| 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.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tom Torlakson | Marshall Tuck | Undecided | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GQR/American Viewpoint | October 22–29, 2014 | 1,162 | ± 3.3% | align=center | 32% | 29% | align=center | 40% | |
| Field Poll | October 15–28, 2014 | 941 | ± 3.4% | 28% | 28% | align=center | 44% | ||
| Field Poll | August 14–28, 2014 | 467 | ± 4.8% | 28% | align=center | 31% | align=center | 41% |