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2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election

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The 2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction primary election was held on June 5, 2018, to elect the Superintendent of Public Instruction of California. 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 a general election, with a runoff held on November 6, 2018, because no candidate received a majority of the vote.

2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election
← 2014 June 5, 2018 (first round)
November 6, 2018 (runoff)		 2022 →
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Candidate Tony Thurmond Marshall Tuck
First round 2,136,919
35.6% 		2,223,784
37.0%
Runoff 5,385,912
50.9% 		5,198,738
49.1%
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Candidate Lily Ploski Steven Ireland
First round 984,932
16.4% 		658,786
11.0%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
Thurmond      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Tuck      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Ploski      30–40%
SPI before election

Tom Torlakson

 Elected SPI

Tony Thurmond

The previous incumbent, Superintendent Tom Torlakson, was term-limited, so could not seek a third term. As no candidate received a majority in the general election, a runoff was held between two Democrats: Marshall Tuck and Tony Thurmond. Thurmond narrowly defeated Tuck.

General election

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  • Note: The state Superintendent of Public Instruction election in California is officially nonpartisan. The parties below identify which party label each candidate would have run under if given the option.

Candidates

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Declared

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Tony Thurmond

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Marshall Tuck

Federal-level Appointed Officials

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Organizations

  • Association of California School Administrators[16]
  • California Peace Officers' Association[11]

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Results

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California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018[20]
Candidate Votes %
Marshall Tuck 2,223,784 37.0%
Tony Thurmond 2,136,919 35.6%
Lily Ploski 984,932 16.4%
Steven Ireland 658,786 11.0%
Douglas I. Vigil (write-in) 83 0.0%
Thomas L. Williams (write-in) 66 0.0%
Total votes 6,004,570 100%

Runoff

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Candidates

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Endorsements

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Tony Thurmond

Federal-level Elected Officials

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Marshall Tuck

Federal-level Appointed Officials

Federal-level Elected Officials

State-level Elected Officials

Local-level Elected Officials

Organizations

  • Association of California School Administrators[16]
  • California Peace Officers' Association[11]

Newspapers

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Tony
Thurmond 		Marshall
Tuck 		Undecided
UC Berkeley[22] October 19–26, 2018 1,339 ± 4.0% 36% 48% 16%
Thomas Partners Strategies[23] October 18–20, 2018 1,068 ± 3.5% 35% 37% 28%
Thomas Partners Strategies[24] October 5–7, 2018 1,068 ± 3.5% 28% 30% 41%
Thomas Partners Strategies[25] September 28–30, 2018 1,068 ± 3.5% 17% 29% 54%

Results

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California Superintendent of Public Instruction election runoff, 2018[26]
Candidate Votes % ±
Tony Thurmond 5,385,912 50.9% N/A
Marshall Tuck 5,198,738 49.1% +1.3%
Total votes 10,584,650 100%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 certified list of candidates" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Lily E. Ploski Announces Bid for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction 2018". December 26, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Koseff, Alexei (April 3, 2017). "Tony Thurmond enters schools chief race pledging to fight Trump on education funding". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Koseff, Alexei (March 13, 2017). "Marshall Tuck running again for California schools chief: 'We've settled for mediocrity'". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "2018 certified list of candidates" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  6. ^ Holloway, Marguerite (March 27, 2017). "Two NASA Engineers Try Out Politics". The New Yorker. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd fe ff fg fh fi fj fk fl fm fn fo fp fq fr fs ft fu fv fw fx fy fz ga gb gc gd ge gf gg gh gi gj gk gl gm gn go gp gq gr "Endorsements". TONY THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "2018 Official Endorsements – June 5, 2018 Elections" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 7, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Endorsement: For his unwavering commitment to at-risk students, Tony Thurmond for superintendent of public instruction". Los Angeles Times. April 23, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "It's Thurmond for superintendent of public instruction, as California politics shift". Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an "Supporters – Marshall Tuck". Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Forty-year Bay Area Congressman George Miller (Ret.) Endorses Marshall Tuck for State Superintendent of Public Instruction". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Assemblymember Shirley Weber Endorses Marshall Tuck for State Superintendent of Public Instruction". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h "Four Democratic Legislators Endorse Marshall Tuck for State Superintendent". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  15. ^ a b "TUCK FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2018; MARSHALL". Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Association of California School Administrators Endorses Marshall Tuck for State Superintendent". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  17. ^ a b "SF Chronicle Editorial Board Endorses Marshall Tuck". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  18. ^ a b "Endorsement: Marshall Tuck for state superintendent of schools". May 23, 2018.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "TUCK FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2018; MARSHALL". Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  20. ^ "Complete Statement of Votes" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  21. ^ JohnHCox. "People have asked my recommendations on a lot of races & ballot measures - two easy ones are @StevePoizner for IC and @MarshallTuck for #SPI - they will both be great for CA! #Midterms #California". Twitter.
  22. ^ UC Berkeley
  23. ^ Thomas Partners Strategies
  24. ^ Thomas Partners Strategies
  25. ^ Thomas Partners Strategies
  26. ^ "Superintendent of Public Instruction - Statewide Results" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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