The 2018 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the

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. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor

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was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits and

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for

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instead. Democrats

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and

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faced each other in the general election, as no Republican finished in the top two positions of the nonpartisan blanket primary that was held on June 5, 2018.

Primary

Candidates

Democratic Party

=Declared

= *

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* Cameron Gharabiklou, attorney and businessman *

, state senator *

, former

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=Declined

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, President pro tempore of the California State Senate ( running for U.S. Senate) *

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, State Assemblyman ( running for State Treasurer) *

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, former State Senator ( running for Mayor of San Francisco) *

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, former

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, Mayor of Sacramento and former State Senator

Republican Party

=Declared

= * David Fennell, venture capitalist * Cole Harris, businessman * David Hernandez, retired business owner * Lydia Ortega,

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=Declined

= * Tom Berryhill, state senator *

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, state senator

Libertarian Party

=Declared

= * Tim Ferreira

No Party Preference

=Declared

= *

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, former Mayor of

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* Danny Thomas

Endorsements

Polling

Results

By county

Results by county. Red represents counties won by Harris and counties with Republican vote majorities. Orange represents counties won by Fennell. Light red represents counties with Republican vote pluralities.

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Results by county

Cyan represents counties won by Hernandez.

References

External links

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Primary

Candidates

Democratic Party

=Declared

=Declined

Republican Party

=Declared

=Declined

Libertarian Party

=Declared

No Party Preference

=Declared

Endorsements

Polling

Results

By county

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Results by county

See also

References

External links