The 2010 California gubernatorial election was held November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of California. The primary elections were held on June 8, 2010. Because constitutional office holders in Cal
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Margaret Cushing Whitman is an American business executive, diplomat and politician. She served as the United States ambassador to Kenya from July 2022 to November 2024 under President Joe Biden.
2010 California gubernatorial election
…Brown, who served as the 34th governor of California from 1975 to 1983, to whom the term limits did not apply due to a grandfather clause, defeated Meg Whitman in the general election and was sworn into office on January 3, 2011. As of 2026, this remains the most recent time the governor's office in California…
Official portrait, 2022
Whitman in the Princeton University yearbook, 1977
Whitman speaking at eBay Live, 2005.
Whitman speaking at a conference in 2009.