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See Also:   Information for the County of Contra Costa
(Elections Office, local League of Women Voters, links to other county election sites)

Governor; Democratic Party

• Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Democratic
  1,948,662 votes 84.3%
• Richard William Aguirre, Democratic
  93,228 votes 4.1%
• Charles "Chuck" Pineda, Jr., Democratic
  92,161 votes 4.0%
• Vibert Greene, Democratic
  52,659 votes 2.3%
• Joe Symmon, Democratic
  52,140 votes 2.3%
• Lowell Darling, Democratic
  38,981 votes 1.6%
• Peter Schurman, Democratic
  34,438 votes 1.4%
• Nadia B. Smalley, Democratic (Write-in)

Governor; Republican Party

• Meg Whitman, Republican
  1,485,562 votes 64.4%
• Steve Poizner, Republican
  616,202 votes 26.7%
• Lawrence "Larry" Naritelli, Republican
  52,794 votes 2.3%
• Robert C. Newman, II, Republican
  37,195 votes 1.7%
• Ken Miller, Republican
  35,243 votes 1.5%
• Bill Chambers, Republican
  33,208 votes 1.4%
• Douglas R. Hughes, Republican
  25,266 votes 1.0%
• David Tully-Smith, Republican
  24,189 votes 1.0%
• Steven Paul Mozena, Republican (Write-in)

Governor; American Independent Party

• Chelene Nightingale, American Independent
  23,120 votes 58.2%
• Markham Robinson, American Independent
  16,633 votes 41.8%

Governor; Green Party

• Laura Wells, Green
  16,583 votes 79.5%
• S. Deacon Alexander, Green
  4,299 votes 20.5%

Governor; Libertarian Party

• Dale F. Ogden, Libertarian
  16,749 votes 100.0%

Governor; Peace and Freedom Party

• Carlos Alvarez, Peace and Freedom
  1,835 votes 45.4%
• Stewart A. Alexander, Peace and Freedom
  1,625 votes 40.1%
• Mohammad Arif, Peace and Freedom
  589 votes 14.5%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Governor)

Lieutenant Governor; Democratic Party

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  1,252,126 votes 55.4%
• Janice Hahn, Democratic
  762,954 votes 33.6%
• Eric Korevaar, Democratic
  249,115 votes 11.0%

Lieutenant Governor; Republican Party

• Abel Maldonado, Republican
  907,533 votes 43.3%
• Sam Aanestad, Republican
  652,472 votes 31.2%
• Dave Harris, Republican
  176,589 votes 8.5%
• Bert Davis, Republican
  127,324 votes 6.1%
• Scott L. Levitt, Republican
  123,214 votes 5.8%
• Yvonne R. Girard, Republican
  108,844 votes 5.1%

Lieutenant Governor; American Independent Party

• Jim King, American Independent
  37,100 votes 100.0%

Lieutenant Governor; Green Party

• James "Jimi" Castillo, Green
  18,398 votes 100.0%

Lieutenant Governor; Libertarian Party

• Pamela J. Brown, Libertarian
  17,508 votes 100.0%

Lieutenant Governor; Peace and Freedom Party

• C. T. Weber, Peace and Freedom
  3,659 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Lieutenant Governor)

Secretary of State; Democratic Party

• Debra Bowen, Democratic
  1,971,948 votes 100.0%

Secretary of State; Republican Party

• Damon Dunn, Republican
  1,435,573 votes 74.4%
• Orly Taitz, Republican
  495,034 votes 25.6%
• Roy V. Allmond, Jr., Republican (Write-in)

Secretary of State; American Independent Party

• Merton D. Short, American Independent
  38,968 votes 100.0%

Secretary of State; Green Party

• Ann Menasche, Green
  20,611 votes 100.0%

Secretary of State; Libertarian Party

• Christina Tobin, Libertarian
  17,437 votes 100.0%

Secretary of State; Peace and Freedom Party

• Marylou Cabral, Peace and Freedom
  3,883 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Secretary of State)

Controller; Democratic Party

• John Chiang, Democratic
  1,992,075 votes 100.0%

Controller; Republican Party

• Tony Strickland, Republican
  1,188,555 votes 60.2%
• David Evans, Republican
  788,121 votes 39.8%

Controller; American Independent Party

• Lawrence G. Beliz, American Independent
  23,423 votes 56.2%
• Nathan E. Johnson, American Independent
  18,315 votes 43.8%

Controller; Green Party

• Ross D. Frankel, Green
  19,691 votes 100.0%

Controller; Libertarian Party

• Andrew "Andy" Favor, Libertarian
  17,489 votes 100.0%

Controller; Peace and Freedom Party

• Karen Martinez, Peace and Freedom
  3,692 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Controller)

Treasurer; Democratic Party

• Bill Lockyer, Democratic
  1,978,882 votes 100.0%

Treasurer; Republican Party

• Mimi Walters, Republican
  1,711,917 votes 100.0%

Treasurer; American Independent Party

• Robert Lauten, American Independent
  38,104 votes 100.0%

Treasurer; Green Party

• Charles "Kit" Crittenden, Green
  19,795 votes 100.0%

Treasurer; Libertarian Party

• Edward M. Teyssier, Libertarian
  17,287 votes 100.0%

Treasurer; Peace and Freedom Party

• Debra L. Reiger, Peace and Freedom
  3,693 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Treasurer)

Attorney General; Democratic Party

• Kamala D. Harris, Democratic
  736,179 votes 33.5%
• Chris Kelly, Democratic
  341,715 votes 15.6%
• Alberto Torrico, Democratic
  338,986 votes 15.5%
• Ted W. Lieu, Democratic
  229,645 votes 10.4%
• Rocky Delgadillo, Democratic
  216,377 votes 9.8%
• Pedro Nava, Democratic
  214,612 votes 9.7%
• Mike Schmier, Democratic
  122,360 votes 5.5%

Attorney General; Republican Party

• Steve Cooley, Republican
  983,848 votes 47.3%
• John Eastman, Republican
  716,061 votes 34.4%
• Tom Harman, Republican
  382,644 votes 18.3%

Attorney General; American Independent Party

• Diane Beall Templin, American Independent
  37,580 votes 100.0%

Attorney General; Green Party

• Peter Allen, Green
  19,727 votes 100.0%

Attorney General; Libertarian Party

• Timothy J. Hannan, Libertarian
  17,211 votes 100.0%

Attorney General; Peace and Freedom Party

• Robert J. Evans, Peace and Freedom
  3,728 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Attorney General)

Insurance Commissioner; Democratic Party

• Dave Jones, Democratic
  1,210,048 votes 62.9%
• Hector De La Torre, Democratic
  714,570 votes 37.1%

Insurance Commissioner; Republican Party

• Mike Villines, Republican
  958,852 votes 50.4%
• Brian Fitzgerald, Republican
  946,833 votes 49.6%

Insurance Commissioner; American Independent Party

• Clay Pedersen, American Independent
  38,295 votes 100.0%

Insurance Commissioner; Green Party

• William Balderston, Green
  19,689 votes 100.0%

Insurance Commissioner; Libertarian Party

• Richard S. Bronstein, Libertarian
  17,265 votes 100.0%

Insurance Commissioner; Peace and Freedom Party

• Dina Josephine Padilla, Peace and Freedom
  3,845 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Insurance Commissioner)

Board of Equalization

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Democratic Party

• Betty T. Yee, Democratic
  525,412 votes 74.8%
• Ted Ford, Democratic
  138,008 votes 19.6%
• G. Alan Montgomery, Democratic
  39,758 votes 5.6%

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Republican Party

• Kevin R. Scott, Republican
  249,782 votes 68.7%
• Rae Williams, Republican
  114,140 votes 31.3%

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Libertarian Party

• Kennita Watson, Libertarian
  5,084 votes 100.0%

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Peace and Freedom Party

• Sherill Borg, Peace and Freedom
  1,380 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Board of Equalization; District 1)

US Senate

United States Senator; Democratic Party

• Barbara Boxer, Democratic
  1,887,629 votes 80.8%
• Brian Quintana, Democratic
  328,248 votes 14.1%
• Robert M. "Mickey" Kaus, Democratic
  120,394 votes 5.1%

United States Senator; Republican Party

• Carly Fiorina, Republican
  1,284,291 votes 56.7%
• Tom Campbell, Republican
  482,823 votes 21.3%
• Chuck DeVore, Republican
  440,723 votes 19.4%
• Al Ramirez, Republican
  41,074 votes 1.8%
• Tim Kalemkarian, Republican
  19,176 votes 0.8%

United States Senator; American Independent Party

• Edward C. Noonan, American Independent
  16,056 votes 39.5%
• Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
  13,672 votes 33.6%
• Al Salehi, American Independent
  10,962 votes 26.9%

United States Senator; Green Party

• Duane Roberts, Green
  18,937 votes 100.0%

United States Senator; Libertarian Party

• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  17,052 votes 100.0%

United States Senator; Peace and Freedom Party

• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  3,903 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Senator)

United States Representative; District 7; Democratic Party

• George Miller, Democratic
  51,583 votes 85.1%
• John Fitzgerald, Democratic
  9,080 votes 14.9%

United States Representative; District 7; Republican Party

• Rick Tubbs, Republican
  15,137 votes 57.1%
• Roger Allen Petersen, Republican
  6,203 votes 23.4%
• Virginia Fuller, Republican
  3,625 votes 13.7%
• Eugene Ray, Republican
  1,554 votes 5.8%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 7)

United States Representative; District 10; Democratic Party

• John Garamendi, Democratic
  61,499 votes 100.0%

United States Representative; District 10; Republican Party

• Gary Clift, Republican
  25,134 votes 54.7%
• Buddy Burke, Republican
  20,859 votes 45.3%

United States Representative; District 10; American Independent Party

• Jerome H. "Jerry" Denham, American Independent
  1,040 votes 100.0%

United States Representative; District 10; Green Party

• Jeremy Cloward, Green
  492 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 10)

United States Representative; District 11; Democratic Party

• Jerry McNerney, Democratic
  47,628 votes 100.0%

United States Representative; District 11; Republican Party

• David Harmer, Republican
  24,047 votes 36.4%
• Brad Goehring, Republican
  18,116 votes 27.4%
• Antonio C. "Tony" Amador, Republican
  12,963 votes 19.6%
• Elizabeth Emken, Republican
  10,974 votes 16.6%

United States Representative; District 11; American Independent Party

• David Christensen, American Independent
  1,255 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 11)

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 11; Democratic Party

• Susan Bonilla, Democratic
  33,592 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 11; Republican Party

• Julie Craven, Republican
  15,956 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 11)

Member of the State Assembly; District 14; Democratic Party

• Nancy Skinner, Democratic
  54,682 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 14; Republican Party

• Ryan Hatcher, Republican
  11,386 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 14)

Member of the State Assembly; District 15; Democratic Party

• Joan Buchanan, Democratic
  39,543 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 15; Republican Party

• Abram Wilson, Republican
  41,675 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 15)

Party Committee

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 2 (5 Elected)

• Diddo Ruth Clark, Democratic
  11852 votes 19.15%
• Carolyn R. Phinney, Democratic
  11836 votes 19.12%
• Maria L. Alegria, Democratic
  10896 votes 17.60%
• Leon Raymond Sloan, Democratic
  10048 votes 16.23%
• Richard "Rich" Verrilli, Democratic
  9969 votes 16.10%
• John D. Hall, Democratic
  7048 votes 11.39%
• (255 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.41%)

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 3 (4 Elected)

• Jim Donnelly, Democratic
  10329 votes 24.53%
• Frank Quattro, Democratic
  9964 votes 23.66%
• Robert Johnson, Jr., Democratic
  9376 votes 22.26%
• Rao N. Kaza, Democratic
  7667 votes 18.21%
• Brodie Hilp, Democratic
  4537 votes 10.77%
• (239 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.57%)

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 5 (4 Elected)

• Sharon Mossman, Democratic
  6657 votes 18.26%
• Monica E. Wilson, Democratic
  6145 votes 16.85%
• Vince Cortese, Democratic
  5630 votes 15.44%
• George Van Hasselt, Democratic
  5337 votes 14.64%
• Greg Enholm, Democratic
  5040 votes 13.82%
• Richard Mossman, Democratic
  3982 votes 10.92%
• Debra Vinson, Democratic
  3493 votes 9.58%
• (175 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.48%)

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 3 (8 Elected)

• Gordon "Bud" Warder, Republican
  13952 votes 13.01%
• Gretchen Medel, Republican
  13399 votes 12.50%
• R. Eugene Kreps, Republican
  13293 votes 12.40%
• Elizabeth Summer, Republican
  12753 votes 11.89%
• Becky J. Kolberg, Republican
  11589 votes 10.81%
• Steve Mick, Republican
  11288 votes 10.53%
• Jo Anne Erickson, Republican
  10818 votes 10.09%
• Yvette Abreu, Republican
  10202 votes 9.52%
• Joseph Alexander Rubay, Republican
  9562 votes 8.92%
• (362 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.34%)

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 4 (4 Elected)

• Sean K. Brennan, Republican
  4842 votes 15.42%
• Grace Ellis, Republican
  4614 votes 14.70%
• Thomas Midanek, Republican
  3759 votes 11.97%
• Arthur Talley, Republican
  3753 votes 11.95%
• Darcy Linn, Republican
  3637 votes 11.58%
• Mallory West, Republican
  3200 votes 10.19%
• Jun Dam, Republican
  2947 votes 9.39%
• Molly Schweickert, Republican
  2276 votes 7.25%
• Phyllis Stout, Republican
  2178 votes 6.94%
• (192 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.61%)

Judicial

School

State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Runoff Election 11/2/2010

• Larry Aceves
  807,940 votes 19.2%
• Tom Torlakson
  779,857 votes 18.6%
• Gloria Romero
  712,186 votes 17.0%
• Lydia A. Gutierrez
  371,623 votes 8.9%
• Grant McMicken
  297,293 votes 7.1%
• Karen Blake
  290,056 votes 6.9%
• Diane A. Lenning
  262,423 votes 6.3%
• Daniel M. Nusbaum
  209,964 votes 4.9%
• Alexia L. Deligianni
  205,869 votes 4.8%
• Henry Williams, Jr.
  121,539 votes 2.8%
• Leonard James Martin
  120,297 votes 2.8%
• Faarax Dahir Sheikh-Noor
  32,471 votes 0.7%

County Superintendent of Schools; County of Contra Costa

• Joseph A. Ovick
  134361 votes 98.11%
• (2584 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.89%)

County

Supervisor; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 1

• John "Joya" Gioia
  21079 votes 79.50%
• Mister Phillips
  5269 votes 19.87%
• (168 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.63%)

Supervisor; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 4

• Karen Mitchoff
  17801 votes 53.37%
• Michael McGill
  15376 votes 46.10%
• (180 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.54%)

Assessor; County of Contra Costa

• Gus S. Kramer
  100490 votes 55.77%
• John T. Nejedly
  43848 votes 24.34%
• Bob Brooks
  26098 votes 14.49%
• Ross Erin Butler
  9197 votes 5.10%
• (539 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.30%)

Auditor-Controller; County of Contra Costa

• Robert R. Campbell
  146312 votes 98.83%
• (1732 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.17%)

Clerk-Recorder; County of Contra Costa

• Stephen L. Weir
  150516 votes 98.91%
• (1653 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.09%)

District Attorney Public Administrator; County of Contra Costa

• Mark Peterson
  82774 votes 47.44%
• William "Dan" O'Malley
  63700 votes 36.51%
• Elle B. Falahat
  27403 votes 15.70%
• (610 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.35%)

Sheriff-Coroner; County of Contra Costa

• David Livingston
  95676 votes 56.49%
• Brian Kalinowski
  73003 votes 43.10%
• (692 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.41%)

Treasurer-Tax Collector; County of Contra Costa

• Russell V. Watts
  89278 votes 55.47%
• Karen A. Thibodeau
  70924 votes 44.07%
• (744 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.46%)

Proposition 13 Limits on Property Tax Assessment. Seismic Retrofitting of Existing Buildings
Pass: 4,310,719 / 84.9% Yes votes ...... 764,423 / 15.1% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to provide that all earthquake safety upgrades be exempt from property tax reassessment until the property is sold?

Proposition 14 Elections. Increases Right to Participate in Primary Elections
Pass: 2,760,477 / 53.6% Yes votes ...... 2,387,356 / 46.4% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to require that all candidates for statewide or congressional office run in a single primary open to all registered voters, with only the top two vote-getters, regardless of their political party preference, advancing to the general election?

Proposition 15 California Fair Elections Act
Fail: 2,130,147 / 42.5% Yes votes ...... 2,878,694 / 57.5% No votes

Should California lift the ban on public funding of political campaigns and establish public funding for Secretary of State candidates in the 2014 and 2018 elections?

Proposition 16 Imposes New Two-Thirds Voter Approval Requirement for Local Public Electricity Providers
Fail: 2,449,993 / 47.5% Yes votes ...... 2,705,131 / 52.5% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to require two-thirds voter approval before local governments can start up or expand electric service?

Proposition 17 Allows Auto Insurance Companies to Base Their Prices in Part on a Driver's History of Insurance Coverage
Fail: 2,491,026 / 48.2% Yes votes ...... 2,672,729 / 51.8% No votes

Should insurance companies be permitted to reduce or increase the cost of auto insurance depending on whether a driver has a history of continuous insurance coverage?

Measure B Irrigation District Change In Number Of Divisions -- Byron-Bethany Irrigation District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,568 / 85.7% Yes votes ...... 261 / 14.3% No votes
   548 (85.23%) Yes / 95 (14.77%) No in Contra Costa County
   16 (94.12%) Yes / 1 (5.88%) No in Alameda County
   1004 (85.89%) Yes / 165 (14.11%) No in San Joaquin County

Shall the number of divisions within the Byron Bethany Irrigation District be changed from nine divisions to seven divisions and thereby also reducing the members of the board of directors? Fiscal Impact: Potential annual savings to Byron Bethany Irrigation District of $48,000.

Measure C Repairs and Improvement of Facilities and Technology -- Mount Diablo Unified School District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 32152 / 60.88% Yes votes ...... 20662 / 39.12% No votes

To support quality education and safety for local students, and reduce impacts of State budget cuts by improving science, career and technical education facilities; upgrading classroom instructional technology; repairing leaky roofs; improving safety; maximizing energy efficiency including adding solar panels and modern air conditioning; and repairing, replacing, equipping or modernizing other school facilities; shall Mt. Diablo Unified School District issue $348,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, with independent citizen oversight, audits, and no money for administrator salaries?

Measure D Student Safety / Classroom Repair Bond Measure -- West Contra Costa Unified School District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 23014 / 62.62% Yes votes ...... 13740 / 37.38% No votes

To make schools safe, complete essential health/safety repairs, qualify for State matching grants, shall West Contra Costa Unified School District upgrade schools for earthquake safety/handicap accessibility, remove asbestos, upgrade restrooms, vocational classrooms/technology/energy systems to reduce costs, install lighting and security systems, acquire, repair, construct, equipment/sites/facilities, by issuing $380,000,000 in bonds within legal rates and bonding capacity limits with independent audits, citizen oversight, and no money for administrators' salaries?

Measure E Special Parcel Tax for Police Protection Services -- County Service Area P-6, Zone 3111 (Special Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 1272 / 47.44% Yes votes ...... 1409 / 52.56% No votes

Shall Ordinance No. 2010-03, to provide additional funding for police protection services, be approved to authorize a special tax on property located in Zone 3111 of County Service Area P-6 in the unincorporated area of El Sobrante, at an initial annual amount of $38 per parcel for single-family, residential parcels, with higher and lower amounts for properties in other use categories identified in the ordinance, commencing with the tax year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending on June 30, 2015?

Measure F Expand Urban Limit Line; Permit Mixed-Use Development -- City of Brentwood (Initiative Measure - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 4251 / 42.71% Yes votes ...... 5702 / 57.29% No votes

Shall the Initiative Adopting a City of Brentwood Voter Approved Urban Limit Line; Permitting Mixed Use Development; and Providing Funds for Jobs, Sports and Recreational Fields and Public Safety be adopted?

Measure G Special Tax for Police Protection Services -- Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District (Special Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 1478 / 68.58% Yes votes ...... 677 / 31.42% No votes

Shall Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District Ordinance No. 2010-01, which imposes a Supplemental Special Tax for Kensington Police Department services in an initial annual amount of not to exceed $200.00 for single family residential parcels, subject to CPI, with amounts for properties in other use categories identified in the ordinance, commencing FY 2010/11, be approved and shall the District appropriations limit be increased by the amount of this voter-approved tax?