2010Final results
2010 election for California Senate District 36
California State Senate · California
Joel Anderson (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Paul Clay (D) by 30.2 points.
Joel AndersonRepublican · winner
63.2%193,573
Paul ClayDemocrat
33.0%101,112
Michael S. MettiLibertarian
3.8%11,737
306,422 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET