2018 California State Board of Equalization elections

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2018 California State Board of Equalization elections
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 2014November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2022  

All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election22
Seats before22
Seats won31
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote7,293,2984,607,891
Percentage61.3%38.7%

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Results:
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold

The 2018 California State Board of Equalization elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The primary election was held on June 5, 2018. All four seats on the State Board of Equalization were contested.

Contents

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

A nonpartisan blanket primary was used for the election, starting with the primary in June 2018. The top-two primary finishers in each district, regardless of party, advanced to the general election in November. Republicans lost one seat to the Democrats, leaving only one Republican board member remaining.

Overview

Overall results

California State Board of Equalization primary election, 2018 [1]
PartyVotesCandidatesAdvancing
to general
Seats
contesting
No. %
Democratic Party 3,596,70557.5%1344
Republican Party 2,615,70541.8%944
No party preference 43,0840.7%100
Total6,255,494100.0%238Steady2.svg
California State Board of Equalization general election, 2018 [2]
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %BeforeAfter+/– %
Democratic Party 47,293,29861.3%23Increase2.svg 175.0%
Republican Party 44,607,89138.7%21Decrease2.svg 125.0%
Total811,901,189100.0%44Steady2.svg100.0%
Popular vote
Democratic
61.3%
Republican
38.7%
Board of Equalization seats
Democratic
75.0%
Republican
25.0%

By district

Results of the 2018 California state Board of Equalization election by district: [2]

District Democratic Republican TotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 1,355,78248.6%1,436,54751.4%2,792,329100.0%Republican hold
District 2 2,482,17172.8%927,94927.2%3,410,120100.0%Democratic hold
District 3 1,895,97269.9%815,82930.1%2,711,801100.0%Democratic hold
District 4 1,559,37352.2%1,427,56647.8%2,986,939100.0%Democratic gain
Total7,293,29861.3%4,607,89138.7%11,901,189100.0%
Board of Equalization District Incumbent PartyElected officeholderParty
1st [3] George Runner Republican Ted Gaines Republican
2nd [4] Fiona Ma Democratic Malia Cohen Democratic
3rd [5] Jerome Horton DemocraticTony VazquezDemocratic
4th [6] Diane Harkey RepublicanMike SchaeferDemocratic

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 5%:

  1. State Board of Equalization district 1, 2.8%
  2. State Board of Equalization district 4, 4.4%

Detailed results

District 1District 2District 3District 4

District 1

The incumbent was Republican George Runner, who was term-limited and ineligible to run for reelection. Runner was succeeded by Republican Ted Gaines.

Results

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2018 California's 1st Board of Equalization district primary results by county
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  •   Hallinan—50–60%
  •   Hallinan—40–50%
  •   Hallinan—30–40%
  •   Gaines—30–40%
  •   Gaines—40–50%
  •   Gaines—50–60%
  •   Conway—30–40%
  •   Conway—40–50%
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2018 California's 1st Board of Equalization district general election results by county
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  •   Gaines—70–80%
  •   Gaines—60–70%
  •   Gaines—50–60%
  •   Hallinan—50–60%
  •   Hallinan—60–70%
California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 2018 [1] [2]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Hallinan 606,159 39.4
Republican Ted Gaines 500,879 32.6
Republican Connie Conway 283,47718.4
Republican David Evans147,4739.6
Total votes1,537,988 100.0
General election
Republican Ted Gaines 1,436,547 51.4
Democratic Tom Hallinan1,355,78248.6
Total votes2,792,329 100.0
Republican hold
General election results by county

Red represents counties won by Gaines. Blue represents counties won by Hallinan.

General election results by county [2]
CountyGaines (R)Hallinan (D)Total
Votes %Votes %Votes
Alpine 22938.4%36761.6%596
Amador 11,03864.6%6,05535.4%17,093
Butte 45,56553.1%40,25146.9%85,816
Calaveras 13,40264.1%7,51135.9%20,913
El Dorado 52,36360.4%34,38239.6%86,745
Fresno 126,50752.0%116,88748.0%243,394
Inyo 3,96056.5%3,04943.5%7,009
Kern 119,37960.0%79,58940.0%198,968
Kings 17,92060.4%11,76239.6%29,684
Lassen 6,85877.6%1,98122.4%8,839
Los Angeles 148,40639.6%226,00760.4%374,413
Madera 23,11661.5%14,47338.5%37,589
Mariposa 4,96061.6%3,09538.4%8,055
Merced 27,55747.9%29,94052.1%57,497
Modoc 2,60376.6%79623.4%3,399
Mono 2,19346.7%2,50353.3%4,696
Nevada 25,47148.7%26,86251.3%52,333
Placer 103,21160.4%67,53639.6%170,747
Plumas 5,75564.0%3,23436.0%8,989
Sacramento 215,40143.6%278,81756.4%494,218
San Bernardino 151,16253.1%133,29746.9%284,459
San Joaquin 91,25248.5%96,81151.5%188,063
Shasta 48,64670.9%19,98329.1%68,629
Sierra 1,05363.9%59636.1%1,649
Siskiyou 10,77560.4%7,05539.6%17,380
Stanislaus 76,11049.9%77,54450.1%152,654
Sutter 18,33463.7%10,44236.3%28,776
Tulare 57,08458.5%40,41341.5%97,497
Tuolumne 14,17261.5%8,85538.5%18,754
Yuba 12,06564.3%6,68935.7%18,754
Totals1,436,54751.4%1,355,78248.6%2,792,329

District 2

The incumbent was Democrat Fiona Ma, who was elected state treasurer. Ma was succeeded by Democrat Malia Cohen.

Results

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2018 California's 2nd Board of Equalization district primary results by county
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  •   Cohen—50–60%
  •   Cohen—40–50%
  •   Cohen—30–40%
  •   Burns—30–40%
  •   Burns—40–50%
  •   Burns—50–60%
  •   Burns—60–70%
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2018 California's 2nd Board of Equalization district general election results by county
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  •   Cohen—80–90%
  •   Cohen—70–80%
  •   Cohen—60–70%
  •   Cohen—50–60%
  •   Burns—50–60%
  •   Burns—60–70%
  •   Burns—70–80%
California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 2018 [1] [2]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Malia Cohen 723,355 38.7
Republican Mark Burns 502,143 26.9
Democratic Cathleen Galgiani 480,88725.7
Democratic Barry Chang 163,1028.7
Total votes1,869,487 100.0
General election
Democratic Malia Cohen 2,482,171 72.8
Republican Mark Burns927,94927.2
Total votes3,410,120 100.0
Democratic hold
General election results by county

Blue represents counties won by Cohen. Red represents counties won by Burns.

General election results by county [2]
CountyBurns (R)Cohen (D)Total
Votes %Votes %Votes
Alameda 103,61218.8%%448,17081.2%551,782
Colusa 3,42538.3%2,12861.7%5,553
Contra Costa 122,20430.9%272,80469.1%395,008
Del Norte 4,72057.7%3,45842.3%8,178
Glenn 5,53568.1%2,58938.9%8,124
Humboldt 17,43634.0%33,85066.0%51,286
Lake 11,04946.3%9,52953.7%20,578
Marin 25,92321.2%96,21478.8%122,137
Mendocino 10,30832.0%21,95468.0%32,262
Monterey 36,98532.5%76,66567.5%113,650
Napa 18,59634.3%35,61965.7%54,214
San Benito 8,08141.4%11,44258.6%19,523
San Francisco 47,75314.0%292,97386.0%340,726
San Luis Obispo 56,83147.0%64,10453.0%120,935
San Mateo 66,27224.4%205,80475.6%272,076
Santa Barbara 52,21638.1%91,50261.9%143,718
Santa Clara 163,97927.8%425,39772.2%589,376
Santa Cruz 25,32422.1%89,49677.9%114,820
Solano 52,11636.6%90,32063.4%142,436
Sonoma 53,77026.5%149,19173.5%202,961
Tehama 14,37470.1%6,12929.9%20,503
Trinity 2,88555.6%2,30844.4%5,193
Yolo 22,07531.1%49,00568.9%71,080
Totals927,94927.2%2,482,17172.8%3,410,120

District 3

The incumbent was Democrat Jerome Horton, who was term-limited and ineligible to run for reelection. Horton was succeeded by Democrat Tony Vazquez.

Results

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2018 California's 3rd Board of Equalization district primary results by county
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  •   Marshall—40–50%
  •   Marshall—30–40%
  •   Marshall—20–30%
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2018 California's 3rd Board of Equalization district general election results by county
Map legend
  •   Vazquez—70–80%
  •   Vazquez—50–60%
  •   Marshall—50–60%
California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 2018 [1] [2]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican G. Rick Marshall 335,570 26.4
Democratic Tony Vazquez 255,988 20.2
Democratic Cheryl C. Turner214,91616.9
Democratic Scott Svonkin 170,25413.4
Democratic Nancy Pearlman 160,10512.6
Democratic Doug Kriegel44,9623.5
Democratic Ben Pak44,5883.5
No party preference Micheál "Me-Haul" O'Leary43,0843.4
Total votes1,269,467 100.0
General election
Democratic Tony Vazquez 1,895,972 69.9
Republican G. Rick Marshall815,82930.1
Total votes2,711,801 100.0
Democratic hold
General election results by county

Blue represents counties won by Vazquez. Red represents counties won by Marshall.

General election results by county [2]
CountyMarshall (R)Vazquez (D)Total
Votes %Votes %Votes
Los Angeles665,42127.9%1,723,80172.1%2,389,222
Orange13,98353.6%12,12246.4%26,105
Ventura136,42546.0%160,04954.0%296,474
Totals815,82930.1%1,895,97269.9%2,711,801

District 4

The incumbent was Republican Diane Harkey, who retired to run for California's 49th congressional district. [7] Harkey was succeeded by Democrat Mike Schaefer, giving Democrats a majority on the Board of Equalization.

Endorsements

Joel Anderson (R)

Notable individuals and organizations

Results

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California's 4th Board of Equalization district primary results by county
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  •   Anderson—30–40%
  •   Anderson—20–30%
  •   Lopez-Maddox—20–30%
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California's 4th Board of Equalization district general election results by county
Map legend
  •   Schaefer—60–70%
  •   Schaefer—50–60%
  •   Anderson—50–60%
California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 2018 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joel Anderson 492,122 31.2
Democratic Mike Schaefer 269,044 17.0
Republican John F. Kelly263,29416.7
Democratic David Dodson234,53414.9
Democratic Ken Lopez-Maddox 228,81114.5
Republican Jim Stieringer58,6423.7
Republican Nader F. Shahatit32,1052.0
Total votes1,578,552 100.0
General election
Democratic Mike Schaefer 1,559,373 52.2
Republican Joel Anderson 1,427,56647.8
Total votes2,986,939 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
General election results by county

Blue represents counties won by Schaefer. Red represents counties won by Anderson.

General election results by county [2]
CountyAnderson (R)Schaefer (D)Total
Votes %Votes %Votes
Imperial12,38137.9%20,32162.1%32,702
Orange531,30751.3%503,93948.7%1,035,246
Riverside310,29450.1%309,53549.9%619,829
San Bernardino87,30641.4%123,46758.6%210,773
San Diego486,27844.7%602,11155.3%1,088,389
Totals1,427,56647.8%1,559,37352.2%2,986,939

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Statement of Vote
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Board of Equalization Results of All Districts" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  3. 1st
  4. 2nd
  5. 3rd
  6. 4th
  7. Retiring Rep. Issa Endorses Diane Harkey for 49th District Seat
  8. For Voters

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