2010 California State Controller election explained

Election Name:	2010 California State Controller election
Country:	California
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2006 California State Controller election
Previous Year:	2006
Next Election:	2014 California State Controller election
Next Year:	2014
Election Date:	November 2, 2010
Image1:	File:John Chiang 2007.jpg
Nominee1:	John Chiang
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	5,325,357
Percentage1:	55.2%
Nominee2:	Tony Strickland
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	3,487,014
Percentage2:	36.1%
Controller
Before Election:	John Chiang
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	John Chiang
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 2010 California State Controller election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the State Controller of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent John Chiang won reelection.

Candidates

The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for State Controller.^{[1] [2]} Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold.

American Independent

• Lawrence Beliz, businessman
• Nathan Johnson

Democratic

• John Chiang, incumbent State Controller

Green

• Ross D. Frankel, accountant

Libertarian

• Andrew "Andy" Favor, certified public accountant

Peace and Freedom

• Karen Martinez

Republican

• David Evans, certified public accountant
• Tony Strickland, state senator and nominee in 2006

Primary results

Others

External links

Official campaign Web sites

• Lawrence Beliz
• John Chiang
• Andy Favor
• Ross Frankel
• Tony Strickland

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2010 Gubernatorial Primary - June 8, 2010: Official Certified List of Candidates . . April 9, 2010 . June 2, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100611024736/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/2010-elections/june-2010/june-2010-candidates-short-list-040910.pdf# . 2010-06-11 . dead.
2. Web site: Certified List of Write-In Candidates for the June 8, 2010, Statewide Direct Primary Election . . May 28, 2010 . June 2, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100603151016/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/2010-elections/june-2010/cert-list-write-in.pdf# . 2010-06-03 . dead.