The2018 California Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect theattorney general of California. The 2014 election winner,Kamala Harris, was elected to theUnited States Senate during the2016 Senate election; incumbentDemocratic Attorney General,Xavier Becerra, won election to a full term.
Peace and Freedom Party
[edit]- Adriane Bracciale, criminal defense attorney in the Inland Empire[9]
Steven Bailey
Cabinet-level officials
U.S. representatives
State-level officials
- Joel Anderson, California state senator (R-38)[15]
- Frank Bigelow, California state assemblyman (R-5)[12]
- Phillip Chen, California state assemblyman (R-55)[16]
- Steven Choi, California state assemblyman (R-68)[12]
- Beth Gaines, former California state assemblywoman (R-6)[12]
- Ted Gaines, California state senator (R-1)[5]
- James Gallagher, California state assemblyman (R-3)[12]
- Diane Harkey, chair of theCalifornia State Board of Equalization[17]
- Matthew Harper, California state assemblyman (R-74), 59th mayor ofHuntington Beach[12]
- Bob Huff, former California Senate Minority Leader[18]
- Bill Jones, formerCalifornia Secretary of State[19]
- Melissa Melendez, California state assemblywoman (R-67), former mayor ofLake Elsinore[12]
- John Moorlach, California state senator (R-37)[20]
- Mike Morrell, California state senator (R-23)[12]
- Jim Nielsen, California state senator (R-4)[21]
- Jay Obernolte, California state assemblyman (R-33)[12]
- Jim Patterson, California state assemblyman (R-23)[12]
- Leslie Rutledge,attorney general of Arkansas[22]
- M. David Stirling, former California chief deputy attorney general[12]
- Randy Voepel, California state assemblyman (R-71)[12]
Local-level officials
- John Allard,Roseville city councilman[12]
- Michael D. Antonovich, formerLos Angeles County supervisor[12]
- Richard Bailey, mayor ofCoronado[12]
- Jim Beard,Sierra County supervisor[12]
- Lee Brand, mayor ofFresno[23]
- Gregg Cohen,Tehama Countydistrict attorney[12]
- Keith Curry, former mayor ofNewport Beach[12]
- Tom Davis,South Lake Tahoe city councilman[12]
- Rick DiBasilio,Calaveras County sheriff[12]
- Dan Dow,San Luis Obispo County district attorney[24]
- Fernando Dutra, Whittier city councilman[12]
- Suzanne Fuentes, mayor ofEl Segundo[12]
- Greg Hagwood,Plumas County sheriff[12]
- Scott Jones,Sacramento County sheriff[25]
- Ted Long, former South Lake Tahoe city councilman[12]
- Margaret Mims,Fresno County sheriff[26]
- Scott Owens,Placer County district attorney[12]
- Harry T. Price, mayor ofFairfield[12]
- Trent Saxton, formerPlacerville city councilman[12]
- Richard Silverman,Manteca city councilman[12]
- Michael Spence, vice mayor ofWest Covina[12]
- Dwayne Stewart,Glenn County district attorney[12]
- Jack Sweeney, formerEl Dorado County supervisor[12]
- Chuck Timm, vice mayor of Fairfield[12]
- John Valdivia,San Bernardino city councilman[12]
- Joe Vinatieri, mayor ofWhittier[12]
Individuals
Organizations
Xavier Becerra
U.S. representatives
- Pete Aguilar, U.S. representative (D-CA-31)[40]
- Ami Bera, U.S. representative (D-CA-7)[40]
- Salud Carbajal, U.S. representative (D-CA-24)[40]
- Tony Cárdenas, U.S. representative (D-CA-29)[40]
- Judy Chu, U.S. representative (D-CA-27)[40]
- Lou Correa, U.S. representative (D-CA-46)[40]
- Jim Costa, U.S. representative (D-CA-16)[40]
- Anna Eshoo, U.S. representative (D-CA-18)[40]
- John Garamendi, U.S. representative (D-CA-3)[40]
- Jimmy Gomez, U.S. representative (D-CA-34)[40]
- Jared Huffman, U.S. representative (D-CA-2)[40]
- Barbara Lee, U.S. representative (D-CA-13)[40]
- Zoe Lofgren, U.S. representative (D-CA-19)[40]
- Alan Lowenthal, U.S. representative (D-CA-47)[40]
- Grace Napolitano, U.S. representative (D-CA-32)[40]
- Jimmy Panetta, U.S. representative (D-CA-20)[40]
- Nancy Pelosi, U.S. representative (D-CA-12) and House Minority Leader[40]
- Scott Peters, U.S. representative (D-CA-52)[40]
- Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. representative (D-CA-40)[40]
- Raul Ruiz, U.S. representative (D-CA-36)[40]
- Eric Swalwell, U.S. representative (D-CA-15)[40]
- Mark Takano, U.S. representative (D-CA-41)[40]
- Mike Thompson, U.S. representative (D-CA-5)[40]
- Norma Torres, U.S. representative (D-CA-35)[40]
- Juan Vargas, U.S. representative (D-CA-51)[40]
- Maxine Waters, U.S. representative (D-CA-43)[40]
State-level officials
State senators
State assembly members
Local-level officials
Organizations
Eric Early
Individuals
- Joel Anderson, California state senator (R-38)[42]
- Patricia Bates, California Senate Minority Leader[43]
- Phillip Chen, California state assemblyman (R-55)[44]
- Steve Cooley, formerLos Angeles County District Attorney[45]
- Carl DeMaio, former member of theSan Diego City Council[46]
- David Hadley, former assemblyman[47]
- Sandra Hutchens,Orange County sheriff[48]
- Darrell Issa, U.S. representative (R-CA)[49]
- John and Ken, talk radio hosts[50]
- Don Knabe, formerLos Angeles County Supervisor[51]
- Stacey Montgomery,Lassen County District Attorney[52]
- Robert Philibosian, former Los Angeles County District Attorney[53]
- George P. Shultz, formerU.S. Secretary of State[54]
- Jeff Stone, California state senator (R-28)[55]
- Scott Wilk, California state senator (R-21)[56]
Dave Jones
U.S. representatives
State-level officials
- Luis Alejo, former California state assemblymember[57]
- Jim Beall, California state senator (D-15)[57]
- Patty Berg, former California state assemblymember[57]
- Marty Block, former California state senator[57]
- Richard Bloom, California state assemblymember (D-50)[57]
- Cheryl Brown, former California state assemblymember[57]
- Nora Campos, former California state assemblymember[57]
- Ed Chau, California state assemblymember (D-49)[57]
- John Chiang, treasurer of the State of California[57]
- Kansen Chu, California state assemblymember (D-25)[57]
- Ken Cooley, California state assemblymember (D-8)[57]
- Matt Dababneh, California state assemblymember (D-45)[57]
- Roger Dickinson, former California state assemblymember[57]
- Paul Fong, former California state assemblymember[57]
- Cathleen Galgiani, California state senator (D-5)[57]
- Mike Gatto, former California state assemblymember[57]
- Mike Gipson, California state assemblymember (D-64)[57]
- Richard Gordon, former California state assemblymember[57]
- Isadore Hall, former California state senator[57]
- Jerry Hill, California state senator (D-13)[57]
- Chris Holden, California state assemblymember (D-41)[57]
- Reggie Jones-Sawyer, California state assemblymember (D-59)[57]
- Ash Kalra, California state assemblymember (D-27)[57]
- Betty Karnette, former California state senator[57]
- Ricardo Lara, California state senator (D-33)[57]
- Mark Leno, former California state senator[57]
- Connie Leyva, California state senator (D-20)[57]
- Patty Lopez, former California state assemblymember[57]
- Kevin McCarty, California state assemblymember (D-7)[57]
- Mike McGuire, California state senator (D-2)[57]
- Jose Medina, California state assemblymember (D-61)[57]
- Tony Mendoza, former California state senator[57]
- Holly Mitchell, California state senator (D-30)[57]
- Adrin Nazarian, California state assemblymember (D-46)[57]
- Fran Pavley, former California state senator[57]
- John Pérez, former Speaker of the California State Assembly[57]
- Richard Roth, California state senator (D-31)[57]
- Miguel Santiago, California state assemblymember (D-53)
- Nancy Skinner, California state senator (D-9)[57]
- Tom Torlakson, California Superintendent of Public Instruction[57]
- Bob Wieckowski, California state senator (D-10)[57]
- Das Williams, former California state assemblymember[57]
- Mariko Yamada, former California state assemblymember[57]
Local-level officials
- Jay Chen, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board member and candidate for U.S. House in 2018[57]
- Paul Koretz, member of theLos Angeles City Council[57]
- Rishi Kumar, member of theSaratoga City Council[57]
- Otto Lee, member of theSunnyvale City Council[57]
- Polly Low, mayor of Rosemead[57]
- Stephanie Nguyen, member of the Elk Grove City Council[57]
- Jim Prola, member of the San Leandro City Council[57]
- David Ryu, member of the Los Angeles City Council[57]
- Don Saylor, member of theYolo County Board of Supervisors[57]
- Darrell Steinberg, mayor of Sacramento[57]
- Lamar Thorpe, vice mayor of Antioch[57]
- Gilbert Wong, member of theCupertino City Council[57]
- Roz Wyman, former member of the Los Angeles City Council[57]
- Steve Young, vice mayor of Benicia[57]
California Democratic Party leaders
Organizations
Newspapers
| Poll source | Date(s)
administered | Sample
size | Xavier
Becerra (D) | Steven
Bailey (R) | Eric
Early (R) | Dave
Jones (D) | Undecided |
|---|
| Gravis Marketing[61] | May 4–5, 2018 | 525 | 28% | 21% | 10% | 10% | 31% |
Results by county: 60–70%
50–60%
40–50%
Becerra—<40%
Bailey—<40%
Bailey—40–50%
| Poll source | Date(s)
administered | Sample
size | Margin
of error | Xavier
Becerra (D) | Steven
Bailey (R) | Undecided |
|---|
| Gravis Marketing[63] | October 25–26, 2018 | 743 | ± 3.6% | 52% | 34% | 14% |
Becerra won the election in a landslide, even outperformingGavin Newsom during the simultaneousgubernatorial election.
By congressional district
[edit]Becerra won 46 of 53 congressional districts.[65]
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- ^"Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones to run for attorney general".Sacramento Bee. October 1, 2015. RetrievedDecember 30, 2016.
- ^"They're Off and Running for 2018".Fox and Hounds Daily. RetrievedNovember 11, 2016.
- ^ab"JUDGE STEVEN BAILEY (RET.) ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN FOR CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL".Highland Community News. October 17, 2017.
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- ^"DA Mike Ramos touts experience in attorney general bid".San Bernardino Sun. August 1, 2015. RetrievedDecember 30, 2016.
- ^Cadelago, Christopher (March 14, 2017)."Republican Mike Ramos pulls out of attorney general's race; will run for re-election".The Sacramento Bee. RetrievedMarch 14, 2017.
- ^"Election 2018: The Peace & Freedom Party Candidates". December 18, 2017. Archived fromthe original on January 9, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 8, 2018.
- ^"Former US Attorney General Meese backs Bailey in run for state AG". November 7, 2017.
- ^Steven Bailey."This endorsement is a sure sign of our campaign's growing momentum. I'm on the campaign trail every day to earn the support of state and local leaders like Tom. Endorse our campaign today and become part of the movement to make a difference for California!".Twitter.
- ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeafagahaiajakalamanao"Endorsements - Bailey for AG". Archived fromthe original on March 3, 2018. RetrievedMarch 2, 2018.
- ^Steven Bailey."Longtime California State Legislator and former U.S. Congressman Ernie Konnyu has endorsed me!".Twitter.
- ^Steven Bailey."Thank you, @RepLaMalfa for your endorsement, and thank you for your courageous #conservative #leadership in both the California State Legislature and now the U.S. Congress!".Twitter.
- ^Steven Bailey."Honored to earn the support of conservative @JoelAndersonCA joining his colleagues @SenateRepCaucus Chair @CASenatorJim, @TedGaines, and @JohnMWMoorlach".Twitter.
- ^Steven Bailey."Endorsed by Assemblyman @Phillip ChenCA #caleg #California #politics #2018elections #Judge4AG".Twitter.
- ^"HARKEY ENDORSES JUDGE STEVEN BAILEY (RET.) FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL".highlandnews.net. November 30, 2017.
- ^Steven Bailey."Former Senate Minority Leader @BobHuff99 Backs Judge Bailey in AG Race #Judge4AG".Twitter.
- ^Steven Bailey."I am honored to have the support of @PollyDad, Mike Reynolds, and Bill Jones as I seek the office of Attorney General. They have never given up the fight for #justice since the tragic murders of their daughters, Kimber Reynolds and Polly Hannah Klaas".Twitter.
- ^Steven Bailey."I'm greatly honored to earn the support of Senator @JohnMWMoorlach Moorlach has always been a courageous voice for common sense in Orange County and the state capitol and having him lend that voice to our #campaign is highly encouraging".Twitter.
- ^"SENATOR JIM NIELSEN ENDORSES JUDGE STEVEN BAILEY (RET.) FOR CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL".baileyforag.com. November 28, 2017. Archived fromthe original on October 24, 2017. RetrievedOctober 23, 2017.
- ^"RAGA Chairman Leslie Rutledge Endorses Judge Bailey".Bailey For AG. June 7, 2018.
- ^Steven Bailey."Thank you @CityofFresno @MayorLeeBrand for endorsing #Judge4AG in the race for California Attorney General #caag Your service to your city continues to inspire me to fight for the Californians who fear their voices aren't being heard in #Sacramento. I will serve ALL CALIFORNIANS!".Twitter.
- ^"SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY DAN DOW ENDORSES JUDGE STEVEN BAILEY".Bailey For AG. May 1, 2018.
- ^"Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones Endorses Judge Steven Bailey (Ret.) for Attorney General".Bailey For AG. July 9, 2018.
- ^"County Sheriffs Unite In Support of Judge Bailey".Bailey For AG. May 1, 2018.
- ^Steven Bailey."humbled and grateful to have Dr. John Eastman's endorsement. I swore an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of the State of California as a Superior Court Judge and I will to continue to live by that oath in defense of every Californian's rights as AG".Twitter.
- ^Steven Bailey."See why @RonNehring has endorsed my campaign #California Attorney General! Let's take back this important seat!".Twitter.
- ^"Michael Reagan Endorses Judge Steven Bailey (Ret.)".Bailey For AG. May 22, 2018.
- ^Judge Steven Bailey (Ret.)."When it comes to protecting California families, no one knows the challenges better than our first responders. That is why it is my great honor to announce the endorsement of @aladsonline, representing more than 7,900 deputy sheriffs and investigators in Los Angeles County. #caag".Twitter.
- ^abcdefghijkl"Judge Bailey is Endorsed by 12 County Republican Parties".Bailey For AG. March 26, 2018.
- ^https://www.facebook.com/JudgeBaileyForAG/photos/a.1947400792197684.1073741828.1945703535700743/2024110917860004/?type=3&theater[user-generated source]
- ^"California Peace Officers' Association Endorses Judge Bailey".Bailey For AG. July 2, 2018.
- ^Carlos Amezcua (May 8, 2018)."California Republicans vote to endorse Judge Bailey for Attorney General".KUSI.
- ^"THE CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION ENDORSES JUDGE STEVEN BAILEY".Bailey for AG. October 25, 2017.
- ^"Endorsed by the Lincoln Club of Orange County".Bailey For AG. April 20, 2018.
- ^"Endorsed by the Los Angeles Police Protective League".Judge Steven Bailey for California Attorney General. May 18, 2018.
- ^Judge Steven Bailey (Ret.)."I'm incredibly honored to announce the endorsement of the National Association of Police Organizations @NAPOpolice representing more than 1,000 police units and associations and 241,000 sworn #LawEnforcement officers across America! Thank you @LAPPL for your recommendation".Twitter.
- ^"Vote John Cox for Governor and Steven Bailey for Attorney General".nrapvf.org. NRA-PVF.Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. RetrievedAugust 14, 2023.
- ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadae"ENDORSEMENTS". Archived fromthe original on September 30, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2018.
- ^"- California Teachers Association".www.cta.org. Archived fromthe original on October 24, 2017. RetrievedOctober 23, 2017.
- ^"Eric Early for California Attorney General Endorsed by Senator Joel Anderson".Eric Early for California Attorney General. January 29, 2018. Archived fromthe original on February 10, 2018. RetrievedFebruary 9, 2018.
- ^"Senate Republican Leader Patricia Bates endorses Eric Early for CA State Attorney General".OC Politics Blog. January 23, 2018.
- ^"Eric Early for Attorney General Endorsed by Assistant Assembly Republican Leader Phillip Chen".Eric Early for California Attorney General. February 20, 2018. Archived fromthe original on February 22, 2018. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2018.
- ^"Former L.A. County District Attorney Steve Cooley Endorses Eric Early for California Attorney General".Eric Early for California Attorney General. May 3, 2018. Archived fromthe original on May 12, 2018. RetrievedMay 12, 2018.
- ^"Repeal The Gas Tax Leader, Talk Radio Host Carl DeMaio Endorses Eric Early for California Attorney General".Eric Early for California Attorney General. May 11, 2018. Archived fromthe original on May 12, 2018. RetrievedMay 12, 2018.
- ^"Former Assemblyman David Hadley Endorses Eric Early for California Attorney General".Eric Early for California Attorney General. March 14, 2018. Archived fromthe original on March 23, 2018. RetrievedMarch 22, 2018.
- ^"Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens Endorses Eric Early for Attorney General".Eric Early for California Attorney General. April 11, 2018. Archived fromthe original on April 18, 2018. RetrievedApril 17, 2018.
- ^"Eric Early for Attorney General Endorsed by Congressman Darrell Issa".Eric Early for California Attorney General. March 8, 2018. Archived fromthe original on March 23, 2018. RetrievedMarch 22, 2018.
- ^"KFI-AM Talk Radio Hosts "John & Ken" Endorse Eric Early for California Attorney General".Eric Early for California Attorney General. May 9, 2018. Archived fromthe original on May 12, 2018. RetrievedMay 12, 2018.
- ^"Eric Early Endorsed by Former LA County Supervisor Don Knabe for California Attorney General".Eric Early for California Attorney General. January 4, 2018. Archived fromthe original on January 18, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 17, 2018.
- ^"Lassen County District Attorney Stacey Montgomery Endorses Eric Early for California Attorney General".Eric Early for California Attorney General. May 23, 2018. Archived fromthe original on May 29, 2018. RetrievedMay 29, 2018.
- ^"Former L.A. County District Attorney Robert Philibosian Endorses Eric Early for Attorney General".Eric Early for California Attorney General. May 22, 2018. Archived fromthe original on May 29, 2018. RetrievedMay 29, 2018.
- ^"California Attorney General Candidate Eric Early Endorsed by Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz".Eric Early for California Attorney General. January 4, 2018. Archived fromthe original on January 13, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 12, 2018.
- ^"Eric Early for California Attorney General Endorsed by Senator Jeff Stone".Eric Early for California Attorney General. February 12, 2018. Archived fromthe original on February 10, 2018. RetrievedFebruary 9, 2018.
- ^"Eric Early for California Attorney General Endorsed by Senator Scott Wilk".Eric Early for California Attorney General. February 6, 2018. Archived fromthe original on February 10, 2018. RetrievedFebruary 9, 2018.
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- ^"Editorial: Dave Jones would be best-balanced attorney general".East Bay Times. April 19, 2018.
- ^"Endorsements: Kim and Leno for mayor. Mandelman for supervisor. Eastin for governor. Yes on F, No on H".San Francisco Bay Guardian. May 2, 2018.
- ^"Editorial: Dave Jones would be best-balanced attorney general".San Jose Mercury News. April 19, 2018.
- ^Gravis Marketing
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- ^Gravis Marketing
- ^"California Election Results".New York Times. November 6, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2021.
- ^"Dra 2020".
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