2018 California State Treasurer election
The 2018 California State Treasurer general election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the State Treasurer of California. Incumbent Democratic Treasurer John Chiang did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.
The race was between Fiona Ma, Democratic, Chair of the State Board of Equalization (California), and Greg Conlon, [California California Republican Party|Republican Party|Republican], former president of the California Public Utilities Commission, 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 California State Treasurer.
Primary election
Candidates
Republican Party
Declared
- Jack M. Guerrero, Cudahy City Councilman
- Greg Conlon, former president of the California Public Utilities Commission, nominee for California State Treasurer in [2014 California California State Treasurer|State Treasurer election|2014], candidate for United States Senate in 2016
Democratic Party
Declared
- Fiona Ma, 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
- Fabian Núñez, former Speaker of the California State Assembly
Peace and Freedom Party
Declared
- Kevin Akin, retired hospital maintenance worker and current state chair of the Peace and Freedom Party