The 2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction primary election was held on June 5, 2018, to elect the
Superintendent of Public Instruction of
California
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. Unlike most other elections in California, the superintendent is not elected under the state's
"top-two primary". Instead, the officially nonpartisan position is elected via a general election, with a
runoff
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held on November 6, 2018, because no candidate received a majority of the vote.
The previous incumbent, Superintendent
Tom Torlakson
Thomas Allen Torlakson (born July 19, 1949) is an American educator and politician from California. In 2010, he was elected to the position of California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, a position he served in until 2019. He is a member ...
, was term-limited, so could not seek a third term. As no candidate received a majority in the general election, a runoff was held between two
Democrats:
Marshall Tuck and
Tony Thurmond
Tony Krajewski Thurmond (born August 21, 1968) is an American politician and educator who is the 28th and current California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Thurmond was narrowly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2018 o ...
. Thurmond narrowly defeated Tuck.
General election
Candidates
Declared
* Steven Ireland
*
Lily Ploski, former educator and administrator
*
Tony Thurmond
Tony Krajewski Thurmond (born August 21, 1968) is an American politician and educator who is the 28th and current California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Thurmond was narrowly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2018 o ...
,
Democratic State Assemblyman
*
Marshall Tuck, former CEO of Partnership for LA Schools, former president of Green Dot Public Schools and candidate in
2014
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* Douglas I. Vigil (write-in)
* Thomas L. Williams (write-in)
Declined
* Natalia Sanchez,
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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engineer
Endorsements
Results
Runoff
Candidates
*
Tony Thurmond
Tony Krajewski Thurmond (born August 21, 1968) is an American politician and educator who is the 28th and current California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Thurmond was narrowly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2018 o ...
,
Democratic State Assemblyman
*
Marshall Tuck, former CEO of Partnership for LA Schools, former president of Green Dot Public Schools and candidate in
2014
File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
Endorsements
Polling
Results
See also
*
California Department of Education
References
External links
;Official campaign websites
Tony Thurmond for SuperintendentMarshall Tuck for Superintendent
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California Superintendent of Public Instruction elections
California
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