2018 California State Controller Election
November 6, 2018
 
Candidate Betty Yee Konstantinos Roditis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 8,013,067 4,229,480
Percentage 65.5% 34.5%
County results
Yee:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Roditis:      50–60%      60–70%
Controller before election

Betty Yee
Democratic

 Elected Controller

Betty Yee
Democratic

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

Democratic Party

Declared

Republican Party

Declared

  • Konstantinos Roditis, former Anaheim City Commissioner[2]

Peace and Freedom Party

Declared

  • Mary Lou Finley, retired public school worker[3]

Primary election

Endorsements

Betty Yee
Organizations
Newspapers
Konstantinos Roditis
Organizations
Newspapers

Results

County results
Nonpartisan blanket primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
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.

California State Controller election, 2018[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

  1. ↑ "California Secretary of State - CalAccess - Campaign Finance". cal-access.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ "California Secretary of State - CalAccess - Campaign Finance". cal-access.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Election 2018: The Peace & Freedom Party Candidates". December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Endorsements". Betty Yee for Controller. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Endorsement: Betty Yee deserves another term as California's controller". Los Angeles Times. September 13, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Editorial: Betty Yee the only qualified option for state controller". The Mercury News. May 18, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  7. ↑ "The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board Endorsement Guide 2018". San Diego Union-Tribune. October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Editorial: Re-elect Betty Yee as state's controller". San Francisco Chronicle. May 4, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 "Endorsements – Konstantinos Roditis for Controller". Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ "OUR ENDORSEMENTS". Santa Barbara News-Press. October 30, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Statement of Vote" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Controller - Statewide Results". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
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