2010 California State Assembly election explained

Election Name:2010 California State Assembly election
Country:California
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 California State Assembly election
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2012 California State Assembly election
Next Year:2012
Seats For Election:All 80 seats in the California State Assembly
Majority Seats:41
Election Date:November 2, 2010
Image1:John Pérez 2011 (cropped).jpg
Leader1:John Pérez
Party1:California Democratic Party
Leader Since1:March 1, 2010
Leaders Seat1:46th–Los Angeles
Last Election1:51 seats, 57.80%
Seats Before1:50
Seats1:52
Seat Change1: 2
Popular Vote1:5,121,423
Percentage1:54.27%
Swing1: 3.53%
Leader2:Martin Garrick
(retired)
Party2:California Republican Party
Leader Since2:February 1, 2010
Leaders Seat2:74th–Carlsbad
Last Election2:29 seats, 40.43%
Seats Before2:29
Seats2:28
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:4,121,280
Percentage2:43.67%
Swing2: 3.24%
Speaker
Before Election:John Pérez
Before Party:California Democratic Party
After Election:John Pérez
After Party:California Democratic Party

The 2010 California State Assembly elections were held on November 2, 2010. Voters in California's 80 State Assembly districts voted for their representative. The Democratic Party gained two seats: the 5th district from the Republicans and the 31st district from a termed-out Independent, expanding their majority to 52.

Overview

California State Assembly elections, 2010[1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic5,121,42354.27%52 2
Republican4,121,28043.67%28 1
Libertarian115,7141.23%00
Green46,5990.49%00
Peace and Freedom26,8060.28%00
American Independent4,2690.05%00
Independent1630.00%0 1
Totals9,436,254100.00%80
Voter turnout54.59%
5228
DemocraticRepublican

Results

Below are the final official results as reported by the Secretary of State.[1] [2]

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District 80

Notes and References

  1. Web site: November 2, 2010 General Election - Statement of Vote / Revised January 6, 2011 . 2011-01-06 . 2012-11-01 . PDF . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025242/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/complete-sov.pdf . June 11, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. Web site: November 2, 2010 General Election - Statement of Vote : State Assemblymember by District . . 2010-11-02 . 2012-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018063255/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/73-state-assembly.pdf . October 18, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .