This is an archive of a past election.
See http://www.smartvoter.org/ca/cc/ for current information.
LWV League of Women Voters of California Education Fund If you appreciate our service to voters, please consider helping us with a donation.
Smart Voter logo
Contra Costa County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
District Attorney Public Administrator; County of Contra Costa Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Nov 30 11:25am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (807/807)
(1015 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.36%)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters.

Mark Peterson Click here for more information about this candidate 163810 votes 57.43%

  • Occupation: Deputy District Attorney
  • Deputy District Attorney for over 25 years
  • Prosecuted thousands of criminals
  • Worked and supervised in virtually every unit of DA office
  • Trained dozens of Deputy District Attorneys
  • Personally tried over 110 jury trials
  • Personally tried over 25 murder trials
Priorities:
  • I will always prosecute misdemeanor cases.
  • Aggressivley fight gangs and impose gang injunctions.
  • Fight to require sexual offenders to wear electronic monitoring devices when released.
Dan O'Malley Click here for more information about this candidate 120408 votes 42.21%
  • Occupation: Managing Law Partner
  • Deputy District Attorney, Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office (1987-2000)
  • Judge, Contra Costa Superior Court (2000-2006)
  • Managing Law Partner, private practice (2006-present)
  • Respected Victims Rights Advocate
  • California State University - San Francisco , BA in Communications
  • John F. Kennedy University School of Law, Pleasant Hill
Priorities:
  • Combating Gang Violence
  • Domestic Violence
  • Elder Abuse

Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
  Candidate Debates

Roundtable 8/26/10 Sponsored by League of Women Voters, Contra Costa Times and Others
Note: Scroll down to race then click on picture
This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page.
Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

Home (Ballot Lookup) || About Smart Voter || Feedback


Created: January 6, 2011 14:57 PST
Smart Voter   <http://www.smartvoter.org/>
Copyright © League of Women Voters of California Education Fund   http://cavotes.org
The League of Women Voters neither supports nor opposes candidates for public office or political parties.