2018 California State Controller election

2018 California State Controller Election
	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

Betty Yee, incumbent California State Controller^[1]

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

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

California Republican Party^[9]

Newspapers

Dixon Independent Voice^[9]
Placerville Mountain Democrat^[9]
Santa Barbara News-Press^[10]

Results

County results

Yee

40–50%

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

Roditis

40–50%

50–60%

60–70%

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

^ "California Secretary of State - CalAccess - Campaign Finance". cal-access.sos.ca.gov. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
^ "California Secretary of State - CalAccess - Campaign Finance". cal-access.sos.ca.gov. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
^ "Election 2018: The Peace & Freedom Party Candidates". December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "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. September 13, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
^ "Editorial: Betty Yee the only qualified option for state controller". The Mercury News. May 18, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
^ "The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board Endorsement Guide 2018". San Diego Union-Tribune. October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
^ "Editorial: Re-elect Betty Yee as state's controller". San Francisco Chronicle. May 4, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Endorsements – Konstantinos Roditis for Controller". Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
^ "OUR ENDORSEMENTS". Santa Barbara News-Press. October 30, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Statement of Vote" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 25, 2020. 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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[1] "California Secretary of State - CalAccess - Campaign Finance". cal-access.sos.ca.gov. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.

[2] "California Secretary of State - CalAccess - Campaign Finance". cal-access.sos.ca.gov. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. 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.

[yee4controller-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "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.

[Archived_copy-9] "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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[primaryresults-11] "Statement of Vote" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 25, 2020. 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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