- Source: 2010 California gubernatorial election
The 2010 California gubernatorial election was held November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of California. The primary elections were held on June 8, 2010. Because constitutional office holders in California have been prohibited from serving more than two terms in the same office since November 6, 1990, incumbent Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits. Former governor Jerry Brown, to whom the term limits did not apply due to a grandfather clause, defeated Meg Whitman in the general election and was sworn into office on January 3, 2011. As of 2024, this remains the most recent time the governor's office in California has changed partisan control.
Primary election
= Republican party
== Candidates
=Bill Chambers, railroad switchman
Douglas Hughes, retired business owner
Ken Miller, former broadcast manager
Steven Mozena (write-in candidate)
Lawrence Naritelli, accountant and controller
Robert Newman, psychologist and farmer
Steve Poizner, businessman and then-California Insurance Commissioner
David Tully-Smith, primary care physician
Meg Whitman, businesswoman, former CEO of eBay
Polling
Results
= Democratic party
=Candidates
= Declared =
Richard Aguirre, businessman
Jerry Brown, incumbent California Attorney General and former Governor of California
Lowell Darling, independent artist
Vibert Greene, mechanical engineer and CEO
Charles Pineda, parole board judge
Peter Schurman, non-profit organization consultant who dropped out of the race
Nadia Smalley (write-in candidate)
Joe Symmon, president of a non-profit organization
= Declined =
Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator
Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco (ran for Lieutenant Governor)
Polling
Results
= American Independent primary
=Candidates
Chelene Nightingale, business owner
Markham Robinson, owner of a software firm
Results
= Green primary
=Candidates
S. Deacon Alexander, student
Laura Wells, financial systems consultant
Results
= Libertarian primary
=Candidates
Jordan Llamas, Doctor of Psychology and Political Science
Dale Ogden, business consultant and actuary
Results
= Peace and Freedom primary
=Candidates
Stewart Alexander, political consultant and former vice presidential candidate for Socialist Party USA
Carlos Alvarez, retail worker
Mohammad Arif, businessman
Results
General election
= Campaign
=Both Whitman and Brown were criticized for negative campaigning during the election. During their final debate at the 2010 Women's Conference a week before the election, moderator Matt Lauer asked both candidates to pull attack ads for the rest of the election, which elicited loud cheers from the audience. Brown agreed and picked one ad each of his and Whitman's that he thought, if Whitman would agree, should be the only ones run, but Whitman, who had been loudly cheered earlier as the prospective first woman governor of the state, was booed when she stated that she would keep "the ads that talk about where Gov. Brown stands on the issues."
The Los Angeles Times reported that nearly $250 million was spent on the Governor's race. At least two spending records were broken during the campaign. Whitman broke personal spending records by spending $140 million of her own money on the campaign, and independent expenditures exceeded $31.7 million, with almost $25 million of that spent in support of Brown.
In an interview with CNN, the reporter opined that Whitman was hurt most during the campaign by a matter involving Nicky Diaz, her former Mexican maid, whom Whitman fired after Diaz asked for help as she was an illegal immigrant.
As of 2024, this is the last time the American Independent Party ran in a California gubernatorial election.
= Candidates' stances on issues
=Jobs:
Meg Whitman
1. Eliminate small business start-up tax ($800 fee for new business start-ups)
2. Eliminate factory tax
3. Increase R&D tax credit (increase from 15% to 20%)
4. Promote investments in agriculture
5. Eliminate the state tax on capital gains
Jerry Brown
1. Stimulate clean energy jobs (build 12,000MW of localized electricity generation; build 8,000MW of large-scale renewables; appoint a Clean Energy Czar)
2. Invest in infrastructure/construction jobs (federal dollars for projects; prioritize water needs; high-speed rail; strengthen the port system; prioritize use of existing funds for job creation; infill development
3. Create strike team to focus on job retention
4. Cut regulations (speed up regulatory processes and eliminate duplicative functions; develop CEQA guidelines; fully utilize administrative law; update outdated technology systems
5. Increase manufacturing jobs
6. Deliver targeted workforce training programs
7. Invest in education
Education:
Meg Whitman
1. Direct more money to classroom
2. Reward outstanding teachers
3. Eliminate cap on charter schools
4. Grade public schools A-F
5. Establish fast-track parent process for charter school conversions
6. Invest $1 billion in UC and CSU University systems
7. Utilize alternative paths to the classroom to attract high quality teachers
Jerry Brown
1. Higher education (create new state master plan; focus on community colleges and transfer credits)
2. Overhaul state testing program
3. Change school funding formulas and consolidate the 62 existing categorical programs
4. Teacher recruitment and training
5. Simplify the Education Code and return more decision-making to local school districts
6. A more balanced and creative school curriculum (science, history, and humanities; experiment with online, etc.)
7. Place special emphasis on teaching science, technology, engineering, and math
8. Increase proficiency in English
9. Improve high school graduation rates
10. Charter schools
11. Magnet or theme schools
12. Citizenship and character
= Predictions
== Polling
== Results
== Results by county
=Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Alpine (largest municipality: Markleeville)
Contra Costa (largest municipality: Concord)
Del Norte (largest municipality: Crescent City)
Humboldt (largest municipality: Eureka)
Imperial (largest municipality: El Centro)
Lake (largest municipality: Clearlake)
Mendocino (largest municipality: Ukiah)
Monterey (largest municipality: Salinas)
Napa (largest municipality: Napa)
Sacramento (largest municipality: Sacramento)
San Benito (largest municipality: Hollister)
San Joaquin (largest city: Stockton)
Santa Barbara (largest municipality: Santa Barbara)
Santa Clara (largest municipality: San Jose)
Solano (largest municipality: Vallejo)
Sonoma (largest municipality: Santa Rosa)
Yolo (largest municipality: Davis)
Results by congressional district
Brown won 33 districts, while Whitman won 20. Both candidates won a district held by the other party.
See also
2010 United States gubernatorial elections
References
External links
http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/survey/S_910MBS.pdf
California Secretary of State - Elections
California State Offices at Project Vote Smart
Campaign contributions for 2010 California Governor from Follow the Money
2010 California Gubernatorial General Election: All Head-to-Head Matchups graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Election 2010: California Governor from Rasmussen Reports
2010 California Governor - Whitman vs. Brown from Real Clear Politics
2010 California Governor's Race from CQ Politics
Race Profile in The New York Times
2010 Governor's Race in the Los Angeles Times, endorsement for Brown (October 3)
California Governor Race 2010 in The Sacramento Bee, endorsement for Brown (October 3)
California Elections 2010 in the San Francisco Chronicle, endorsement for Brown (October 3)
2010 California Governor's Race in the San Jose Mercury News, endorsement for Brown (October 10)
Debates
California Republican Gubernatorial Primary Debate on C-SPAN, May 2, 2010
California Gubernatorial Debate, C-SPAN, September 28, 2010
Official campaign sites:
Carlos Alvarez
Jerry Brown
Chelene Nightingale
Dale Ogden
Laura Wells
Meg Whitman
Primary candidates:
Richard Aguirre
S. Deacon Alexander
Stewart Alexander
Mohammad Arif
Jerry Brown
Bill Chambers
Lowell Darling
Vibert Greene
Douglas Hughes
Ken Miller
Steven Mozena
Lawrence Naritelli Archived 2010-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
Robert Newman
Chelene Nightingale
Charles Pineda
Steve Poizner
Peter Schurman
Joe Symmon
David Tully-Smith
Laura Wells
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