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===American Independent Party===
===American Independent Party===
*Don Grundmann, Chiropractor, Conservative Activist and [[United States Senate election in California, 2006|2006 candidate]]<ref>http://www.politics1.com/ca.htm</ref>
*Don Grundmann, Chiropractor, Conservative Activist and [[United States Senate election in California, 2006|2006 candidate]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politics1.com/ca.htm |title=Online Guide to California Politics |publisher=Politics1 |date= |accessdate=March 30, 2010}}</ref>


===Green===
===Green===
*Duane Roberts, Community Organizer<ref>http://www.cagreens.org/elections/</ref>
*Duane Roberts, Community Organizer<ref>{{cite web|author=Last updated: 03/27/2010 (BH) |url=http://www.cagreens.org/elections/ |title=GPCA Elections Pages |publisher=Cagreens.org |date= |accessdate=March 30, 2010}}</ref>


===Libertarian===
===Libertarian===
*[[Gail Lightfoot]], Ex-State Party Chair, Retired Nurse<ref>http://www.politics1.com/ca.htm</ref>
*[[Gail Lightfoot]], Ex-State Party Chair, Retired Nurse<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politics1.com/ca.htm |title=Online Guide to California Politics |publisher=Politics1 |date= |accessdate=March 30, 2010}}</ref>


===Peace and Freedom Party===
===Peace and Freedom Party===
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===Independents===
===Independents===
*Jerry Leon Carroll (Independent) – Frequent Candidate<ref>http://www.politics1.com/ca.htm</ref>
*Jerry Leon Carroll (Independent) – Frequent Candidate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politics1.com/ca.htm |title=Online Guide to California Politics |publisher=Politics1 |date= |accessdate=March 30, 2010}}</ref>
*Peter Putnam (Independent Conservative)
*Peter Putnam (Independent Conservative)


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==Campbell -- charges of "anti-semitism", and Al-Arian controversy==
==Campbell – charges of "anti-semitism", and Al-Arian controversy==


Ex-[[California State Senate|state Senator]] and former California Secretary of State [[Bruce McPherson]] alleged that during a [[telephone]] call with Carly Fiorina's [[campaign manager]], Marty Wilson, Wilson expressed surprise that McPherson was endorsing the candidacy of Tom Campbell, and exclaimed "He's an [[anti-Semite]]."<ref>[http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14471989?nclick_check=1 San Jose Mercury News], "''Fiorina aide accused of calling Campbell an anti-Semite''," by Mike Zapler (February 25th, 2010 – retrieved on March 5th, 2010).</ref> Subsequently, Wilson strongly denied having made that charge against Campbell, thus leading to a controversy for the Fiorina campaign, where the credibility of long-time Sacramento political operative Marty Wilson was called into a comparison with that of Bruce McPherson, often identified as one of the most well-respected and admired members of either major party in contemporary California politics.<ref>[http://articles.sfgate.com/2005-02-12/news/17358649_1_sen-bruce-mcpherson-mcpherson-s-reputation-litmus San Francisco Chronicle], "''Governor picks new secretary of state – Republican from Santa Cruz would replace Shelley''," by Lynda Gledhill and John M. Hubbell (February 12th, 2005 – retrieved on March 5th, 2010).</ref><ref>[http://www.calvoter.org/news/blog/2005_02_01_blogarchive.html The California Voter Foundation], "''Governor Names Bruce McPherson As Secretary Of State," by Kim Alexander (February 11th, 2005 – retrieved on March 5th, 2010).</ref>
Ex-[[California State Senate|state Senator]] and former California Secretary of State [[Bruce McPherson]] alleged that during a [[telephone]] call with Carly Fiorina's [[campaign manager]], Marty Wilson, Wilson expressed surprise that McPherson was endorsing the candidacy of Tom Campbell, and exclaimed "He's an [[anti-Semite]]."<ref>[http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14471989?nclick_check=1 San Jose Mercury News], "''Fiorina aide accused of calling Campbell an anti-Semite''," by Mike Zapler (February 25, 2010 – retrieved on March 5, 2010).</ref> Subsequently, Wilson strongly denied having made that charge against Campbell, thus leading to a controversy for the Fiorina campaign, where the credibility of long-time Sacramento political operative Marty Wilson was called into a comparison with that of Bruce McPherson, often identified as one of the most well-respected and admired members of either major party in contemporary California politics.<ref>[http://articles.sfgate.com/2005-02-12/news/17358649_1_sen-bruce-mcpherson-mcpherson-s-reputation-litmus San Francisco Chronicle], "''Governor picks new secretary of state – Republican from Santa Cruz would replace Shelley''," by Lynda Gledhill and John M. Hubbell (February 12, 2005 – retrieved on March 5, 2010).</ref><ref>[http://www.calvoter.org/news/blog/2005_02_01_blogarchive.html The California Voter Foundation], "''Governor Names Bruce McPherson As Secretary Of State," by Kim Alexander (February 11, 2005 – retrieved on March 5, 2010).</ref>


On March 5, the three principal Republican primary candidates, Campbell, DeVore, and Fiorina participated in a live, on-air debate, which was broadcast on [[KTKZ]] in [[Sacramento]]. The debate was called by Campbell, in order to respond to accusations of "anti-Semitism," and otherwise being unfriendly to the interests of [[Israel]].
On March 5, the three principal Republican primary candidates, Campbell, DeVore, and Fiorina participated in a live, on-air debate, which was broadcast on [[KTKZ]] in [[Sacramento]]. The debate was called by Campbell, in order to respond to accusations of "anti-Semitism," and otherwise being unfriendly to the interests of [[Israel]].


He had also been accused of having accepted campaign contributions (during his [[United States Senate election in California, 2000|2000 race for the U.S. Senate]]), from then-[[University of South Florida]] professor [[Sami Al-Arian]].<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/03/devore-campbell-facetoface-in-gop-senate-debate-fiorina-to-phone-in.html Los Angeles Times], "''DeVore, Campbell face-to-face in GOP Senate debate; Fiorina to phone in''," by Seema Mehta (March 4th, 2010 – retrieved on March 5th, 2010).</ref> On March 2, 2006, Al-Arian entered a guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to help the [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]], a "[[specially designated terrorist]]" organization;<ref name="plea">{{cite web|url=http://nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/U.S._v_Al-Arian_pleaagr.pdf|title=Plea Agreement; U.S. v. Al-Arian|date=February 28, 2006|accessdate=March 8, 2010}}</ref> he was sentenced to 57 months in prison, and ordered deported following his prison term.<ref name="Laughlin-plea">MegLaughlin, [http://www.sptimes.com/2006/04/23/Hillsborough/In_his_plea_deal__wha.shtml In his plea deal, what did Sami Al-Arian admit to?], [[St. Petersberg Times]], April 23, 2006.</ref> The usually subdued Tom Campbell responded very strongly to the accusations coming out of the Fiorina campaign, saying, "I called for this debate today so that both of my opponents can bring up absolutely any charge they want. Air it, and let me respond to it. But there’s no place for calling me anti-Semitic, then denying it. That whispering campaign, that 'silent slander,' stops today."<ref>[http://hoguenews.com/?p=8479 Hogue News], "''Spirited CA GOP Senatorial Debate''," by Eric Hogue (March 5th, 2010 – retrieved on March 5th, 2010).</ref>
He had also been accused of having accepted campaign contributions (during his [[United States Senate election in California, 2000|2000 race for the U.S. Senate]]), from then-[[University of South Florida]] professor [[Sami Al-Arian]].<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/03/devore-campbell-facetoface-in-gop-senate-debate-fiorina-to-phone-in.html Los Angeles Times], "''DeVore, Campbell face-to-face in GOP Senate debate; Fiorina to phone in''," by Seema Mehta (March 4, 2010 – retrieved on March 5, 2010).</ref> On March 2, 2006, Al-Arian entered a guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to help the [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]], a "[[specially designated terrorist]]" organization;<ref name="plea">{{cite web|url=http://nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/U.S._v_Al-Arian_pleaagr.pdf|title=Plea Agreement; U.S. v. Al-Arian|date=February 28, 2006|accessdate=March 8, 2010}}</ref> he was sentenced to 57 months in prison, and ordered deported following his prison term.<ref name="Laughlin-plea">MegLaughlin, [http://www.sptimes.com/2006/04/23/Hillsborough/In_his_plea_deal__wha.shtml In his plea deal, what did Sami Al-Arian admit to?], [[St. Petersberg Times]], April 23, 2006.</ref> The usually subdued Tom Campbell responded very strongly to the accusations coming out of the Fiorina campaign, saying, "I called for this debate today so that both of my opponents can bring up absolutely any charge they want. Air it, and let me respond to it. But there’s no place for calling me anti-Semitic, then denying it. That whispering campaign, that 'silent slander,' stops today."<ref>[http://hoguenews.com/?p=8479 Hogue News], "''Spirited CA GOP Senatorial Debate''," by Eric Hogue (March 5, 2010 – retrieved on March 5, 2010).</ref>


A dispute had been triggered as well by Campbell's 2002 letter in defense of Al-Arian. Campbell said he had not been aware of the charges against Al-Arian when he wrote his January 21, 2002, letter to USF's president, asking USF not to discipline Al-Arian.<ref name="radic">{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/08/local/la-me-senate9-2010mar09|title=Letter on Muslim radical roils GOP Senate race; Website posts text contradicting Tom Campbell's claim of writing on behalf of donor Sami Al-Arian before 9/11.|last=Mehta|first=Seema|date=March 15, 2010|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=15 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14471989 |title=Fiorina aide accused of calling Campbell an anti-Semite – San Jose Mercury News |publisher=Mercurynews.com |date=2010-02-25 |accessdate=2010-03-16}}</ref><ref>[http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14641904 "Calif. Senate candidate on defensive over Israel", ''Associated Press'', March 9, 2010, accessed March 15, 2010]</ref>
A dispute had been triggered as well by Campbell's 2002 letter in defense of Al-Arian. Campbell said he had not been aware of the charges against Al-Arian when he wrote his January 21, 2002, letter to USF's president, asking USF not to discipline Al-Arian.<ref name="radic">{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/08/local/la-me-senate9-2010mar09|title=Letter on Muslim radical roils GOP Senate race; Website posts text contradicting Tom Campbell's claim of writing on behalf of donor Sami Al-Arian before 9/11.|last=Mehta|first=Seema|date=March 15, 2010|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=March 15, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14471989 |title=Fiorina aide accused of calling Campbell an anti-Semite – San Jose Mercury News |publisher=Mercurynews.com |date=February 25, 2010 |accessdate=March 16, 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14641904 "Calif. Senate candidate on defensive over Israel", ''Associated Press'', March 9, 2010, accessed March 15, 2010]</ref>


He also said he had not been aware that Al-Arian had said, in a speech discussed in an O'Reilly interview before Campbell wrote his letter: "Jihad is our path. Victory to Islam. Death to Israel."<ref name="stokes">{{cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14643078|title=Tom Campbell letter stokes controversy over ties to jihadist|date=March 9, 2010|work=Mercury News|accessdate=14 March 2010}}</ref> Campbell said: <blockquote>I did not hear, I did not read, I was not aware of statements Sami Al-Arian had made relative to Israel. And I would not have written the letter had I known about those. ... To say 'Death to Israel' is abhorrent, it's horrible.<ref name="stokes"/></blockquote>
He also said he had not been aware that Al-Arian had said, in a speech discussed in an O'Reilly interview before Campbell wrote his letter: "Jihad is our path. Victory to Islam. Death to Israel."<ref name="stokes">{{cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14643078|title=Tom Campbell letter stokes controversy over ties to jihadist|date=March 9, 2010|work=Mercury News|accessdate=March 14, 2010}}</ref> Campbell said: <blockquote>I did not hear, I did not read, I was not aware of statements Sami Al-Arian had made relative to Israel. And I would not have written the letter had I known about those. ... To say 'Death to Israel' is abhorrent, it's horrible.<ref name="stokes"/></blockquote>


Campbell said he erred in not researching Al-Arian more thoroughly before writing his letter in Al-Arian's defense, that while he was not aware he "should have" been aware of Al-Arian's statements, and that he now regrets having written the letter.<ref name="stokes"/><ref name="radic"/><ref name="mare">{{cite news|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/14/fiorina-lashes-out-at-boxer-destructive-elitism/ |title=Fiorina lashes out at Boxer, ‘destructive elitism’; Senate candidate, opponents squabble at GOP convention|publisher=San Diego Union Tribune|last=Marelius|first=John|date=March 14, 2010|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_14667298 McLaughlin, Ken, "Candidates for California governor promise to release income tax returns," ''Mercury News'', March 13, 2010, accessed March 17, 2010]</ref> “I was wrong,” he said.<ref name="mare"/> “I should not have done so. I regret it.”<ref name="mare"/> At the same time, however, in the letter itself, Campbell had written: "I read a transcript of the O'Reilly Factor interview".<ref>[http://www.campbellfacts.org/uploads/view/813/campbelllettertousfpres.pdf Campbell, Tom, "Letter to President Genshaft", January 21, 2002, accessed March 17, 2010]</ref>
Campbell said he erred in not researching Al-Arian more thoroughly before writing his letter in Al-Arian's defense, that while he was not aware he "should have" been aware of Al-Arian's statements, and that he now regrets having written the letter.<ref name="stokes"/><ref name="radic"/><ref name="mare">{{cite news|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/14/fiorina-lashes-out-at-boxer-destructive-elitism/ |title=Fiorina lashes out at Boxer, ‘destructive elitism’; Senate candidate, opponents squabble at GOP convention|publisher=San Diego Union Tribune|last=Marelius|first=John|date=March 14, 2010|accessdate=March 17, 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_14667298 McLaughlin, Ken, "Candidates for California governor promise to release income tax returns," ''Mercury News'', March 13, 2010, accessed March 17, 2010]</ref> “I was wrong,” he said.<ref name="mare"/> “I should not have done so. I regret it.”<ref name="mare"/> At the same time, however, in the letter itself, Campbell had written: "I read a transcript of the O'Reilly Factor interview".<ref>[http://www.campbellfacts.org/uploads/view/813/campbelllettertousfpres.pdf Campbell, Tom, "Letter to President Genshaft", January 21, 2002, accessed March 17, 2010]</ref>


Campbell had initially maintained that Al-Arian had never contributed to Cambell's 2000 Senate campaign.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-campbell29-2010mar29,0,4155193.story]</ref> That turned out to be untrue.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-campbell29-2010mar29,0,4155193.story]</ref> Campbell also initially said his letter defending Al-Arian was sent before the O'Reilly 2001 television broadcast where Al-Arian admitted saying "death to Israel," but that also turned out to be incorrect.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-campbell29-2010mar29,0,4155193.story]</ref> Campbell said his misstatements were the result of the events having taken place years prior.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-campbell29-2010mar29,0,4155193.story]</ref>
Campbell had initially maintained that Al-Arian had never contributed to Cambell's 2000 Senate campaign.<ref name="latimes1">{{cite web|last=Mehta |first=Seema |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-campbell29-2010mar29,0,4155193.story |title=Republican Senate candidate's professorial style may be out of step |publisher=latimes.com |date=January 21, 2002 |accessdate=March 30, 2010}}</ref> That turned out to be untrue.<ref name="latimes1"/> Campbell also initially said his letter defending Al-Arian was sent before the O'Reilly 2001 television broadcast where Al-Arian admitted saying "death to Israel," but that also turned out to be incorrect.<ref name="latimes1"/> Campbell said his misstatements were the result of the events having taken place years prior.<ref name="latimes1"/>


==Fundraising==
==Fundraising==
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The 2010 United States Senate election in California will take place in California on November 2, 2010 alongside 33 other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The election will fill California's Class III Senate seat, currently held by Democrat Barbara Boxer. Boxer was first elected in 1992 and since been reelected to the Senate twice. The winner of the election will serve for six years, a total of three sessions of Congress.

Candidates

The following are the candidates who have announced their intentions to run in the primary election or have made actions suggesting they will run. No candidates have yet been confirmed by the Secretary of State.

Democratic

Republican

  • Al Ramirez, a businessman
  • Mosheh Thezion, a constitutional advocate

American Independent Party

Green

  • Duane Roberts, Community Organizer[4]

Libertarian

Peace and Freedom Party

Independents

  • Jerry Leon Carroll (Independent) – Frequent Candidate[6]
  • Peter Putnam (Independent Conservative)

Opinion polls

Republican primary

Poll Source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
Error 		Tom
Campbell 		Carly
Fiorina 		Chuck
DeVore 		Other Unde-
cided
PPIC (Report) March 24, 2010 2,002 ± 2.0% 23% 24% 8% 1% 44%
Research 2000 (Report) March 10, 2010 400 ± 5.0% 33% 24% 7% — 36%
M4 Strategies (Report) February 26, 2010 427 — 32% 19% 11% — 39%
PPIC (report) January 27, 2010 2,001 ± 2.0% 27% 16% 8% 1% 48%
The Field Poll (report) January 5–17, 2010 202 ± 7.1% 30% 25% 6% — 39%
Los Angeles Times (report) October 27–Nov. 3, 2009 499 — — 27% 27% 2% 40%
The Field Poll (report) September 18–Oct. 6, 2009 373 ± 4.5% — 21% 20% — 59%
The Field Poll (report) February 20–Mar. 1, 2009 298 ± 3.6% — 31% 19% — 36%

General election polling

With Campbell

Poll source Dates administered Barbara Boxer Tom Campbell
PPIC March 24, 2010 43% 44%
Field Research March 18, 2010 43% 44%
Rasmussen Reports March 11, 2010 43% 41%
Research 2000 March 10, 2010 47% 43%
Rasmussen Reports February 11, 2010 45% 41%
PPIC January 27, 2010 45% 41%
The Field Poll January 5–17, 2010 48% 38%
Rasmussen Reports January 14, 2010 46% 42%

With Fiorina

Poll source Dates administered Barbara Boxer Carly Fiorina
PPIC March 24, 2010 44% 43%
Field Research March 18, 2010 45% 44%
Rasmussen Reports March 11, 2010 46% 40%
Research 2000 March 10, 2010 49% 40%
Rasmussen Reports February 11, 2010 46% 42%
PPIC January 27, 2010 48% 40%
The Field Poll January 5–17, 2010 50% 35%
Rasmussen Reports January 14, 2010 46% 43%
Rasmussen Reports November 17, 2009 46% 37%
The Field Poll September 18 – October 6, 2009 49% 35%
Rasmussen Reports September 23, 2009 49% 39%
Research 2000 August 9–12, 2009 52% 31%
Rasmussen Reports July 22, 2009 45% 41%
Rasmussen Reports March 9, 2009 47% 38%
Field Poll February 20 – March 1, 2009 55% 25%

With Devore

Poll source Dates administered Barbara Boxer Chuck Devore
PPIC March 24, 2010 46% 40%
Field Research March 18, 2010 45% 41%
Rasmussen Reports March 11, 2010 46% 40%
Research 2000 March 10, 2010 49% 39%
Rasmussen Reports February 11, 2010 47% 42%
PPIC January 27, 2010 47% 39%
The Field Poll January 5–17, 2010 51% 34%
Rasmussen Reports January 14, 2010 46% 40%
Rasmussen Reports November 17,2009 46% 36%
The Field Poll September 18 – October 6, 2009 50% 33%
Rasmussen Reports September 23, 2009 46% 37%
Research 2000 August 9–12, 2009 53% 29%

Campbell – charges of "anti-semitism", and Al-Arian controversy

Ex-state Senator and former California Secretary of State Bruce McPherson alleged that during a telephone call with Carly Fiorina's campaign manager, Marty Wilson, Wilson expressed surprise that McPherson was endorsing the candidacy of Tom Campbell, and exclaimed "He's an anti-Semite."[7] Subsequently, Wilson strongly denied having made that charge against Campbell, thus leading to a controversy for the Fiorina campaign, where the credibility of long-time Sacramento political operative Marty Wilson was called into a comparison with that of Bruce McPherson, often identified as one of the most well-respected and admired members of either major party in contemporary California politics.[8][9]

On March 5, the three principal Republican primary candidates, Campbell, DeVore, and Fiorina participated in a live, on-air debate, which was broadcast on KTKZ in Sacramento. The debate was called by Campbell, in order to respond to accusations of "anti-Semitism," and otherwise being unfriendly to the interests of Israel.

He had also been accused of having accepted campaign contributions (during his 2000 race for the U.S. Senate), from then-University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian.[10] On March 2, 2006, Al-Arian entered a guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to help the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a "specially designated terrorist" organization;[11] he was sentenced to 57 months in prison, and ordered deported following his prison term.[12] The usually subdued Tom Campbell responded very strongly to the accusations coming out of the Fiorina campaign, saying, "I called for this debate today so that both of my opponents can bring up absolutely any charge they want. Air it, and let me respond to it. But there’s no place for calling me anti-Semitic, then denying it. That whispering campaign, that 'silent slander,' stops today."[13]

A dispute had been triggered as well by Campbell's 2002 letter in defense of Al-Arian. Campbell said he had not been aware of the charges against Al-Arian when he wrote his January 21, 2002, letter to USF's president, asking USF not to discipline Al-Arian.[14][15][16]

He also said he had not been aware that Al-Arian had said, in a speech discussed in an O'Reilly interview before Campbell wrote his letter: "Jihad is our path. Victory to Islam. Death to Israel."[17] Campbell said:

I did not hear, I did not read, I was not aware of statements Sami Al-Arian had made relative to Israel. And I would not have written the letter had I known about those. ... To say 'Death to Israel' is abhorrent, it's horrible.[17]

Campbell said he erred in not researching Al-Arian more thoroughly before writing his letter in Al-Arian's defense, that while he was not aware he "should have" been aware of Al-Arian's statements, and that he now regrets having written the letter.[17][14][18][19] “I was wrong,” he said.[18] “I should not have done so. I regret it.”[18] At the same time, however, in the letter itself, Campbell had written: "I read a transcript of the O'Reilly Factor interview".[20]

Campbell had initially maintained that Al-Arian had never contributed to Cambell's 2000 Senate campaign.[21] That turned out to be untrue.[21] Campbell also initially said his letter defending Al-Arian was sent before the O'Reilly 2001 television broadcast where Al-Arian admitted saying "death to Israel," but that also turned out to be incorrect.[21] Campbell said his misstatements were the result of the events having taken place years prior.[21]

Fundraising

Candidate (Party) Receipts Disbursements Cash On Hand Debt
Barbara Boxer (D) $5,880,591 $2,753,658 $7,259,032 $0
Carly Fiorina (R) $3,584,133 $830,517 $2,753,616 $2,595,730
Chuck DeVore (R) $1,163,311 $963,103 $226,364 $83,654
Al Ramirez (R) $8,802 $3,459 $260 $4,698
Mosheh Thezion (R) $632 $432 $200 $0
Jerry Leon Carroll (I) $80 $80 $10 $1,245
Tom Campbell (R) $0 $0 $0 $0
Source: Federal Election Commission[22]

References

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  7. ^ San Jose Mercury News, "Fiorina aide accused of calling Campbell an anti-Semite," by Mike Zapler (February 25, 2010 – retrieved on March 5, 2010).
  8. ^ San Francisco Chronicle, "Governor picks new secretary of state – Republican from Santa Cruz would replace Shelley," by Lynda Gledhill and John M. Hubbell (February 12, 2005 – retrieved on March 5, 2010).
  9. ^ The California Voter Foundation, "Governor Names Bruce McPherson As Secretary Of State," by Kim Alexander (February 11, 2005 – retrieved on March 5, 2010).
  10. ^ Los Angeles Times, "DeVore, Campbell face-to-face in GOP Senate debate; Fiorina to phone in," by Seema Mehta (March 4, 2010 – retrieved on March 5, 2010).
  11. ^ "Plea Agreement; U.S. v. Al-Arian" (PDF). February 28, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  12. ^ MegLaughlin, In his plea deal, what did Sami Al-Arian admit to?, St. Petersberg Times, April 23, 2006.
  13. ^ Hogue News, "Spirited CA GOP Senatorial Debate," by Eric Hogue (March 5, 2010 – retrieved on March 5, 2010).
  14. ^ a b Mehta, Seema (March 15, 2010). "Letter on Muslim radical roils GOP Senate race; Website posts text contradicting Tom Campbell's claim of writing on behalf of donor Sami Al-Arian before 9/11". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  15. ^ "Fiorina aide accused of calling Campbell an anti-Semite – San Jose Mercury News". Mercurynews.com. February 25, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  16. ^ "Calif. Senate candidate on defensive over Israel", Associated Press, March 9, 2010, accessed March 15, 2010
  17. ^ a b c "Tom Campbell letter stokes controversy over ties to jihadist". Mercury News. March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  18. ^ a b c Marelius, John (March 14, 2010). "Fiorina lashes out at Boxer, 'destructive elitism'; Senate candidate, opponents squabble at GOP convention". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  19. ^ McLaughlin, Ken, "Candidates for California governor promise to release income tax returns," Mercury News, March 13, 2010, accessed March 17, 2010
  20. ^ Campbell, Tom, "Letter to President Genshaft", January 21, 2002, accessed March 17, 2010
  21. ^ a b c d Mehta, Seema (January 21, 2002). "Republican Senate candidate's professorial style may be out of step". latimes.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  22. ^ "2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for California". fec.gov. Retrieved March 17, 2010.

Campaign websites

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