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California Secretary of State Election, 2018







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Nominee

Alex Padilla
Mark P. Meuser

Party

Democratic

Republican
Popular vote

7,909,521
4,362,545
Percentage

64.5%
35.5%








Secretary of State before election

Alex Padilla
Democratic



Elected Secretary of State

Alex Padilla
Democratic







































The 2018 California Secretary of State election will be held on November 6, 2018, to elect the California Secretary of State. Incumbent Democratic Secretary Alex Padilla won re-election to a second term.




Contents






  • 1 Primary election


    • 1.1 Candidates


      • 1.1.1 Democratic Party


        • 1.1.1.1 Declared




      • 1.1.2 Republican Party


        • 1.1.2.1 Declared




      • 1.1.3 Green Party


        • 1.1.3.1 Declared




      • 1.1.4 Libertarian Party


      • 1.1.5 Peace and Freedom Party


        • 1.1.5.1 Declared






    • 1.2 Endorsements


    • 1.3 Results




  • 2 General election


    • 2.1 Results




  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Primary election[edit]



Candidates[edit]



Democratic Party[edit]



Declared[edit]



  • Alex Padilla, California Secretary of state[1]

  • Ruben Major, paramedic[2]



Republican Party[edit]



Declared[edit]


  • Mark P. Meuser, election law attorney[3]

  • Raul Rodriguez Jr., warehousing employee



Green Party[edit]



Declared[edit]



  • Michael Feinstein, former mayor of Santa Monica, Electoral Reform Consultant[4]

  • Erik Rydberg, electoral reform advocate, Community Organizer



Libertarian Party[edit]


  • Gail Lightfoot, retired nurse


Peace and Freedom Party[edit]



Declared[edit]

  • C.T. Weber, retired government analyst


Endorsements[edit]





Mike Feinstein (G)

Local-level officials


  • Nathaniel Trives, former mayor of Santa Monica

Organizations


  • Our Revolution East Bay

  • Our Revolution Contra Costa

  • SF Berniecrats


Individuals


  • Joe Mathews, syndicated columnist

  • Terry O'Day, Vice President of EVgo

  • Lewis Perkins, CEO at Comprehensive Financial Solutions, Inc

  • Grace Aaron, Vice President of Social Uplift Foundation

  • Sam Hall Kaplan, writer

  • Jason Islas, public affairs at Bird

  • Wendy Girard, actress

  • Rosemary Regalbuto, President -- Meals on Wheels West

  • Paul Kawika Martin, senior policy and political director of Helping NGOs and Congress Strategically Change Foreign Policy

  • Mark Stout, vice president Project Development at Amber Kinetics Inc.

  • Marlene Wells, Green Party of Canada organizer






Ruben Major (D)

State-level officials


  • Doug La Follette, Wisconsin Secretary of State

Local-level officials



  • Gayle McLaughlin, former mayor of Richmond

  • Mary Navarro, Orange County Board of Education, District 5


Organizations


  • Progressive Democrats of America

  • Resistance SF

  • Justice Party of California

  • Mira Costa College Democrats

  • Revolution LA

  • Pasadena Foothills Democratic Club

  • San Francisco 4 Democracy PAC

  • Our Revolution Humboldt (formerly Courageous Resistance of Humboldt)

  • North County San Diego Progressive Democrats

  • Our Revolution Long Beach

  • Our Revolution West Marin

  • Indian Rock Our Revolution

  • Indivisible El Cerrito, El Cerrito, CA

  • San Diego Progressive Democratic Club

  • Democratic Socialists of America San Diego

  • Justice Party of California

  • Yolo County Progressives


Media


  • San Leandro Talk

  • OB (Ocean Beach) Rag

  • San Diego Free Press


Individuals


  • Ahmad Fayız Nawabi, Assembly Delegate, District 71

  • Alec Bash, Democracy for America

  • Aleita Huguenin, Former DNC Chair Western States Caucus, Assembly Delegate, District 8

  • Alexis Edelstein, Assembly Delegate, District 62

  • Allison Groves, DSCC Supervisorial District Delegate, Assembly District 35

  • Amarnath Ravva, Assembly Delegate, District 51

  • Andrea Smith, Previous Secretary of External Affairs, Cal Poly Pomona Associated Students Inc.

  • Anthony Alexander, Assembly Delegate, District 25

  • Antonio Robles, Assembly Delegate, District 76

  • Atem Koul, Assembly Delegate, District 59

  • Barbara Mead, Assembly District 76 Delegate

  • Brian Fox, Original Author of GNU Shell

  • Carolyn Fowler, Assembly Delegate, District 62

  • Chinyere Nnodim Jack, Assembly Delegate, District 21

  • Chris Barrosso, Electrical Engineer, Evolved Wireless, Inc., Assembly Delegate District 76

  • Dan Mulherin, Assembly Delegate, District 70

  • Dan Wood, Assembly Delegate, District 18

  • David DeBus, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Assembly Delegate, District 77

  • Dr. Bill Honigman, Assembly Delegate, District 73, California State Coordinator, Progressive Democrats of America

  • Hene Kelly, disability rights advocate

  • Jeff Hayden, char of The California State Bar, Board of Legal Specialization






Mark P. Meuser (R)

State-level officials



  • Bill Jones, former Secretary of State


  • Mike Morrell, Senator


  • Matthew Harper, Assemblyman


  • Melissa Melendez, Assemblywoman


  • James Gallagher, Assemblyman


  • Heath Flora, Assemblyman


  • Catharine Baker, Assemblywoman


  • Steven Choi, Assemblyman


  • Phillip Chen, Assemblyman


  • Devon Mathis, Assemblyman


  • Tim Donnelly, former Assemblyman


Individuals

  • Pete Peterson, 2014 Candidate for Secretary of State

Organizations


  • California Republican Party

  • California Impact Republicans

  • California Congress of Republicans

  • California Republican Assembly

  • Silicon Valley Association of Republican Women

  • California Republican Veterans Association


  • Calaveras County GOP


  • Contra Costa County GOP


  • Del Norte County GOP


  • Fresno County GOP


  • Humboldt County GOP


  • Lake County GOP


  • Madera County GOP


  • Nevada County GOP


  • Sacramento County GOP


  • San Benito County GOP


  • San Bernardino County GOP


  • Santa Barbara County GOP


  • Santa Cruz County GOP


  • Solano County GOP


  • Sonoma County GOP


  • Siskiyou County GOP


  • Yolo County GOP


[5]


Newspapers


  • Santa Barbara News-Press[6]



Results[edit]




Results by county:









































































Nonpartisan blanket primary results[7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Democratic

Alex Padilla (incumbent)

3,475,633

52.6


Republican

Mark P. Meuser

2,047,903

31.0


Democratic
Ruben Major
355,036
5.4


Republican
Raul Rodriguez Jr.
330,460
5.0


Libertarian
Gail Lightfoot
155,879
2.4


Green

Michael Feinstein
136,725
2.1


Peace and Freedom
C.T. Weber
61,375
0.9


Green
Erik Rydberg
48,705
0.7
Total votes

6,611,716

100.0


General election[edit]



Results[edit]







































California Secretary of State election, 2018[8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Democratic

Alex Padilla (incumbent)

7,909,521

64.45%

+10.82%


Republican
Mark P. Meuser
4,362,545
35.55%
-10.82%
Total votes

12,272,066

100.0%
N/A


Democratic hold


References[edit]




  1. ^ https://alex-padilla.com/


  2. ^ http://www.rubenmajor.com/


  3. ^ http://www.capoliticalreview.com/capoliticalnewsandviews/mark-meuser-secretary-of-state-for-honest-elections


  4. ^ https://feinstein4sos.org/issues/


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  6. ^ "OUR ENDORSEMENTS". Santa Barbara News-Press. October 30, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.


  7. ^ "Statement of Vote" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved July 20, 2018.


  8. ^ "Secretary of State - Statewide Results". California Secretary of State. Retrieved November 30, 2018.



External links[edit]



  • Mark P. Meuser (R) for Secretary of State

  • Alex Padilla (D) for Secretary of State












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