| The Green Papers: California 2009 General Election |
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California
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Special Primary House CD 32: Tuesday 19 May 2009 Special General Election House CD 32: Tuesday 14 July 2009 Special Primary House CD 10: Tuesday 1 September 2009 Special Election House CD 10: Tuesday 3 November 2009 |
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NOTE re: elections to the LEGISLATURECALIFORNIA elects half of its 40-member State Senate every two years, State Senators so elected serving four-year terms. In 2008, State Senators representing the odd-numbered Senatorial Districts: these being 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37 and 39 are up for election to 4-year terms; State Senators from the remaining 20 Senatorial Districts were elected to four-year terms in 2006 and will be up for election again in 2010. The entire 80-member Assembly is elected every two years and, thus, all 80 Assemblymen are up for election in 2008. |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Dianne Feinstein • First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1992 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Pete Wilson (Republican): 7 January 1991- which John Seymour (Republican) had been appointed by Governor Pete Wilson (Republican) to fill, 10 January 1991]; Elected to full term: 1994; re-elected 2000; 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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| Class 3 | Democratic | Senator Barbara Boxer • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
| Republican | Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger • First elected in a special election: 2003; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | (pending) Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado • Appointed: 23 November 2009 (awaiting confirmation) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Lieutenant Governor John Raymond Garamendi (Democratic), who was first elected in 2006, ran for and won the 3 November 2009 U.S. House CD 10 special election to fill the vacant seat of former Congressman and Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ellen O. Tauscher (Democratic). Mr. Garamendi resigned as Lietenant Governor Thursday 5 November 2009. On 23 November 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger nominated state Senator Abel Maldonado (Republican) as California's new Lieutenant Governor. The nomination requires confirmation by the state Legislature. California Constitution, Article 5, Section 5 (b): (b) Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the ... Lieutenant Governor ..., the Governor shall nominate a person to fill the vacancy who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority of the membership of the Senate and a majority of the membership of the Assembly and who shall hold office for the balance of the unexpired term. In the event the nominee is neither confirmed nor refused confirmation ... within 90 days of the submission of the nomination, the nominee shall take office as if he or she had been confirmed by a majority of the Senate and Assembly; provided, that if such 90-day period ends during a recess of the Legislature, the period shall be extended until the sixth day following the day on which the Legislature reconvenes. | |||||
| 111th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 34 Democratic (34 Undetermined); 19 Republican (19 Undetermined) | |||||
| CD 1 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman C. Michael "Mike" Thompson • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 2 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Walter William "Wally" Herger, Jr. • First elected: 1986 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 3 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Daniel E. "Dan" Lungren • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 4 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Thomas "Tom" McClintock • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 5 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Doris K. Matsui • First elected in a special election 8 March 2005 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 6 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Lynn C. Woolsey • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 7 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman George Miller • First elected: 1974 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 8 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Nancy Pelosi • First elected: 2 June 1987- in Special Election re: death of Congressman Sala Burton, 1 February 1987 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 9 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Barbara Lee • First elected: 7 April 1998- in Special Election re: resignation of Congressman Ronald Dellums, 6 February 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 10 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman John Raymond Garamendi • First elected in a special election: 3 November 2009 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 18 March 2009: Congressman Ellen O. Tauscher: "For the past 13 years, I have had the honor and privilege of serving you in Congress. ... Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton asked me to serve as Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. While her offer is both generous and flattering, I did not take the decision lightly. I accepted it after much soul searching and long discussions with my family and friends. ... The confirmation process for senior posts in government is fraught with uncertainty and can take weeks, if not months."
25 Jun 2009: This evening, the U.S. Senate confirmed Congressman Ellen O. Tauscher viva voce (by voice vote) as Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. Congressman Ellen O. Tauscher resigned on Friday 26 June 2009 with the vacancy becoming effective Saturday 27 June 2009. On 3 July 2009, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called a special election for Tuesday 3 November 2009 to fill this seat. Eight weeks prior to the special election, Tuesday 1 September 2009, all candidates will run in non-partisan primary-- all candidates are on a single ballot. If one candidate receives a majority (50% plus 1) of the vote, that candidate is elected. Otherwise, the top vote getter from each party participates in the special election. Next regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2010. 3 November 2009: California Lieutenant Governor John Raymond Garamendi wins the special election. | |||||
| CD 10 {map}  Special Election |
Democratic | • Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2009 • Special Election |
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Democratic | 66,311 | 52.98% | Lieutenant Governor John Raymond Garamendi • Received 25.70% of the vote in the 1 September 2009 primary • FEC H0CA10149: $1,171,440 |
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Republican | 53,441 | 42.69% | David Jeffrey Harmer • Received 21.05% of the vote in the 1 September 2009 primary • FEC H0CA10123: $1,022,635 |
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Green | 2,314 | 1.85% | Jeremy Cloward • Received 0.51% of the vote in the 1 September 2009 primary |
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Peace And Freedom | 1,672 | 1.34% | Mary C. McIlroy • Received 0.25% of the vote in the 1 September 2009 primary |
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American Independent | 1,435 | 1.15% | Jerome "Jerry" Denham • Received 0.29% of the vote in the 1 September 2009 primary |
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| Total | 125,173 | 100.00% | |||
| On 3 July 2009, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called a special election for Tuesday 3 November 2009 to fill this seat. Eight weeks prior to the special election, Tuesday 1 September 2009, all candidates will run in non-partisan primary-- all candidates are on a single ballot. If one candidate receives a majority (50% plus 1) of the vote, that candidate is elected. Otherwise, the top vote getter from each party participates in the special election. Next regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2010. | |||||
| CD 11 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Jerry McNerney • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 12 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Jackie Speier • First elected: 8 April 2008 in a Special Election • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 13 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Fortney "Pete" Stark • First elected: 1972 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 14 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Anna G. Eshoo • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 15 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Michael M. "Mike" Honda • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 16 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Zoe Lofgren • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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Democratic | Congressman Sam Farr • First elected: 8 June 1993- in Special Election re: resignation of Congressman Leon Panetta, 21 January 1993 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 18 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Dennis A. Cardoza • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 19 {map} |
Republican | Congressman George P. Radanovich • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 20 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Jim Costa • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 21 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Devin Gerald Nunes • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 22 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Kevin McCarthy • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 23 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Lois G. Capps • First elected: 10 March 1998- in Special Election re: death of Congressman Walter Capps, 28 October 1997 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 24 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Elton Gallegly • First elected: 1986 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 25 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 26 {map} |
Republican | Congressman David Dreier • First elected: 1980 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 27 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Brad Sherman • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 28 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Howard L. Berman • First elected: 1982 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 29 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Adam B. Schiff • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 30 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Henry A. Waxman • First elected: 1974 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 31 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Xavier Becerra • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 32 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Judy Chu • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected in a Special Election 14 July 2009 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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Democratic | 15,238 | 61.67% | Congressman Judy Chu • State Board of Equalization Chair Judy Chu won the Democratic nomination with 32.64% of the vote in the 19 May 2009 primary. She went on to win the 14 July 2009 Special Election. • FEC H0CA32101: $1,689,497 |
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Republican | 8,185 | 33.12% | Monterey Park Council Member Betty Tom Chu • Won Republican nomination with 10.44% of the vote in the 19 May 2009 primary • FEC H0CA32218: $212,314 |
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Libertarian | 1,287 | 5.21% | Christopher M. Agrella • Won Libertarian nomination with 1.21% of the vote in the 19 May 2009 primary |
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• Received 2.03% in the 19 May 2009 primary • FEC H0CA32176: $48,430 |
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• Received 23.23% in the 19 May 2009 primary • FEC H0CA32127: $958,667 |
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• Received 1.22% in the 19 May 2009 primary |
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• Received 0.45% in the 19 May 2009 primary |
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• Received 0.45% in the 19 May 2009 primary |
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• Received 0.37% in the 19 May 2009 primary |
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• Received 13.40% in the 19 May 2009 prima • FEC H0CA32143: $316,201 |
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• Received 8.47% in the 19 May 2009 primary • FEC H0CA32135: $151,105 |
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• Received 6.10% in the 19 May 2009 primary • FEC H0CA32150: $11,113 |
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Write-in; (Independent) | Eleanor Garcia | |||
• Received 0.001% in the 19 May 2009 primary |
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| Total | 24,710 | 100.00% | |||
| Congressman Hilda L. Solis, who was first elected in 2000, was nominated for Secretary of Labor by the Obama Administration on 19 December 2008. She was approved by Committee on 11 February 2009 and confirmed by a Senate Roll Call Vote of 80-17 on 24 February 2009. On 10 March 2009, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called a special election to fill this vacant seat. In the Tuesday 19 May 2009 special non-partisan primary, all candidates will run on a single ballot. If one candidate receives a majority (50% plus 1) of the vote, that candidate is elected. Otherwise, the top vote getter from each party participates in a Tuesday 14 July 2009 special general election. Write-in candidates must file their Statement of Write-In Candidacy and Nomination Papers by 5 May 2009. Next regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2010. 19 May 2009 candidate list: http://rrcc.co.la.ca.us/candlist/1328cand/1328_candidate.htm 20 May 2009 5:19a PDT: Since no candidate received 50% of the vote, the top vote getter from each party will advance to a Tuesday 14 July 2009 special general election. The candidates are: State Board of Equalization Chair Judy Chu (32.64%, Democratic), Monterey Park Council Member Betty Tom Chu (10.44%, Republican), Christopher M. Agrella (1.21%, Libertarian). 19 May 2009 official returns from the California Secretary of State . 14 July 2009 candidate list: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/Special/cd32/certified-list-of-candidates-cd32-general.pdf Judy Chu (Democratic) won the 14 July 2009 Special Election with 62% of the vote. Results from an source. She was sworn on 16 July. | |||||
| CD 33 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Diane E. Watson • First elected: 5 June 2001- in a Special Election re: death of Congressman Julian Dixon, 8 December 2000. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 34 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Lucille Roybal-Allard • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 35 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Maxine Waters • First elected: 1990 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 36 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Jane Harman • Returned to House: 2000 (First elected: 1992 and served three terms before an unsuccessful race for the Democratic nomination for Governor, 1998) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 37 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Laura Richardson • First elected in a special election to fill the vacancy resulting from the 22 April 2007 passing of Democratic Congressman Juanita Millender-McDonald: 21 August 2007 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 38 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Grace Flores Napolitano • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 39 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Linda T. Sánchez • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 40 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Edward R. "Ed" Royce • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 41 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Jerry Lewis • First elected: 1978 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 42 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Gary G. Miller • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 43 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Joe Baca • First elected: 16 November 1999- in Special Election re: death of Congressman George Brown, 15 July 1999 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 44 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Kenneth S. "Ken" Calvert • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 45 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Mary Bono Mack • First elected: 7 April 1998- in Special Election re: death of Congressman Sonny Bono, 5 January 1998. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 46 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Dana Rohrabacher • First elected: 1988 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 47 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Loretta Sanchez • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Possible candidate for Governor in 2010 |
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| CD 48 {map} |
Republican | Congressman John B. T. Campbell, III • First elected in a special election: 6 December 2005 (to fill the vacant seat of Congressman Christopher Cox who became Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 49 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Darrell Edward Issa • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 50 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Brian Phillip Bilbray • First elected 6 June 2006 in a special election to replace Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 51 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Bob Filner • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 52 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Duncan Duane Hunter • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| CD 53 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Susan A. Davis • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Secretary of State Debra Bowen • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Controller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Controller John Chiang • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Treasurer Bill Lockyer • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2010 |
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| Insurance Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2010 |
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| Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| No Party Affiliation; (Democratic) | Public Instruction Superintendent Jack T. O'Connell • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - At term limit. |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |