2014 California State Treasurer election
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The 2014 California State Treasurer election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the State Treasurer of California. Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Bill Lockyer was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election to a third term in office.
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A primary election was held on June 3, 2014. Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advance to the general election in November, even if a candidate manages to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election. Washington is the only other state with this system, a so-called "top two primary" (Louisiana has a similar "jungle primary"). Democrat John Chiang and Republican Greg Conlon finished first and second, respectively, and contested the general election, which Chiang won.
Primary election
Candidates
Democratic Party
Declared
Republican Party
Declared
- Greg Conlon, businessman, Certified Public Accountant, nominee for California State Treasurer in 2002, and nominee for California's 12th congressional district in 2008[2]
Green Party
Declared
Results
Chiang
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Conlon
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Chiang | 2,250,098 | 54.99 | |
| Republican | Greg Conlon | 1,571,532 | 38.40 | |
| Green | Ellen Brown | 270,388 | 6.61 | |
| Total votes | 4,092,018 | 100.00 | ||
By county
| County[6] | John Chiang Democratic |
Greg Conlon Republican |
Ellen Brown Green |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alameda | 131,829 | 71.33% | 34,978 | 18.93% | 18,000 | 9.74% | 96,851 | 52.41% | 184,807 |
| Alpine | 268 | 58.64% | 146 | 31.95% | 43 | 9.41% | 122 | 26.70% | 457 |
| Amador | 4,096 | 45.05% | 4,398 | 48.37% | 599 | 6.59% | -302 | -3.32% | 9,093 |
| Butte | 17,356 | 44.24% | 18,659 | 47.56% | 3,217 | 8.20% | -1,303 | -3.32% | 39,232 |
| Calaveras | 5,026 | 43.14% | 5,797 | 49.76% | 827 | 7.10% | -771 | -6.62% | 11,650 |
| Colusa | 1,217 | 38.77% | 1,757 | 55.97% | 165 | 5.26% | -540 | -17.20% | 3,139 |
| Contra Costa | 87,657 | 61.70% | 44,230 | 31.13% | 10,176 | 7.16% | 43,427 | 30.57% | 142,063 |
| Del Norte | 2,555 | 46.92% | 2,461 | 45.19% | 430 | 7.90% | 94 | 1.73% | 5,446 |
| El Dorado | 17,670 | 44.32% | 19,869 | 49.83% | 2,333 | 5.85% | -2,199 | -5.52% | 39,872 |
| Fresno | 49,453 | 48.24% | 48,636 | 47.44% | 4,424 | 4.32% | 817 | 0.80% | 102,513 |
| Glenn | 1,763 | 34.36% | 3,015 | 58.76% | 353 | 6.88% | -1,252 | -24.40% | 5,131 |
| Humboldt | 13,471 | 52.61% | 8,740 | 34.13% | 3,396 | 13.26% | 4,731 | 18.48% | 25,607 |
| Imperial | 9,458 | 58.83% | 5,282 | 32.86% | 1,336 | 8.31% | 4,176 | 25.98% | 16,076 |
| Inyo | 1,554 | 42.62% | 1,837 | 50.38% | 255 | 6.99% | -283 | -7.76% | 3,646 |
| Kern | 25,307 | 37.04% | 39,620 | 58.00% | 3,388 | 4.96% | -14,313 | -20.95% | 68,315 |
| Kings | 5,631 | 39.19% | 8,135 | 56.62% | 602 | 4.19% | -2,504 | -17.43% | 14,368 |
| Lake | 7,349 | 51.63% | 5,067 | 35.60% | 1,818 | 12.77% | 2,282 | 16.03% | 14,234 |
| Lassen | 2,196 | 40.05% | 2,979 | 54.33% | 308 | 5.62% | -783 | -14.28% | 5,483 |
| Los Angeles | 463,273 | 63.22% | 223,371 | 30.48% | 46,199 | 6.30% | 239,902 | 32.74% | 732,843 |
| Madera | 6,978 | 37.91% | 10,594 | 57.56% | 833 | 4.53% | -3,616 | -19.65% | 18,405 |
| Marin | 37,341 | 68.94% | 12,406 | 22.90% | 4,421 | 8.16% | 24,935 | 46.03% | 54,168 |
| Mariposa | 1,862 | 40.48% | 2,394 | 52.04% | 344 | 7.48% | -532 | -11.57% | 4,600 |
| Mendocino | 8,747 | 57.81% | 4,029 | 26.63% | 2,355 | 15.56% | 4,718 | 31.18% | 15,131 |
| Merced | 9,958 | 47.67% | 9,657 | 46.23% | 1,274 | 6.10% | 301 | 1.44% | 20,889 |
| Modoc | 782 | 30.90% | 1,549 | 61.20% | 200 | 7.90% | -767 | -30.30% | 2,531 |
| Mono | 1,367 | 48.63% | 1,218 | 43.33% | 226 | 8.04% | 149 | 5.30% | 2,811 |
| Monterey | 29,882 | 60.44% | 15,946 | 32.25% | 3,610 | 7.30% | 13,936 | 28.19% | 49,438 |
| Napa | 14,919 | 57.66% | 8,847 | 34.19% | 2,109 | 8.15% | 6,072 | 23.47% | 25,875 |
| Nevada | 11,805 | 46.57% | 11,298 | 44.57% | 2,246 | 8.86% | 507 | 2.00% | 25,349 |
| Orange | 127,148 | 40.09% | 173,717 | 54.77% | 16,325 | 5.15% | -46,569 | -14.68% | 317,190 |
| Placer | 30,846 | 46.25% | 32,785 | 49.16% | 3,064 | 4.59% | -1,939 | -2.91% | 66,695 |
| Plumas | 2,076 | 42.69% | 2,487 | 51.14% | 300 | 6.17% | -411 | -8.45% | 4,863 |
| Riverside | 81,087 | 44.90% | 89,930 | 49.79% | 9,596 | 5.31% | -8,843 | -4.90% | 180,613 |
| Sacramento | 113,825 | 61.65% | 60,956 | 33.02% | 9,841 | 5.33% | 52,869 | 28.64% | 184,622 |
| San Benito | 3,660 | 52.29% | 2,819 | 40.27% | 521 | 7.44% | 841 | 12.01% | 7,000 |
| San Bernardino | 66,482 | 44.23% | 74,906 | 49.83% | 8,925 | 5.94% | -8,424 | -5.60% | 150,313 |
| San Diego | 191,322 | 48.69% | 182,286 | 46.39% | 19,355 | 4.93% | 9,036 | 2.30% | 392,963 |
| San Francisco | 86,903 | 75.67% | 15,042 | 13.10% | 12,893 | 11.23% | 71,861 | 62.58% | 114,838 |
| San Joaquin | 40,548 | 52.62% | 32,077 | 41.63% | 4,430 | 5.75% | 8,471 | 10.99% | 77,055 |
| San Luis Obispo | 29,375 | 50.31% | 25,821 | 44.22% | 3,197 | 5.47% | 3,554 | 6.09% | 58,393 |
| San Mateo | 56,752 | 64.76% | 23,790 | 27.15% | 7,091 | 8.09% | 32,962 | 37.61% | 87,633 |
| Santa Barbara | 34,091 | 50.34% | 29,278 | 43.23% | 4,350 | 6.42% | 4,813 | 7.11% | 67,719 |
| Santa Clara | 153,212 | 64.19% | 66,102 | 27.69% | 19,389 | 8.12% | 87,110 | 36.49% | 238,703 |
| Santa Cruz | 29,363 | 64.99% | 11,062 | 24.48% | 4,756 | 10.53% | 18,301 | 40.51% | 45,181 |
| Shasta | 11,023 | 38.35% | 15,680 | 54.55% | 2,039 | 7.09% | -4,657 | -16.20% | 28,742 |
| Sierra | 505 | 41.36% | 616 | 50.45% | 100 | 8.19% | -111 | -9.09% | 1,221 |
| Siskiyou | 4,425 | 42.81% | 5,066 | 49.01% | 845 | 8.18% | -641 | -6.20% | 10,336 |
| Solano | 31,311 | 60.37% | 17,264 | 33.28% | 3,294 | 6.35% | 14,047 | 27.08% | 51,869 |
| Sonoma | 58,451 | 63.66% | 23,929 | 26.06% | 9,441 | 10.28% | 34,522 | 37.60% | 91,821 |
| Stanislaus | 25,137 | 48.86% | 23,492 | 45.66% | 2,819 | 5.48% | 1,645 | 3.20% | 51,448 |
| Sutter | 5,852 | 40.64% | 7,810 | 54.24% | 738 | 5.13% | -1,958 | -13.60% | 14,400 |
| Tehama | 4,364 | 35.59% | 7,052 | 57.51% | 846 | 6.90% | -2,688 | -21.92% | 12,262 |
| Trinity | 1,531 | 44.07% | 1,518 | 43.70% | 425 | 12.23% | 13 | 0.37% | 3,474 |
| Tulare | 15,447 | 37.05% | 24,454 | 58.66% | 1,786 | 4.28% | -9,007 | -21.61% | 41,687 |
| Tuolumne | 4,994 | 43.97% | 5,599 | 49.29% | 766 | 6.74% | -605 | -5.33% | 11,359 |
| Ventura | 46,180 | 47.36% | 46,173 | 47.35% | 5,164 | 5.30% | 7 | 0.01% | 97,517 |
| Yolo | 20,053 | 65.53% | 8,549 | 27.94% | 1,999 | 6.53% | 11,504 | 37.59% | 30,601 |
| Yuba | 3,365 | 40.41% | 4,357 | 52.32% | 606 | 7.28% | -992 | -11.91% | 8,328 |
| Totals | 2,250,098 | 54.99% | 1,571,532 | 38.40% | 270,388 | 6.61% | 678,566 | 16.58% | 4,092,018 |
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
John Chiang (D) |
Greg Conlon (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GQR/American Viewpoint[7] | October 22–29, 2014 | 1,162 | ± 3.3% | 52% | 34% | 14% |
| Field Poll[8] | October 15–28, 2014 | 941 | ± 3.4% | 46% | 35% | 19% |
| Field Poll[9] | October 27–31, 2014 | 467 | ± 4.8% | 52% | 26% | 22% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Chiang | 4,176,793 | 58.81 | ||
| Republican | Greg Conlon | 2,925,895 | 41.19 | ||
| Total votes | 7,102,688 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By county
| County[11] | John Chiang Democratic |
Greg Conlon Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alameda | 272,615 | 79.15% | 71,802 | 20.85% | 200,813 | 58.31% | 344,417 |
| Alpine | 279 | 61.05% | 178 | 38.95% | 101 | 22.10% | 457 |
| Amador | 5,795 | 46.13% | 6,767 | 53.87% | -972 | -7.74% | 12,562 |
| Butte | 27,915 | 47.05% | 31,410 | 52.95% | -3,495 | -5.89% | 59,325 |
| Calaveras | 6,861 | 44.83% | 8,442 | 55.17% | -1,581 | -10.33% | 15,303 |
| Colusa | 1,687 | 41.48% | 2,380 | 58.52% | -693 | -17.04% | 4,067 |
| Contra Costa | 157,989 | 64.52% | 86,895 | 35.48% | 71,094 | 29.03% | 244,884 |
| Del Norte | 3,520 | 51.58% | 3,304 | 48.42% | 216 | 3.17% | 6,824 |
| El Dorado | 27,028 | 45.22% | 32,745 | 54.78% | -5,717 | -9.56% | 59,773 |
| Fresno | 79,667 | 50.66% | 77,599 | 49.34% | 2,068 | 1.31% | 157,266 |
| Glenn | 1,965 | 33.58% | 3,886 | 66.42% | -1,921 | -32.83% | 5,851 |
| Humboldt | 22,635 | 62.99% | 13,298 | 37.01% | 9,337 | 25.98% | 35,933 |
| Imperial | 13,064 | 63.00% | 7,671 | 37.00% | 5,393 | 26.01% | 20,735 |
| Inyo | 2,343 | 44.01% | 2,981 | 55.99% | -638 | -11.98% | 5,324 |
| Kern | 53,462 | 40.42% | 78,792 | 59.58% | -25,330 | -19.15% | 132,254 |
| Kings | 9,742 | 44.20% | 12,297 | 55.80% | -2,555 | -11.59% | 22,039 |
| Lake | 9,853 | 58.00% | 7,136 | 42.00% | 2,717 | 15.99% | 16,989 |
| Lassen | 2,517 | 37.36% | 4,220 | 62.64% | -1,703 | -25.28% | 6,737 |
| Los Angeles | 949,745 | 66.93% | 469,300 | 33.07% | 480,445 | 33.86% | 1,419,045 |
| Madera | 11,028 | 41.63% | 15,462 | 58.37% | -4,434 | -16.74% | 26,490 |
| Marin | 61,410 | 73.96% | 21,616 | 26.04% | 39,794 | 47.93% | 83,026 |
| Mariposa | 2,686 | 41.65% | 3,763 | 58.35% | -1,077 | -16.70% | 6,449 |
| Mendocino | 15,967 | 68.30% | 7,412 | 31.70% | 8,555 | 36.59% | 23,379 |
| Merced | 18,668 | 51.16% | 17,821 | 48.84% | 847 | 2.32% | 36,489 |
| Modoc | 876 | 31.22% | 1,930 | 68.78% | -1,054 | -37.56% | 2,806 |
| Mono | 1,535 | 51.01% | 1,474 | 48.99% | 61 | 2.03% | 3,009 |
| Monterey | 47,112 | 65.32% | 25,018 | 34.68% | 22,094 | 30.63% | 72,130 |
| Napa | 22,680 | 62.12% | 13,829 | 37.88% | 8,851 | 24.24% | 36,509 |
| Nevada | 19,761 | 52.95% | 17,561 | 47.05% | 2,200 | 5.89% | 37,322 |
| Orange | 262,238 | 43.20% | 344,787 | 56.80% | -82,549 | -13.60% | 607,025 |
| Placer | 48,984 | 44.28% | 61,651 | 55.72% | -12,667 | -11.45% | 110,635 |
| Plumas | 3,033 | 44.01% | 3,858 | 55.99% | -825 | -11.97% | 6,891 |
| Riverside | 161,317 | 46.97% | 182,133 | 53.03% | -20,816 | -6.06% | 343,450 |
| Sacramento | 199,898 | 63.03% | 117,245 | 36.97% | 82,653 | 26.06% | 317,143 |
| San Benito | 7,719 | 58.40% | 5,499 | 41.60% | 2,220 | 16.80% | 13,218 |
| San Bernardino | 136,785 | 48.45% | 145,535 | 51.55% | -8,750 | -3.10% | 282,320 |
| San Diego | 341,430 | 52.22% | 312,406 | 47.78% | 29,024 | 4.44% | 653,836 |
| San Francisco | 175,961 | 83.94% | 33,665 | 16.06% | 142,296 | 67.88% | 209,626 |
| San Joaquin | 62,218 | 54.46% | 52,032 | 45.54% | 10,186 | 8.92% | 114,250 |
| San Luis Obispo | 43,434 | 52.04% | 40,024 | 47.96% | 3,410 | 4.09% | 83,458 |
| San Mateo | 107,241 | 69.47% | 47,126 | 30.53% | 60,115 | 38.94% | 154,367 |
| Santa Barbara | 59,031 | 55.29% | 47,738 | 44.71% | 11,293 | 10.58% | 106,769 |
| Santa Clara | 258,453 | 68.13% | 120,893 | 31.87% | 137,560 | 36.26% | 379,346 |
| Santa Cruz | 52,399 | 74.95% | 17,516 | 25.05% | 34,883 | 49.89% | 69,915 |
| Shasta | 20,485 | 37.01% | 34,862 | 62.99% | -14,377 | -25.98% | 55,347 |
| Sierra | 662 | 44.58% | 823 | 55.42% | -161 | -10.84% | 1,485 |
| Siskiyou | 5,969 | 44.31% | 7,501 | 55.69% | -1,532 | -11.37% | 13,470 |
| Solano | 54,685 | 62.52% | 32,790 | 37.48% | 21,895 | 25.03% | 87,475 |
| Sonoma | 96,953 | 70.05% | 41,448 | 29.95% | 55,505 | 40.10% | 138,401 |
| Stanislaus | 43,655 | 49.21% | 45,061 | 50.79% | -1,406 | -1.58% | 88,716 |
| Sutter | 8,296 | 41.53% | 11,680 | 58.47% | -3,384 | -16.94% | 19,976 |
| Tehama | 5,296 | 34.79% | 9,927 | 65.21% | -4,631 | -30.42% | 15,223 |
| Trinity | 1,831 | 48.07% | 1,978 | 51.93% | -147 | -3.86% | 3,809 |
| Tulare | 24,572 | 40.04% | 36,790 | 59.96% | -12,218 | -19.91% | 61,362 |
| Tuolumne | 7,572 | 45.43% | 9,095 | 54.57% | -1,523 | -9.14% | 16,667 |
| Ventura | 100,708 | 51.75% | 93,903 | 48.25% | 6,805 | 3.50% | 194,611 |
| Yolo | 30,443 | 68.85% | 13,776 | 31.15% | 16,667 | 37.69% | 44,219 |
| Yuba | 5,120 | 41.68% | 7,164 | 58.32% | -2,044 | -16.64% | 12,284 |
| Total | 4,176,793 | 58.81% | 2,925,895 | 41.19% | 1,250,898 | 17.61% | 7,102,688 |