2010 California Secretary of State election

The 2010 California Secretary of State election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the Secretary of State of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Debra Bowen won reelection to a second term.

2010 California Secretary of State election

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Nominee Debra Bowen Damon Dunn Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 5,105,307 3,666,407 Percentage 53.2% 38.2%

County results Bowen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Dunn:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election Debra Bowen Democratic Elected Secretary of State Debra Bowen Democratic

Republican primary

Candidates

• Roy Allmond, write-in candidate
• Damon Dunn, small business owner
• Orly Taitz, attorney and dentist

California Republican Secretary of State primary, 2010

Candidate		Votes	%
Damon Dunn		1,477,811	74.4
Orly Taitz		508,455	25.6
Roy Allmond (write-in)		58	0
Total votes		1,986,324	100.00
Voter turnout		38.0%

Other primaries

California Secretary of State primary, 2010 (others)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debra Bowen (incumbent)	2,044,327	100
	American Independent	Merton Short	40,551	100
	Green	Ann Menasche	21,798	100
	Libertarian	Christina Tobin	18,189	100
	Peace and Freedom	Marylou Cabral	4,046	100

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General election

California Secretary of State election, 2010^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Debra Bowen (incumbent)	5,105,307	53.18%	+5.09%
	Republican	Damon Dunn	3,666,407	38.19%	−6.80%
	Green	Ann Menasche	286,694	2.99%	+0.83%
	Libertarian	Christina Tobin	214,347	2.23%	+0.19%
	Peace and Freedom	Marylou Cabral	164,450	1.71%	+0.62%
	American Independent	Merton D. Short	162,102	1.69%	+0.07%
Total votes			9,599,307	100.0%
	Democratic hold