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Constitutional officers 11-02-2010
California gubernatorial election, 2010 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| Democratic | Edmund "Jerry" Brown (inc.) | 1,003,489 | 50.9% |
| Republican | Meg Whitman | 873,070 | 44.3% |
| American Independent | Chelene Nightingale | 31,606 | 1.6% |
| Libertarian | Dale Ogden | 28,633 | 1.4% |
| Green | Laura Wells | 23,959 | 1.2% |
| Peace and Freedom | Carlos Alvarez | 13,554 | 0.6% |
Invalid or blank votes | 24,845 | % |
Totals | 1,999,156 | 100% |
Voter turnout | 13.4% |
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
statutes and 694,354 signatures for
constitutional amendments.
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Proposition 18
This is a
legislatively-referred state statute that would authorize an $11.1 billion
bond to upgrade California's
water system. On August 9, 2010, the Calfiornia Legislature postponed the vote on the proposition until 2012.
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Proposition 19
This is a
citizen-initiated state statute that would
legalize up to 1 ounce of
marijuana for persons 21 years or older and would allow
local governments to
regulate as well as
tax the newly created cannabis market.
Proposition 19 |
Yes or no | Votes | Percentage |
No | 1,160,836 | 56.4% |
Yes | 900,410 | 43.6% |
Proposition 20
This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require the California
Citizens Redistricting Commission to re-draw
congressional district lines, in addition to its current job of drawing
state senate district lines and
state assembly district lines.
Proposition 20 |
Yes or no | Votes | Percentage |
Yes | 1,269,039 | 64.9% |
No | 688,457 | 35.1% |
Proposition 21
This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would increase
vehicle license fees by $18 a year to fund
state parks. The initiative also removes current state park motor vehicle parking fees.
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Proposition 21 |
Yes or no | Votes | Percentage |
No | 1,229,044 | 60.4% |
Yes | 807,561 | 39.6% |
Proposition 22
This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would prevent the
state government from taking certain funds, such as transportation funds, from the
local governments.
Proposition 22 |
Yes or no | Votes | Percentage |
Yes | 1,272,877 | 64.7% |
No | 697,493 | 35.3% |
Proposition 23
This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would suspend California's
Global Warming Solutions Act until statewide
unemployment falls below 5.5% for
four consecutive quarters.
Proposition 23 |
Yes or no | Votes | Percentage |
No | 1,188,865 | 59.0% |
Yes | 828,186 | 41.0% |
Proposition 24
This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would
repeal three business
tax breaks passed by the state legislature as part of negotiations of the
2008–10 California budget crisis.
Proposition 24 |
Yes or no | Votes | Percentage |
No | 1,183,873 | 60.2% |
Yes | 782,898 | 39.8% |
Proposition 25
This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would allow
state budgets 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 25 |
Yes or no | Votes | Percentage |
Yes | 1,087,611 | 54.4% |
No | 913,378 | 45.6% |
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 26 |
Yes or no | Votes | Percentage |
Yes | 1,080,788 | 55.2% |
No | 880,180 | 44.8% |
Proposition 27
This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would
repeal Proposition 11, which established the
Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Proposition 27 |
Yes or no | Votes | Percentage |
No | 1,172,280 | 60.8% |
Yes | 757,718 | 39.2% |
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