2018 California State Controller election
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November 6, 2018
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File:2018 California State Controller election results map by county.svg County results Yee: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Roditis: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 California State Controller election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the California State Controller. Incumbent Democratic Controller Betty Yee won re-election to a second term.
Candidates
[edit | edit source]Democratic Party
[edit | edit source]Declared
[edit | edit source]Republican Party
[edit | edit source]Declared
[edit | edit source]Peace and Freedom Party
[edit | edit source]Declared
[edit | edit source]- Mary Lou Finley, retired public school worker[3]
Primary election
[edit | edit source]Endorsements
[edit | edit source]Betty Yee
Organizations
- AFSCME District Council 57[4]
- California Democratic Party[4]
- California Faculty Association[4]
- California League of Conservation Voters[4]
- California Nurses Association/National Nurses United[4]
- California State Retirees Association[4]
- California Teachers Association[4]
- Communication Workers of America – District 9[4]
- EMILY's List[4]
- Equality California[4]
- Feminist Majority[4]
- National Association of Realtors – California[4]
- Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California[4]
- Service Employees International Union – California[4]
- UNITE HERE[4]
Newspapers
Konstantinos Roditis
Organizations
Newspapers
- Dixon Independent Voice[9]
- Placerville Mountain Democrat[9]
- Santa Barbara News-Press[10]
Results
[edit | edit source]File:2018 California State Controller primary election results map by county.svgCounty results
| Yee 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | Roditis 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Betty Yee (incumbent) | 4,033,208 | 62.09% | |
| Republican | Konstantinos Roditis | 2,200,942 | 33.88% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Mary Lou Finley | 261,876 | 4.03% | |
| Total votes | 6,496,026 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit | edit source]Results
[edit | edit source]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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Betty Yee (incumbent) | 8,013,067 | 65.45% | +11.48% | |
| Republican | Konstantinos Roditis | 4,229,480 | 34.55% | −11.48% | |
| Total votes | 12,242,547 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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External links
[edit | edit source]Official campaign websites
- Konstantinos Roditis (R) for Controller Archived 2018-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Betty Yee (D) for Controller
