California State Board of Equalization election, 2018

California State Board of Equalization elections, 2018

November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)

All 4 California seats to the California State Board of Equalization

 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 2 2

The 2018 California State Board of Equalization elections will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The primary election is scheduled for June 5, 2018. All four seats on the State Board of Equalization will be contested.

The board's members serve four-year terms and are limited to serving two terms.

A nonpartisan blanket primary will be used for the election, starting with the primary in June. The top-two primary finishers in each district, regardless of party, advance to the general election in November.

Overview

California State Board of Equalization elections, 2018
Primary election — June 5, 2018
Party Votes Percentage Candidates Advancing to general Seats contesting
Democratic 3,596,705 57.5% 13 4 4
Republican 2,615,705 41.8% 9 4 4
No party preference 43,084 0.7% 1 0 0
Totals 6,255,494 100.0% 23 8
California State Board of Equalization elections, 2018, 2018
General election — November 6, 2018
Party Votes Percentage Seats before Seats after +/–
Democratic
Republican
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Totals 100.0% 4 4
Voter turnout

District 1

Incumbent Republican George Runner is term-limited and is ineligible to run for reelection.

Candidates

Republican Party

Declared
  • Connie Conway, former Assemblywoman and former Minority Leader of the California Assembly
  • David Evans, chief financial officer
  • Ted Gaines, State Senator

Democratic Party

Declared
  • Tom Hallinan

Nonpartisan blanket primary

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Hallinan 606,159 39.4
Republican Ted Gaines 500,879 32.6
Republican Connie Conway 283,477 18.4
Republican David Evans 147,473 9.6
Total votes 1,537,988 100.0

General election

Results

California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Tom Hallinan
Republican Ted Gaines
Majority
Total votes 100.0

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Fiona Ma is leaving office to run for state treasurer.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared
Declined
  • Fiona Ma, incumbent State Board of Equalization member

Republican Party

Declared
  • Mark Burns, realtor and businessman

Nonpartisan blanket primary

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Malia Cohen 723,355 38.7
Republican Mark Burns 502,143 26.9
Democratic Cathleen Galgiani 480,887 25.7
Democratic Barry Chang 163,102 8.7
Total votes 1,869,487 100.0

General election

Results

California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Mark Burns
Democratic Malia Cohen
Majority
Total votes 100.0

District 3

Incumbent Jerome Horton is term-limited and ineligible to run for reelection.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

Republican Party

Declared
  • G. Rick Marshall, chief financial officer

No party preference

Declared
  • Micheál "Me-Haul" O'Leary

Nonpartisan blanket primary

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican G. Rick Marshall 335,570 26.4
Democratic Tony Vazquez 255,988 20.2
Democratic Cheryl C. Turner 214,916 16.9
Democratic Scott Svonkin 170,254 13.4
Democratic Nancy Pearlman 160,105 12.6
Democratic Doug Kriegel 44,962 3.5
Democratic Ben Pak 44,588 3.5
No party preference Micheál "Me-Haul" O'Leary 43,084 3.4
Total votes 1,269,467 100.0

General election

Results

California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican G. Rick Marshall
Democratic Tony Vazquez
Majority
Total votes 100.0

District 4

Incumbent Diane Harkey is retiring to run for California's 49th congressional district.

Candidates

Republican Party

Declared
  • Joel Anderson, State Senator
  • John F. Kelly, small business owner
  • Jim Stieringer, healthcare equality advocate
  • Nader F. Shahatit, tax consultant
Declined

Democratic Party

Declared

Nonpartisan blanket primary

Endorsements

Joel Anderson (R)
Notable individuals and organizations

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joel Anderson 492,122 31.2
Democratic Mike Schaefer 269,044 17.0
Republican John F. Kelly 263,294 16.7
Democratic David Dodson 234,534 14.9
Democratic Ken Lopez-Maddox 228,811 14.5
Republican Jim Stieringer 58,642 3.7
Republican Nader F. Shahatit 32,105 2.0
Total votes 1,578,552 100.0

General election

Results

California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Joel Anderson
Democratic Mike Schaefer
Majority
Total votes 100.0

References

Official campaign websites for first district candidates
Official campaign websites for second district candidates
Official campaign websites for third district candidates
Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates
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