The 2018 California State Treasurer general election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the State Treasurer of

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. 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

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, Democratic, Chair of the State Board of Equalization (California), and Greg Conlon,

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, 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
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, nominee for California State Treasurer in

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, candidate for

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Democratic Party

=Declared

= *

, chairwoman of the California State Board of Equalization * 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 State Treasurer ( running for Governor) *

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, former

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of the California State Assembly

Peace and Freedom Party

=Declared

= *

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, retired hospital maintenance worker and current state chair of the Peace and Freedom Party

Endorsements

Results

Results by county

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General election

Results

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Greg Conlon (R) for State TreasurerFiona Ma (D) for State Treasurer
{{2018 United States elections State Treasurer * California state treasurer elections

Primary election

Candidates

Republican Party

=Declared

Democratic Party

=Declared

=Potential

=Declined

Peace and Freedom Party

=Declared

Endorsements

Results

Results by county

General election

Results

See also

References

External links