2018 California State Controller election
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.
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Candidates
Declared
- Mary Lou Finley, retired public school worker[3]
Primary election
Endorsements
Betty Yee
- Organizations
- California Democratic Party[4]
- AFSCME District Council 57[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
County results
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Yee
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90% |
Roditis
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Betty Yee (incumbent) | 4,033,208 | 62.1% | |
| Republican | Konstantinos Roditis | 2,200,942 | 33.9% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Mary Lou Finley | 261,876 | 4.0% | |
| Total votes | 6,496,026 | 100% | ||
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.
| 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% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
- "California Secretary of State - CalAccess - Campaign Finance". cal-access.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- "California Secretary of State - CalAccess - Campaign Finance". cal-access.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- "Election 2018: The Peace & Freedom Party Candidates". December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- "Endorsements". Betty Yee for Controller. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- "Endorsement: Betty Yee deserves another term as California's controller". Los Angeles Times. 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- "Editorial: Betty Yee the only qualified option for state controller". The Mercury News. 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- "The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board Endorsement Guide 2018". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- "Editorial: Re-elect Betty Yee as state's controller". San Francisco Chronicle. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- "Endorsements – Konstantinos Roditis for Controller". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- "OUR ENDORSEMENTS". Santa Barbara News-Press. October 30, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- "Statement of Vote" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- "Controller - Statewide Results". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
External links
- Official campaign websites
- Konstantinos Roditis (R) for Controller Archived 2018-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Betty Yee (D) for Controller
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