2018 California State Board of Equalization election

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.

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 Party Votes Candidates Advancingto general Seatscontesting No. % Democratic Party 3,596,705 57.5% 13 4 4 Republican Party 2,615,705 41.8% 9 4 4 No party preference 43,084 0.7% 1 0 0 Total 6,255,494 100.0% 23 8

California State Board of Equalization general election, 2018 Party Candidates Votes Seats No. % Before After +/– % Democratic Party 4 7,293,298 61.3% 2 3 1 75.0% Republican Party 4 4,607,891 38.7% 2 1 1 25.0% Total 8 11,901,189 100.0% 4 4 100.0%

By district Results of the 2018 California state Board of Equalization election by district:

DistrictDemocraticRepublicanTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 1,355,782 48.6% 1,436,547 51.4% 2,792,329 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 2 2,482,171 72.8% 927,949 27.2% 3,410,120 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 3 1,895,972 69.9% 815,829 30.1% 2,711,801 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 4 1,559,373 52.2% 1,427,566 47.8% 2,986,939 100.0% Democratic gainTotal 7,293,298 61.3% 4,607,891 38.7% 11,901,189 100.0%

Board of Equalization DistrictIncumbent PartyElected officeholder Party1st1st George Runner Republican Ted Gaines Republican2nd2nd Fiona Ma Democratic Malia Cohen Democratic3rd3rd Jerome Horton Democratic Tony Vazquez Democratic4th4th Diane Harkey Republican Mike Schaefer Democratic

Close races Seats where the margin of victory was under 5%:

Detailed results District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4__NOTOC__

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

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

General election results by county County Gaines (R) Hallinan (D) Total Votes % Votes % Votes Alpine 229 38.4% 367 61.6% 596 Amador 11,038 64.6% 6,055 35.4% 17,093 Butte 45,565 53.1% 40,251 46.9% 85,816 Calaveras 13,402 64.1% 7,511 35.9% 20,913 El Dorado 52,363 60.4% 34,382 39.6% 86,745 Fresno 126,507 52.0% 116,887 48.0% 243,394 Inyo 3,960 56.5% 3,049 43.5% 7,009 Kern 119,379 60.0% 79,589 40.0% 198,968 Kings 17,920 60.4% 11,762 39.6% 29,684 Lassen 6,858 77.6% 1,981 22.4% 8,839 Los Angeles 148,406 39.6% 226,007 60.4% 374,413 Madera 23,116 61.5% 14,473 38.5% 37,589 Mariposa 4,960 61.6% 3,095 38.4% 8,055 Merced 27,557 47.9% 29,940 52.1% 57,497 Modoc 2,603 76.6% 796 23.4% 3,399 Mono 2,193 46.7% 2,503 53.3% 4,696 Nevada 25,471 48.7% 26,862 51.3% 52,333 Placer 103,211 60.4% 67,536 39.6% 170,747 Plumas 5,755 64.0% 3,234 36.0% 8,989 Sacramento 215,401 43.6% 278,817 56.4% 494,218 San Bernardino 151,162 53.1% 133,297 46.9% 284,459 San Joaquin 91,252 48.5% 96,811 51.5% 188,063 Shasta 48,646 70.9% 19,983 29.1% 68,629 Sierra 1,053 63.9% 596 36.1% 1,649 Siskiyou 10,775 60.4% 7,055 39.6% 17,380 Stanislaus 76,110 49.9% 77,544 50.1% 152,654 Sutter 18,334 63.7% 10,442 36.3% 28,776 Tulare 57,084 58.5% 40,413 41.5% 97,497 Tuolumne 14,172 61.5% 8,855 38.5% 18,754 Yuba 12,065 64.3% 6,689 35.7% 18,754 Totals 1,436,547 51.4% 1,355,782 48.6% 2,792,329

District 2 The incumbent was Democrat Fiona Ma, who was elected state treasurer. Ma was succeeded by Democrat Malia Cohen.

Results

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

General election results by county County Burns (R) Cohen (D) Total Votes % Votes % Votes Alameda 103,612 18.8%% 448,170 81.2% 551,782 Colusa 3,425 61.7% 2,128 38.3% 5,553 Contra Costa 122,204 30.9% 272,804 69.1% 395,008 Del Norte 4,720 57.7% 3,458 42.3% 8,178 Glenn 5,535 68.1% 2,589 38.9% 8,124 Humboldt 17,436 34.0% 33,850 66.0% 51,286 Lake 11,049 46.3% 9,529 53.7% 20,578 Marin 25,923 21.2% 96,214 78.8% 122,137 Mendocino 10,308 32.0% 21,954 68.0% 32,262 Monterey 36,985 32.5% 76,665 67.5% 113,650 Napa 18,596 34.3% 35,619 65.7% 54,214 San Benito 8,081 41.4% 11,442 58.6% 19,523 San Francisco 47,753 14.0% 292,973 86.0% 340,726 San Luis Obispo 56,831 47.0% 64,104 53.0% 120,935 San Mateo 66,272 24.4% 205,804 75.6% 272,076 Santa Barbara 52,216 38.1% 91,502 61.9% 143,718 Santa Clara 163,979 27.8% 425,397 72.2% 589,376 Santa Cruz 25,324 22.1% 89,496 77.9% 114,820 Solano 52,116 36.6% 90,320 63.4% 142,436 Sonoma 53,770 26.5% 149,191 73.5% 202,961 Tehama 14,374 70.1% 6,129 29.9% 20,503 Trinity 2,885 55.6% 2,308 44.4% 5,193 Yolo 22,075 31.1% 49,005 68.9% 71,080 Totals 927,949 27.2% 2,482,171 72.8% 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

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

General election results by county County Marshall (R) Vazquez (D) Total Votes % Votes % Votes Los Angeles 665,421 27.9% 1,723,801 72.1% 2,389,222 Orange 13,983 53.6% 12,122 46.4% 26,105 Ventura 136,425 46.0% 160,049 54.0% 296,474 Totals 815,829 30.1% 1,895,972 69.9% 2,711,801

District 4 The incumbent was Republican Diane Harkey, who retired to run for California's 49th congressional district.Retiring Rep. Issa Endorses Diane Harkey for 49th District Seat Harkey was succeeded by Democrat Mike Schaefer, giving Democrats a majority on the Board of Equalization.

Endorsements

Results

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

General election results by county County Anderson (R) Schaefer (D) Total Votes % Votes % Votes Imperial 12,381 37.9% 20,321 62.1% 32,702 Orange 531,307 51.3% 503,939 48.7% 1,035,246 Riverside 310,294 50.1% 309,535 49.9% 619,829 San Bernardino 87,306 41.4% 123,467 58.6% 210,773 San Diego 486,278 44.7% 602,111 55.3% 1,088,389 Totals 1,427,566 47.8% 1,559,373 52.2% 2,986,939

References

External links Official campaign websites for first district candidates Ted Gaines (R) for State Board of Equalization Tom Hallinan (D) for State Board of Equalization

Official campaign websites for second district candidates Mark Burns for State Board of Equalization Malia Cohen (D) for State Board of Equalization

Official campaign websites for third district candidates G. Rick Marshall (R) for State Board of Equalization Tony Vazquez (D) for State Board of Equalization

Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates Mike Schaefer (D) for State Board of Equalization