2014 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election explained

Election Name:2014 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election
Country:California
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election
Next Year:2018
Election Date:June 3, 2014 (first round)
November 4, 2014 (runoff)
1Blank:First round
2Blank:Runoff
Image1:File:California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson.jpg
Candidate1:Tom Torlakson
Party1:Nonpartisan politician
1Data1:1,767,257
46.5%
2Data1:3,167,212
52.1%
Candidate2:Marshall Tuck
Party2:Nonpartisan politician
1Data2:1,098,441
28.9%
2Data2:2,906,989
47.9%
Image3:File:3x4.svg
Candidate3:Lydia Gutierrez
1Data3:931,719
24.5%
Party3:Nonpartisan politician
2Data3:Eliminated
Map Size:300px
Superintendent
Before Election:Tom Torlakson
After Election:Tom Torlakson

The 2014 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election was held on November 4, 2014, 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 nonpartisan primary election, with a runoff only held if no candidate receives a majority of the vote.

Incumbent superintendent Tom Torlakson ran for re-election to a second term in office. In the primary election on June 3, 2014, no candidate received a majority of the vote, so the top two finishers, Torlakson and Marshall Tuck, contested a general election, which Torlakson won.

Primary election

Candidates

Results

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Tom
Torlakson
Marshall
Tuck
Undecided
GQR/American ViewpointOctober 22–29, 20141,162± 3.3% align=center32%29% align=center40%
Field PollOctober 15–28, 2014941± 3.4%28%28% align=center44%
Field PollAugust 14–28, 2014467± 4.8%28% align=center31% align=center41%

Results

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teacher Announces Candidacy for State Superintendent. 31 October 2013. 16 March 2014. San Fernando Valley Sun. https://archive.today/20140316110950/http://www.sanfernandosun.com/sanfernsun/news/9947-teacher-announces-candidacy-for-state-superintendent. 16 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Money matchups: AD15, AD16, AD25 & more. 31 January 2014. 16 March 2014. IBA Buzz. https://web.archive.org/web/20140315221806/http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2014/01/31/money-matchups-ad15-ad16-ad25-more/. 15 March 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Former Villaraigosa associate to challenge state Supt. Torlakson. 21 August 2013. 16 March 2014. The Huffington Post.