California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2010

California SPI election, 2010

November 2, 2010

Nominee Tom Torlakson Larry Aceves Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 4,222,946 3,476,243 Percentage 54.52 44.88

SPI before election Jack O'Connell Nonpartisan Elected SPI Tom Torlakson Nonpartisan

The 2010 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Jack O'Connell was term-limited and unable to run for re-election to a third term.

In the nonpartisan primary election on June 8, 2010, no candidate received a majority of the votes. The top two finishers, Larry Aceves, who came first with 19% of the vote, and State Assemblyman Tom Torlakson, who came second with 18.5% of the vote, advanced to the general election. In the general election on November 2, 2010, Torlakson defeated Aceves.

Primary election

Candidates

• Larry Aceves, former Superintendent of the Franklin-McKinley School District and of the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
• Karen Blake, geologist
• Alexia Deligianni, Board member of the Orange Unified School District
• Lydia Gutierrez, teacher
• Diane Lenning, teacher and businesswoman
• Leonard James Martin, retired
• Grant McMicken, teacher
• Daniel Nusbaum, teacher
• Gloria Romero, State Senator
• Faarax Dahir Sheikh-Noor
• Tom Torlakson, State Assemblyman
• Henry Williams, professor

Results

California Superintendent of Public Instruction primary election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Larry Aceves	832,938	19.12
	Nonpartisan	Tom Torlakson	808,970	18.57
	Nonpartisan	Gloria Romero	738,032	16.94
	Nonpartisan	Lydia Gutierrez	384,514	8.83
	Nonpartisan	Grant McMicken	309,499	7.11
	Nonpartisan	Karen Blake	299,492	6.88
	Nonpartisan	Diane Lenning	270,570	6.21
	Nonpartisan	Daniel Nusbaum	217,220	4.99
	Nonpartisan	Alexia Deligianni	212,145	4.87
	Nonpartisan	Henry Williams	125,283	2.88
	Nonpartisan	Leonard James Martin	123,791	2.84
	Nonpartisan	Faarax Dahir Sheikh-Noor	33,586	0.77
Total votes			4,356,040	100

General election

Candidates

• Larry Aceves, former Superintendent of the Franklin-McKinley School District and of the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
• Tom Torlakson, State Assemblyman

Results

California Superintendent of Public Instruction primary election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Tom Torlakson	4,222,946	54.52
	Nonpartisan	Larry Aceves	3,476,243	44.88
	Nonpartisan	Diane Lenning (write-in)	46,061	0.6
Total votes			7,745,250	100

See also

• California elections, 2010
• California Department of Education

External links

• Candidate information
• VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians
• Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State