2014 California State Board of Equalization elections

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All 4 seats on theCalifornia State Board of Equalization
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 2 2 Seats before 2 2 Seats won 2 2 Seat change Popular vote 3,674,237 3,193,444 Percentage 53.5% 46.5%

The2014 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 4, 2014, to elect all four seats of theState Board of Equalization, with the non-partisan blanket primary election taking place on June 3, 2014.^[1][2]

California State Board of Equalization primary election, 2014

Party		Votes		Candidates	Advancing to general	Seats contesting
		No.	%
	Democratic Party	2,003,631	55.22%	4	4	4
	Republican Party	1,624,255	44.77%	8	4	4
	Third party	368	0.01%	3	0	0
Total		3,628,254	100.00%	15	8

California State Board of Equalization general election, 2014

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	Before	After	+/–	%
	Democratic Party	4	3,674,237	53.50%	2	2		50.0%
	Republican Party	4	3,193,444	46.50%	2	2		50.0%
Total		8	6,867,681	100.0%	4	4		100.00%

The incumbent was RepublicanGeorge Runner, who was elected to the 2nd district in2010 with 50.0% of the vote. He was running for reelection. Runner was redistricted to the 1st district following the2010 Census.

• Chris Parker (D), tax professional/educator^[3]
• George Runner (R), incumbent member of theBoard of Equalization^[3]

The incumbent was DemocratBetty Yee, who was elected in2006 and2010, meaning she was term-limited and ineligible to run for reelection.

• Fiona Ma (D), member of theCalifornia State Assembly (2006-2012), former member of theSan Francisco Board of Supervisors (2002–2006)^[3]
• James E. Theis (R), organic foods manager^[3]

The incumbent was DemocratJerome Horton, who was appointed in 2009 and elected in2010. He was running for reelection. Horton was redistricted from the 4th district following the2010 Census.

• Jose E. Castaneda (L) (write-in)
• Jerome Horton (D), incumbent member of theBoard of Equalization^[3]
• G. Rick Marshall (R) (write-in)
• Eric S. Moren (P&F) (write-in)
• Jan B. Tucker (P&F) (write-in)

The incumbent was RepublicanMichelle Steel, who was elected in2006 and2010, meaning she was ineligible to run for reelection.

• Lewis Da Silva (R), accountant/realtor^[3]
• Diane Harkey (R), member of theCalifornia State Assembly (2008-2014)^[3]
• Shirley Horton (R), development director^[3]
• John F. Kelly (R), businessman^[3]
• Nader Shahatit (D), government auditor^[3]
• Van Tran (R), taxpayer advocate/businessman^[3]

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