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2010Final results

2010 election for California Senate District 20

California State Senate · California

Alex Padilla (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Suzy Evans (R) by 41.3 points.

Alex PadillaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%94,356
Suzy EvansRepublican
27.1%37,420
Adrian GalyshLibertarian
4.5%6,245
138,021 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+24.11990D+16.91994D+38.61998D+41.32010D+24.92014D+38.92018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Alex Padilla (D)Suzy Evans (R)

Also on the ballot: Adrian Galysh (Libertarian), 4.5%