Through cross-filing, Nye was nominated under the Republican and Democratic tickets.
A. B. Nye would die in office on August 19, 1913. John S. Chambers was appointed to fill the vacancy on August 28, 1913 and served the remainder of the term.
Source for Popular Vote data: California Secretary of State, Statement of the Vote of California at the General Election, Held November 8, 1910 (Sacramento, 1910)