2018 California State Board of Equalization elections

The 2018 California State Board of Equalization elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The primary elections was held on June 5, 2018. All four seats on the State Board of Equalization were contested.

The board's members serve four-year terms and are limited to serving two terms.

A nonpartisan blanket primary was used for the election, starting with the primary in June. The top-two primary finishers in each district, regardless of party, advanced to the general election in November. Republicans lost one seat to the Democrats, leaving only one Republican board member remaining.

By district
Results of the 2018 California state Board of Equalization election by district:

Close races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 5%:


 * 1) State Board of Equalization district 1, 2.8%
 * 2) State Board of Equalization district 4, 4.4%

District 1
The incumbent was Republican George Runner, who was term-limited and ineligible to run for reelection. Runner was succeeded by Republican Ted Gaines.

Results
Red represents counties won by Gaines. Blue represents counties won by Hallinan.

District 2
The incumbent was Democrat Fiona Ma, who was elected state treasurer. Ma was succeeded by Democrat Malia Cohen.

Results
Blue represents counties won by Cohen. Red represents counties won by Burns.

District 3
The incumbent was Democrat Jerome Horton, who was term-limited and ineligible to run for reelection. Horton was succeeded by Democrat Tony Vazquez.

Results
Blue represents counties won by Vazquez. Red represents counties won by Marshall.

District 4
The incumbent was Republican Diane Harkey, who retired to run for California's 49th congressional district. Harkey was succeeded by Democrat Mike Schaefer, giving Democrats a majority on the Board of Equalization.

Results
Blue represents counties won by Schaefer. Red represents counties won by Anderson.