2014 California State Treasurer election explained

Election Name:2014 California State Treasurer election
Country:California
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 California State Treasurer election
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2018 California State Treasurer election
Next Year:2018
Election Date:November 4, 2014
Nominee1:John Chiang
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:4,176,793
Percentage1:58.8%
Nominee2:Greg Conlon
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:2,925,895
Percentage2:41.2%
State Treasurer
Before Election:Bill Lockyer
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:John Chiang
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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.

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

Green Party

Declared

Results

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
class=small Sample
size
class=small Margin of
error
John
Chiang (D)
Greg
Conlon (R)
Undecided
GQR/American ViewpointOctober 22–29, 20141,162± 3.3% align=center52%34%14%
Field PollOctober 15–28, 2014941± 3.4% align=center46%35%19%
Field PollOctober 27–31, 2014467± 4.8% align=center52%26%22%

Results

External links

Official campaign websites

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Money pours into campaigns for candidates seeking statewide posts . Los Angeles Times . Phil Willon . February 1, 2014 . March 9, 2014.
  2. Web site: Official certified list of candidates. Treasurer. California Secretary of State. 26 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514004322/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/statewide-elections/2014-primary/certified-list.pdf. 2014-05-14. dead.
  3. Web site: Ellen Brown: Why I Am Running for California Treasurer . Independent Political Report . Jed Ziggler . January 16, 2014 . March 9, 2014.
  4. Web site: State Treasurer . California Secretary of State . March 8, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140309213555/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/vig-public-display/060314-primary-election/candidate-statements/treasurer.pdf . 2014-03-09 . dead .