The 2018 California State Board of Equalization elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The primary elections was held on June 5, 2018. All four seats on the State Board of Equalization were contested. The board's members serve four-year terms and are limited to serving two terms. A nonpartisan blanket primary was used for the election, starting with the primary in June. The top-two primary finishers in each district, regardless of party, advanced to the general election in November. Republicans lost one seat to the Democrats, leaving only one Republican board member remaining.

Overview

Overall results

By district

Results of the 2018 California state Board of Equalization election by district:

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 5%: # #

Detailed results

District 1

The incumbent was Republican George Runner, who was term-limited and ineligible to run for reelection. Runner was succeeded by Republican Ted Gaines.

Results

Red represents counties won by Gaines. Blue represents counties won by Hallinan.

District 2

The incumbent was Democrat

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, who was elected

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. Ma was succeeded by Democrat

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Results

Blue represents counties won by Cohen. Red represents counties won by Burns.

District 3

The incumbent was Democrat

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, who was term-limited and ineligible to run for reelection. Horton was succeeded by Democrat Tony Vazquez.

Results

Blue represents counties won by Vazquez. Red represents counties won by Marshall.

District 4

The incumbent was Republican

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, who retired to run for

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/ref> Harkey was succeeded by Democrat Mike Schaefer, giving Democrats a majority on the Board of Equalization.

Endorsements

Results

Blue represents counties won by Schaefer. Red represents counties won by Anderson.

References

External links

California State Board of Equalization The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) is a public agency charged with tax administration and fee collection in the state of California in the United States. The authorities of the Board fall into four broad areas: sales and use taxe ...