2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election
The 2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction primary election was held on June 5, 2018, to elect the Superintendent of Public Instruction of California. Unlike most other elections in California, the superintendent is not elected under the state's "top-two primary". Instead, the officially nonpartisan position is elected via a nonpartisan primary election, with a runoff held on November 6, 2018, because no candidate received a majority of the vote.
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Incumbent Superintendent Tom Torlakson is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term. As no candidate received a majority in the nonpartisan primary, a runoff was held between two Democrats: Marshall Tuck and Tony Thurmond. Thurmond narrowly defeated Tuck.
Primary election
Candidates
Declared
- Steven Ireland[1]
- Lily Ploski, former educator and administrator[2]
- Tony Thurmond, Democratic State Assemblyman[3]
- Marshall Tuck, former CEO of Partnership for LA Schools, former president of Green Dot Public Schools and candidate in 2014[4]
- Douglas I. Vigil (write-in)[5]
- Thomas L. Williams (write-in)[5]
Declined
- Natalia Sanchez, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer[6]
Endorsements
Tony Thurmond |
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Marshall Tuck |
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Results
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Marshall Tuck | 2,223,784 | 37.0% | |
Tony Thurmond | 2,136,919 | 35.6% | |
Lily Ploski | 984,932 | 16.4% | |
Steven Ireland | 658,786 | 11.0% | |
Douglas I. Vigil (write-in) | 83 | 0.0% | |
Thomas L. Williams (write-in) | 66 | 0.0% | |
Total votes | 6,004,570 | 100% |
General election
Candidates
- Tony Thurmond, Democratic State Assemblyman[21]
- Marshall Tuck, former CEO of Partnership for LA Schools, former president of Green Dot Public Schools and candidate in 2014[22]
Endorsements
Tony Thurmond |
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Marshall Tuck |
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Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tony Thurmond |
Marshall Tuck |
Undecided |
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UC Berkeley | October 19–26, 2018 | 1,339 | ± 4.0% | 36% | 48% | 16% |
Thomas Partners Strategies | October 18–20, 2018 | 1,068 | ± 3.5% | 35% | 37% | 28% |
Thomas Partners Strategies | October 5–7, 2018 | 1,068 | ± 3.5% | 28% | 30% | 41% |
Thomas Partners Strategies | September 28–30, 2018 | 1,068 | ± 3.5% | 17% | 29% | 54% |
Results
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Tony Thurmond | 5,385,912 | 50.9% | N/A | |
Marshall Tuck | 5,198,738 | 49.1% | +1.3% | |
Majority | 187,174 | 1.8% | -2.5% | |
Total votes | 10,584,650 | 100% | N/A |
See also
References
- "Lily E. Ploski Announces Bid for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction 2018". 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- Koseff, Alexei (April 3, 2017). "Tony Thurmond enters schools chief race pledging to fight Trump on education funding". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- Koseff, Alexei (March 13, 2017). "Marshall Tuck running again for California schools chief: 'We've settled for mediocrity'". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- Holloway, Marguerite (March 27, 2017). "Two NASA Engineers Try Out Politics". The New Yorker. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- "Endorsements". TONY THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- https://www.cadem.org/vote/body/CDP-2018-Endorsements-Official-18-04-08.pdf
- https://www.latimes.com/opinion/endorsements/la-ed-endorsement-superintendent-public-instruction-20180423-story.html
- http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article209944079.html
- https://marshalltuck.com/supporters/
- https://marshalltuck.com/george-miller-endorsement/
- https://marshalltuck.com/weber-endorsement/
- https://marshalltuck.com/legislators-endorse/
- http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1395234&session=2017&view=received
- https://marshalltuck.com/acsa-endorsement/
- https://marshalltuck.com/sf-chronicle-endorses-tuck/
- http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/sd-marshall-tuck-for-school-superintendent-20180523-story.html
- http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1395234&session=2017&view=late1
- "Complete Statement of Votes" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- Koseff, Alexei (April 3, 2017). "Tony Thurmond enters schools chief race pledging to fight Trump on education funding". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- Koseff, Alexei (March 13, 2017). "Marshall Tuck running again for California schools chief: 'We've settled for mediocrity'". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- https://www.cadem.org/vote/body/CDP-2018-Endorsements-Official-18-04-08.pdf
- https://www.latimes.com/opinion/endorsements/la-ed-endorsement-superintendent-public-instruction-20180423-story.html
- http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article209944079.html
- https://marshalltuck.com/george-miller-endorsement/
- https://marshalltuck.com/weber-endorsement/
- http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1395234&session=2017&view=received
- https://marshalltuck.com/acsa-endorsement/
- https://marshalltuck.com/sf-chronicle-endorses-tuck/
- http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/sd-marshall-tuck-for-school-superintendent-20180523-story.html
- JohnHCox. "People have asked my recommendations on a lot of races & ballot measures - two easy ones are @StevePoizner for IC and @MarshallTuck for #SPI - they will both be great for CA! #Midterms #California". Twitter.
- "Superintendent of Public Instruction - Statewide Results" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
External links
- Official campaign websites
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