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June 2010 California elections
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Elections were held in California on June 8, 2010. Five propositions and two special elections, one for a State Senate seat and the other for a State Assembly seat were on the ballot. Primary elections for all statewide offices, a seat to the United States Senate, all Californian seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the State Assembly, and all even-numbered seats of the State Senate, along with the first round election for the nonpartisan Superintendent of Public Instruction were also held.

Ballot Propositions

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Five statewide propositions were on the ballot.[1]

Proposition 13

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Results by county
Yes:
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%

This is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment prohibiting the reassessment of property values due to seismic retrofitting work.[2]

Proposition 13
ChoiceVotes%
For4,473,24984.98
Against790,89915.02
Total5,264,148100.00
Source: California Secretary of State[3]

Proposition 14

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This is an initiative statute establishing nonpartisan blanket primaries.

Proposition 14
ChoiceVotes%
For2,868,94553.73
Against2,470,65846.27
Total5,339,603100.00
Source: California Secretary of State[3]

Proposition 15

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Results by county
No:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Yes:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

This is an initiative statute creating a public campaign finance system for Secretary of State elections.[4]

Proposition 15
ChoiceVotes%
For2,218,27342.71
Against2,975,73157.29
Total5,194,004100.00
Source: California Secretary of State[3]

Proposition 16

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This is an initiative constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority to establish or expand public electricity providers.

Proposition 16
ChoiceVotes%
For2,526,54447.25
Against2,820,13552.75
Total5,346,679100.00
Source: California Secretary of State[3]

Proposition 17

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Results by county
No:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Yes:
  •   50–60%
Tie:
  •   50%

This is an initiative statute allowing auto insurance companies to charge based on continuity of insurance coverage.[5]

Proposition 17
ChoiceVotes%
For2,575,65948.10
Against2,778,59951.90
Total5,354,258100.00
Source: California Secretary of State[3]

Special elections

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37th State Senate district special election

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The seat of the 37th State Senate district was vacated by John J. Benoit after he was appointed to be Riverside County supervisor on November 30, 2009.

Primary election

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A primary election was held on April 13, 2010. Since no candidate won a majority, the candidates with the top votes for each party appeared on the ballots for the special election.

California's 37th State Senate district special primary, 2010[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Emmerson 39,875 41.76
Republican Russ Bogh 20,957 21.95
Democratic Justin Blake 13,289 13.92
Democratic Anna Nevenic 8,076 8.46
Democratic Arthur Guerrero 6,826 7.15
American Independent Matt Monica 4,195 4.39
Republican David W. Peters 2,267 2.37
Total votes 95,485 100.00
Turnout   20.39

Special election

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37th State Senate district special election, 2010[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Emmerson 81,655 59.66
Democratic Justin Blake 41,243 30.13
American Independent Matt Monica 13,965 10.20
Total votes 136,863 100.00
Turnout   29.18
Republican hold

43rd State Assembly district special election

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The seat of the 43rd State Assembly district was vacated by Paul Krekorian after he was elected to the Los Angeles City Council on December 8, 2009.

Primary election

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A primary election was held on April 13, 2010. Since no candidate won a majority, the candidates with the top votes for each party appeared on the ballots for the special election.

California's 43rd State Assembly district special primary, 2010[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Gatto 11,954 31.96
Republican Sunder Ramani 11,634 31.10
Democratic Nayiri Nahabedian 8,358 22.34
Democratic Chahe Keuroghelian 5,462 14.60
Total votes 37,408 100.00
Turnout   21.97

Special election

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California's 43rd State Assembly district special election, 2010[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Gatto 23,733 58.58
Republican Sunder Ramani 16,778 41.42
Total votes 40,511 100.00
Turnout   20.14
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "California 2010 ballot propositions". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
  2. ↑ "California Proposition 13, Seismic Retrofitting Reassessment Exemption Amendment (June 2010)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Statewide Summary by County - Propositions 13 to 17" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
  4. ↑ "California Proposition 15, Biennial Lobbyist Fee and Public Campaign Funding Measure (June 2010)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
  5. ↑ "California Proposition 17, Car Insurance Rates Based on Coverage History Initiative (June 2010)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
  6. ↑ "37th State Senate District Special Primary Election – Official Canvass" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Official Canvass: State Senator 37th Senate District Special General Election, June 8, 2010" (PDF). California Secretary of State. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  8. ↑ "43rd State Assembly District Special Primary Election – Official Canvass" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Official Canvass: State Assemblymember 43rd Assembly District Special General Election, June 8, 2010" (PDF). California Secretary of State. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
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