California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010

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Nominee	Gavin Newsom	Abel Maldonado	Pamela Brown
Party	Democratic	Republican	Libertarian
Popular vote	4,917,880	3,820,971	574,640
Percentage	50.2%	39.0%	5.9%

County Results

Lieutenant Governor before election

Abel Maldonado
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Gavin Newsom
Democratic

Abel Maldonado
Republican

Gavin Newsom
Democratic

The 2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010 to choose the Lieutenant Governor of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado, who was appointed to the office, ran for election to a full term and was defeated by Democratic Mayor Gavin Newsom of San Francisco. Lieutenant Governor Newsom started his four-year term on 10 January 2011.

The following were certified by the California Secretary of State as candidates in the primary election for lieutenant governor. Candidates who won their respective primaries and qualified for the general election are shown in bold.

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