The California state elections, November 2010 were held on November 2, 2010. On a year marked by a strong Republican wave nationwide, the State of California elected Democrats to the state's top offices of

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, Superintendent of Public Education,

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and

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. On November 24, 2010, the

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set a record for winning every statewide elected office in California in a single election when the last outstanding race - the one for

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- was decided in Kamala Harris's favor. Because fellow Democrat

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holds the other Senate seat that was not up for election in 2010, the Democrats held every statewide elected office in California beginning in 2011.

United States Senate

United States House of Representatives

Constitutional officers

Governor

Lieutenant Governor

2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county

Secretary of State

State Controller

State Treasurer

Attorney General

Insurance Commissioner

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Board of Equalization

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

Supreme Court

Chief Justice nomination

Associate Justices

State Senate

There are 40 seats in the

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, the

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of California's

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. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate will vote for their representatives. CA2010StateSenate

State Assembly

Voters in all 80 of California's State Assembly districts voted for their representatives. CA2010StateAssembly horizontal

Statewide ballot propositions

The following propositions have been approved for the November ballot either through referral by the state legislature or by obtaining 433,971 signatures for proposed

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and 694,354 signatures for

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Proposition 18

This is a

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that would authorize an $11.1 billion

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to upgrade California's

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. On August 9, 2010, the California Legislature postponed the vote on the proposition until 2012.

Proposition 19

This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would

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up to 1 ounce of

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for persons 21 years or older and would allow

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as well as

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the newly created cannabis market.

Proposition 20

This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require the California

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to re-draw congressional district lines, in addition to its current job of drawing state senate district lines and state assembly district lines.

Proposition 21

This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would increase

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fees by $18 a year to fund

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. The initiative also removes current state park motor vehicle parking fees.Prop. 21 would let motorists visit state parks for free
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Proposition 22

This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would prevent the

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from taking certain funds, such as transportation funds, from the

Proposition 23

This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would suspend California's

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until statewide

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falls below 5.5% for four consecutive quarters.

Proposition 24

This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would

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three business

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passed by the state legislature as part of negotiations of the 2008–10 California budget crisis.

Proposition 25

This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would allow

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s to be passed by the state legislature by a simple majority instead of the current two-thirds requirement. The two-thirds majority for passing taxes would not change.

Proposition 26

This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require voters to approve new state levies and charges by a two-thirds super majority, with some exceptions.

Proposition 27

This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would

Proposition 11, which established the

References

External links

California Elections and Voter Information
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Candidates for California State Offices
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California Congressional Races in 2010
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California 2010
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Elections 2010
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