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, a Republican, ran for

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and did not seek reelection.

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Assemblyman

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defeated Republican

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in the general election.

Candidates

The following were certified by the

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as candidates in the primary election for Insurance Commissioner. Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold.

American Independent

* Clay Pedersen, retail manager

Democratic

* Hector De La Torre,

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man from the 50th district *

, California State Assemblyman from the 9th district

Green

* William Balderston, teacher and union organizer

Libertarian

* Richard Bronstein, insurance broker

Peace and Freedom

* Dina Padilla, injured worker consultant

Republican

* Brian FitzGerald, attorney *

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man from the 29th district and former Assembly Minority Leader

Primary results

Democratic

Republican

Others

General election results

References

External links

Official campaign websites

William Balderston

Hector De La Torre

Brian FitzGerald

Dave Jones

Dina Josephine Padilla

Mike Villines
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