2018 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2018 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Gavin Newsom was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits and ran for governor of California instead. Democrats Eleni Kounalakis and Ed Hernandez faced each other in the general election, as no Republican finished in the top two positions of the nonpartisan blanket primary that was held on June 5, 2018.

Primary Candidates

Democratic Party Declared Jeff Bleich, former U.S. ambassador to Australia Cameron Gharabiklou, attorney and businessman Ed Hernandez, state senator Eleni Kounalakis, former U.S. ambassador to Hungary

Declined Kevin de León, president pro tempore of the California State Senate (running for U.S. Senate) Mike Gatto, state assemblyman (running for state treasurer) Mark Leno, former state senator (running for mayor of San Francisco) John Pérez, former speaker of the California State Assembly Darrell Steinberg, mayor of Sacramento and former state senator

Republican Party Declared David Fennell, venture capitalist Cole Harris, businessman David Hernandez, retired business owner Lydia Ortega, San Jose State University economics professor Matthew Salzer, micronationlist (write-in)

Declined Tom Berryhill, state senator Anthony Cannella, state senator

Libertarian Party Declared Tim Ferreira

No party preference Declared Gayle McLaughlin, former mayor of Richmond Danny Thomas

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JeffBleich(D) ColeHarris(R) David R.Hernandez(R) EdHernandez(D) EleniKounalakis(D) Gayle McLaughlin (NPP) UndecidedYouGovYouGov May 12–24, 2018 1,113 ± 4.0% 6% 16% 6% 9% 14% 4% 41%

Results

By county Results by county. Blue represents counties won by Kounalakis and counties with Democratic vote majorities. Red represents counties won by Harris and counties with Republican vote majorities. Cyan represents counties won by Ed Hernandez. Orange represents counties won by Fennell. Light blue represents counties with Democratic vote pluralities. Light red represents counties with Republican vote pluralities.

County McLaughlin (NPP) Kounalakis (D) Ed Hernandez (D) Bleich (D) Democratic total Fennell (R) Harris (R) Ortega (R) David Hernandez (R) Republican total OtherAlameda8.731.419.020.371.9%4.76.33.23.417.6%1.8Alpine1.925.418.412.858.2%13.110.49.14.036.6%3.2Amador2.221.610.24.436.6%16.123.29.39.558.1%3.0Butte4.418.815.66.442.7%12.121.59.56.950.0%2.9Calaveras2.420.212.04.537.3%17.821.79.38.257.0%3.3Colusa2.014.413.83.733.1%20.324.29.57.461.4%3.3Contra Costa6.226.717.417.362.4%8.011.25.64.329.1%2.3Del Norte4.314.816.95.638.4%16.522.37.28.354.3%3.1El Dorado2.523.511.24.940.1%15.220.911.57.455.0%2.5Fresno2.612.319.19.241.9%9.623.612.17.753.0%2.6Glenn2.28.410.05.025.8%24.225.78.99.368.1%3.8Humboldt8.225.419.58.855.1%10.613.45.64.734.3%2.4Imperial1.99.133.58.853.1%11.912.28.110.042.2%2.8Inyo3.516.515.16.639.2%15.822.28.37.553.8%3.5Kern1.99.715.36.334.4%13.535.28.06.463.1%2.6Kings2.17.619.26.033.2%12.626.214.28.861.8%2.5Lake4.325.610.713.150.5%11.618.07.45.842.8%2.6Lassen1.79.210.73.924.5%18.330.710.911.770.6%2.4Los Angeles4.127.428.97.164.7%4.912.95.46.129.3%1.9Madera2.19.018.45.133.3%17.029.67.77.659.9%2.8Marin5.232.216.325.574.6%3.86.46.32.018.51.6Mariposa3.414.115.85.636.2%18.024.07.28.357.5%2.9Mendocino7.430.416.514.162.3%7.410.75.24.728.0%2.4Merced2.812.022.07.642.9%9.923.110.67.350.9%3.5Modoc2.68.29.04.322.3%22.727.210.412.372.6%2.4Mono3.918.918.711.650.0%14.516.26.95.943.5%2.7Monterey2.826.724.89.561.8%5.418.25.34.634.5%1.9Napa3.030.017.313.961.7%11.110.65.34.931.9%3.2Nevada4.430.710.68.350.1%12.017.97.75.843.4%2.2Orange2.318.519.85.745.2%8.325.47.59.150.3%2.2Placer2.224.011.45.141.1%9.028.79.46.954.0%2.7Plumas3.023.39.25.438.5%17.816.910.910.255.8%2.7Riverside2.016.620.85.844.1%10.826.06.78.552.0%1.9Sacramento3.031.417.27.256.6%8.514.97.17.538.0%2.4San Benito2.923.321.86.252.0%9.215.08.69.642.5%2.6San Bernardino2.416.622.34.344.5%9.224.27.210.451.0%2.1San Diego3.020.818.910.151.4%7.324.56.75.243.7%1.9San Francisco18.029.017.520.868.2%2.54.93.22.312.9%0.9San Luis Obispo3.527.615.15.849.7%11.022.16.75.444.2%2.6San Joaquin2.224.917.65.249.2%9.621.38.17.046.0%2.6San Mateo4.134.216.519.871.5%6.48.55.02.422.3%2.1Santa Barbara2.925.921.56.755.0%9.218.56.75.439.8%2.3Santa Clara3.128.318.319.868.0%7.39.94.94.526.6%2.3Santa Cruz5.934.722.812.270.6%4.69.05.32.821.7%1.8Shasta2.710.912.36.030.1%19.025.49.410.564.3%2.9Sierra5.821.47.75.435.0%16.521.211.07.455.1%4.1Siskiyou4.515.313.38.137.1%19.418.48.98.254.9%3.5Solano3.428.716.810.057.5%10.911.97.55.438.7%3.3Sonoma5.534.417.215.167.7%5.89.65.83.624.8%2.0Stanislaus2.022.216.76.346.1%12.523.27.26.449.3%2.6Sutter1.614.812.94.335.6%12.031.18.67.659.3%3.5Tehama2.48.513.33.727.4%20.226.79.011.367.2%3.1Trinity4.216.116.16.540.1%17.714.610.49.251.9%3.8Tulare1.67.721.14.734.0%11.933.97.58.061.0%3.1Tuolumne2.822.111.25.139.2%20.219.08.28.055.4%2.7Ventura3.022.121.66.751.2%11.218.96.27.143.4%2.4Yolo4.133.021.18.964.0%6.812.46.04.029.2%2.6Yuba2.615.812.03.533.1%17.327.97.48.160.7%3.6Total4.024.220.69.955.8%7.917.56.46.238.0%2.2

General election Endorsements

Polling

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error EdHernandez (D) EleniKounalakis (D) None UndecidedThomas Partners StrategiesThomas Partners Strategies October 25–27, 2018 1,068 ± 3.5% 34% 34% – 32%UC BerkeleyUC Berkeley October 19–26, 2018 1,339 ± 4.0% 31% 45% – 24%YouGovYouGov October 10–24, 2018 2,178 ± 3.1% 19% 32% 22% 28%Thomas Partners StrategiesThomas Partners Strategies October 18–20, 2018 1,068 ± 3.5% 29% 34% – 37%Thomas Partners StrategiesThomas Partners Strategies October 12–14, 2018 1,068 ± 3.5% 26% 26% – 48%Thomas Partners StrategiesThomas Partners Strategies October 5–7, 2018 1,068 ± 3.5% 24% 30% – 46%Thomas Partners StrategiesThomas Partners Strategies September 28–30, 2018 1,068 ± 3.5% 22% 24% – 54%Thomas Partners StrategiesThomas Partners Strategies September 21–23, 2018 1,068 ± 3.5% 27% 27% – 46%Thomas Partners StrategiesThomas Partners Strategies September 14–16, 2018 1,040 ± 3.5% 18% 15% – 67%Thomas Partners StrategiesThomas Partners Strategies September 7–9, 2018 1,227 ± 3.3% 18% 16% – 66%

Results

By county Blue represents counties won by Kounalakis. Cyan represents counties won by Hernandez. CountyEleni Kounalakis (D)Ed Hernandez (D)MarginTotalVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes Alameda 316,658 61.68 196,722 38.32 119,936 23.36 513,380 Alpine 314 66.24 160 33.76 154 32.49 474 Amador 7,834 61.52 4,901 38.48 2,933 23.03 12,735 Butte 41,533 60.43 27,196 39.57 14,337 20.86 68,729 Calaveras 9,734 62.76 5,775 37.24 3,959 25.53 15,509 Colusa 2,123 50.87 2,050 49.13 73 1.75 4,173 Contra Costa 222,978 60.90 143,152 39.10 79,826 21.80 366,130 Del Norte 3,586 57.70 2,629 42.30 957 15.40 6,215 El Dorado 41,662 64.86 22,576 35.14 19,086 29.71 64,238 Fresno 105,036 51.64 98,361 48.36 6,675 3.28 203,397 Glenn 2,910 48.99 3,030 51.01 -120 -2.02 5,940 Humboldt 26,301 59.95 17,568 40.05 8,733 19.91 43,869 Imperial 10,826 37.33 18,177 62.67 -7,351 -25.35 29,003 Inyo 2,953 56.14 2,307 43.86 646 12.28 5,260 Kern 83,012 53.99 70,734 46.01 12,278 7.99 153,746 Kings 11,128 47.68 12,210 52.32 -1,082 -4.64 23,338 Lake 10,608 61.61 6,610 38.39 3,998 23.22 17,218 Lassen 3,013 50.80 2,918 49.20 95 1.60 5,931 Los Angeles 1,338,599 51.19 1,276,564 48.81 62,035 2.37 2,615,163 Madera 13,853 47.44 15,349 52.56 -1,496 -5.12 29,202 Marin 69,699 62.24 42,290 37.76 27,409 24.47 111,989 Mariposa 3,405 57.34 2,533 42.66 872 14.69 5,938 Mendocino 17,679 62.32 10,687 37.68 6,992 24.65 28,366 Merced 21,986 46.22 25,579 53.78 -3,593 -7.55 47,565 Modoc 1,167 52.26 1,066 47.74 101 4.52 2,233 Mono 2,155 56.40 1,666 43.60 489 12.80 3,821 Monterey 63,265 62.55 37,871 37.45 25,394 25.11 101,136 Napa 29,330 61.23 18,575 38.77 10,755 22.45 47,905 Nevada 28,283 67.70 13,495 32.30 14,788 35.40 41,778 Orange 463,979 53.53 402,773 46.47 61,206 7.06 866,752 Placer 87,514 67.37 42,381 32.63 45,133 34.75 129,895 Plumas 3,901 62.42 2,349 37.58 1,552 24.83 6,250 Riverside 265,991 51.51 250,409 48.49 15,582 3.02 516,400 Sacramento 273,273 63.62 156,250 36.38 117,023 27.24 429,523 San Benito 9,733 57.73 7,127 42.27 2,606 15.46 16,860 San Bernardino 224,804 50.61 219,347 49.39 5,457 1.23 444,151 San Diego 570,795 62.55 341,799 37.45 228,996 25.09 912,594 San Francisco 172,741 52.91 153,733 47.09 19,008 5.82 326,474 San Joaquin 95,660 59.07 66,294 40.93 29,366 18.13 161,954 San Luis Obispo 59,731 61.15 37,952 38.85 21,779 22.30 97,683 San Mateo 158,978 62.79 94,218 37.21 64,760 25.58 253,196 Santa Barbara 75,995 60.58 49,443 39.42 26,552 21.17 125,438 Santa Clara 331,520 62.00 203,178 38.00 128,342 24.00 534,698 Santa Cruz 67,812 64.97 36,561 35.03 31,251 29.94 104,373 Shasta 25,245 52.05 23,256 47.95 1,989 4.10 48,501 Sierra 733 63.46 422 36.54 311 26.93 1,155 Siskiyou 7,057 53.79 6,062 46.21 995 7.58 13,119 Solano 76,558 61.44 48,042 38.56 28,516 22.89 124,600 Sonoma 117,583 64.48 64,774 35.52 52,809 28.96 182,357 Stanislaus 72,406 57.47 53,577 42.53 18,829 14.95 125,983 Sutter 12,712 56.78 9,675 43.22 3,037 13.57 22,387 Tehama 7,581 51.64 7,100 48.36 481 3.28 14,681 Trinity 2,305 56.79 1,754 43.21 551 13.57 4,059 Tulare 39,334 51.10 37,646 48.90 1,688 2.19 76,980 Tuolumne 10,297 61.76 6,375 38.24 3,922 23.52 16,672 Ventura 137,545 55.47 110,435 44.53 27,110 10.93 247,980 Yolo 42,34965.77 22,040 34.23 20,309 31.54 64,389 Yuba 8,306 57.50 6,140 42.50 2,166 14.99 14,446Totals5,914,06856.55%4,543,86343.45%1,370,20513.10%10,457,931

See also California gubernatorial election, 2018 California State Treasurer election, 2018

References

External links Eleni Kounalakis (D) for Lieutenant Governor Ed Hernandez (D) for Lieutenant Governor