2010 California Insurance Commissioner election
County resultsJones: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Villines: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The 2010 California Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the Insurance Commissioner of California . The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner , a Republican , ran for Governor of California and did not seek reelection. Democratic Assemblyman Dave Jones defeated Republican Michael Villines in the general election.
Candidates [ edit ]
The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for Insurance Commissioner.[1] Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold.
American Independent [ edit ]
Clay Pedersen , retail manager
Democratic [ edit ]
William Balderston , teacher and union organizer
Libertarian [ edit ]
Richard Bronstein , insurance broker
Peace and Freedom [ edit ]
Dina Padilla , injured worker consultant
Republican [ edit ]
Primary results [ edit ]
Democratic [ edit ]
California Democratic Insurance Commissioner primary, 2010
Candidate
Votes
%
Dave Jones
1,255,656
61.4
Hector De La Torre
790,493
38.6
Total votes
2,046,149
100.0
Voter turnout
27.1%
Republican [ edit ]
California Republican Insurance Commissioner primary, 2010
Candidate
Votes
%
Mike Villines
988,661
50.5
Brian FitzGerald
972,315
49.5
Total votes
1,960,976
100.0
Voter turnout
37.5%
General election results [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Official campaign websites [ edit ]