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 First round county results Runoff county resultsTorlakson: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Tuck: 30–40% 50–60% Gutierrez: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The2014 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect theSuperintendent of Public Instruction ofCalifornia. 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 anonpartisan primary election, with arunoff only held if no candidate receives a majority of the vote.
Incumbent superintendentTom Torlakson ran for re-election to a second term in office. In the primary election on June 3, 2014, no candidate received a majority of the vote, so the top two finishers, Torlakson andMarshall Tuck, contested a general election, which Torlakson won.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Torlakson (incumbent) | 1,767,257 | 46.54% | |
| Marshall Tuck | 1,098,441 | 28.93% | |
| Lydia Gutierrez | 931,719 | 24.54% | |
| Total votes | 3,797,417 | 100.00% | |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tom Torlakson | Marshall Tuck | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GQR/American Viewpoint[5] | October 22–29, 2014 | 1,162 | ± 3.3% | 32% | 29% | 40% |
| Field Poll[6] | October 15–28, 2014 | 941 | ± 3.4% | 28% | 28% | 44% |
| Field Poll[7] | August 14–28, 2014 | 467 | ± 4.8% | 28% | 31% | 41% |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Torlakson (incumbent) | 3,167,212 | 52.14% | |
| Marshall Tuck | 2,906,989 | 47.86% | |
| Majority | 260,223 | 4.28% | |
| Total votes | 6,074,201 | 100.00% | |
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