2010 California State Controller election

The 2010 California State Controller election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the State Controller of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent John Chiang won reelection.

2010 California State Controller election

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Nominee John Chiang Tony Strickland Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 5,325,357 3,487,014 Percentage 55.2% 36.1%

County results Congressional district results Chiang:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Strickland:      40–50%      50–60%

Controller before election John Chiang Democratic Elected Controller John Chiang Democratic

Candidates

The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for State Controller.^[1][2] Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold.

American Independent

• Lawrence Beliz, businessman
• Nathan Johnson

Democratic

• John Chiang, incumbent State Controller

Green

• Ross D. Frankel, accountant

Libertarian

• Andrew "Andy" Favor, certified public accountant

Peace and Freedom

• Karen Martinez

Republican

• David Evans, certified public accountant
• Tony Strickland, state senator and nominee in 2006

Primary results

American Independent

California American Independent State Controller primary, 2010

Candidate		Votes	%
Lawrence Beliz		24,436	56.3
Nathan Johnson		18,977	43.7
Total votes		43,413	100.0
Voter turnout		%

Republican

California Republican State Controller primary, 2010

Candidate		Votes	%
Tony Strickland		1,221,033	60.1
David Evans		812,303	39.9
Total votes		2,033,336	100.00
Voter turnout		%

Others

California Secretary of State primary, 2010 (others)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Chiang (incumbent)	2,064,419	100.0
	Green	Ross D. Frankel	20,816	100.0
	Libertarian	Andrew "Andy" Favor	18,249	100.0
	Peace and Freedom	Karen Martinez	3,850	100.0

General results

California State Controller election, 2010^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Chiang (incumbent)	5,325,357	55.13%	+4.51%
	Republican	Tony Strickland	3,487,014	36.10%	−4.09%
	Libertarian	Andrew Favor	292,441	3.03%	+0.77%
	Peace and Freedom	Karen Martinez	209,638	2.17%	−0.37%
	Green	Ross D. Frankel	191,282	1.98%	−1.13%
	American Independent	Lawrence G. Beliz	154,145	1.59%	+0.31%
Total votes			9,659,877	100.0%
	Democratic hold