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2018 California Attorney General election

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2018 California Attorney General election

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Candidate Xavier Becerra Steven Bailey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 7,790,743 4,465,587
Percentage 63.57% 36.43%

Becerra:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Bailey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election

Xavier Becerra
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Xavier Becerra
Democratic

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

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Democratic Party

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Declared

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Republican Party

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Declared

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Withdrawn

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Peace and Freedom Party

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Declared

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  • Adriane Bracciale, criminal defense attorney in the Inland Empire[9]

Endorsements

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Steven Bailey

Cabinet-level officials

U.S. representatives

State-level officials

Local-level officials

Individuals

Organizations

Xavier Becerra

U.S. representatives

State-level officials

State senators

State assembly members

Local-level officials

Organizations

Eric Early

Individuals

Dave Jones

U.S. representatives

State-level officials

Local-level officials

California Democratic Party leaders

Organizations

Newspapers

Polling

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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

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Results by county
  Becerra
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Bailey
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
Nonpartisan blanket primary results[62]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Xavier Becerra (incumbent) 3,024,611 45.82%
Republican Steven Bailey 1,615,859 24.48%
Democratic Dave Jones 1,017,427 15.41%
Republican Eric Early 943,071 14.29%
Total votes 6,600,968 100.00%

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Governing[63] Safe D October 26, 2018

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Xavier
Becerra (D)
Steven
Bailey (R)
Undecided
Gravis Marketing[64] October 25–26, 2018 743 ± 3.6% 52% 34% 14%

Results

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

2018 California Attorney General election[65]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Xavier Becerra (incumbent) 7,790,743 63.57% +6.08%
Republican Steven Bailey 4,465,587 36.43% −6.08%
Total votes 12,256,330 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

By county

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County[66] Xavier Becerra
Democratic
Steven Bailey
Republican
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Alameda 456,654 81.29% 105,114 18.71% 351,540 62.58% 561,768
Alpine 399 65.20% 213 34.80% 186 30.39% 603
Amador 6,451 37.33% 10,828 62.67% -4,377 -25.33% 17,279
Butte 42,656 48.94% 44,509 51.06% -1,853 -2.13% 87,165
Calaveras 8,062 38.17% 13,058 61.83% -4,996 -23.66% 21,120
Colusa 2,206 39.01% 3,449 60.99% -1,243 -21.98% 5,655
Contra Costa 278,533 68.96% 125,397 31.04% 153,136 37.91% 403,930
Del Norte 3,523 42.65% 4,738 57.35% -1,215 -14.71% 8,261
El Dorado 36,954 42.06% 50,908 57.94% -13,954 -15.88% 87,862
Fresno 127,666 51.25% 121,439 48.75% 6,227 2.50% 249,105
Glenn 2,651 32.26% 5,566 67.74% -2,915 -35.48% 8,217
Humboldt 34,336 65.99% 17,695 34.01% 16,641 31.98% 52,031
Imperial 21,935 66.25% 11,176 33.75% 10,759 32.49% 33,111
Inyo 3,321 46.18% 3,871 53.82% -550 -7.65% 7,192
Kern 84,764 42.14% 116,403 57.86% -31,639 -15.73% 201,167
Kings 12,626 42.17% 17,316 57.83% -4,690 -15.66% 29,942
Lake 11,212 53.87% 9,603 46.13% 1,609 7.73% 20,815
Lassen 2,101 23.55% 6,821 76.45% -4,720 -52.90% 8,922
Los Angeles 2,140,565 73.91% 755,785 26.09% 1,384,780 47.81% 2,896,350
Madera 15,608 40.99% 22,470 59.01% -6,862 -18.02% 38,078
Marin 101,633 79.94% 25,501 20.06% 76,132 59.88% 127,134
Mariposa 3,228 39.48% 4,948 60.52% -1,720 -21.04% 8,176
Mendocino 22,489 68.44% 10,370 31.56% 12,119 36.88% 32,859
Merced 31,627 54.15% 26,777 45.85% 4,850 8.30% 58,404
Modoc 885 25.89% 2,533 74.11% -1,648 -48.22% 3,418
Mono 2,748 57.11% 2,064 42.89% 684 14.21% 4,812
Monterey 77,596 67.49% 37,374 32.51% 40,222 34.98% 114,970
Napa 36,605 66.07% 18,800 33.93% 17,805 32.14% 55,405
Nevada 29,078 54.54% 24,240 45.46% 4,838 9.07% 53,318
Orange 550,097 51.66% 514,686 48.34% 35,411 3.33% 1,064,783
Placer 73,856 42.75% 98,897 57.25% -25,041 -14.50% 172,753
Plumas 3,534 38.97% 5,535 61.03% -2,001 -22.06% 9,069
Riverside 327,651 51.57% 307,642 48.43% 20,009 3.15% 635,293
Sacramento 308,809 60.76% 199,420 39.24% 109,389 21.52% 508,229
San Benito 11,776 59.18% 8,122 40.82% 3,654 18.36% 19,898
San Bernardino 285,056 53.71% 245,656 46.29% 39,400 7.42% 530,712
San Diego 662,897 58.63% 467,738 41.37% 195,159 17.26% 1,130,635
San Francisco 305,501 86.65% 47,070 13.35% 258,431 73.30% 352,571
San Joaquin 104,052 54.30% 87,558 45.70% 16,494 8.61% 191,610
San Luis Obispo 65,946 53.37% 57,608 46.63% 8,338 6.75% 123,554
San Mateo 213,415 76.49% 65,600 23.51% 147,815 52.98% 279,015
Santa Barbara 95,004 62.49% 57,032 37.51% 37,972 24.98% 152,036
Santa Clara 435,623 72.23% 167,498 27.77% 268,125 44.46% 603,121
Santa Cruz 91,677 78.09% 25,723 21.91% 65,954 56.18% 117,400
Shasta 21,629 31.27% 47,545 68.73% -25,916 -37.46% 69,174
Sierra 633 38.53% 1,010 61.47% -377 -22.95% 1,643
Siskiyou 7,491 41.70% 10,472 58.30% -2,981 -16.60% 17,963
Solano 91,048 63.15% 53,121 36.85% 37,927 26.31% 144,169
Sonoma 153,193 73.92% 54,046 26.08% 99,147 47.84% 207,239
Stanislaus 79,204 51.29% 75,219 48.71% 3,985 2.58% 154,423
Sutter 11,439 39.11% 17,811 60.89% -6,372 -21.78% 29,250
Tehama 6,269 30.34% 14,391 69.66% -8,122 -39.31% 20,660
Trinity 2,367 45.09% 2,882 54.91% -515 -9.81% 5,249
Tulare 43,201 43.78% 55,486 56.22% -12,285 -12.45% 98,687
Tuolumne 9,298 39.99% 13,952 60.01% -4,654 -20.02% 23,250
Ventura 173,990 57.07% 130,887 42.93% 43,103 14.14% 304,877
Yolo 50,795 69.56% 22,226 30.44% 28,569 39.12% 73,021
Yuba 7,180 37.85% 11,788 62.15% -4,608 -24.29% 18,968
Totals7,790,74363.57%4,465,58736.43%3,325,15627.13%12,256,330
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

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Becerra won 46 of 53 congressional districts.[67]

District Becerra Bailey Representative
1st 41% 59% Doug LaMalfa
2nd 73% 27% Jared Huffman
3rd 55% 45% John Garamendi
4th 42% 58% Tom McClintock
5th 71% 29% Mike Thompson
6th 72% 28% Doris Matsui
7th 54% 46% Ami Bera
8th 42% 58% Paul Cook
9th 56% 44% Jerry McNerney
10th 52% 48% Josh Harder
11th 71% 29% Mark DeSaulnier
12th 87% 13% Nancy Pelosi
13th 91% 9% Barbara Lee
14th 77% 23% Jackie Speier
15th 70% 30% Eric Swalwell
16th 59% 41% Jim Costa
17th 72% 28% Ro Khanna
18th 73% 27% Anna Eshoo
19th 71% 29% Zoe Lofgren
20th 72% 28% Jimmy Panetta
21st 55% 45% TJ Cox
22nd 44% 56% Devin Nunes
23rd 38% 62% Kevin McCarthy
24th 59% 41% Salud Carbajal
25th 53% 47% Katie Hill
26th 59% 41% Julia Brownley
27th 67% 33% Judy Chu
28th 77% 23% Adam Schiff
29th 81% 19% Tony Cárdenas
30th 72% 28% Brad Sherman
31st 59% 41% Pete Aguilar
32nd 68% 32% Grace Napolitano
33rd 69% 31% Ted Lieu
34th 87% 13% Jimmy Gomez
35th 68% 32% Norma Torres
36th 54% 46% Raul Ruiz
37th 88% 12% Karen Bass
38th 68% 32% Linda Sánchez
39th 52% 48% Gil Cisneros
40th 84% 16% Lucille Roybal-Allard
41st 62% 38% Mark Takano
42nd 43% 57% Ken Calvert
43rd 80% 20% Maxine Waters
44th 84% 16% Nanette Barragán
45th 51% 49% Katie Porter
46th 66% 34% Lou Correa
47th 63% 37% Alan Lowenthal
48th 51% 49% Harley Rouda
49th 53% 47% Mike Levin
50th 43% 57% Duncan Hunter
51st 72% 28% Juan Vargas
52nd 60% 40% Scott Peters
53rd 67% 33% Susan Davis

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Candidates & Elected Officials". Secretary of State of California. n.d. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
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  13. ↑ Steven Bailey. "Longtime California State Legislator and former U.S. Congressman Ernie Konnyu has endorsed me!". Twitter.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ Steven Bailey. "Honored to earn the support of conservative @JoelAndersonCA joining his colleagues @SenateRepCaucus Chair @CASenatorJim, @TedGaines, and @JohnMWMoorlach". Twitter.
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  19. ↑ 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.
  20. ↑ 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.
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  27. ↑ 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.
  28. ↑ Steven Bailey. "See why @RonNehring has endorsed my campaign #California Attorney General! Let's take back this important seat!". Twitter.
  29. ↑ "Michael Reagan Endorses Judge Steven Bailey (Ret.)". Bailey For AG. May 22, 2018.
  30. ↑ 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.
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  59. ↑ "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.
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