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
- Federal-level officials
- Dianne Feinstein, United States Senate[4]
- Kamala Harris, United States Senate[4]
- Karen Bass, United States Congress and California State Assembly Speaker emeritus[4]
- Judy Chu, United States Congress[4]
- Mark DeSaulnier, United States Congress[4]
- Mike Honda, United States Congress (Retired)[4]
- Ro Khanna, United States Congress[4]
- Barbara Lee, United States Congress[4]
- State-level officials
- Jerry Brown, Governor of California[4]
- Toni Atkins, President pro tempore of the California State Senate and California State Assembly Speaker emeritus[4]
- Kevin de Leon, former President pro tempore of the California State Senate[4]
- Darrell Steinberg, Mayor of Sacramento former President pro tempore of the California State Senate[4]
- Ben Allen, California State Senate[4]
- Jim Beall, California State Senate[4]
- Ed Hernandez, California State Senate[4]
- Jerry Hill, California State Senate[4]
- Hannah-Beth Jackson, California State Senate[4]
- Connie Leyva, California State Senate[4]
- Carole Migden, California State Senate (retired)[4]
- Holly Mitchell, California State Senate[4]
- Bill Monning, California State Senate[4]
- Josh Newman, California State Senate[4]
- Richard Pan, California State Senate[4]
- Anthony Portantino, California State Senate[4]
- Nancy Skinner, California State Senate[4]
- Anthony Rendon, California State Assembly Speaker[4]
- John Perez California State Assembly Speaker emeritus[4]
- Todd Gloria, California State Assembly[4]
- Rich Gordon, California State Assembly (retired)[4]
- Phil Ting, California State Assembly[4]
- Bob Wieckowski, California State Senate[4]
- Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, California State Assembly[4]
- Rob Bonta, California State Assembly[4]
- Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, California State Assembly[4]
- Ash Kalra, California State Assembly[4]
- Bill Quirk, California State Assembly[4]
- Tony Thurmond, California State Assembly[4]
- Mariko Yamada, California State Assembly (retired)[4]
- Organizations
- California Democratic Party[4]
- California Young Democrats[4]
- California College Democrats[4]
- AFSCME District Council 57[4]
- Association of Conservationist Employees[4]
- Association of Criminalists for the California Department of Justice[4]
- Association of Deputy Commissioners[4]
- Association of Motor Carrier Operation Specialists[4]
- Association of Motor Vehicle Investigators of California[4]
- Association of Special Agents – Dept. of Justice[4]
- California Alcoholic Beverage Control Agents[4]
- California Association of Professional Scientists[4]
- California Association of Psychiatric Technicians[4]
- California Association of Realtors[4]
- California Association of Criminal Investigators[4]
- California Association of Food and Drug Investigators[4]
- California Association of Fraud Investigators[4]
- California Association of Law Enforcement Employees[4]
- California Association of Regulatory Investigators and Inspectors[4]
- California Faculty Association[4]
- California Federation of Teachers[4]
- California Highway Patrol Public Safety Dispatchers Association[4]
- California League of Conservation Voters[4]
- California Nurses Association/National Nurses United[4]
- California Organization of Licensing Registration Examiners[4]
- California State Association of Electrical Workers[4]
- California State Retirees Association[4]
- California Statewide Law Enforcement Association[4]
- California Teachers Association[4]
- Communication Workers of America – District 9[4]
- EMILY's List[4]
- Equality California[4]
- Evolve California[4]
- Feminist Majority[4]
- Fire Marshal and Emergency Services Association[4]
- Hospital Police Association of California[4]
- National Association of Realtors – California[4]
- Peace Officers Research Association of California[4]
- Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California[4]
- Service Employees International Union – California[4]
- State Building and Construction Trades Council of California[4]
- Tenants Association Coalition PAC[4]
- UNITE HERE[4]
- Women’s Political Committee[4]
- Individuals
- Wylie A. Aitken, trial lawyer[4]
- Dolores Huerta labor leader and civil rights activist[4]
Konstantinos Roditis
- Federal-level officials
- Tom McClintock, United States Congress[5]
- State-level officials
- Steven Choi, California State Assembly[6]
- John Moorlach, California State Senate[7]
- Matthew Harper, California State Assembly[8]
- Local-level officials
- Carl DeMaio, former San Diego City Councilman[9]
- Fred M. Whitaker, former Orange City Councilman[10]
- Deborah Pauly, former Villa Park City Councilwoman[11]
- Hugh Nguyen, Orange County Clerk-Recorder[12]
- Individuals
- John H. Cox, businessman and 2018 nominee for Governor of California[13]
- Organizations
- California Republican Party[14]
- Californians for Life[15]
- California ProLife PAC[16]
- The Parent's Voice USA[17]
- Asian Industry Business 2 Business[18]
- California Taxpayers Union[19]
- US Vets Political Action Committee[20]
- Newspapers
- Dixon Independent Voice[21]
- Placerville Mountain Democrat[22]
- Santa Barbara News-Press[23]
Results

results by county:
Yee
- 80–90%
- 70–80%
- 60–70%
- 50–60%
- 40–50%
Roditis
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
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. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- "Endorsements". Betty Yee for Controller. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
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- https://twitter.com/KonRoditis/status/1020857490525728769
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- "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. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
External links
- Official campaign websites
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