California Secretary of State election, 2010

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The California Secretary of State election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Democratic incumbent Debra Bowen, unopposed in the primary election, successfully defended her seat against five challengers, capturing 53.2% of the vote.

Her Republican challenger, Damon Dunn, earned his spot on the November ballot by defeating Orly Taitz and write-in candidate Roy V. Allmond, Jr. in the June 8 primary. He had a strong showing in the general election, garnering 38.2% of the vote. The remainder of the vote was split between third-party candidates Ann Menasche, Christina Tobin, Marylou Cabral and Merton D. Short.

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Debra Bowen	53.2%
	Republican Party	Damon Dunn	38.4%
	Green Party	Ann Menasche	3.0%
	Libertarian Party	Christina M. Tobin	2.3%
	Peace and Freedom Party	Marylou Cabral	1.7%
	American Independent Party	Merton D. Short	1.6%
Total Votes			9,336,900

Endorsements[edit]

Debra Bowen

AFSCME California
California AFL-CIO^[2]
California Association of Highway Patrolmen
California Federation of Teachers
California Labor Federation^[3]
California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV)^[4]
California Teachers Association
Communications Workers of America (CWA)^[5]
Equality California PAC^[6]
Los Angeles School Police Association
Los Angeles Times, local newspaper^[7]
Peace Officers Research Association of California
Sacramento Bee, local newspaper^[8]
San Diego Union-Tribune, local newspaper^[9]
San Francisco Chronicle, local newspaper^[10]
San Jose Mercury News, local newspaper^[11]
Secretary of State Project^[12]
Sierra Club

Damon Dunn

Can-Do Conservatives of America^[13]
Tom Coughlin, coach of the New York Giants^[14]
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association PAC^[15]
Latin Business Association PAC^[16]

Finances[edit]

According to Follow the Money, the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates is as follows:

South Carolina Secretary of State Campaign Finance
Candidate		Total Contributions
Debra Bowen^[17]		$715,056
Damon Dunn^[18]		$1,030,404
Ann Menasche^[19]		$0
Marylou Cabral^[20]		$0
Merton D. Short^[21]		$0
Christina Tobin^[22]		$13,100

June 8, 2010 primaries[edit]

See also: California gubernatorial election, 2010; California Attorney General election, 2010

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Incumbent Debra Bowen ran unopposed in this contest.

Finances[edit]

According to Election Track, as of June 8, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates:

Debra Bowen - $10,350 in contributions since May 22, 2010 (with $67,028 on hand)^[23]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Damon Dunn, former Arizona Cardinal wide receiver and kick return specialist^[24]
Orly Taitz, attorney and leading birther figure^[25]
Roy V. Allmond, Jr. (Write-in)

Drop outs[edit]

California State Assemblywoman for the 37th Congressional District, Republican Audra Strickland, had filed paperwork in January 2009 to start raising money to run for Secretary of State in 2010, but has as of November 2009 decided to run for treasurer of Ventura County instead.^[26]^[27]

Electoral results[edit]

2010 Race for Secretary of State - Republican Primary^[28]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Damon Dunn	74.3%
	Republican Party	Orly Taitz	25.7%
Total Votes			1,447,827

Endorsements[edit]

Damon Dunn

California Republican Assembly
Congressman Devin Nunes
Congressman Gary Milller
Congressman Kevin McCarthy
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association PAC
New Majority California^[29]
Placer County Republican Central Committee

Finances[edit]

According to Election Track, as of June 3, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates:

Damon Dunn - $76,400 in contributions since May 22, 2010 (with $75,167 on hand)^[30]

Other candidates[edit]

Ann Menasche (Green Party)
Christina M. Tobin (Libertarian)
Merton D. Short (American Independent Party)
Marylou Cabral (Peace and Freedom Party)

External links[edit]

General Election candidates[edit]

Former candidates[edit]

Orly Taitz for Secretary of State Campaign website

Footnotes[edit]

[1] New York Times, "2010 General Election Results" 2 Nov. 2010

[2] AFL-CIO - 2010 Endorsements

[3] California LABOR Federation - November 2010 Endorsements

[4] California League of Conservation Voters - Endorsements and results for the November 2, 2010 general election

[5] Communication Workers of America - Endorsements

[6] Equality California PACs - Endorsements

[7] Los Angeles Times, "Bowen for secretary of State" 9 Oct. 2010

[8] The Sacramento Bee, "Endorsements: Bowen deserves new term as elections chief" 30 Sept. 2010

[9] The San Diego Union-Tribune, "Maldonado, Bowen should keep jobs" 9 Oct. 2010

[10] San Francisco Chronicle, "Secretary of State Debra Bowen merits 2nd term" 28 Sept. 2010

[11] San Jose Mercury News, "Mercury News editorial: Voters should re-elect Bowen as Secretary of State" 20 Oct. 2010

[sosp-12] Secretary of State Project - 2010 races

[13] Can-Do Conservatives of America - Endorsements

[14] San Francisco Chronicle, "NY Giants coach endorses Damon Dunn for CA Sec of State. Why?" 30 July, 2010

[15] Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association PAC - Ballot Recommendations and Candidate Endorsements for November 2010

[16] The Latino Journal, "Latino business group endorses Whitman" 21 Sept. 2010

[17] Follow the Money.org, "Debra Bowen candidate summary," May 24, 2011

[18] Follow the Money.org, "Damon Dunn candidate summary," May 24, 2011

[19] Follow the Money.org, "Ann Menasche candidate summary," May 24, 2011

[20] Follow the Money.org, "Marylou Cabral candidate summary," May 24, 2011

[21] Follow the Money.org, "Merton D. Short candidate summary," May 24, 2011

[22] Follow the Money.org, "Christina Tobin candidate summary," May 24, 2011

[dbf-23] Election Track - Contributions to Debra Bowen For Secretary Of State 2010

[24] The Bootleg, "Damon Dunn for CA Sec. of State!" 11 Jan. 2010

[25] Daily Kos, "Orly Taitz running for CA Secretary of State" 3 March, 2010

[26] Brian Dennert Here, "Assembly Member Audra Strickland Preparing To Run For Secretary Of State Against Debra Bowen" 19 Jan. 2009

[27] Ventura County Star, "Audra Strickland to run for county treasurer" 11 Nov. 2009

[2010sosprimary-28] California Secretary of State - 2010 Statewide Primary Election Results

[29] New Majority California, "New Majority California Endorses Damon Dunn for Secretary of State" 12 Feb. 2010

[ddf-30] Election Track - Contributions to Damon Dunn For Secretary Of State 2010

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California Secretary of State election, 2010

Contents

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Finances[edit]

June 8, 2010 primaries[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Finances[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Drop outs[edit]

Electoral results[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Finances[edit]

Other candidates[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

General Election candidates[edit]

Former candidates[edit]

Footnotes[edit]