The 2018 California Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the California Secretary of State. Incumbent Democratic Secretary Alex Padilla won re-election to a second term.
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County results Padilla: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Meuser: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||
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Padilla 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | Meuser 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Governing magazine[8] | Safe D | June 4, 2018 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |