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General Election - November 6, 2018 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/30/2018

GOVERNOR

GAVIN NEWSOM

Lieutenant Governor/Businessman

Democratic

JOHN H. COX

Businessman/Taxpayer Advocate

Republican

ED HERNANDEZ

State Senator/Businessman

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Democratic

ELENI KOUNALAKIS

Businesswoman/Economic Advisor

Democratic

ALEX PADILLA*

Secretary of State

SECRETARY OF STATE

Democratic

MARK P. MEUSER

Election Law Attorney

Republican

CONTROLLER

BETTY T. YEE*

California State Controller

KONSTANTINOS RODITIS

Businessman/CFO

Democratic

Republican

* Incumbent


TREASURER

FIONA MA

CPA/Taxpayer Representative

Democratic

GREG CONLON

Businessman/CPA

Republican

ATTORNEY GENERAL

XAVIER BECERRA*

Appointed Attorney General of the State of California

Democratic

STEVEN C BAILEY

Retired California Judge

Republican

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

RICARDO LARA Democratic

California Senator

STEVE POIZNER No Party Preference

Businessman/Non-Profit Director

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

TONY K. THURMOND Nonpartisan

Educator/State Legislator

MARSHALL TUCK Nonpartisan

Schools Improvement Director

* Incumbent


BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEMBER DISTRICT 1

TOM HALLINAN Democratic

College Trustee/Businessman

TED GAINES Republican

Taxpayer Advocate/Senator


MALIA COHEN Democratic

President, San Francisco County Supervisors

MARK BURNS Republican

Realtor/Businessman


TONY VAZQUEZ Democratic

Santa Monica City Councilman

G. RICK MARSHALL Republican

Chief Financial Officer


MIKE SCHAEFER Democratic

Public Interest Advocate

JOEL ANDERSON Republican

Taxpayer Advocate/Senator

* Incumbent


UNITED STATES SENATOR

KEVIN DE LEON Democratic

California Senator

DIANNE FEINSTEIN* Democratic

United States Senator

* Incumbent


UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1

AUDREY DENNEY Democratic

Educator/Farmer

DOUG LA MALFA* Republican

Farmer/U.S. Representative


JARED HUFFMAN* Democratic

U.S. Representative

DALE K. MENSING Republican

Cashier


JOHN GARAMENDI* Democratic

Congressman/Rancher

CHARLIE SCHAUPP Republican

Retired Marine Officer


JESSICA MORSE

Candidate for Congress

Democratic

TOM MCCLINTOCK*

United States Representative

Republican

* Incumbent



MIKE THOMPSON* Democratic

Member of Congress

ANTHONY MILLS No Party Preference

Mariner/Published Writer


JRMAR JEFFERSON Democratic

Father/Business Owner

DORIS MATSUI* Democratic



AMI BERA* Democratic

Doctor/Teacher/Congressman

ANDREW GRANT Republican

Businessman/Educator


PAUL COOK* Republican


TIM DONNELLY Republican

Business Owner/Author

* Incumbent



JERRY MCNERNEY* Democratic

Congressman

MARLA LIVENGOOD Republican

Agriculture Policy Advisor


JOSH HARDER Democratic

Educator/Businessman

JEFF DENHAM* Republican

Businessman/Farmer/Representative


MARK DESAULNIER* Democratic

United States Congressman

JOHN FITZGERALD Republican

Small Business Owner


NANCY PELOSI*

Member of Congress

LISA REMMER

Educator

Democratic

Republican

* Incumbent



BARBARA LEE* Democratic


LAURA WELLS Green

No Ballot Designation


JACKIE SPEIER* Democratic

Congresswoman

CRISTINA OSMEÑA Republican

Solar Industry Executive


ERIC SWALWELL* Democratic


RUDY L. PETERS JR. Republican



JIM COSTA*

Farmer/Representative

ELIZABETH HENG


Democratic

Republican

* Incumbent



RO KHANNA* Democratic


RON COHEN Republican

Certified Public Accountant


ANNA G. ESHOO* Democratic

Member of Congress

CHRISTINE RUSSELL Republican

Technology Company Director


ZOE LOFGREN* Democratic

Congresswoman

JUSTIN JAMES AGUILERA Republican

Businessman


JIMMY PANETTA* Democratic


RONALD PAUL KABAT No Party Preference


* Incumbent



TJ COX Democratic

Engineer/Small Businessman

DAVID G. VALADAO* Republican

Farmer/Small Businessman


ANDREW JANZ Democratic

Violent Crimes Prosecutor

DEVIN G. NUNES* Republican

U.S. Representative/Farmer


TATIANA MATTA Democratic

Governing Board Member

KEVIN MCCARTHY* Republican

Representative


SALUD CARBAJAL*

Member of Congress

Democratic

JUSTIN FAREED

Small Businessman/Rancher

Republican

* Incumbent



KATIE HILL Democratic

Homelessness Nonprofit Executive

STEVE KNIGHT* Republican

Member of Congress


JULIA BROWNLEY* Democratic

Ventura County Congresswoman

ANTONIO SABATO, JR. Republican

Actor/Businessman


JUDY CHU* Democratic


BRYAN WITT Democratic

Railroad Operations Supervisor


ADAM B. SCHIFF*

U.S. Representative, 28th District

Democratic

JOHNNY J. NALBANDIAN

Food Industry Businessman

Republican

* Incumbent



TONY CARDENAS* Democratic

U.S. Representative/Congressmember

BENITO BENNY BERNAL Republican

Educational Transportation Supervisor


BRAD SHERMAN* Democratic

United States Congressman, 30th District

MARK S. REED Republican

Realtor/Businessman/Rancher


PETE AGUILAR* Democratic


SEAN FLYNN Republican

Business Owner/Economist


GRACE FLORES NAPOLITANO*


Democratic

JOSHUA M. SCOTT

Political Strategist/Analyst

Republican

* Incumbent



TED W. LIEU* Democratic

Congressman/Military Officer

KENNETH WESTON WRIGHT Republican

Physician/Surgeon/Educator


JIMMY GOMEZ* Democratic

Member of Congress

KENNETH MEJIA Green



NORMA J. TORRES* Democratic


CHRISTIAN LEONEL VALIENTE Republican



RAUL RUIZ*

Congressman/Emergency Physician

Democratic

KIMBERLIN BROWN PELZER


Republican

* Incumbent



KAREN BASS* Democratic

Member of Congress

RON J. BASSILIAN Republican

E-mail Administrator


LINDA T. SÁNCHEZ* Democratic


RYAN DOWNING Republican

Taxpayer Advocate


GIL CISNEROS Democratic

Education/Veterans Advocate

YOUNG KIM Republican



LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD*

U.S. Representative

Democratic

RODOLFO CORTES BARRAGAN

Research Scientist

Green

* Incumbent



MARK TAKANO* Democratic

United States Representative/Teacher

AJA SMITH Republican



JULIA C PEACOCK Democratic

Public School Teacher

KEN CALVERT* Republican

U.S. Representative


MAXINE WATERS* Democratic

United States Congresswoman

OMAR NAVARRO Republican



NANETTE DIAZ BARRAGÁN* Democratic

United States Representative, 44th District

AJA L. BROWN Democratic

Mayor, City of Compton

* Incumbent



KATIE PORTER Democratic

Consumer Protection Attorney

MIMI WALTERS* Republican



LOU CORREA* Democratic

United States Congressmember

RUSSELL RENE LAMBERT Republican

Fraud Investigator/Businessman


ALAN LOWENTHAL* Democratic


JOHN BRISCOE Republican

Governing Board Member, Ocean View School District of Orange County


HARLEY ROUDA

Businessman

Democratic

DANA ROHRABACHER*


Republican

* Incumbent



MIKE LEVIN Democratic

Clean Energy Advocate

DIANE L. HARKEY Republican

Taxpayer Representative/Businesswoman


AMMAR CAMPA-NAJJAR Democratic

Local Business Owner

DUNCAN HUNTER* Republican

U.S. Representative


JUAN VARGAS* Democratic


JUAN M. HIDALGO JR. Republican

Retired United States Marine


SCOTT PETERS*

U.S. Representative

OMAR QUDRAT

Counter Terrorism Attorney

Democratic

Republican

* Incumbent



SUSAN A. DAVIS*

Representative, U.S. House of Representatives

Democratic

MORGAN MURTAUGH

Political Commentator

Republican

* Incumbent


STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 2

VERONICA "RONI" JACOBI

Business Owner/Engineer

Democratic

MIKE MCGUIRE*

State Senator

Democratic


PHILLIP KIM

Community Organizer

Democratic

JAMES NIELSEN*

Rancher/State Senator

Republican


RICHARD PAN*

Pediatrician/State Senator

Democratic

ERIC FRAME

Business Owner

No Party Preference


PAULINA MIRANDA

Business Woman

Democratic

ANDREAS BORGEAS

County Supervisor/Educator

Republican

* Incumbent



BOB WIECKOWSKI*

State Senator

Democratic

VICTOR G. SAN VICENTE


Republican


ANNA CABALLERO

California State Assemblywoman

Democratic

ROB POYTHRESS

Farmer/Business Owner

Republican


MELISSA HURTADO

Health Advocate/Councilmember

Democratic

ANDY VIDAK*

Farmer/Small Businessman

Republican


RUTH MUSSER-LOPEZ

Archaeologist/Businesswoman

Democratic

SHANNON GROVE

Small Businesswoman

Republican

* Incumbent



BOB HERTZBERG*

State Senator

Democratic

RUDY MELENDEZ

Laborer/Artist

Republican

CONNIE LEYVA*

Incumbent


Democratic

MATTHEW MUNSON

Inventory Processor

Republican


MIKE ENG Democratic

College Teacher

SUSAN RUBIO Democratic

City Councilwoman/Teacher


PETER CHOI Democratic

Nonprofit President

MARIA ELENA DURAZO Democratic

Union Vice President

* Incumbent



BEN ALLEN*

California State Senator

Democratic

BARON BRUNO

Real Estate Agent

No Party Preference


JOY SILVER

Businesswoman/Housing Advisor

Democratic

JEFF STONE*

State Senator/Pharmacist

Republican


HOLLY J. MITCHELL*

State Senator

Democratic


BOB J. ARCHULETA

Mayor/Commissioner/Businessman

Democratic

RITA TOPALIAN


Republican

* Incumbent



TOM UMBERG


Democratic

JANET NGUYEN*

State Senator 34th District

Republican


MARGGIE CASTELLANO

Businesswoman/Environmental Advocate

Democratic

PATRICIA C. 'PAT' BATES*


Republican

JEFF GRIFFITH

Fire Captain/Paramedic


Democratic

BRIAN W. JONES

Appointed Councilmember/Businessman

Republican


BEN HUESO*


LUIS R. VARGAS

Retired Judge

Democratic

Republican

* Incumbent


STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER DISTRICT 1

CALEEN SISK

Tribal Chief

Democratic

BRIAN DAHLE*

Farmer/Assemblyman

Republican


JIM WOOD*

California State Assemblymember

Democratic

MATT HEATH

Father/Businessman

Republican


SONIA AERY

Businesswoman/Housing Advocate

Democratic

JAMES GALLAGHER*

Assemblyman/Businessman/Farmer

Republican


CECILIA AGUIAR-CURRY*

Assemblymember/Farmer

Democratic

BRANDON Z. NELSON

International Relations Student

Libertarian

* Incumbent



CARLA J. NEAL

Educator/Notary Public

Democratic

FRANK BIGELOW*

Rancher/Businessman/Assemblyman

Republican


JACALYN "JACKIE" SMITH


Democratic

KEVIN KILEY*

Member of the State Assembly 6th District

Republican


KEVIN MCCARTY*

Assemblymember

Democratic

SCOTT SCHMIDT


Republican


KEN COOLEY*

California State Assemblyman

Democratic

MELINDAAVEY


Republican

* Incumbent



JIM COOPER* Democratic

Assemblymember

HARRY HE Democratic

Information Technology Manager


MARC LEVINE*

Member, California State Assembly

Democratic

DAN MONTE

Retired General Contractor

Democratic


JIM FRAZIER*

Member of the State Assembly District 11

Democratic

LISA ROMERO

Nurse/Educator/Mother

Republican


ROBERT D. CHASE

Attorney at Law

Democratic

HEATH FLORA*

Farmer/Firefighter/Assemblyman

Republican

* Incumbent



SUSAN TALAMANTES EGGMAN*

Assemblymember

Democratic

ANTONIO M. GARCIA

Auto Mechanic

Republican


TIM GRAYSON*

Assemblymember/Business Owner

Democratic

AASIM YAHYA

Student/Student Advocate

Democratic


JOVANKA BECKLES Democratic

Richmond City Councilmember

BUFFY WICKS Democratic

Community Organizer


REBECCA BAUER-KAHAN

Law Professor/Mother

Democratic

CATHARINE BAKER*


Republican

* Incumbent



DAVID CHIU* Democratic

Assemblymember

ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ Democratic

Small Business Entrepreneur


ROB BONTA*


Democratic

STEPHEN SLAUSON

Electrical Contractor

Republican


PHIL TING*

Assemblymember

Democratic

KEITH BOGDON

Biotech Marketing Consultant

Republican


BILL QUIRK*

Assemblymember

JOSEPH GRCAR

Retired Energy Scientist

Democratic

Republican

* Incumbent



ADAM C. GRAY* Democratic


JUSTIN RYAN QUIGLEY Libertarian



KEVIN MULLIN*

State Assemblymember

Democratic

CHRISTINA LASKOWSKI

Business Strategy Executive

Republican


AILEEN RIZO

Educational Researcher

Democratic

JIM PATTERSON*

Businessman/Broadcast Executive

Republican


MARC BERMAN*


ALEX GLEW

Business Owner/Engineer

Democratic

Republican

* Incumbent



KANSEN CHU*

Incumbent

Democratic

BOB BRUNTON


Republican


JOSE SIGALA

Council Member, City of Tulare

Democratic

DEVON MATHIS*

Assemblyman

Republican

ASH KALRA*

Incumbent


Democratic

G. BURT LANCASTER


Republican


EVAN LOW*


MICHAEL L. SNYDER

Elementary School Teacher

Democratic

Republican

* Incumbent



MARK STONE*

Assemblymember

Democratic

VICKI L. NOHRDEN

Non-Profit Director/Businesswoman

Republican


ROBERT RIVAS

County Supervisor/Educator

Democratic

NEIL G. KITCHENS

Businessman/Rancher

Republican


JOAQUIN ARAMBULA*

Assemblymember/ER Doctor

Democratic

LUPE ESPINOZA

Project Director

Republican


RUDY SALAS*


Democratic

JUSTIN MENDES

Hanford City Councilman

Republican

* Incumbent



SOCORRO CISNEROS

Labor Consultant

Democratic

JAY OBERNOLTE*

Assemblyman/Business Owner

Republican


NICK NICITA

Audio Engineer

Democratic

VINCE FONG*


Republican


BILL OSTRANDER

Farmer/Nonprofit Director

Democratic

JORDAN CUNNINGHAM*

Assemblymember/Small Businessman

Republican


STEVE FOX

Attorney/Educator

Democratic

TOM LACKEY*


Republican

* Incumbent



S. MONIQUE LIMÓN*


Democratic

DAVID L. NORRDIN

Retail Salesperson

Democratic


CHRISTY SMITH

School Board Member

Democratic

DANTE ACOSTA*

Member, State Assembly

Republican


LUZ MARIA RIVAS*

Assemblywoman/Science Educator

Democratic

RICARDO ANTONIO BENITEZ

Business Owner

Republican


JAMES C. RAMOS

County Supervisor/Businessman

Democratic

HENRY GOMEZ NICKEL

Councilman/Small Businessman

Republican

* Incumbent



CHRIS HOLDEN* Democratic

Assemblymember

ALAN S. REYNOLDS No Party Preference

Engineer/Parent/Realtor


DENIANTIONETTE MAZINGO

Attorney

Democratic

CHAD MAYES*

Member of the State Assembly

Republican


LAURA FRIEDMAN* Democratic



JACQUI IRWIN*

Assemblymember

Democratic

RONDA BALDWIN-KENNEDY

Attorney/Mother

Republican

* Incumbent



JESSE GABRIEL*

Assemblymember/Constitutional Attorney

Democratic

JUSTIN M. CLARK


Republican


ADRIN NAZARIAN*


Democratic

ROXANNE BECKFORD HOGE

Businesswoman/Actor

Republican


ELOISE REYES* Democratic

Assemblymember/Businesswoman/Attorney


BLANCA E. RUBIO* Democratic

Assemblywoman/Teacher


ED CHAU*


BURTON BRINK

Retired Sheriff's Sergeant

Democratic

Republican

* Incumbent



RICHARD BLOOM* Democratic



WENDY CARRILLO*

Assemblymember

Democratic

CHRISTOPHER STARE

Cognitive Neuroscientist

Libertarian


FREDDIE RODRIGUEZ*

Assemblymember/First Responder

Democratic

TONI HOLLE

Account Technician

Republican


KEVIN HEE YOUNG JANG Democratic

Attorney/Businessman

MIGUEL SANTIAGO* Democratic


* Incumbent



SYDNEY K. KAMLAGER* Democratic


TEPRING MICHELLE PIQUADO Democratic

Educator/Scientist


GREGG D. FRITCHLE

Social Worker

Democratic

PHILLIP CHEN*

State Assemblyman/Businessman

Republican


EDUARDO GARCIA*


Democratic

JEFF GONZALEZ

Retired Marine Officer

Republican


IAN C. CALDERON*


Democratic

JESSICA MARTINEZ

Educator

Republican

* Incumbent



CRISTINA GARCIA*

Math Teacher/Assemblymember

Democratic

MIKE SIMPFENDERFER

Father/Victim's Advocate

Republican


LESLIE HAGAN-MORGAN

C.E.O.

Democratic

REGGIE JONES-SAWYER*


Democratic


SABRINA CERVANTES*


Democratic

BILL ESSAYLI

Federal Prosecutor

Republican


JOSE MEDINA*

Teacher/State Assemblymember

Democratic

MOHAMMAD-ALI MAZAREI

Business Owner/Entrepreneur

Republican

* Incumbent



AUTUMN BURKE*

Assemblywoman

Democratic

AL L. HERNANDEZ

Broker/Businessman

Republican


MARIA D. ESTRADA

Community Advocate/Accountant

Democratic

ANTHONY RENDON*

Assemblymember

Democratic


MIKE A. GIPSON*


Democratic

THERESA SANFORD

Public Secondary Teacher

Republican


SHARON QUIRK-SILVA*

Assemblymember/Teacher

Democratic

ALEXANDRIA "ALEX" CORONADO

Commissioner/Businesswoman/Educator

Republican

* Incumbent



AL MURATSUCHI*

South Bay Assemblymember

Democratic

FRANK A. SCOTTO

South Bay Businessman

Republican


MICHELLE SINGLETON

American Government Teacher

Democratic

MELISSA MELENDEZ*

California State Assemblywoman

Republican


MICHELLE DUMAN

Businesswoman/Nonprofit Advisor

Democratic

STEVEN S. CHOI*

Small Businessman/Assemblyman

Republican


TOM DALY* Democratic

State Assemblymember, 69th District

AUTUMN BROWNE Libertarian


* Incumbent



PATRICK O'DONNELL* Democratic

State Assemblymember/Teacher

HONOR "MIMI" ROBSON Libertarian

Licensed Professional Engineer


JAMES ELIA

Accountant/Business Owner

Democratic

RANDY VOEPEL*

Assemblymember

Republican


JOSH LOWENTHAL

Entrepreneur/Company President

Democratic

TYLER DIEP

Councilman/Huntington Beach Businessman

Republican


SCOTT RHINEHART

Business Services Director

Democratic

WILLIAM (BILL) BROUGH*

Small Businessman/Assemblyman

Republican

* Incumbent



COTTIE PETRIE-NORRIS


Democratic

MATTHEW HARPER*


Republican


ALAN GERACI

Consumer Advocate/Attorney

Democratic

MARIE WALDRON*

Business Owner/Assemblymember

Republican


TASHA BOERNER HORVATH Democratic

City Councilmember/Businesswoman

ELIZABETH WARREN Democratic

Journalist/Community Advocate


SUNDAY GOVER

Small Business Woman

BRIAN MAIENSCHEIN*

Assemblymember

Democratic

Republican

* Incumbent



TODD GLORIA*

Assemblymember

Democratic

MAGGIE J. CAMPBELL

Trauma Intervention Counselor

Republican


SHIRLEY N. WEBER*

Assemblymember

Democratic

JOHN MOORE

Retired Businessman

Republican


LORENA GONZALEZ FLETCHER*

Assemblywoman/Mother

Democratic

LINCOLN PICKARD

Retired Contractor

Republican

* Incumbent


SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE

CAROL A. CORRIGAN Nonpartisan

SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE

LEONDRA R. KRUGER Nonpartisan

COA - PJ - DISTRICT 1 DIVISION 1

JAMES M. HUMES Nonpartisan

COA - AJ - DISTRICT 1 DIVISION 1

SANDRA MARGULIES Nonpartisan


JAMES A. RICHMAN Nonpartisan


MARLA MILLER Nonpartisan

* Incumbent



PETER JOHN SIGGINS Nonpartisan


JON B. STREETER Nonpartisan


ALISON M. TUCHER Nonpartisan


BARBARA JONES Nonpartisan


HELEN BENDIX Nonpartisan


VICTORIA G. CHANEY Nonpartisan

* Incumbent



ELWOOD LUI Nonpartisan


VICTORIA M. CHAVEZ Nonpartisan


ANNE H. EGERTON Nonpartisan


LUIS A. LAVIN Nonpartisan


HALIM DHANIDINA Nonpartisan


NORA M. MANELLA Nonpartisan

* Incumbent



THOMAS WILLHITE Nonpartisan


LAMAR W. BAKER Nonpartisan


CARL H. MOOR Nonpartisan


DOROTHY C. KIM Nonpartisan


ARTHUR GILBERT Nonpartisan


MARTIN J. TANGEMAN Nonpartisan

* Incumbent



JOHN L. SEGAL Nonpartisan


GAIL R. FEUER Nonpartisan


TRICIA A. BIGELOW Nonpartisan

COA - AJ - DISTRICT 3

COLE BLEASE Nonpartisan


LOUIS MAURO Nonpartisan


JOAN KATHLEEN IRION Nonpartisan

* Incumbent



JUDITH L. HALLER Nonpartisan

COA - AJ -

RICHARD D. HUFFMAN

DISTRICT 4 DIVISION 1

Nonpartisan

PATRICIA D. BENKE


Nonpartisan

CYNTHIA AARON


Nonpartisan

WILLIAM S. DATO


Nonpartisan


PATRICIA GUERRERO Nonpartisan

* Incumbent



DOUGLAS P. MILLER Nonpartisan


RICHARD T. FIELDS Nonpartisan


ART W. MCKINSTER Nonpartisan


MARSHA G. SLOUGH Nonpartisan


DAVID A. THOMPSON Nonpartisan


RAYMOND J. IKOLA Nonpartisan

* Incumbent



THOMAS M. GOETHALS Nonpartisan

BRUCE SMITH


Nonpartisan

CHARLES S. POOCHIGIAN


Nonpartisan

DONALD R. FRANSON, JR.


Nonpartisan

THOMAS DESANTOS


Nonpartisan


MARK W. SNAUFFER Nonpartisan

* Incumbent



KATHLEEN A. MEEHAN Nonpartisan

MARY J. GREENWOOD

COA - PJ - DISTRICT 6

Nonpartisan

NATHAN D. MIHARA


Nonpartisan


ALLISON MARSTON DANNER Nonpartisan

* Incumbent

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