2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election

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2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election
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  Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (cropped).jpg Marshall Tuck (cropped).jpg No image.svg
Candidate Tony Thurmond Marshall Tuck
First round2,136,919
35.59%		2,223,784
37.03%
Runoff 5,385,912
50.88%		5,198,738
49.12%
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Candidate Lily Ploski Steven Ireland
First round984,932
16.40%		658,786
10.97%
Runoff EliminatedEliminated
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Thurmond     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Tuck     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Ploski     30–40%
SPI before election

Tom Torlakson

Elected SPI

Tony Thurmond

The 2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction primary election was held in the U.S. state 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 general election, with a runoff held on November 6, 2018, because no candidate received a majority of the vote.

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The previous incumbent, Superintendent Tom Torlakson, was term-limited, so could not seek a third term. As no candidate received a majority in the general election, a runoff was held between two Democrats: Marshall Tuck and Tony Thurmond. Thurmond narrowly defeated Tuck.

General election

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Tony Thurmond

Federal-level Elected Officials

State-level Elected Officials

Local-level Elected Officials

Organizations

Newspapers

Individuals

Marshall Tuck

Federal-level Appointed Officials

Federal-level Elected Officials

State-level Elected Officials

Local-level Elected Officials

Organizations

  • Association of California School Administrators [16]
  • California Peace Officers' Association [11]

Newspapers

Individuals

Results

California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018 [20]
CandidateVotes%
Marshall Tuck 2,223,78437.03%
Tony Thurmond 2,136,91935.59%
Lily Ploski 984,93216.40%
Steven Ireland658,78610.97%
Douglas I. Vigil (write-in)830.00%
Thomas L. Williams (write-in)660.00%
Total votes6,004,570 100.00%

Runoff

Candidates

Endorsements

Tony Thurmond

Federal-level Elected Officials

State-level Elected Officials

Local-level Elected Officials

Organizations

Newspapers

Individuals

Marshall Tuck

Federal-level Appointed Officials

Federal-level Elected Officials

State-level Elected Officials

Local-level Elected Officials

Organizations

  • Association of California School Administrators [16]
  • California Peace Officers' Association [11]

Newspapers

Individuals

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Tony
Thurmond		Marshall
Tuck		Undecided
UC Berkeley [22] October 19–26, 20181,339± 4.0%36%48%16%
Thomas Partners Strategies [23] October 18–20, 20181,068± 3.5%35%37%28%
Thomas Partners Strategies [24] October 5–7, 20181,068± 3.5%28%30%41%
Thomas Partners Strategies [25] September 28–30, 20181,068± 3.5%17%29%54%

Results

California Superintendent of Public Instruction election runoff, 2018 [26]
CandidateVotes%±
Tony Thurmond5,385,912 50.88% N/A
Marshall Tuck5,198,73849.12%+1.26%
Total votes10,584,650100.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2018 certified list of candidates" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Lily E. Ploski Announces Bid for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction 2018". December 26, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 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.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. 1 2 "2018 certified list of candidates" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ Holloway, Marguerite (March 27, 2017). "Two NASA Engineers Try Out Politics". The New Yorker . Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 "Endorsements". TONY THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  8. 1 2 "2018 Official Endorsements – June 5, 2018 Elections" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 7, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Endorsement: For his unwavering commitment to at-risk students, Tony Thurmond for superintendent of public instruction". Los Angeles Times . April 23, 2018.
  10. 1 2 "It's Thurmond for superintendent of public instruction, as California politics shift". Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 "Supporters – Marshall Tuck" . Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Forty-year Bay Area Congressman George Miller (Ret.) Endorses Marshall Tuck for State Superintendent of Public Instruction". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Assemblymember Shirley Weber Endorses Marshall Tuck for State Superintendent of Public Instruction". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Four Democratic Legislators Endorse Marshall Tuck for State Superintendent". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  15. 1 2 "TUCK FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2018; MARSHALL". Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  16. 1 2 "Association of California School Administrators Endorses Marshall Tuck for State Superintendent". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  17. 1 2 "SF Chronicle Editorial Board Endorses Marshall Tuck". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  18. 1 2 "Endorsement: Marshall Tuck for state superintendent of schools". May 23, 2018.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "TUCK FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2018; MARSHALL". Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Complete Statement of Votes" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  21. ↑ 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.
  22. ↑ UC Berkeley
  23. ↑ Thomas Partners Strategies
  24. ↑ Thomas Partners Strategies
  25. ↑ Thomas Partners Strategies
  26. ↑ "Superintendent of Public Instruction - Statewide Results" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

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