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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.

2018 California Secretary of State Election
← 2014 November 6, 2018 2022 →
 
Candidate Alex Padilla Mark Meuser
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 7,909,521 4,362,545
Percentage 64.5% 35.5%

County results
Padilla:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Meuser:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election

Alex Padilla
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Alex Padilla
Democratic

Primary election

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Candidates

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Democratic Party

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Declared
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Republican Party

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Declared
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Green Party

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Declared
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Libertarian Party

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Peace and Freedom Party

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Declared
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Endorsements

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Mike Feinstein (G)
Local-level officials
Organizations
Individuals
Ruben Major (D)
State-level officials
Local-level officials
Organizations
Media
Individuals
Mark P. Meuser (R)
State-level officials
Individuals
Organizations

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Newspapers

Results

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County results
Nonpartisan blanket primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Governing magazine[8] Safe D June 4, 2018

Results

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California Secretary of State election, 2018[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

References

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  1. ^ "Alex Padilla for U.S. Senate". Alex Padilla for U.S. Senate. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  • ^ Ruben Major website
  • ^ "Mark Meuser: Secretary of State for Honest Elections". April 9, 2018.
  • ^ "Issues – Michael Feinstein". feinstein4sos.org. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  • ^ "Endorsements". Meuser for Secretary of State 2018. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 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. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  • ^ Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  • ^ "Secretary of State - Statewide Results". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
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