The 2014 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 4, 2014, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the non-partisan blanket primary election taking place on June 3, 2014.
Overview + California State Board of Equalization primary election, 2014 Party Votes Candidates Advancingto general Seatscontesting 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%
Board of Equalization DistrictIncumbent PartyElected officeholder Party1st Betty Yee Democratic George Runner Republican2nd George Runner Republican Fiona Ma Democratic3rd Michelle Steel Republican Jerome Horton Democratic4th Jerome Horton Democratic Diane Harkey Republican
District 1 The incumbent was Republican George Runner, who was elected to the 2nd district in 2010 with 50.0% of the vote. He was running for reelection. Runner was redistricted to the 1st district following the 2010 Census.
Candidates Chris Parker (D), tax professional/educator George Runner (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
Results
District 2 The incumbent was Democrat Betty Yee, who was elected in 2006 and 2010, meaning she was term-limited and ineligible to run for reelection.
Candidates Fiona Ma (D), member of the California State Assembly (2006-2012), former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2002–2006) James E. Theis (R), organic foods manager
Results
District 3 The incumbent was Democrat Jerome Horton, who was appointed in 2009 and elected in 2010. He was running for reelection. Horton was redistricted from the 4th district following the 2010 Census.
Candidates Jose E. Castaneda (L) (write-in) Jerome Horton (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization G. Rick Marshall (R) (write-in) Eric S. Moren (P&F) (write-in) Jan B. Tucker (P&F) (write-in)
Results
District 4 The incumbent was Republican Michelle Steel, who was elected in 2006 and 2010, meaning she was ineligible to run for reelection.
Candidates Lewis Da Silva (R), accountant/realtor Diane Harkey (R), member of the California State Assembly (2008-2014) Shirley Horton (R), development director John F. Kelly (R), businessman Nader Shahatit (D), government auditor Van Tran (R), taxpayer advocate/businessman
Results
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