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The 2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the
lieutenant governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
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California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. The primary election took place on June 8, 2010.
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Republican lieutenant governor Abel Maldonado, who had been appointed to the office, ran for election to a full term but was defeated by Democratic Mayor
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San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
. Newsom started his four-year term on 10 January 2011.


Democratic Primary


Candidates

* Janice Hahn, member of the
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* Eric Korevaar, businessman and scientist *
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San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...


Polls


Results


Republican Primary


Candidates

* Sam Aanestad,
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representing the 4th district * Bert Davis, businessman * Yvonne Girard, judicial assistant * Dave Harris, businessman * Scott Levitt, attorney * Abel Maldonado,
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lieutenant governor


Results


Other Primaries


General election


Opinion polls


Results


References


External links


Official campaign websites


Sam Aanestad

Pamela Brown

James Castillo

Janice Hahn

Jim King

Eric Korevaar

Scott Levitt



Gavin Newsom

C. T. Weber
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Lieutenant Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
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