2018 California Attorney General election

The 2018 California Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of California. The 2014 election winner, Kamala Harris, was elected to the United States Senate during the 2016 Senate election; incumbent Democratic Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, won election to a full term.

Primary Democratic Party Declared Xavier Becerra, incumbent attorney general of California and former U.S. representative Dave Jones, California Insurance Commissioner

Republican Party Declared Steven Bailey, retired El Dorado County Superior Court judge Eric Early, managing partner of Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae LLP

Withdrawn Michael A. Ramos, district attorney for San Bernardino County, California

Peace and Freedom Party Declared Adriane Bracciale, criminal defense attorney in the Inland Empire

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize XavierBecerra (D) StevenBailey (R) EricEarly (R) DaveJones (D) UndecidedGravis MarketingGravis Marketing May 4–5, 2018 525 28% 21% 10% 10% 31%

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofGoverningOctober 26, 2018

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error XavierBecerra (D) StevenBailey (R) UndecidedGravis MarketingGravis Marketing October 25–26, 2018 743 ± 3.6% 52% 34% 14%

Results Becerra won the election in a landslide, even outperforming Gavin Newsom during the simultaneous gubernatorial election.

By county County Xavier BecerraDemocratic Steven BaileyRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Alameda456,65481.29%105,11418.71%351,54062.58%561,768 Alpine39965.20%21334.80%18630.39%603 Amador6,45137.33%10,82862.67%-4,377-25.33%17,279 Butte42,65648.94%44,50951.06%-1,853-2.13%87,165 Calaveras8,06238.17%13,05861.83%-4,996-23.66%21,120 Colusa2,20639.01%3,44960.99%-1,243-21.98%5,655 Contra Costa278,53368.96%125,39731.04%153,13637.91%403,930 Del Norte3,52342.65%4,73857.35%-1,215-14.71%8,261 El Dorado36,95442.06%50,90857.94%-13,954-15.88%87,862 Fresno127,66651.25%121,43948.75%6,2272.50%249,105 Glenn2,65132.26%5,56667.74%-2,915-35.48%8,217 Humboldt34,33665.99%17,69534.01%16,64131.98%52,031 Imperial21,93566.25%11,17633.75%10,75932.49%33,111 Inyo3,32146.18%3,87153.82%-550-7.65%7,192 Kern84,76442.14%116,40357.86%-31,639-15.73%201,167 Kings12,62642.17%17,31657.83%-4,690-15.66%29,942 Lake11,21253.87%9,60346.13%1,6097.73%20,815 Lassen2,10123.55%6,82176.45%-4,720-52.90%8,922 Los Angeles2,140,56573.91%755,78526.09%1,384,78047.81%2,896,350 Madera15,60840.99%22,47059.01%-6,862-18.02%38,078 Marin101,63379.94%25,50120.06%76,13259.88%127,134 Mariposa3,22839.48%4,94860.52%-1,720-21.04%8,176 Mendocino22,48968.44%10,37031.56%12,11936.88%32,859 Merced31,62754.15%26,77745.85%4,8508.30%58,404 Modoc88525.89%2,53374.11%-1,648-48.22%3,418 Mono2,74857.11%2,06442.89%68414.21%4,812 Monterey77,59667.49%37,37432.51%40,22234.98%114,970 Napa36,60566.07%18,80033.93%17,80532.14%55,405 Nevada29,07854.54%24,24045.46%4,8389.07%53,318 Orange550,09751.66%514,68648.34%35,4113.33%1,064,783 Placer73,85642.75%98,89757.25%-25,041-14.50%172,753 Plumas3,53438.97%5,53561.03%-2,001-22.06%9,069 Riverside327,65151.57%307,64248.43%20,0093.15%635,293 Sacramento308,80960.76%199,42039.24%109,38921.52%508,229 San Benito11,77659.18%8,12240.82%3,65418.36%19,898 San Bernardino285,05653.71%245,65646.29%39,4007.42%530,712 San Diego662,89758.63%467,73841.37%195,15917.26%1,130,635 San Francisco305,50186.65%47,07013.35%258,43173.30%352,571 San Joaquin104,05254.30%87,55845.70%16,4948.61%191,610 San Luis Obispo65,94653.37%57,60846.63%8,3386.75%123,554 San Mateo213,41576.49%65,60023.51%147,81552.98%279,015 Santa Barbara95,00462.49%57,03237.51%37,97224.98%152,036 Santa Clara435,62372.23%167,49827.77%268,12544.46%603,121 Santa Cruz91,67778.09%25,72321.91%65,95456.18%117,400 Shasta21,62931.27%47,54568.73%-25,916-37.46%69,174 Sierra63338.53%1,01061.47%-377-22.95%1,643 Siskiyou7,49141.70%10,47258.30%-2,981-16.60%17,963 Solano91,04863.15%53,12136.85%37,92726.31%144,169 Sonoma153,19373.92%54,04626.08%99,14747.84%207,239 Stanislaus79,20451.29%75,21948.71%3,9852.58%154,423 Sutter11,43939.11%17,81160.89%-6,372-21.78%29,250 Tehama6,26930.34%14,39169.66%-8,122-39.31%20,660 Trinity2,36745.09%2,88254.91%-515-9.81%5,249 Tulare43,20143.78%55,48656.22%-12,285-12.45%98,687 Tuolumne9,29839.99%13,95260.01%-4,654-20.02%23,250 Ventura173,99057.07%130,88742.93%43,10314.14%304,877 Yolo50,79569.56%22,22630.44%28,56939.12%73,021 Yuba7,18037.85%11,78862.15%-4,608-24.29%18,968Totals7,790,74363.57%4,465,58736.43%3,325,15627.13%12,256,330

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Fresno (largest city: Fresno) Merced (largest city: Merced) Mono (largest city: Mammoth Lakes) Orange (largest city: Anaheim) Riverside (largest city: Riverside) San Bernardino (largest city: San Bernardino) San Diego (largest city: San Diego) Stanislaus (largest city: Modesto)

By congressional district Becerra won 46 of 53 congressional districts.

District Becerra Bailey Representative 41% 59%Doug LaMalfa 73% 27%Jared Huffman 55% 45%John Garamendi 42% 58%Tom McClintock 71% 29%Mike Thompson 72% 28%Doris Matsui 54% 46%Ami Bera 42% 58%Paul Cook 56% 44%Jerry McNerney 52% 48%Josh Harder 71% 29%Mark DeSaulnier 87% 13%Nancy Pelosi 91% 9%Barbara Lee 77% 23%Jackie Speier 70% 30%Eric Swalwell 59% 41%Jim Costa 72% 28%Ro Khanna 73% 27%Anna Eshoo 71% 29%Zoe Lofgren 72% 28%Jimmy Panetta 55% 45%TJ Cox 44% 56%Devin Nunes 38% 62%Kevin McCarthy 59% 41%Salud Carbajal 53% 47%Katie Hill 59% 41%Julia Brownley 67% 33%Judy Chu 77% 23%Adam Schiff 81% 19%Tony Cárdenas 72% 28%Brad Sherman 59% 41%Pete Aguilar 68% 32%Grace Napolitano 69% 31%Ted Lieu 87% 13%Jimmy Gomez 68% 32%Norma Torres 54% 46%Raul Ruiz 88% 12%Karen Bass 68% 32%Linda Sánchez 52% 48%Gil Cisneros 84% 16%Lucille Roybal-Allard 62% 38%Mark Takano 43% 57%Ken Calvert 80% 20%Maxine Waters 84% 16%Nanette Barragán 51% 49%Katie Porter 66% 34%Lou Correa 63% 37%Alan Lowenthal 51% 49%Harley Rouda 53% 47%Mike Levin 43% 57%Duncan Hunter 72% 28%Juan Vargas 60% 40%Scott Peters 67% 33%Susan Davis

References

External links Official campaign websites Steven Bailey (R) for Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) for Attorney General