Denham announced in December 2008 that he would be a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California in the 2010 election, ending his campaign when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Republican State Senator Abel Maldonado to fill the vacancy left by former Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi's election to Congress.
He would be a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California in the 2010 election. This was what Denham announced in December 2008. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Republican State Senator Abel Maldonado to fill the vacancy left by former Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi's election to Congress. Lieutenant Governor of California is ending his campaign.