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California Superior Court judicial elections, 2010 (S-Y)

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The California judicial elections of 2010 consisted of countywide nonpartisan primaries throughout the state on June 8, and a runoff Nonpartisan Election on November 2, 2010. In California, only Superior Court judges are elected in Nonpartisan Elections. This page lists elections in the California Superior Courts from San Bernadino to Yuba County.


See also: California Superior Court judicial elections, 2010 (A-R)
See also: California judicial elections, 2010

Superior Courts

Many of the California Superior Courts had judges up for re-election in 2010. Of the 399 Superior Court seats whose terms were up in 2010, only 38 races were contested in the primary, and only nine were contested in the general election.

San Bernardino county

There were 29 incumbents running unopposed for re-election to the San Bernardino County Superior Court. They were:

[1]

Contested seats

San Diego county

Thirty incumbent judges ran unopposed for the San Diego County Superior Court. They were:

Court Candidates Details Results
San Diego County Superior Court Number 14 Lantz Lewis and Craig Candelore Lantz Lewis was up for re-election. Lantz Lewis won with 64.69% of the vote.[6]
San Diego County Superior Court Number 20 Stephen P. Clark,[7] Jim Miller, Jr. and Richard Monroy Robert C. Coates left office. Richard Monroy (39.43%) and Jim Miller, Jr. (32.78%) advanced to the general election.[6]
San Diego County Superior Court Number 21 Robert C. Longstreth and Bill Trask Robert C. Longstreth was up for re-election. Robert C. Longstreth won with 64.91% of the vote.[6]
San Diego County Superior Court Number 27 DeAnn M. Salcido and Harold Coleman Jr. DeAnn M. Salcido was up for re-election. DeAnn M. Salcido won with 59.5% of the vote.[6]
San Diego County Superior Court Number 34 Joel R. Wohlfeil and Larry Kincaid Joel R. Wohlfeil was up for re-election. Joel R. Wohlfeil won with 63.2% of the vote.[6]

[8]

San Francisco county

There were 14 incumbent judges that ran unopposed for this court. They were:

Court Candidates Details Results
San Francisco County Superior Court Seat 6 Linda Colfax, Harry M. Dorfman, Roderick A. McLeod and Robert Retana Seat was vacant. Linda Colfax won with 52.61% of the vote.[9]
San Francisco County Superior Court Seat 15 Daniel Dean, Michael Nava and Richard B. Ulmer, Jr. Richard B. Ulmer, Jr. ran for the seat he was appointed to in 2009. Richard B. Ulmer, Jr. defeated Michael Nava with 53.17% of the vote.[10]

[11]

San Joaquin county

There were eight incumbent judges that ran unopposed for re-election to the San Joaquin County Superior Court. They were:

[12]

San Luis Obispo county

Three incumbent judges ran unopposed for re-election. They were:

San Mateo county

There were seven incumbent judges that ran unopposed for re-election to the San Mateo County Superior Court. They were:

[14]

Santa Clara county

Court Candidates Details Results
Santa Clara County Superior Court Office 7 JoAnne McCracken and Thomas Spielbauer JoAnne McCracken won with 76.45% of the vote.[15]
Santa Clara County Superior Court Office 11 Vanessa A. Zecher and Tim Pitsker Mary Jo Levinger left office. Vanessa A. Zecher won with 62.15% of the vote.[15]
Santa Clara County Superior Court Office 10 Robert Camors and Julia Alloggiamento Gregory H. Ward left office. Julia Alloggiamento won with 56.88% of the vote.[15]

[16][17]

Santa Cruz county

Court Candidates Details Results
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Office 3 John Gallagher, Philip J. Crawford and James Sibley John Gallagher won with 52.68% of the vote.[18]
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Office 10 Rebecca Connolly and [[Steve Wright (California) Steve Wright]] Rebecca Connolly won with 53.84% of the vote.[18]

[19][20]

Shasta county

There were two incumbent judges that ran unopposed for re-election to the Shasta County Superior Court.

Sierra county

Court Candidates Details Results
Sierra County Superior Court Thomas S. Archer, Charles H. Ervin, C. Ingrid Larson and Douglas M. Prouty William W. Pangman left office. Thomas S. Archer (38.85%) and Charles H. Ervin (30.73%) won in the primary advancing to the general election[22] Charles H. Ervin won the general election with 50.31% of the vote.[23]

[24]

Solano county

Court Candidates Details Results
Solano County Superior Court Dan Healy and Micheal Thompson William C. Harrison left office. Dan Healy won with 52.3% of the vote.[25]

[26]

Sonoma county

For more information, visit: Petaluma360.com, "Five candidates vie for two judicial seats Battles loom among aspirants with considerably different backgrounds," May 21, 2010

Court Candidates Details Results
Sonoma County Superior Court Office 1 Nancy Case Shaffer Nancy Case Shaffer Nancy Case Shaffer
Sonoma County Superior Court Office 2 Pat Broderick, James Patrick Casey, and John Lemmon John Lemmon and John Lemmon ran in the general election John Lemmon defeated John Lemmon.[27]
Sonoma County Superior Court Office 3 Chris Mazzia and Jamie Thistlethwaite Jamie Thistlethwaite won the primary with 63.3% of the vote.[27] Jamie Thistlethwaite

[21][28]

Stanislaus county

Court Candidates Details Results
Stanislaus County Superior Court Office Number 6 Nancy Williamsen, Martha Carlton-Magana, Shawn D. Bessey, William E. Mussman, Philip A. Pimentel and Geoffrey C. Hutcheson Shawn D. Bessey (24.21%) and Nancy Wiliamsen (21.12%) competed in the general election.[29] Shawn D. Bessey won.[30]

[31]

Tehama county

Court Candidates Details Results
Tehama County Superior Court Office 1 Jonathan Skillman and Lisa A. Muto Jonathan Skillman won with 59.79% of the vote.[32]
Tehama County Superior Court Office 2 C. Todd Bottke and William Murphy[33][34] C. Todd Bottke won with 61.02% of the vote.[32]

[35]

Tulare county

Six incumbent judges ran unopposed for re-election to the Tulare County Superior Court. They were:

[36]

Tuolumne county

Judge Eric L. DuTemple ran unopposed for re-election to the Tuolumne County Superior Court.[37]

Ventura county

There were 10 incumbents that ran unopposed for re-election to the Ventura County Superior Court. They were:

Court Candidates Details Results
Ventura County Superior Court Office 1 Ryan Wright and Lela Henke-Dobroth Seat was vacant. Ryan Wright won with 66% of the vote.[38]
Ventura County Superior Court Office 10 Ellen Gay Conroy and Robert Taylor Ellen Gay Conroy was up for re-election. Ellen Gay Conroy won with 66% of the vote.[38]

[39][40]

Yolo county

Four incumbents ran unopposed for the Yolo County Superior Court.

Yuba county

Presiding judge Debra L. Givens ran unopposed for re-election to the Yuba County Superior Court.[42]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ San Bernardino County, Offices up for election 2010
  2. ↑ Press Enterprise, "Challenged judge says he has 'great personal anguish', May 13, 2010
  3. ↑ publicopiniononline.com, "Judge faces election after unpopular decision"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 CBSlocal.com, "San Bernardino County Election Results"
  5. ↑ Crestline Courier-News, "Pair Clash in Judge's Race"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 San Diego 6, San Diego County Full Election Results
  7. ↑ Voice of San Diego "The Candidate Who Accepts No Contributions," May 27, 2010
  8. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, Gubernatorial Primary Election June 8, 2010 Candidate List
  9. ↑ San Francisco County, Unofficial Primary Election Results
  10. ↑ November 2, 2010 - Consolidated General Election Results
  11. ↑ San Francisco County Department of Elections, Qualified Candidate List for June 8, 2010
  12. ↑ San Joaquin County, Contest/Candidate Proof List
  13. ↑ San Luis Obispo County, List of Candidates
  14. ↑ County of San Mateo, Roster of Candidates
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Santa Clara County, Unofficial Primary Election Results
  16. ↑ Santa Clara County, Contest/Candidate Proof List
  17. ↑ Mercury News "Santa Clara County judge's races pit civil lawyers against prosecutors," May 10, 2010
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Santa Cruz County, Semi-Official Election Night Results
  19. ↑ Santa Cruz Sentinel, "Judge hopefuls state their case," March 17, 2010
  20. ↑ Santa Cruz County Elections, Candidate Contact Information
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 EVoter.com, Primary Election Sample Ballot
  22. ↑ Sierra County, Unofficial Final Results, Primary Election
  23. ↑ Sierra County, Unofficial Final Results, General Election
  24. ↑ Sierra County June 8, 2010 Official Local Candidate List
  25. ↑ Solano County, Primary Election Results 2010
  26. ↑ Solano County Elections
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Sonoma County, Primary Election Results
  28. ↑ INDEX-TRIBUNE "Races for two of three judicial seats," May 17, 2010
  29. ↑ Stanislaus County, Primary Election Results (dead link)
  30. ↑ Stanislaus County General Election Results 2010 (dead link)
  31. ↑ Stanislaus County, Candidate List
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Tehama County, Primary Election Results
  33. ↑ Daily News "Bottke and Murphy vie for Tehama County judge seat"
  34. ↑ Corning Observer "Voters to judge judges," May 18, 2010
  35. ↑ Tehama County, Final Qualified Candidate
  36. ↑ Tulare County Voter Registration and Elections, Candidate List
  37. ↑ Tuolumne County, Candidate List for June 8, 2010 (dead link)
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 CBSlocal.com, Ventura County Election Results"
  39. ↑ Ventura County Star, "Primary election taking shape," March 12, 2010
  40. ↑ Ventura County Reporter "Bar Association assessments defining factor in county judicial races," May 20, 2010
  41. ↑ Yolo County Elections
  42. ↑ Yuba County Candidate Filing, June 8, 2010 Direct Primary
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