Gubernatorial Primary Official Certified List of Candidates" (PDF). California Secretary of State. April 9, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Sen. Boxer to officer: Don't call me ma'am". Washington Times. June 19, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  3. ^ Sen. Boxer Offers No Apology for Rebuking Brigadier General Who Called Her 'Ma'am'
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  • California Secretary of State – Elections and Voter Information
  • U.S. Congress candidates for California at Project Vote Smart
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  • 2010 California Senate Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
  • Election 2010: California Senate from Rasmussen Reports
  • 2010 California Senate Race from Real Clear Politics
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