2018 California gubernatorial election

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2018 California gubernatorial election
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Turnout63.28% Increase32.34pp
  Gavin Newsom official photo (cropped 2).jpg John H. Cox.jpg
Candidate Gavin Newsom John H. Cox
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 7,721,410 4,742,825
Percentage 61.9% 38.1%
California Governor Election Results by County, 2018.svg
County results
Newsom:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Cox:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Jerry Brown
Democratic

Elected Governor

Gavin Newsom
Democratic

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The 2018 California gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of California. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jerry Brown was ineligible to run for re-election for a third consecutive (and fifth non-consecutive) term due to term limits from the Constitution of California.

The race was between the incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and businessman John H. Cox, a Republican, who qualified for the general election after placing first and second in the June 5, 2018, primary election. Newsom easily won in a landslide, with 62% of the vote, the biggest victory in a gubernatorial race in California since Earl Warren won re-election in 1950, and the biggest victory for a non-incumbent since 1930. The election also marked the first time Orange County has voted for the Democratic candidate since Jerry Brown won it in 1978, and the first time Democrats have won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the state's history. Newsom got a record high number of almost eight million votes.[1] Newsom assumed office on January 7, 2019.

Candidates[]

A primary election was held on June 5, 2018. Under California's non-partisan blanket primary law, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party. Voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers – regardless of party – advance to the general election in November, regardless of whether a candidate manages to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election.

Democratic Party[]

Declared[]

  • Akinyemi Agbede, mathematician[2]
  • Juan M. Bribiesca, retired physician[3]
  • Thomas Jefferson Cares, blockchain start-up CEO[4]
  • John Chiang, California State Treasurer[5]
  • Delaine Eastin, former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction[6]
  • Robert Davidson Griffis, 2016 Libertarian candidate for president[4]
  • Albert Caesar Mezzetti, former Manteca City Councilman[4]
  • Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California[7]
  • Amanda Renteria, national political director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and candidate for CA-21 in 2014[8]
  • Michael Shellenberger, founder of the Breakthrough Institute[9][10][4]
  • Klement Tinaj, actor, martial artist, stuntman, and producer[11]
  • Antonio Villaraigosa, former Mayor of Los Angeles[12][13][14]

Declined[]

  • Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California (running for election)[15][16]
  • Scooter Braun, music manager[17][18]
  • George Clooney, actor and activist[19][20]
  • Kevin de León, President pro tempore of the California State Senate (running for the U.S. Senate)[21][22][23]
  • Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles[24]
  • Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company[25][26]
  • Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO[27]
  • Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland (running for re-election)[21][28]
  • Jackie Speier, U.S. Representative[29]
  • Tom Steyer, hedge fund manager, philanthropist, and environmentalist[30][31][32]

Republican Party[]

Declared[]

  • Travis Allen, State Assemblyman[33]
  • John H. Cox, businessman[34][35]
  • Yvonne Girard, US Military Veteran[4]
  • Peter Y. Liu, entrepreneur, real estate agent, US Army veteran[4]
  • Robert C. Newman II, businessman, psychologist, farmer[4]
  • K. Pearce (write-in)[36]

Withdrawn[]

  • Rosey Grier, minister and retired NFL player[37][38][39]
  • David Hadley, former state assemblyman[40][41]
  • Allen Ishida, former Tulare County Supervisor[42][43][44][45]
  • Doug Ose, former U.S. Representative[46]

Declined[]

  • Tim Donnelly, former state assemblyman, candidate for governor in 2014, and candidate for CA-08 in 2016[47] (running for CA-08)
  • Kevin Faulconer, Mayor of San Diego[48]
  • Ashley Swearengin, former mayor of Fresno[49][7]
  • Peter Thiel, venture capitalist[50][51][52][53]

Libertarian Party[]

Declared[]

  • Zoltan Istvan, Transhumanist Party nominee for President of the United States in 2016[54][55]
  • Nickolas Wildstar, political activist, rapper, and write-in candidate for governor in 2014[56][57]

Green Party[]

Declared[]

  • Christopher Carlson, puppeteer[4]
  • Veronika Fimbres (write-in)[36]
  • Josh Jones, author, geologist, solar electric designer[4]

Peace and Freedom Party[]

Declared[]

  • Gloria La Riva, activist and nominee for President of the United States in 2016[58]

Independent (No Party)[]

Declared[]

  • Armando M. Arreola (write-in)[36]
  • Shubham Goel (Later a contestant on Netflix's The Circle)[59]
  • Hakan "Hawk" Mikado[4]
  • Desmond Silveira, engineer and former national committee member of the American Solidarity Party[4][a]
  • Arman Soltani (write-in)[36]
  • Jeffrey Edward Taylor[4]
  • Peter Crawford Valentino (write-in)[36]
  • Johnny Wattenburg[4]

Notes[]

  1. ^ American Solidarity Party does not have ballot access. Desmond Silveira (ASP) appears on ballot as "No party preference".[60]

Primary election[]

Endorsements[]

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Travis Allen (R)
U.S. Representatives
  • Tom McClintock, U.S. Representative (R-CA-4)[61]
  • Dana Rohrabacher, U.S. Representative (R-CA-48)[62]
  • Ed Royce, U.S. Representative (R-CA-39)[63]
State-level officials
  • Patricia Bates, California Senate Minority Leader (R-36)[64]
  • Bill Brough, California State Assemblyman (R-73)[62]
  • Phillip Chen, California State Assemblyman (R-55)[62]
  • Steven Choi, California State Assemblyman (R-68)[62]
  • James Gallagher, California State Assemblyman (R-3)[62]
  • Diane Harkey, Member of the California State Board of Equalization[65]
  • Matthew Harper, California State Assemblyman (R-74)[62]
  • Tom Lackey, California State Assemblyman (R-36)[62]
  • Melissa Melendez, California State Assemblywoman (R-67)[62]
  • Mike Morrell, California State Senator (R-23)[62]
  • Jay Obernolte, California State Assemblyman (R-33)[62]
  • Jim Patterson, California State Assemblyman (R-23)[62]
  • Jeff Stone, California State Senator (R-28)[62]
  • Randy Voepel, California State Assemblyman (R-71)[62]
Notable individuals
  • Adam Ellison, co-Chairman of YRNF from California and Merrill Lynch financial advisor[66]
  • Marco Gutierrez, co-founder of Latinos for Trump[67]
  • Katie Hopkins, English newspaper columnist and TV personality[68]
  • Niger Innis, conservative activist and civil rights leader[69]
  • Tomi Lahren, political commentator[70]
  • Scott Presler, Vice Chairman of Virginia Beach Young Republicans[71]
  • Roger Stone, political consultant as well as strategist and InfoWars contributor[72]
  • Ashton Whitty, California Campus Correspondent and guest reporter at InfoWars[73]
Newspapers and other media
Organizations
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John Chiang (D)
Federal elected officials
  • Judy Chu, U.S. Representative (D-CA-27)[78]
  • Ted Lieu, U.S. Representative (D-CA-33), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus[79]
  • Alan Lowenthal, U.S. Representative (D-CA-47)[80]
  • Grace Napolitano, U.S. Representative (D-CA-32)[78]
  • Linda Sánchez, U.S. Representative (D-CA-38)[81]
  • Brad Sherman, U.S. Representative (D-CA-30)[82]
  • Mark Takano, U.S. Representative (D-CA-41), co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus[83]
State-level officials
  • Ed Chau, California State Assemblymember (D-49)[78]
  • Lorena Gonzlez Fletcher, California State Assemblymember (D-80)[84]
  • Dave Jones, California Insurance Commissioner[85]
  • Evan Low, California State Assemblymember (D-28)[86]
  • Anthony Portantino, California State Senator (D-25)[87]
  • Sharon Quirk-Silva, California State Assemblymember (D-65)[88]
  • Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the California State Assembly (D-63)[89]
  • Bob Wieckowski, California State Senator (D-10)
  • Mariko Yamada, former California State Assemblymember (D-4)
Local-level officials
  • Bob Blumenfield, member of the Los Angeles City Council, District 3
  • Rick Bonilla, San Mateo Mayor[90]
  • Ron Galperin, City Controller of Los Angeles[91]
  • Georgette Gomez, member of San Diego City Council[92]
  • José Huizar, member of the Los Angeles City Council, District 14[93]
  • Paul Koretz, member of the Los Angeles City Council, District 5[94]
  • Das Williams, member of Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors[95]
  • Norman Yee, member of San Francisco Board of Supervisors[96]
Organizations
Individuals
  • Francine Busby, former Chair of the San Diego County Democratic Party[102]
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Delaine Eastin (D)
State-level officials
  • Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, California State Assemblywoman (D-04)[103]
  • Dede Alpert, former California State Senator (D-39)[103]
  • Tom Ammiano, former California State Assemblymember (D-17)[103]
  • Joan Buchanan, former California State Assemblywoman (D-16)[103]
  • Laura Chick, former California Inspector General, Los Angeles Controller, Los Angeles City Councilmember[103]
  • Loni Hancock, former California State Senator (D-09)[103]
  • Leona Egeland Rice, former California State Assemblywoman (Santa Clara)[103]
  • Lori Saldana, former California State Assemblywoman (D-76)[103]
  • Virginia Strom-Martin, former California State Assemblywoman (D-01)[103]
  • Sally Tanner, former California State Assemblywoman (D-60)[103]
  • Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction[103]
Local-level officials
  • Harry Britt, former San Francisco Supervisor[104]
  • Heather Fargo, former Mayor of Sacramento[103]
  • Gus Morrison, former Mayor of Fremont[103]
  • Joy Picus, former Los Angeles City Councilmember[103]
Organizations
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Josh Jones (G)
Individuals
  • Viggo Mortensen, actor
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Desmond Silveira (ASP)
Notable individuals
  • Dr. Ronda Chervin, Ph.D, emerita Professor of Philosophy, author of numerous books, TV and radio presenter
  • Mike Maturen, 2016 presidential candidate of American Solidarity Party[112]
  • Joe Schriner, journalist, activist, and six-time independent presidential candidate[113]
Organizations
  • American Solidarity Party[112]
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Antonio Villaraigosa (D)
U.S. Representatives
  • Karen Bass, U.S. Representative (D-CA-37)[114]
  • Tony Coelho, former U.S. Representative[115]
  • Lou Correa, U.S. Representative (D-CA-46)[116]
  • Jim Costa, U.S. Representative (D-CA-16)[117]
  • Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. Representative (D-CA-40)
  • Diane Watson, former U.S. Representative[118]
State-level officials
  • Steven Bradford, California State Senator (D-35)[119]
  • Ian Calderon, California State Assemblymember (D-57), majority leader of the California Assembly[120]
  • Eduardo Garcia, California State Assemblymember (D-56)[121]
  • Ben Hueso, California State Senator (D-40)[122]
  • Kevin Murray, former California State Senator[123]
  • Fabian Núñez, former Speaker of the California State Assembly[124]
  • John Pérez, former Speaker of the California State Assembly[125]
  • Cruz Reynoso, former California Supreme Court Justice[126]
  • Freddie Rodriguez, California State Assemblymember (D-52)[116]
  • Blanca Rubio, California State Assemblymember (D-48)[127]
  • Shirley Weber, California State Assemblymember (D-79)[128]
  • Steve Westly, former State Controller of California[129]
Local-level officials
  • Art Agnos, former Mayor of San Francisco[130]
  • Luis Alejo, member of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors[131]
  • Alan Autry, former Mayor of Fresno[117]
  • Aja Brown, Mayor of Compton[132]
  • David Campos, former Supervisor, City of San Francisco[130]
  • Jerry Dyer, Police Chief of Fresno[133]
  • Marqueece Harris-Dawson, member of the Los Angeles City Council[134]
  • Sheila Kuehl, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors[116]
  • Sam Liccardo, Mayor of San Jose[135]
  • Manuel Lozano, Mayor of Baldwin Park[127]
  • Gloria Molina, former member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors[116]
  • V. Manuel Perez, member of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors[121]
  • Aaron Peskin, Supervisor, City of San Francisco[130]
  • Curren Price, member of the Los Angeles City Council[134]
  • Simon Salinas, member of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors[136]
  • Esmeralda Soria, Fresno City Council President[117]
  • Herb Wesson, President of the Los Angeles City Council[137]
Organizations
  • International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36[138]
  • United Farm Workers[139]
Individuals
  • Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, former CEO of eBay and 2010 Republican nominee for governor[140]
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Nickolas Wildstar (L)
Individuals
  • Larry Sharpe, business consultant and candidate for Vice President of the United States in 2016, Libertarian nominee for Governor of New York in 2018[141][142]
Organizations
  • Libertarian Party of California[143]
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Zoltan Istvan (L)
Notable individuals and organizations
  • Nick Gillespie, Editor at Large and former Editor-in-Chief at Reason[144]
  • Libertarian Party of California[143]

Polling[]

Graphical summary


Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Travis
Allen
(R) 		John
Chiang
(D) 		John
Cox
(R) 		Delaine
Eastin
(D) 		Gavin
Newsom
(D) 		Antonio
Villaraigosa
(D) 		Other /
Undecided
Competitive Edge Research & Communication May 29–30, 2018 504 ± 4.4% 10% 4% 23% 5% 31% 13% 15%[145]
UC Berkeley May 22−28, 2018 2,106 ± 3.5% 12% 7% 20% 4% 33% 13% 11%[146]
Emerson College May 21–24, 2018 600 ± 4.2% 11% 10% 16% 4% 24% 12% 23%[147]
YouGov May 12–24, 2018 1,113 ± 4.0% 10% 8% 17% 4% 33% 9% 16%[148]
Competitive Edge Research & Communication May 20–22, 2018 501 ± 4.4% 9% 7% 22% 8% 26% 12% 17%[149]
SurveyUSA May 21, 2018 678 ± 6.1% 12% 10% 17% 2% 33% 8% 16%[150]
Public Policy Institute of California May 11–20, 2018 901 ± 4.1% 11% 9% 19% 6% 25% 15% 16%[151]
USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times April 18 – May 18, 2018 517 ± 4.0% 5% 6% 10% 3% 21% 11% 43%[152]
Gravis Marketing May 4–5, 2018 525 ± 4.3% 8% 9% 23% 4% 22% 19% 15%[153]
SmithJohnson Research (R-Cox) April 26–27, 2018 533 ± 4.2% 13% 4% 20% 4% 36% 8% 16%[154]
SurveyUSA April 19–23, 2018 520 ± 5.5% 10% 9% 15% 1% 21% 18% 25%[155]
UC Berkeley April 16−22, 2018 1,738 ± 3.5% 16% 7% 18% 4% 30% 9% 16%[156]
J. Wallin Opinion Research/Tulchin Research March 30 – April 4, 2018 800 ± 3.7% 9% 9% 16% 5% 26% 7% 28%[157]
Public Policy Institute of California March 25 – April 3, 2018 867 ± 4.4% 10% 7% 15% 6% 26% 13% 23%[158]
SurveyUSA March 22–25, 2018 517 ± 5.0% 7% 9% 11% 3% 22% 14% 34%[159]
David Binder Research (D-Newsom) March 16–21, 2018 1,750 – 13% 9% 16% 2% 29% 7% 24%[160]
Public Policy Institute of California March 7–13, 2018 1,706 ± 3.4% 10% 6% 14% 5% 28% 12% 25%[161]
David Binder Research (D-Newsom) March 1–5, 2018 1,000 – 10% 13% 16% 7% 26% 12% 16%[162]
David Binder Research (D-Newsom) January 31 – February 4, 2018 800 ± 3.5% 4% 11% 7% 4% 30% 11% 33%[163]
Global Strategy Group (D-Chiang) January 27 – February 1, 2018 500 – 7% 10% 10% 5% 28% 14% 3%[164]
Public Policy Institute of California January 21–30, 2018 1,705 ± 3.2% 8% 9% 7% 4% 23% 21% 28%[165]
Tulchin Research/Moore Information January 21–28, 2018 2,500 ± 2.0% 8% 9% 10% 6% 29% 11% 26%[166]
SurveyUSA January 7–9, 2018 506 ± 4.4% 9% 5% 4% 1% 19% 10% 53%[167]
UC Berkeley December 7–16, 2017 672 ± 3.8% 9% 5% 9% 5% 26% 17% 29%[168]
Public Policy Institute of California November 10–19, 2017 1,070 ± 4.3% 6% 9% 9% 3% 23% 18% 31%[169]
USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times October 27 – November 6, 2017 1,070[170] ± 4.0% 15% 12% 11% 4% 31% 21% 6%[171]
UC Berkeley August 27 – September 5, 2017 1,000 ± 4.0% 9% 7% 11% 4% 26% 10% 33%[172]
SmithJohnson Research (R-Cox) July 27–30, 2017 500 ± 4.4% 10% 7% 14% 3% 25% 12% 28%[157]
GSSR (D-Chiang) May 30 – June 5, 2017 602 – – 10% 11% – 26% 12% –
UC Berkeley May 4–29, 2017 1,628 ± 3.3% – 5% 9% 3% 22% 17% 44%[173]
The Feldman Group (D-Villaraigosa) March 2017 – – – – 22% – 26% 20% –

Results[]

county
Results by county:
  Newsom—60–70%
  Newsom—50–60%
  Newsom—40–50%
  Newsom—30–40%
  Newsom—<30%
  Cox—<30%
  Cox—30–40%
  Cox—40–50%
  Villaraigosa—30–40%
congressional district
Results by congressional district:
  Newsom—50–60%
  Newsom—40–50%
  Newsom—30–40%
  Newsom—<30%
  Cox—<30%
  Cox—30–40%
  Cox—40–50%
  Villaraigosa—<30%
  Villaraigosa—30–40%
  Villaraigosa—40–50%
Non-partisan blanket primary results[178]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gavin Newsom 2,343,792 33.7%
Republican John H. Cox 1,766,488 25.4%
Democratic Antonio Villaraigosa 926,394 13.3%
Republican Travis Allen 658,798 9.5%
Democratic John Chiang 655,920 9.4%
Democratic Delaine Eastin 234,869 3.4%
Democratic Amanda Renteria 93,446 1.3%
Republican Robert C. Newman II 44,674 0.6%
Democratic Michael Shellenberger 31,692 0.5%
Republican Peter Y. Liu 27,336 0.4%
Republican Yvonne Girard 21,840 0.3%
Peace and Freedom Gloria La Riva 19,075 0.3%
Democratic J. Bribiesca 18,586 0.3%
Green Josh Jones 16,131 0.2%
Libertarian Zoltan Istvan 14,462 0.2%
Democratic Albert Caesar Mezzetti 12,026 0.2%
Libertarian Nickolas Wildstar 11,566 0.2%
Democratic Robert Davidson Griffis 11,103 0.2%
Democratic Akinyemi Agbede 9,380 0.1%
Democratic Thomas Jefferson Cares 8,937 0.1%
Green Christopher N. Carlson 7,302 0.1%
Democratic Klement Tinaj 5,368 0.1%
No party preference Hakan "Hawk" Mikado 5,346 0.1%
No party preference Johnny Wattenburg 4,973 0.1%
No party preference Desmond Silveira 4,633 0.1%
No party preference Shubham Goel 4,020 0.1%
No party preference Jeffrey Edward Taylor 3,973 0.1%
Green Veronika Fimbres (write-in) 62 0.0%
No party preference Arman Soltani (write-in) 32 0.0%
No party preference Peter Crawford Valentino (write-in) 21 0.0%
Republican K. Pearce (write-in) 8 0.0%
No party preference Armando M. Arreola (write-in) 1 0.0%
Total votes 6,862,254 100%

Results by county[]

Red represents counties won by Cox. Blue represents counties won by Newsom. Green represents counties won by Villaraigosa.[179]

County Newsom % Cox % Villaraigosa % Allen % Chiang % Others %
Alameda 53.5% 10.6% 10.0% 4.4% 9.6% 11.9%
Alpine 38.5% 24.1% 6.7% 8.7% 10.4% 11.6%
Amador 21.5% 41.8% 5.8% 15.1% 8.0% 7.8%
Butte 25.6% 34.4% 5.5% 14.5% 6.1% 13.9%
Calaveras 23.3% 38.2% 5.3% 18.1% 6.6% 8.5%
Colusa 13.0% 43.3% 16.0% 16.3% 3.6% 7.8%
Contra Costa 49.9% 19.7% 8.7% 7.4% 6.9% 7.4%
Del Norte 23.4% 27.0% 3.5% 24.8% 7.7% 13.6%
El Dorado 24.5% 40.7% 5.8% 13.9% 8.1% 7.0%
Fresno 16.8% 33.7% 20.2% 14.3% 7.6% 7.4%
Glenn 12.4% 48.1% 7.9% 18.2% 3.3% 10.1%
Humboldt 37.9% 22.3% 5.0% 9.6% 6.4% 18.8%
Imperial 11.8% 22.7% 31.2% 9.8% 7.9% 16.6%
Inyo 22.6% 30.7% 8.6% 15.9% 8.7% 13.5%
Kern 12.1% 40.6% 13.9% 19.9% 5.4% 8.1%
Kings 9.4% 36.7% 17.0% 23.8% 6.7% 6.4%
Lake 37.5% 28.4% 6.6% 12.0% 5.0% 10.5%
Lassen 13.1% 41.7% 2.1% 26.8% 6.6% 9.7%
Los Angeles 32.7% 19.6% 21.7% 5.8% 13.2% 7.0%
Madera 12.8% 40.2% 15.7% 18.9% 5.2% 7.2%
Marin 64.1% 12.5% 8.2% 3.8% 5.3% 6.1%
Mariposa 19.1% 34.9% 8.2% 23.4% 6.3% 8.1%
Mendocino 45.2% 17.9% 7.8% 9.1% 5.1% 14.9%
Merced 18.2% 29.7% 17.9% 16.0% 7.3% 10.8%
Modoc 11.4% 49.9% 3.0% 18.0% 3.1% 14.6%
Mono 31.6% 26.1% 12.2% 12.0% 5.0% 13.1%
Monterey 37.8% 19.8% 16.8% 9.4% 6.6% 9.6%
Napa 46.1% 19.4% 10.0% 9.7% 5.5% 9.3%
Nevada 34.1% 25.7% 5.9% 17.4% 7.0% 9.9%
Orange 24.3% 36.3% 11.4% 11.5% 9.0% 7.5%
Placer 25.7% 40.2% 5.8% 13.1% 9.0% 6.2%
Plumas 26.9% 38.5% 3.8% 15.5% 5.7% 9.6%
Riverside 22.3% 34.4% 13.7% 15.3% 7.5% 6.8%
Sacramento 29.7% 26.2% 10.7% 10.2% 14.5% 8.7%
San Benito 33.6% 23.4% 13.3% 16.0% 4.8% 8.9%
San Bernardino 19.7% 33.9% 15.2% 14.7% 9.2% 7.3%
San Diego 30.5% 32.6% 10.4% 7.5% 9.8% 9.2%
San Francisco 57.5% 6.6% 9.1% 2.2% 8.9% 15.7%
San Joaquin 26.3% 31.4% 11.1% 13.6% 9.3% 8.3%
San Luis Obispo 33.2% 29.4% 6.8% 14.6% 7.3% 8.7%
San Mateo 55.0% 13.9% 10.4% 5.1% 7.1% 8.5%
Santa Barbara 33.8% 26.2% 12.3% 11.5% 6.8% 9.4%
Santa Clara 48.5% 13.9% 10.9% 8.3% 7.7% 10.7%
Santa Cruz 52.4% 11.8% 11.5% 7.0% 4.5% 12.8%
Shasta 16.9% 44.3% 3.9% 19.9% 4.5% 10.5%
Sierra 22.9% 35.1% 3.7% 17.6% 7.1% 13.6%
Siskiyou 23.3% 34.5% 3.4% 18.5% 5.0% 15.3%
Solano 41.6% 23.3% 8.9% 11.3% 6.9% 8.0%
Sonoma 54.6% 16.4% 8.9% 5.5% 4.9% 9.7%
Stanislaus 23.2% 31.6% 12.3% 16.3% 7.3% 9.3%
Sutter 16.4% 40.0% 8.3% 17.4% 8.2% 9.7%
Tehama 13.2% 45.4% 4.5% 21.6% 4.7% 10.6%
Trinity 23.6% 31.4% 4.7% 17.9% 5.4% 17.0%
Tulare 13.9% 36.5% 16.4% 20.4% 5.2% 7.6%
Tuolumne 26.8% 37.6% 5.7% 15.8% 5.6% 8.5%
Ventura 26.7% 32.6% 13.4% 9.1% 11.0% 7.2%
Yolo 31.6% 19.9% 13.7% 7.0% 14.6% 13.2%
Yuba 16.3% 39.6% 7.6% 21.1% 6.6% 8.8%
Totals 33.6% 25.5% 13.3% 9.5% 9.5% 8.6%

General election[]

Endorsements[]

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John H. Cox (R)
Federal officials
  • Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State[180]
  • George P. Shultz, former Secretary of State[181]
  • Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States[182][183]
U.S. Representatives
  • Ken Calvert, U.S. Representative (R-CA-42)[184]
  • Paul Cook, U.S. Representative (R-CA-8)[185]
  • Jeff Denham, U.S. Representative (R-CA-10)[186]
  • Newt Gingrich, former U.S. Representative (R-GA-6), former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives[187]
  • Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative (R-CA-49)[184]
  • Doug LaMalfa, U.S. Representative (R-CA-1)[188]
  • Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader (R-CA-23)[184]
  • Devin Nunes, U.S. Representative (R-CA-22)[184]
  • Andrea Seastrand, former U.S. Representative (R-CA-22)[189]
  • Mimi Walters, U.S. Representative (R-CA-45)[190]
State-level officials
  • Pete Wilson, 36th Governor of California[191]
  • Dick Ackerman, former California State Senator (R-33)[192]
  • Travis Allen, California State Assemblyman (R-72)[193]
  • Joel Anderson, California State Senator (R-38)[194]
  • Dan Logue, former California State Assemblyman (R-3)[191]
  • Alan Nakanishi, former California State Assemblyman (R-10), Mayor of Lodi[191]
  • Jim Nielsen, California State Senator (R-4)[195]
Local-level officials
  • Mike Antonovich, former Los Angeles County Supervisor[196]
  • Bill Baber, La Mesa city councilman[191]
  • Richard Bailey, Mayor of Coronado[191]
  • Deirdre Bennet, former Mayor of Colton[191]
  • Garry Bredefeld, Fresno City Council Member[197]
  • Carl DeMaio, former San Diego city councilman[198]
  • Martin Devine, Hanford city councilman[191]
  • Kevin Faulconer, Mayor of San Diego[199]
  • Greg Gandrud, former Carpinteria city councilman[191]
  • Russell Johnson, former Bakersfield city councilman[191]
  • Michael P. Leahy, Yuba County supervisor[191]
  • Daron McDaniel, Merced County supervisor[191]
  • John McGinness, former Sacramento County Sheriff[200]
  • Stephanie McKenzie, Marysville city councilwoman[191]
  • Rudy Mendoza, Mayor of Woodlake[191]
  • Steve Mensinger, former Mayor of Costa Mesa[191]
  • Shellie Milne, former Hemet city councilwoman[191]
  • Jim Price, Mayor of Atwater[191]
  • Brian Raymond, Atwater city councilman[191]
  • Linda Silverman, San Joaquin County Juvenile Justice Commissioner[191]
  • Rich Silverman, Manteca city councilman[191]
  • Kirk Uhler, Placer County supervisor[191]
  • Jeffrey Zellner, Manteca planning commissioner[191]
Notable individuals
  • Scott Baio, actor[191]
  • Gary Bauer, president of the Campaign for Working Families Committee[201]
  • Kimberlin Brown, actress[202]
  • Herman Cain, businessman and 2012 presidential candidate[203]
  • Adam Carolla, comedian and radio-television personality[204]
  • Tirso del Junco, former Chairman of the California Republican Party[205]
  • Harmeet Dhillon, Republican National Committeewoman from California[206]
  • Michael Holtsclaw, Chair of the Tehama County GOP[207]
  • John and Ken, talk radio hosts[208]
  • Tony Krvaric, San Diego County Republican Party Chairman[209]
  • Mike Markkula, businessman[210]
  • Michael Reagan, conservative radio host[211]
  • Louis P. Sheldon, president of the Traditional Values Coalition[191]
  • Lara Trump, campaign consultant [212]
  • Lew Uhler, president of the National Tax Limitation Committee[213]
  • Joy Villa, singer[214][215]
Organizations
  • Butte County Republican Party[216]
  • California Impact Republicans[217]
  • California Peace Officers Association[218]
  • California Pro-Life Democrats[191]
  • California ProLife Council[191]
  • California Republican Veterans Association[191]
  • Californians for Life[219]
  • Fresno County Republican Party[220]
  • Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association[221]
  • Merced County Republican Party[222]
  • Nisei Farmers League[223]
  • Sacramento County Republican Party[224]
  • San Diego Deputy Sheriff's Association[225]
  • San Diego Police Officers Association[226]
  • San Joaquin County Farm Bureau[227]
  • San Mateo County Republican Party[228]
  • Southern California Republican Women and Men[229]
  • Stockton Police Officers Association[230]
  • Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs[231]
  • National Latino Peace Officers Association[232]

American Independent Party [233]

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  • Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[236]
U.S. Senators
  • Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator from California[237]
U.S. Representatives
  • Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative (D-CA-17)[238]
  • Jimmy Panetta, U.S. Representative (D-CA-20)[239]
  • Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative (D-CA-15)[240]
State-level officials
  • Toni Atkins, California State Senator (D-36), incoming President pro tempore of the California State Senate and former Speaker of the California Assembly[241]
  • Jim Beall, California State Senator (D-15)[238]
  • Jerry Brown, Governor of California[242]
  • Autumn Burke, California State Assemblymember (D-62)[243]
  • David Chiu, California State Assemblymember (D-17)[244]
  • Laura Friedman, California State Assemblymember (D-43)[245]
  • Jerry Hill, California State Senator (D-13)
  • Ash Kalra, California State Assemblymember (D-27)[238]
  • Connie Leyva, California State Senator (D-20)[246]
  • Kevin Mullin, California State Assemblymember (D-22)[247]
  • Adrin Nazarian, California State Assemblymember (D-46)[248]
  • Alex Padilla, California Secretary of State[249]
  • Bill Quirk, California State Assemblymember (D-20)
  • Richard Roth, California State Senator (D-31)[250]
  • Henry Stern, California State Senator (D-27)[251]
  • Tony Thurmond, California State Assemblymember (D-15)[252]
  • Phil Ting, California State Assemblymember (D-19)[244]
  • Scott Wiener, California State Senator (D-11)
Local-level officials
  • Jeff Adachi, San Francisco Public Defender[244]
  • Jesse Arreguin, Mayor of Berkeley[252]
  • Tom Butt, Mayor of Richmond[252]
  • Carmen Chu, San Francisco Assessor-Recorder[244]
  • Jose Cisneros, San Francisco Treasurer[252]
  • Mark Farrell, former Mayor of San Francisco[252]
  • Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles[253]
  • Robert Garcia, Mayor of Long Beach[254]
  • Lena Gonzalez, member of the Long Beach City Council[255]
  • Matt Haney, San Francisco Board of Education Commissioner[252]
  • Vicki Hennessy, San Francisco Sheriff[252]
  • Ed Lee (deceased), former Mayor of San Francisco[256]
  • Hydra Mendoza-McDonnell, San Francisco Board of Education Vice President[244]
  • Alex Randolph, San Francisco City College Trustee[252]
  • Katie Rice, member of the Marin County Board of Supervisors[252]
  • Ahsha Safaí, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors[252]
  • Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland[252]
  • Jeff Sheehy, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors[252]
  • Lateefah Simon, BART board member[252]
  • Hilda Solis, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and former US Secretary of Labor[257]
  • Darrell Steinberg, Mayor of Sacramento[258]
  • Katy Tang, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors[244]
  • Antonio Villaraigosa, former Mayor of Los Angeles[259]
Organizations
Individuals
  • Gabby Giffords, former Congresswoman and co-founder of Americans for Responsible Solutions[275]
  • Mark Kelly, retired astronaut and co-founder of Americans for Responsible Solutions[275]
  • RuPaul[276]
Newspapers
  • San Francisco Chronicle
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  • The Press-Democrat
  • Marin Independent Journal
  • San Jose Mercury News
  • East Bay Times
  • Santa Cruz Sentinel
  • Bakersfield Californian
  • Fresno Bee
  • Sacramento Bee
  • Modesto Bee
  • The Tribune
  • Los Angeles Times
  • San Diego Union Tribune
  • The Desert Sun

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[277] Safe D October 26, 2018
The Washington Post[278] Likely D November 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight[279] Safe D November 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report[280] Safe D November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[281] Safe D November 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics[282] Likely D November 4, 2018
Daily Kos[283] Safe D November 5, 2018
Fox News[284][a] Likely D November 5, 2018
Politico[285] Safe D November 5, 2018
Governing[286] Safe D November 5, 2018
Notes
  1. ^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Gavin
Newsom (D) 		John
Cox (R) 		None Other Undecided
Change Research November 2–4, 2018 1,108 – 53% 41% – – –
Research Co. November 1–3, 2018 450 ± 4.6% 58% 38% – – 4%
SurveyUSA November 1–2, 2018 924 ± 4.6% 53% 38% – – 9%
Probolsky Research October 25–30, 2018 900 ± 3.3% 47% 37% – – 16%
Thomas Partners Strategies October 25–27, 2018 1,068 ± 3.5% 55% 42% – – 3%
Gravis Marketing October 25–26, 2018 743 ± 3.6% 55% 35% – – 9%
UC Berkeley October 19–25, 2018 1,339 ± 4.0% 58% 40% – – 2%
YouGov October 10–24, 2018 2,178 ± 3.1% 53% 34% 3% – 10%
Public Policy Institute of California October 12–21, 2018 989 ± 4.2% 49% 38% 2% – 10%
Thomas Partners Strategies October 18–20, 2018 1,068 ± 3.5% 54% 41% – – 5%
Emerson College October 17–19, 2018 671 ± 4.1% 52% 32% – – 16%
SurveyUSA October 12–14, 2018 762 ± 4.9% 52% 35% – – 14%
Thomas Partners Strategies October 12–14, 2018 1,068 ± 3.5% 51% 43% – – 6%
USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times September 17 – October 14, 2018 794 LV ± 4.0% 54% 31% – – 15%
980 RV ± 4.0% 51% 30% – – 19%
Thomas Partners Strategies October 5–7, 2018 1,068 ± 3.5% 54% 42% – – 4%
Thomas Partners Strategies September 28–30, 2018 1,068 ± 3.5% 50% 45% – – 5%
Thomas Partners Strategies September 21–23, 2018 1,068 ± 3.5% 53% 42% – – 5%
Vox Populi Polling September 16–18, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 60% 40% – – –
Public Policy Institute of California September 9–18, 2018 964 ± 4.8% 51% 39% 3% – 7%
Thomas Partners Strategies September 14–16, 2018 1,040 ± 3.5% 45% 41% – – 14%
Ipsos September 5–14, 2018 1,021 ± 4.0% 52% 40% – 3% 6%
Thomas Partners Strategies September 7–9, 2018 1,227 ± 3.3% 48% 40% – – 12%
Probolsky Research August 29 – September 2, 2018 900 ± 5.8% 44% 39% – – 17%
Public Policy Institute of California July 8–17, 2018 1,020 ± 4.3% 55% 31% 5% – 9%
SurveyUSA June 26–27, 2018 559 ± 5.9% 58% 29% – – 13%
USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times June 6–17, 2018 767 ± 4.0% 45% 28% – – 27%
J. Wallin Opinion Research/Tulchin Research March 30 – April 4, 2018 800 ± 3.7% 42% 32% – – 26%

Results[]

Newsom won the general election by the largest margin of any California gubernatorial candidate since Earl Warren's re-election in 1950. In addition to winning the traditional Democratic strongholds of the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles County, Sacramento, and North Coast, Newsom performed well in the traditionally swing Central Coast, San Bernardino County, and San Diego County, as well as narrowly winning traditionally Republican Orange County - the latter voting for a Democrat for the first time in a gubernatorial election since Jerry Brown's first re-election in 1978. Cox did well in the state's more rural areas, even flipping Stanislaus County; Stanislaus is the only county that voted for Brown in 2014 but flipped to Cox in 2018. Cox also narrowly won Fresno County and handily won traditionally Republican Kern County in the Central Valley, and narrowly won Riverside County in the Inland Empire.

Results by congressional district:
  Newsom—≥90%
  Newsom—80–90%
  Newsom—70–80%
  Newsom—60–70%
  Newsom—50–60%
  Cox—50–60%
  Cox—60–70%
California gubernatorial election, 2018[287]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gavin Newsom 7,721,410 61.9% +1.98%
Republican John H. Cox 4,742,825 38.1% -1.98%
Total votes 12,464,235 100.00% N/A
Turnout 12,712,542 63.28%
Registered electors 19,696,371
Democratic hold

Results by county[]

Here are the results of the election by county. Blue represents counties won by Newsom. Red represents counties won by Cox.[288]

County Gavin Newsom

Democratic

John Cox

Republican

Total Votes
# % # % #
Alameda 462,558 80.6% 111,677 19.4% 574,235
Alpine 386 62.8% 229 37.2% 615
Amador 6,237 35.5% 11,356 64.5% 17,593
Butte 41,500 46.8% 47,226 53.2% 88,726
Calaveras 7,765 35.9% 13,845 64.1% 21,610
Colusa 1,999 34.7% 3,764 65.3% 5,763
Contra Costa 283,805 68.2% 132,345 31.8% 416,150
Del Norte 3,441 41.3% 4,887 58.7% 8,328
El Dorado 36,297 40.6% 53,140 59.4% 89,437
Fresno 124,332 49.1% 128,974 50.9% 253,306
Glenn 2,424 29.1% 5,908 70.9% 8,332
Humboldt 33,455 64.5% 18,418 35.5% 51,873
Imperial 20,573 61.7% 12,785 38.3% 33,358
Inyo 3,244 44.7% 4,018 55.3% 7,262
Kern 83,507 41.1% 119,870 58.9% 203,377
Kings 12,275 40.6% 17,976 59.4% 30,251
Lake 10,869 51.4% 10,280 48.6% 21,149
Lassen 2,043 22.7% 6,973 77.3% 9,016
Los Angeles 2,114,699 71.9% 826,402 28.1% 2,941,101
Madera 15,037 39.0% 23,488 61.0% 38,525
Marin 103,671 79.5% 26,750 20.5% 130,421
Mariposa 3,183 38.7% 5,043 61.3% 8,226
Mendocino 22,152 66.3% 11,255 33.7% 33,407
Merced 30,783 52.0% 28,424 48.0% 59,207
Modoc 820 23.8% 2,628 76.2% 3,448
Mono 2,706 55.8% 2,147 44.2% 4,853
Monterey 76,648 66.0% 39,516 34.0% 116,164
Napa 36,513 64.8% 19,834 35.2% 56,347
Nevada 27,985 52.9% 24,882 47.1% 52,867
Orange 543,047 50.1% 539,951 49.9% 1,082,998
Placer 72,270 41.2% 103,157 58.8% 175,427
Plumas 3,433 37.2% 5,807 62.8% 9,240
Riverside 319,845 49.8% 322,243 50.2% 642,088
Sacramento 302,696 58.8% 212,010 41.2% 514,706
San Benito 11,274 56.1% 8,815 43.9% 20,089
San Bernardino 276,874 51.5% 260,379 48.5% 537,253
San Diego 658,346 56.9% 499,532 43.1% 1,157,878
San Francisco 312,181 86.4% 49,181 13.6% 361,362
San Joaquin 101,474 52.2% 92,966 47.8% 194,440
San Luis Obispo 65,117 51.6% 61,137 48.4% 126,254
San Mateo 213,282 75.2% 70,242 24.8% 283,524
Santa Barbara 93,841 60.5% 61,300 39.5% 155,141
Santa Clara 438,758 71.4% 175,791 28.6% 614,549
Santa Cruz 91,523 76.8% 27,665 23.2% 119,188
Shasta 20,256 28.9% 49,825 71.1% 70,081
Sierra 599 35.9% 1,068 64.1% 1,667
Siskiyou 7,218 39.7% 10,946 60.3% 18,164
Solano 89,694 61.3% 56,627 38.7% 146,321
Sonoma 152,040 72.3% 58,338 27.7% 210,378
Stanislaus 77,220 49.2% 79,751 50.8% 156,971
Sutter 11,122 37.0% 18,953 63.0% 30,075
Tehama 5,756 27.5% 15,137 72.5% 20,893
Trinity 2,250 42.3% 3,075 57.7% 5,325
Tulare 42,702 42.8% 57,012 57.2% 99,714
Tuolumne 9,294 38.9% 14,580 61.1% 23,874
Ventura 171,729 55.6% 137,393 44.4% 309,122
Yolo 49,759 67.8% 23,611 32.2% 73,370
Yuba 6,903 36.0% 12,293 64.0% 19,196
Totals 7,721,410 61.9% 4,742,825 38.1% 12,464,235

Voter demographics[]

CNN exit poll by demographic subgroups[289]
Demographic subgroup Newsom Cox No answer % of
total vote
Ideology
Liberals 90 10 n/a 34
Moderates 59 41 n/a 37
Conservatives 16 84 n/a 29
Party
Democrats 93 7 n/a 46
Republicans 7 93 n/a 23
Independents 53 47 n/a 31
Party by gender
Democratic men 92 8 n/a 18
Democratic women 93 7 n/a 28
Republican men 6 94 n/a 12
Republican women 9 91 n/a 10
Independent men 53 47 n/a 18
Independent women 54 46 n/a 13
Gender
Men 56 44 n/a 48
Women 65 35 n/a 52
Marital status
Married 57 43 n/a 57
Unmarried 65 35 n/a 43
Gender by marital status
Married men 53 47 n/a 35
Married women 64 36 n/a 22
Unmarried men 58 42 n/a 19
Unmarried women 68 32 n/a 24
Race and ethnicity
White 57 43 n/a 63
Black 84 16 n/a 6
Latino 64 36 n/a 19
Asian 65 35 n/a 8
Other 71 29 n/a 3
Gender by race and ethnicity
White men 54 46 n/a 31
White women 59 41 n/a 32
Black men 78 22 n/a 2
Black women 87 13 n/a 4
Latino men 61 39 n/a 9
Latino women 67 33 n/a 10
Others 67 33 n/a 11
Religion
Protestant, Other Christian 46 54 n/a 34
Catholic 56 44 n/a 21
Jewish 72 28 n/a 4
Other religion 76 24 n/a 10
No religion 79 21 n/a 31
Religious service attendance
Weekly or more 46 54 n/a 21
A few times a month 56 44 n/a 13
A few times a year 71 29 n/a 23
Never 69 31 n/a 43
White evangelical or born-again Christian
Yes 18 82 n/a 11
No 65 35 n/a 89
Age
18–24 years old 72 28 n/a 8
25–29 years old 66 34 n/a 7
30–39 years old 65 35 n/a 15
40–49 years old 58 42 n/a 14
50–64 years old 56 44 n/a 29
65 and older 57 43 n/a 27
Sexual orientation
LGBT 83 17 n/a 5
Heterosexual 58 42 n/a 95
First time voter
First time voter 69 31 n/a 18
Everyone else 58 42 n/a 82
Education
High school or less 58 42 n/a 19
Some college education 56 44 n/a 29
Associate degree 60 40 n/a 13
Bachelor's degree 65 35 n/a 24
Advanced degree 63 37 n/a 16
Education by race and ethnicity
White college graduates 59 41 n/a 28
White no college degree 55 45 n/a 35
Non-white college graduates 78 22 n/a 11
Non-white no college degree 64 36 n/a 25
Education by race, ethnicity, and sex
White women with college degrees 62 38 n/a 13
White women without college degrees 56 44 n/a 19
White men with college degrees 56 44 n/a 15
White men without college degrees 52 48 n/a 17
Non-whites 68 32 n/a 36
Family income
Under $30,000 57 43 n/a 17
$30,000–49,999 66 34 n/a 21
$50,000–99,999 55 45 n/a 22
$100,000–199,999 45 55 n/a 27
Over $200,000 41 59 n/a 13
Military service
Veterans 32 68 n/a 14
Non-veterans 64 36 n/a 86
Issue regarded as most important
Health care 85 15 n/a 43
Immigration 36 64 n/a 18
Economy 35 65 n/a 21
Gun policy 66 34 n/a 15

See also[]

  • 2018 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
  • 2018 California State Treasurer election
  • 2021 California gubernatorial recall election

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  145. ^ Other 5%, Undecided 10%
  146. ^ Other 4%, Undecided 7%
  147. ^ Other 4%, Undecided 19%
  148. ^ Amanda Renteria (D), Robert C. Newman (R), Shubham Goel (NPP) with 1%, all other candidates 0%, Undecided 13%
  149. ^ Other 4%, Undecided 13%
  150. ^ Thomas Jefferson Cares (D), Robert C. Newman (R), Klement Tinaj (D) with 1%; Akinyemi Agbede (D), Juan Bribiesca (D), Christopher Carlson (G), Yvonne Girard (R), Shubham Goel (NPP), Robert Davidson Griffis (D), Zoltan Istvan (L), Josh Jones (G), Gloria La Riva (PFP), Peter Yuan Liu (R), Albert Caesar Mezzetti (D), Hakan "Hawk" Mikado (NPP), Amanda Renteria (D), Michael Shellenberger (D), Desmond Silveira (ASP), Jeffrey Edward Taylor (NPP), Johnny Wattenburg (NPP), and Nickolas Wildstar (L) with 0%; Undecided with 13%
  151. ^ Other 1%, Undecided 16%
  152. ^ Akinyemi Agbede (D), Robert Davidson Griffis (D), Amanda Renteria (D), and Gloria La Riva (PFP) with 1%; Juan Bribiesca (D), Thomas Jefferson Cares (D), Albert Caesar Mezzetti (D), Michael Shellenberger (D), Klement Tinaj (D), Christopher Carlson (G), Josh Jones (G), Zoltan Istvan (L), Nickolas Wildstar (L), Yvonne Girard (R), Robert C. Newman (R), Shubham Goel (NPP), Hakan "Hawk" Mikado (NPP), Desmond Silveira (ASP), Jeffrey Edward Taylor (NPP), Johnny Wattenburg (NPP) with 0%; Other 0%; Not voting 0%; Undecided 39%
  153. ^ Albert Mezzetti (D) 2%, Undecided 13%
  154. ^ Amanda Renteria (D) 0%, Undecided 16%
  155. ^ Robert Newman (R) 4%, Amanda Renteria (D) 3%, Other 1%, Undecided 17%
  156. ^ Other 3%, Undecided 13%
  157. ^ Jump up to: a b Undecided 28%
  158. ^ Other 1%, Undecided 22%
  159. ^ Robert Newman (R) 3%; Yvonne Girard (R) and Robert Kleinberger* (NPP) with 2%; Daniel Amare* (R), Brian Domingo* (R), Peter Yuan Liu (R), Michael Bracamontes* (D), Juan Bribiesca (D), and Nickolas Wildstar (L) with 1%; Akinyemi Agbede (D), Zoltan Istvan (L), Josh Jones (G), Harmesh Kumar* (D), and James Tran* (NPP) with 0%; Other 0%l; Undecided 21%. *Withdrawn.
  160. ^ Amanda Renteria (D) 2%, Other 6%, Undecided 16%
  161. ^ Other 1%, Undecided 24%
  162. ^ Amanda Renteria (D) 4%, Undecided 12%
  163. ^ Doug Ose* (R) 4%, Other 29%. *Withdrawn.
  164. ^ Doug Ose* (R) 3%. *Withdrawn.
  165. ^ Doug Ose* (R) 3%, Someone else 1%, Undecided 24%. *Withdrawn.
  166. ^ Doug Ose* (R) 4%, Someone else 4%, Undecided 18%. *Withdrawn.
  167. ^ Robert Newman (R), Doug Ose* (R), Tom Steyer† (D), Peter Thiel† (R), and Steve Westly† (D) with 2%; Akinyemi Agbede (D), Daniel Amare* (R), Stasyi Barth* (R), Michael Bracamontes* (D), Juan Bribiesca (D), Brian Domingo* (R), Yvonne Girard (R), Zoltan Istvan (L), Josh Jones (G), Robert Kleinberger* (NPP), Harmesh Kumar* (D), Peter Yuan Liu (R), James Tran* (NPP), and Nickolas Wildstar (L) with 1%; Michael Bilger* (NPP), Andy Blanch* (NPP), Scooter Braun† (D), John-Leslie Brown* (R), David Bush* (NPP), Christopher Carlson (G), Peter Crawford-Valentino* (NPP), Ted Crisell* (D), Grant Handzlik* (NPP), Analila Joya* (NPP), Joshua Laine* (AIP), Chad Mayes† (R), Jacob Morris* (R), Timothy Richardson* (NPP), Boris Romanowsky* (NPP), Michael Shellenberger (D), H. Fuji Shioura* (NPP), Laura Smith* (R), Scot Sturtevant* (NPP), Ashley Swearengin† (R), Klement Tinaj (D), and Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt* (NPP) with 0%; Other with 29%. *Withdrawn. †Hypothetical candidate.
  168. ^ Other 1%, Undecided 28%
  169. ^ Other 1%, Undecided 30%
  170. ^ 1,070 likely primary voters out of 1,504. MoE out of 1,504: ± 3.0. 22% out of 1,504 not voting.
  171. ^ Other 6%
  172. ^ Undecided 33%
  173. ^ David Hadley* (R) 7%, Undecided 37%. *Withdrawn.
  174. ^ Delaine Eastin (D) and Steve Westly with 2%, Undecided with 21%
  175. ^ Alex Padilla (D) 3%, Undecided 13%
  176. ^ Alex Padilla (D) 4%, Steve Westly (D) 1%, Undecided 25%
  177. ^ Alex Padilla (D) 4%, Undecided 22%
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  180. ^ "Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice endorses John Cox for California governor". Los Angeles Times.
  181. ^ Carla Marinucci. "Former Secretary of State George Shultz Endorses Republican @TheRealJohnHCox for CA Governor. Cox: "Sec Shultz has had a distinguished career in business and service to our nation. I am tremendously honored to have his support in this effort to bring positive change to CA."". Twitter.
  182. ^ Donald J. Trump. "California finally deserves a great Governor, one who understands borders, crime and lowering taxes. John Cox is the man - he'll be the best Governor you've ever had. I fully endorse John Cox for Governor and look forward to working with him to Make California Great Again!". Twitter.
  183. ^ Seema Mehta (May 25, 2018). "Trump's daughter-in-law touts his endorsement of John Cox for California governor in new video". Los Angeles Times.
  184. ^ Jump up to: a b c d JohnHCox. "Honored to announce today that I've received the endorsements of Majority Leader @kevinomccarthy & Reps Calvert, Nunes, Denham & Issa #CAGov". Twitter.
  185. ^ JohnHCox. "Congressman Paul Cook says "John Cox is a proven Republican leader" in his endorsement of my campaign today. @CAGOP #GOP #cagop2018". Twitter.
  186. ^ JohnHCox. "Grateful to receive a new endorsement from Central Valley Congressman Jeff Denham! #CAGov #GOP". Twitter.
  187. ^ Mehta, Seema (March 12, 2018). "Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich endorses John Cox in governor's race". Los Angeles Times.
  188. ^ JohnHCox. "Proud to announce that I've been endorsed by North State Congressman @DougLaMalfa! #CAGov #GOP .@CAGOP". Twitter.
  189. ^ Seastrand, Andrea (August 3, 2018). "California is at a critical juncture; John Cox is the right man to lead it". The Tribune.
  190. ^ JohnHCox. "I was thrilled to receive an endorsement today from Rep. Mimi Walters! A great Member of Congress. .@CAGOP #GOP #OrangeCounty #CAGov". Twitter.
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  192. ^ JohnHCox. "Proud to announce a new endorsement from former Senate GOP Leader Dick Ackerman! #CAGov @CAGOP #InItToWinIt". Twitter.
  193. ^ Travis Allen. "It's time we put the Primary past us and UNITE to WIN IN NOVEMBER. Today, I'm officially endorsing Republican nominee JOHN COX and announcing the TAKE BACK CALIFORNIA Tour to Organize CA Conservatives. Join TODAY, and together let's TAKE BACK CALIFORNIA!!". Twitter.
  194. ^ "BREAKING! Big Endorsement for John Cox for Governor 2018 from Conservative Leader - State Senator Joel Anderson!". 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  195. ^ JohnHCox. "Momentum is building. I just received the endorsement of State Senator Jim Nielsen! #gop #CAGov @CAGOP @CASenatorJim". Twitter.
  196. ^ JohnHCox. "Honored to earn the endorsement of longtime Los Angeles County Supervisor @MikeAntonovich. #LosAngeles #CAGov #InItToWinIt #Breaking". Twitter.
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  198. ^ JohnHCox. "Thank you to #StopTheCarTax leader @carldemaio for his endorsement today of my campaign for Governor! #ReclaimCA #GOP #SanDiego #CAGov". Twitter.
  199. ^ Charles T. Clark, David Garrick (September 14, 2018). "San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer endorses John Cox for governor". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
  200. ^ JohnHCox. "Proud to have the endorsement of former #Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness. #InItToWinIt #RepublicansRising". Twitter.
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  202. ^ Kimberlin Brown Pelzer. "I am in full support of @TheRealJohnHCox for Governor. #TeamKimberlin". Twitter.
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  204. ^ Adam Carolla. "lets get this guy elected". Twitter.
  205. ^ JohnHCox. "Proud to receive the endorsement of 2x @CAGOP former Chairman Tirso Del Junco. @CAGOP #cagop2018 #GOP". Twitter.
  206. ^ Joe Garofoli (May 24, 2018). "Top California Republican urges Travis Allen to endorse rival John Cox". San Francisco Chronicle.
  207. ^ JohnHCox. "Michael Holtsclaw, Chair of the Tehama County GOP is endorsing me for #CAGov. Says, "John Cox is clearly the conservative choice" #GOP". Twitter.
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  209. ^ JohnHCox. "Thrilled to announce the endorsements of Republican Party of San Diego Chair @TonyKrvaric & Congressman @DarrellIssa #CAGOP2018 @CAGOP". Twitter.
  210. ^ Nikki Laurenzo. ".@TheRealJohnHCox picks up an endorsement from one of the founders of #Apple Mike Markkula- "Being 47 out of 50 in education is unacceptable. Having companies move out of California rather than in because of high taxes and over-burdening regulations is unacceptable." #CAGov". Twitter.
  211. ^ JohnHCox. "Im proud to announce I've just been endorsed by Michael Reagan! #RepublicansRising @cagop #CAGOP2018". Twitter.
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  216. ^ JohnHCox. "Just received the unanimous endorsement of the Butte County Republican Party! #RepublicansRising #GOP @CAGOP #MAGA". Twitter.
  217. ^ "Announcement: Statewide GOP grassroots organization endorses John Cox for Governor 2018". Right On Daily Blog.
  218. ^ JohnHCox. "Proud to have just received the endorsement of the California Peace Officers Association, 16,000 members strong. @CalPeaceOfficer #CAGov". Twitter.
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  220. ^ JohnHCox. "I'm proud to have just been endorsed for Governor by the Fresno County Republican Party! #Fresno #Valley @CAGOP @FresnoCountyGOP #GOP". Twitter.
  221. ^ JohnHCox. "Proud to announce that I've just been endorsed for #CAGov by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association! @HJTA #GOP #InItToWinIt". Twitter.
  222. ^ JohnHCox. "Just earned the unanimous endorsement of the Merced County Republican Party! @CAGOP #gop #InItToWinIt". Twitter.
  223. ^ JohnHCox. "#Agriculture. Proud to announce the endorsement of the Nisei Farmers League. President Manuel Cunha, Jr wrote: "We are impressed & supportive of your comments regarding job creation, affordable housing, improved educational opportunities, support for law enforcement & water..." Twitter.
  224. ^ Sacramento GOP. "The Sacramento County GOP was pleased to unanimously endorse @TheRealJohnHCox for Governor of California. Time to make Dems face up to the poverty, crime and low quality of life they have created in our State". Twitter.
  225. ^ JohnHCox. "Thank you to the San Diego Deputy Sheriffs' Assn & Stockton Police Officers' Assn for their endorsements. #Grateful #HelpIsOnTheWay #CAGov". Twitter.
  226. ^ JohnHCox. "Adding to my #SanDiego news today, I'm thrilled to announce an endorsement by the 1,900 women & men of the San Diego Police Officers Assn. I'm proud of the fact they wrote that my "qualifications, character and support for law enforcement make you the best candidate." #CAGov". Twitter.
  227. ^ JohnHCox. "I'm thrilled to earn the endorsement of the San Joaquin County Farm Bureau - they wrote "John Cox is the best choice for California's agriculture community." We need change & #HelpIsOnTheWay for our farmers & ranchers! #CentralValley #Agriculture #CAGov". Twitter.
  228. ^ JohnHCox. "Proud to have received the endorsement of the San Mateo County Republican Central Committee last week. #ReclaimCA #InItToWinIt #GOP". Twitter.
  229. ^ JohnHCox. "More grassroots momentum...proud to announce the endorsement of @SCRWM - So Cal Republican Women & Men earning 2/3rds of the vote! #GOP". Twitter.
  230. ^ Nikki Laurenzo. "Stockton Police Officers Association endorses @TheRealJohnHCox for governor. #CAGov". Twitter.
  231. ^ Phil Willon. "The Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs has endorsed Republican @TheRealJohnHCox for governor. Assn. President Ron Hernandez praised Cox for supporting crime victims and law enforcement". Twitter.
  232. ^ JohnHCox. "Proud to be endorsed for #CAGov by the National Latino Peace Officers Association today. #InItToWinIt #HelpIsOnTheWay". Twitter.
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