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Parents > United States > California > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 08, 2010 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 2010 - 09:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 2010 - 10:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End January 05, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorJason
Last ModifiedMr. Matt January 10, 2011 02:23pm
Data Sources[Link]
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/2006
NameArnold Schwarzenegger Votes4,850,157 (55.88%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/03/2011 Margin1,473,425 (+16.98%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2014
NameEdmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. Votes4,388,368 (59.97%)
Term01/05/2015 - 01/07/2019 Margin1,459,155 (+19.94%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 08, 2010 CA Governor - D Primary
Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr.
D 2,395,287
Jun 08, 2010 CA Governor - R Primary
Meg Whitman
R 2,377,079
Jun 08, 2010 CA Governor - P&F Primary
Carlos Alvarez
PFP 3,129
Jun 08, 2010 CA Governor - AIP Primary
Chelene Nightingale
AIP 30,689
Jun 08, 2010 CA Governor - G Primary
Laura Wells
G 15,639
Jun 08, 2010 CA Governor - LBT Primary
Dale F. Ogden
LBT 12,959
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
10/28/2007 11/02/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. 16 31 6 2
Meg Whitman 6 --1 1
Leaning Call: Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. (88.89%)
Weighted Call: Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. (96.83%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

01/05/2010 10/31/2010

CANDIDATES
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Name Attorney General Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. Meg Whitman Chelene Nightingale Dale F. Ogden Laura Wells Carlos Alvarez (W) Cassandra A. Lieurance
PartyDemocratic Republican American Independent Libertarian Green Peace & Freedom Independent
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 5,428,149 (53.77%) 4,127,391 (40.89%) 166,312 (1.65%) 150,895 (1.50%) 129,224 (1.28%) 92,851 (0.92%) 285 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,300,758 (-12.88%) -5,261,837 (-52.12%) -5,277,254 (-52.27%) -5,298,925 (-52.49%) -5,335,298 (-52.85%) -5,427,864 (-53.77%)
Predict Avg.50.63% 45.53% 0.78% 0.60% 0.68% 0.31% 0.00%
Cash On Hand 10/16 $11,600,000.00 10/16 $12,400,000.00 $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010
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MATCHUP POLLS (52 from 18 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg47.50%-- 40.66%-- 2.08%-- -0.14%-- 0.53%-- 0.85%-- 0.00%--
YouGov 
10/28/10-10/31/10		 50.60% 0.4 40.80% 0.2 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
10/25/10-10/28/10		 50.20% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/27/10-10/27/10		 49.00% 1.0 45.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
10/20/10-10/26/10		 51.00% 1.0 44.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Field Poll 
10/14/10-10/26/10		 49.00% 8.0 39.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Suffolk University 
10/21/10-10/24/10		 50.00% -- 42.00% -- 2.00% -- 1.00% -- 1.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D BLUEDOGS
SNP Progressive Scot
  Metro Silicon Valley
  Mexican American Political Association
  La Opinion
  Stockton Record
  Santa Cruz Sentinel
  Los Angeles Daily News
  Fresno Bee
R TurnerforCongress
  National Organization for Women (NOW)
  Oakland Tribune
  Merced Sun-Star
  San Jose Mercury News
  San Francisco Bay Guardian
  Los Angeles Times
  Sacramento Bee
  San Francisco Chronicle
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
D Some say...
IndP 6921
D ev
D WesternDem
D RP
D COSDem
R the wanderer
D Jason
G Guy
D Eric
Laf-W Craverguy
IND Monsieur
D Ashley
AENM Angry Russian
D Michael R. "Mike" Bloomberg 🔗
  Chico Enterprise Record
  Torrance Daily Breeze
  Modesto Bee
  Redding Record-Searchlight
  Bakersfield Californian, The
  Contra Costa Times
  Riverside Press-Enterprise
  Orange County Register
  San Diego Union-Tribune
D John A. Dutra 🔗
  US Chamber of Commerce
I Mr Independent
R Maryland Republican
REFS Servo
R ...
R CAGOP
LBT Christina Tobin 🔗
AnFed Patient Grasshopper
R Joseph M. "Joe" Arpaio 🔗
R Tom Tancredo
LBT Smart
LBT Jed
LBT Christina Tobin 🔗
LBR Old LW
LBT Christina Tobin 🔗
DS Bob Sacamano
G BR_Green
POUM Zeus the Moose
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) Lea Sherman (W) Rakesh Kumar Christian (W) Nadia Bahia Smalley (W) Hugh G. Bagley (W) Rowan Millar (W) Jacob Vangelisti (W) Anselmo A. Chávez
PartyIndependent Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent
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Certified Votes 43 (0.00%) 13 (0.00%) 8 (0.00%) 4 (0.00%) 4 (0.00%) 4 (0.00%) 2 (0.00%)
Margin-5,428,106 (-53.77%) -5,428,136 (-53.77%) -5,428,141 (-53.77%) -5,428,145 (-53.77%) -5,428,145 (-53.77%) -5,428,145 (-53.77%) -5,428,147 (-53.77%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website
Entry Date 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010
MATCHUP POLLS (52 from 18 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
YouGov 
10/28/10-10/31/10		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
10/25/10-10/28/10		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/27/10-10/27/10		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
10/20/10-10/26/10		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Field Poll 
10/14/10-10/26/10		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Suffolk University 
10/21/10-10/24/10		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements


EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor
Sep 28, 2010 08:00pm Sep 28, 2010 09:00pm Debate First Brown-Whitman Debate  Jason 
Oct 02, 2010 08:00pm Oct 02, 2010 09:00pm Debate Second Brown-Whitman Debate  Jason 
Oct 12, 2010 08:00pm Oct 12, 2010 09:00pm Debate Third Brown-Whitman Debate  Jason 

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
10/25/2010 Meg Whitman TVAd Biography eng I'm Ready  00:01:03 Jason 
10/25/2010 Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. TVAd Biography eng Whitman: "Why I came to California"   00:00:32 RP 
10/18/2010 Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. Web Only Ad Attack eng Echo  00:00:00 RP 
10/13/2010 Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. TVAd Endorsement eng Endorsement  00:00:32 Jason 
10/13/2010 Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. TVAd Attack eng Polygraph  00:00:32 Jason 
10/12/2010 Meg Whitman TVAd Mixed eng My Community - Cantonese  00:00:29 Jason 
10/06/2010 Meg Whitman TVAd Issue eng Taxes  00:00:33 Jason 
10/04/2010 Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. TVAd Biography eng Independence  00:00:31 Jason 
10/01/2010 Meg Whitman TVAd Issue eng Baloney  00:00:31 Jason 
09/30/2010 Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. TVAd Attack eng Real Meg  00:00:33 Jason 
09/24/2010 Meg Whitman TVAd Attack eng Oakland Schools  00:00:30 RP 
09/21/2010 Meg Whitman TVAd Issue eng Jobs Plan  00:00:23 Jason 
09/21/2010 Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. TVAd Attack eng Capital Gains  00:00:32 Jason 
09/15/2010 Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. TVAd Issue eng Serious  00:00:32 Jason 
09/14/2010 Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. TVAd Attack eng Meg Whitman's Lies [Pinnochio Ad]  00:00:17 Jason 
09/09/2010 Meg Whitman TVAd Attack eng Good Old Days [feat. Bill Clinton]  00:00:33 Homegrown Democrat 
09/02/2010 Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. TVAd Mixed eng Get California Working Again  00:00:33 Jason 
08/09/2010 Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. TVAd Attack eng Shameful  00:00:31 Jason 
07/09/2010 Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. TVAd Contrast eng Misleading  00:00:31 Jason 
06/22/2010 Meg Whitman TVAd Attack eng A Lifetime in Politics: A Legacy of Failure   00:01:01 Jason 
06/17/2010 Meg Whitman TVAd Issue eng Different Kind  00:00:32 RP 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jan 31, 2011 09:50pm Report Meg Whitman spent $178.5 million -- $43.25 per vote -- in gubernatorial bid  Article Jason 
Oct 29, 2010 03:00am General After spending tens of millions, Meg Whitman's stunning fall in polls shows inability to connect, experts say  Article Jason 
Oct 25, 2010 06:00am General Jerry Brown, leading Whitman in polls, takes populist pitch to campaign trail  Article Jason 
Oct 19, 2010 03:00pm Amusing One Politician's Incredibly Unfortunate Tweet  Article RP 
Oct 10, 2010 07:00am General Sources Point to Brown's Wife As Voice Heard Calling Whitman A "Whore"  Article Jason 
Oct 08, 2010 01:00pm News Whitman says Brown voicemail ‘appalling and unforgivable’  Article Thomas Walker 
Oct 03, 2010 04:40am Endorsement Jerry Brown for governor  Article Jason 
Sep 30, 2010 05:25pm Oops Whitman's husband says 'it is possible' handwriting on letter is his  Article RP 
Sep 29, 2010 01:30pm Scandal Gloria Allred alleges Meg Whitman knowingly employed an undocumented worker in her home for 9 years  Article RP 
Sep 20, 2010 05:00pm Endorsement Bill Clinton ENDORSES Jerry Brown in California Governor's Race  Article Thomas Walker 
Sep 11, 2010 06:00am General Clinton claim in Whitman ad is false, state says   Article Jason 
Aug 14, 2010 05:35am News Meg Whitman donates another $13 million to her gubernatorial campaign  Article Jason 
Aug 10, 2010 02:00pm General Brown-Whitman Follows Ali-Foreman “Rumble in the Jungle” Script  Article Thomas Walker 
Aug 06, 2010 12:25pm Blog Entry McClintock 'not prepared to endorse' Whitman as of now  Article Hikikomori Blitzkrieg! 
Aug 06, 2010 10:00am News Whitman's jab at Poizner may cost GOP votes  Article Hikikomori Blitzkrieg! 
Aug 05, 2010 09:55am General Brown's budget solution: 'Lock 'em up inside the chambers'  Article Jason 
Aug 04, 2010 04:10pm Statement Jerry Brown On KTLA: 100 to 1 Spending Disparity A "Difference in Philosophy"  Article Jason 
Aug 02, 2010 01:05pm Blog Entry Jerry Brown’s California  Article Jason 
Jul 24, 2010 05:00am Speculative Can Jerry Brown Make One More Comeback?  Article Jason 
Jul 05, 2010 04:05pm Strategy Brown's frugal campaign may be too little, too late  Article Jason 
Jun 30, 2010 03:00am Statement GOP's Whitman: California property tax limits led to deficits  Article Jason 
Jun 23, 2010 11:10am Blog Entry Cutting edge or "creepy?" Whitman used new technology to make "personalized" robocalls to CA voters  Article Jason 
Jun 10, 2010 01:35am Commentary It's time for Jerry Brown to give in and get serious  Article Jason 
Apr 19, 2010 09:05am General Goldman Sachs becomes center of attention in governor's race  Article Jason 
Apr 17, 2010 11:35am Strategy Brown challenges Republican rivals to three-way debates  Article Jason 
Apr 15, 2010 07:00pm Commentary Jerry Brown, how about some specifics on how you'd fix the state?  Article Jason 
Apr 12, 2010 10:00am General Meg Whitman team studying 2 CEOs' winning runs  Article Jason 
Jan 27, 2010 10:45pm Poll Whitman closes to within five points of Brown in head-to-head matchup  Article Jason 
Jan 22, 2010 01:00am Speculative California's Jerry Brown: The next Martha Coakley?  Article Jason 
Sep 28, 2009 03:00pm Poll 2010 California Governor: Brown, Not Newsom, Leads All Republicans  Article Scott³ 
Jul 07, 2009 07:00pm News Who Can Possibly Govern California?   Article particleman 
Apr 19, 2009 12:00am Commentary Georges Marciano is rich, so of course he wants to be governor  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jan 02, 2009 09:00pm News Stewart Alexander Declares for Peace & Freedom Gubernatorial Nomination  Article TX DEM 
Jul 28, 2008 11:00am Poll Poll finds favor if Feinstein ran for governor  Article Patrick 

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