2018 California State Treasurer election

The 2018 California State Treasurer general election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the State Treasurer of California. Incumbent Democratic Treasurer John Chiang did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.[1]

2018 California State Treasurer election

November 6, 2018
 
Candidate Fiona Ma Greg Conlon
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 7,825,587 4,376,816
Percentage 64.1% 35.9%

County Results
Ma:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Conlon:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State Treasurer before election

John Chiang
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Fiona Ma
Democratic

The race was between Fiona Ma, Democratic, Chair of the State Board of Equalization (California), and Greg Conlon, Republican, former President of the California Public Utilities Commission,[2] after they won the two top spots from the June 5 direct primary election. Ma won the November election handily with more than 64% of all votes, and garnering more votes than any other candidate for Treasurer in the state's history. Ma's victory installed the first woman of color and only the 2nd CPA to ever serve as California State Treasurer.


Primary election

Declared
Declared
  • Vivek Viswanathan, former Special Advisor to Gov. Jerry Brown and Policy Advisor to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.[6][7][8]
Potential
  • Brian Pendleton, philanthropist, activist and entrepreneur[9]
Declined
Declared
  • Kevin Akin, retired hospital maintenance worker and current state chair of the Peace and Freedom Party[12]

Endorsements

Fiona Ma
Federal-level officials
State-level officials
Local-level officials
Party Leaders and activists
Jack Guerrero
Organizations

[29]

Vivek Viswanathan
Organizations

Results

Results by county:
Nonpartisan blanket primary results[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fiona Ma 2,900,606 44.5%
Republican Greg Conlon 1,357,635 20.8%
Republican Jack M. Guerrero 1,257,315 19.3%
Democratic Vivek Viswanathan 848,026 13.0%
Peace and Freedom Kevin Akin 148,282 2.3%
Total votes 6,511,864 100.0%

Results by county

Blue represents counties won by Ma. Red represents counties won by Conlon. Green represents counties won by Guerrero.[32]

CountyMa%Conlon%Guerrero%Viswanathan%Akin%
Alameda62.58.59.515.83.7
Alpine45.018.520.913.81.9
Amador32.128.131.56.22.1
Butte36.327.824.19.52.2
Calaveras32.330.029.16.12.5
Colusa27.937.326.26.71.9
Contra Costa50.516.215.615.72.0
Del Norte34.327.328.46.93.1
El Dorado33.025.132.08.61.3
Fresno30.030.324.713.02.0
Glenn23.341.328.25.02.2
Humboldt49.516.119.111.83.5
Imperial34.217.827.817.03.1
Inyo28.328.528.012.32.8
Kern24.544.320.98.22.2
Kings25.734.830.86.62.1
Lake40.121.323.412.52.8
Lassen18.936.036.66.71.8
Los Angeles50.015.116.815.92.2
Madera26.430.432.68.71.8
Marin65.09.611.012.81.6
Mariposa30.332.327.87.52.1
Mendocino55.316.713.511.03.6
Merced31.126.625.614.22.5
Modoc16.640.233.97.12.3
Mono41.818.625.212.42.0
Monterey53.020.414.110.32.2
Napa51.620.715.010.72.0
Nevada40.120.924.812.41.8
Orange34.327.625.510.81.8
Placer32.227.029.610.01.2
Plumas29.627.830.510.21.9
Riverside32.828.725.611.11.8
Sacramento49.120.218.99.72.1
San Benito41.221.224.611.11.9
San Bernardino34.227.426.39.92.3
San Diego39.825.020.813.21.3
San Francisco64.86.27.012.59.5
San Joaquin38.028.820.910.02.4
San Luis Obispo41.025.722.69.11.6
San Mateo61.112.911.512.61.9
Santa Barbara43.121.222.012.51.2
Santa Clara49.513.914.120.61.9
Santa Cruz57.712.210.417.32.5
Shasta21.732.934.68.72.2
Sierra31.429.127.88.63.1
Siskiyou29.727.828.311.52.8
Solano47.518.919.312.22.0
Sonoma58.113.213.213.52.0
Stanislaus36.828.823.39.22.0
Sutter26.035.426.010.02.5
Tehama22.343.426.85.22.3
Trinity35.024.728.39.03.1
Tulare23.238.325.011.61.9
Tuolumne34.427.029.86.92.0
Ventura41.027.120.210.01.7
Yolo55.516.714.011.82.0
Yuba28.038.225.55.33.1
Totals44.520.819.313.02.3

General election

Results

California State Treasurer election, 2018[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fiona Ma 7,825,587 64.13% +5.32%
Republican Greg Conlon 4,376,816 35.87% -5.32%
Total votes 12,202,403 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

See also

References

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