2018 California State Controller election

The 2018 California State Controller election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the California State Controller. Democratic incumbent Betty Yee won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican city commissioner Konstantinos Roditis.

Candidates Democratic Party Declared

Betty Yee, incumbent California State Controller

Republican Party Declared

Konstantinos Roditis, former Anaheim City Commissioner

Peace and Freedom Party Declared

Mary Lou Finley, retired public school worker

Primary election Endorsements

Results

By county County Betty YeeDemocratic Konstantinos RoditisRepublican Mary Lou FinleyPeace and Freedom Margin Total # % # % # % # % Alameda 250,088 80.56% 47,107 15.17% 13,245 4.27% 202,981 65.38% 310,440 Alpine 265 67.60% 116 29.59% 11 2.81% 149 38.01% 392 Amador 5,254 43.27% 6,305 51.92% 584 4.81% -1,051 -8.66% 12,143 Butte 27,477 52.23% 22,553 42.87% 2,578 4.90% 4,924 9.36% 52,608 Calaveras 6,325 42.93% 7,668 52.05% 740 5.02% -1,343 -9.12% 14,733 Colusa 1,399 42.11% 1,787 53.79% 136 4.09% -388 -11.68% 3,322 Contra Costa 142,898 70.85% 50,152 24.87% 8,632 4.28% 92,746 45.99% 201,682 Del Norte 2,412 46.21% 2,533 48.52% 275 5.27% -121 -2.32% 5,220 El Dorado 25,836 47.46% 26,867 49.35% 1,740 3.20% -1,031 -1.89% 54,443 Fresno 67,788 52.93% 54,656 42.68% 5,619 4.39% 13,132 10.25% 128,063 Glenn 1,669 34.65% 2,920 60.62% 228 4.73% -1,251 -25.97% 4,817 Humboldt 19,643 65.66% 8,554 28.59% 1,720 5.75% 11,089 37.07% 29,917 Imperial 10,762 58.63% 5,814 31.67% 1,780 9.70% 4,948 26.96% 18,356 Inyo 2,523 46.26% 2,619 48.02% 312 5.72% -96 -1.76% 5,454 Kern 42,329 37.65% 64,550 57.41% 5,562 4.95% -22,221 -19.76% 112,441 Kings 6,420 40.91% 8,637 55.04% 636 4.05% -2,217 -14.13% 15,693 Lake 7,276 55.67% 5,082 38.89% 711 5.44% 2,194 16.79% 13,069 Lassen 2,040 34.03% 3,707 61.85% 247 4.12% -1,667 -27.81% 5,994 Los Angeles 952,017 70.49% 338,373 25.05% 60,194 4.46% 613,644 45.44% 1,350,584 Madera 9,423 41.19% 12,194 53.30% 1,262 5.52% -2,771 -12.11% 22,879 Marin 63,875 81.53% 12,315 15.72% 2,154 2.75% 51,560 65.81% 78,344 Mariposa 2,479 43.05% 3,010 52.27% 270 4.69% -531 -9.22% 5,759 Mendocino 14,655 69.97% 5,194 24.80% 1,096 5.23% 9,461 45.17% 20,945 Merced 15,600 52.13% 12,773 42.68% 1,553 5.19% 2,827 9.45% 29,926 Modoc 850 31.50% 1,717 63.64% 131 4.86% -867 -32.13% 2,698 Mono 1,885 59.04% 1,176 36.83% 132 4.13% 709 22.20% 3,193 Monterey 43,173 68.26% 17,470 27.62% 2,602 4.11% 25,703 40.64% 63,245 Napa 22,209 66.34% 9,996 29.86% 1,274 3.81% 12,213 36.48% 33,479 Nevada 20,126 56.45% 14,218 39.88% 1,308 3.67% 5,908 16.57% 35,652 Orange 274,892 49.19% 262,159 46.91% 21,803 3.90% 12,733 2.28% 558,854 Placer 50,754 49.08% 49,231 47.61% 3,430 3.32% 1,523 1.47% 103,415 Plumas 2,955 47.14% 3,092 49.33% 221 3.53% -137 -2.19% 6,268 Riverside 152,294 47.66% 155,301 48.60% 11,977 3.75% -3,007 -0.94% 319,572 Sacramento 179,626 64.17% 90,518 32.34% 9,757 3.49% 89,108 31.84% 279,901 San Benito 6,944 58.81% 4,177 35.37% 687 5.82% 2,767 23.43% 11,808 San Bernardino 127,606 47.94% 125,672 47.22% 12,877 4.84% 1,934 0.73% 266,155 San Diego 365,720 57.20% 254,088 39.74% 19,527 3.05% 111,632 17.46% 639,335 San Francisco 174,517 86.10% 19,113 9.43% 9,071 4.48% 155,404 76.67% 202,701 San Joaquin 55,971 54.27% 42,512 41.22% 4,656 4.51% 13,459 13.05% 103,139 San Luis Obispo 45,226 55.05% 33,993 41.38% 2,932 3.57% 11,233 13.67% 82,151 San Mateo 107,760 77.09% 27,506 19.68% 4,515 3.23% 80,254 57.41% 139,781 Santa Barbara 51,762 61.05% 30,401 35.86% 2,620 3.09% 21,361 25.19% 84,783 Santa Clara 245,596 73.03% 79,840 23.74% 10,862 3.23% 165,756 49.29% 336,298 Santa Cruz 52,123 77.25% 12,421 18.41% 2,932 4.35% 39,702 58.84% 67,476 Shasta 15,578 35.48% 26,209 59.69% 2,124 4.84% -10,631 -24.21% 43,911 Sierra 638 45.90% 668 48.06% 84 6.04% -30 -2.16% 1,390 Siskiyou 5,032 45.85% 5,388 49.09% 556 5.07% -356 -3.24% 10,976 Solano 49,622 63.20% 25,235 32.14% 3,658 4.66% 24,387 31.06% 78,515 Sonoma 92,608 74.64% 26,879 21.66% 4,580 3.69% 65,729 52.98% 124,067 Stanislaus 42,579 50.83% 37,665 44.96% 3,523 4.21% 4,914 5.87% 83,767 Sutter 8,149 42.33% 10,142 52.68% 960 4.99% -1,993 -10.35% 19,251 Tehama 4,709 34.03% 8,346 60.32% 781 5.64% -3,637 -26.29% 13,836 Trinity 1,945 50.03% 1,703 43.80% 240 6.17% 242 6.22% 3,888 Tulare 22,133 40.82% 29,774 54.91% 2,314 4.27% -7,641 -14.09% 54,221 Tuolumne 6,821 44.96% 7,714 50.85% 636 4.19% -893 -5.89% 15,171 Ventura 85,812 55.22% 63,888 41.11% 5,703 3.67% 21,924 14.11% 155,403 Yolo 30,737 71.28% 10,891 25.26% 1,491 3.46% 19,846 46.03% 43,119 Yuba 4,392 38.68% 6,337 55.80% 627 5.52% -1,945 -17.13% 11,356Totals 4,033,19762.09%2,200,92633.88%261,8764.03%1,832,27128.21%6,495,999

General election Results Yee won the election easily. Yee won by running up margins in heavily populated areas of the state. With 8,013,067 votes, Yee is the top vote earner in any California State Controller election.

By county County Betty YeeDemocratic Konstantinos RoditisRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Alameda470,00183.10%95,61416.90%374,38766.19%565,615 Alpine41167.49%19832.51%21334.98%609 Amador7,25241.91%10,05158.09%-2,799-16.18%17,303 Butte45,29952.05%41,73947.95%3,5604.09%87,038 Calaveras8,85441.69%12,38458.31%-3,530-16.62%21,238 Colusa2,42043.13%3,19156.87%-771-13.74%5,611 Contra Costa293,66572.30%112,51527.70%181,15044.60%406,180 Del Norte3,87246.86%4,39153.14%-519-6.28%8,263 El Dorado40,36545.94%47,50354.06%-7,138-8.12%87,868 Fresno138,00155.36%111,25744.64%26,74410.73%249,258 Glenn2,94936.13%5,21363.87%-2,264-27.74%8,162 Humboldt35,72368.79%16,21131.21%19,51237.57%51,934 Imperial22,48668.05%10,55631.95%11,93036.11%33,042 Inyo3,52949.12%3,65650.88%-127-1.77%7,185 Kern90,34344.95%110,65455.05%-20,311-10.11%200,997 Kings13,86746.37%16,03953.63%-2,172-7.26%29,906 Lake11,88157.02%8,95542.98%2,92614.04%20,836 Lassen2,70130.30%6,21269.70%-3,511-39.39%8,913 Los Angeles2,160,44574.86%725,42625.14%1,435,01949.73%2,885,871 Madera16,66943.78%21,40856.22%-4,739-12.45%38,077 Marin102,89581.08%24,00318.92%78,89262.17%126,898 Mariposa3,47742.65%4,67557.35%-1,198-14.70%8,152 Mendocino23,24671.03%9,48328.97%13,76342.05%32,729 Merced33,18057.05%24,98242.95%8,19814.10%58,162 Modoc1,04030.69%2,34969.31%-1,309-38.62%3,389 Mono2,81158.55%1,99041.45%82117.10%4,801 Monterey81,28770.68%33,72029.32%47,56741.36%115,007 Napa37,94968.49%17,46231.51%20,48736.97%55,411 Nevada30,23056.80%22,99143.20%7,23913.60%53,221 Orange561,24552.92%499,22847.08%62,0175.85%1,060,473 Placer80,61046.71%91,95853.29%-11,348-6.58%172,568 Plumas3,90043.07%5,15656.93%-1,256-13.87%9,056 Riverside334,93952.92%297,98847.08%36,9515.84%632,927 Sacramento326,98964.63%178,96535.37%148,02429.26%505,954 San Benito12,53362.82%7,41737.18%5,11625.64%19,950 San Bernardino292,19255.17%237,39844.83%54,79410.35%529,590 San Diego678,63359.97%453,05540.03%225,57819.93%1,131,688 San Francisco311,55987.87%43,02112.13%268,53875.73%354,580 San Joaquin111,71158.40%79,58341.60%32,12816.80%191,294 San Luis Obispo69,32455.97%54,53644.03%14,78811.94%123,860 San Mateo218,68578.03%61,57721.97%157,10856.06%280,262 Santa Barbara97,76864.48%53,85635.52%43,91228.96%151,624 Santa Clara447,30674.12%156,16425.88%291,14248.24%603,470 Santa Cruz93,21879.48%24,06820.52%69,15058.96%117,286 Shasta24,17334.98%44,93865.02%-20,765-30.05%69,111 Sierra69842.64%93957.36%-241-14.72%1,637 Siskiyou8,07245.05%9,84654.95%-1,774-9.90%17,918 Solano95,17565.98%49,06934.02%46,10631.96%144,244 Sonoma156,64575.65%50,43124.35%106,21451.29%207,076 Stanislaus83,20354.03%70,79445.97%12,4098.06%153,997 Sutter12,61943.37%16,47756.63%-3,858-13.26%29,096 Tehama7,08534.36%13,53365.64%-6,448-31.27%20,618 Trinity2,56849.20%2,65250.80%-84-1.61%5,220 Tulare46,38347.11%52,06952.89%-5,686-5.78%98,452 Tuolumne10,28143.90%13,13856.10%-2,857-12.20%23,419 Ventura177,97858.63%125,59441.37%52,38417.26%303,572 Yolo52,82472.33%20,20827.67%32,61644.66%73,032 Yuba7,90341.82%10,99458.18%-3,091-16.36%18,897Totals8,013,06765.45%4,229,48034.55%3,783,58730.91%12,242,547

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Butte (largest city: Chico) Fresno (largest city: Fresno) Merced (largest city: Merced) Mono (largest city: Mammoth Lakes) Nevada (largest city: Truckee) Orange (largest city: Anaheim) Riverside (largest city: Riverside) San Bernardino (largest city: San Bernardino) San Diego (largest city: San Diego) San Joaquin (largest city: Stockton) San Luis Obispo (largest city: San Luis Obispo) Stanislaus (largest city: Modesto) Ventura (largest city: Oxnard)

References

External links Official campaign websites Konstantinos Roditis (R) for Controller Betty Yee (D) for Controller