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The 2018 California State Treasurer general election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the
State Treasurer In the state and territorial governments of the United States, 54 of the 56 states and territories have the executive position of treasurer. New York abolished the office of New York State Treasurer in 1926, in which the duties were transfer ...
of
California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. Incumbent Democratic Treasurer John Chiang did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for
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. The race was between
Fiona Ma Fiona Ma (born March 4, 1966) is an American politician and accountant. She has been serving as the California state treasurer since January 7, 2019. She previously was a member of the California Board of Equalization (2015–2019), the Californ ...
, Democratic, Chair of the
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, and Greg Conlon, Republican, former president of the
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, after they won the two top spots from the June 5 direct primary election. Ma won the November election handily with more than 64% of all votes, and garnering more votes than any other candidate for Treasurer in the state's history. Ma's victory made her the first woman of color and only the 2nd CPA to ever serve as
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.


Primary election


Candidates


Republican Party


=Declared

= * Jack M. Guerrero, Cudahy City CouncilmanCertified list of candidates
/ref> * Greg Conlon, former president of the
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, nominee for California State Treasurer in
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Democratic Party


=Declared

= *
Fiona Ma Fiona Ma (born March 4, 1966) is an American politician and accountant. She has been serving as the California state treasurer since January 7, 2019. She previously was a member of the California Board of Equalization (2015–2019), the Californ ...
, chairwoman of the
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* Vivek Viswanathan, former Special Advisor to Gov. Jerry Brown and Policy Advisor to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.


=Potential

= * Brian Pendleton, philanthropist, activist and entrepreneur


=Declined

= * John Chiang, incumbent
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( running for Governor) *
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Peace and Freedom Party


=Declared

= * Kevin Akin, retired hospital maintenance worker and current state chair of the Peace and Freedom Party


Endorsements


Results


Results by county

Red represents counties won by Conlon. 55-treasurer.pdf
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General election


Results


See also

*
California gubernatorial election, 2018 The 2018 California gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of California, concurrently with elections for the rest of California's executive branch, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elec ...
* California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018


References


External links

Official campaign websites
Greg Conlon (R) for State TreasurerFiona Ma (D) for State Treasurer
{{2018 United States elections
State Treasurer In the state and territorial governments of the United States, 54 of the 56 states and territories have the executive position of treasurer. New York abolished the office of New York State Treasurer in 1926, in which the duties were transfer ...
* California state treasurer elections
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