The 2018 California Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of California. The 2014 election winner,

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, was elected to the

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during the 2016 Senate election; incumbent Democratic Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, won election to a full term.

Primary

Democratic Party

Declared

* Xavier Becerra, incumbent attorney general of California and former U.S. representative * Dave Jones, California Insurance Commissioner

Republican Party

Declared

* Steven Bailey, retired

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Superior Court judge * Eric Early, managing partner of Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae LLP

Withdrawn

* Michael A. Ramos,

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Peace and Freedom Party

Declared

* Adriane Bracciale, criminal defense attorney in the Inland Empire

Endorsements

Polling

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Becerra won the election in a landslide, even outperforming

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during the simultaneous

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By congressional district

Becerra won 46 of 53 congressional districts.

References

External links

Official campaign websites
Steven Bailey (R) for Attorney GeneralXavier Becerra (D) for Attorney General
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2018 United States state attorney general elections