2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Gavin Newsom Abel Maldonado Pamela Brown
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 4,917,880 3,820,971 574,636
Percentage 50.12% 38.94% 5.85%

County results
Newsom:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Maldonado:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Abel Maldonado
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Gavin Newsom
Democratic

The 2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the lieutenant governor of California. The primary election took place on June 8, 2010. Incumbent 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 Gavin Newsom of San Francisco. Lieutenant Governor Newsom started his four-year term on 10 January 2011.