2010 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election
Local election in California
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The 2010 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election were held on June 8, 2010, to elect two of the five seats of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, with runoffs held on November 2, 2010.[1][2] Runoffs only occurred if no candidate received more than 50% of the votes cast in the contest. Local elections in California are officially nonpartisan.[3] The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is the governing body for Santa Clara County. Each supervisor is elected to a 4-year term, with each supervisor capped at 3 consecutive terms in office.[4]
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June 8 (primary)
November 2 (runoff) | |
2 of the 5 seats of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors | |
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District 1
Incumbent Don Gage was elected to the 1st district in 1998, 2002, and 2006. He was ineligible for reelection.
Endorsements
- Organizations
- Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters[5]
- Individuals
- Susan Hammer, former mayor of San Jose[6]
- Ash Kalra, member of the San Jose City Council from the 2nd district[6]
- Liz Kniss, member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors from the 5th district[6]
- Sam Liccardo, member of the San Jose City Council from the 3rd district[6]
- Karyn Sinunu-Towery, assistant district attorney (primary election)[7]
- Larry Stone, Santa Clara County Assessor (primary election)[6]
- Newspapers
- San Jose Inside (primary election)[8]
- The Morgan Hill Times (primary election)[9]
- Individuals
- Elaine Alquist, member of the California State Senate from the 13th district[6]
- Cindy Chavez, former member of the San Jose City Council from the 3rd district[6]
- Kansen Chu, member of the San Jose City Council from the 4th district[6]
- George Shirakawa, Jr., member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors from the 2nd district[6]
- Individuals
- Don Gage, retiring member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors from the 1st district[10]
- Norm Kline, former mayor of Saratoga[7]
- Karyn Sinunu-Towery, assistant district attorney (runoff election)[7]
- Larry Stone, Santa Clara County Assessor (runoff election)[7]
- Newspapers
- San Jose Inside (runoff election)[11]
- The Morgan Hill Times (runoff election)[12]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Mike Wasserman | 26,206 | 42.4 | ||
| Forrest Williams | 11,886 | 19.3 | ||
| Teresa Alvarado | 11,824 | 19.2 | ||
| Tom Kruse | 6,856 | 11.1 | ||
| Peter Arellano | 4,966 | 8.0 | ||
| Total votes | 61,738 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Mike Wasserman | 52,158 | 57.5 | ||
| Forrest Williams | 38,509 | 42.5 | ||
| Total votes | 90,667 | 100.0 | ||
District 4
Incumbent Ken Yeager was elected to the 4th district in 2006 in the primary with 52.1% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection.
Endorsements
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Ken Yeager (incumbent) | 50,492 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 50,492 | 100.0 | |