2018 California State Controller election

• Betty Yee, incumbent California State Controller{{Cite web|url=http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Candidates/List.aspx?view=intention&sort=NAME&electid=62|title=California Secretary of State - CalAccess - Campaign Finance|website=cal-access.sos.ca.gov|access-date=2017-06-11|archive-date=February 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204093308/http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Candidates/List.aspx?view=intention&sort=NAME&electid=62|url-status=live}}

• Konstantinos Roditis, former Anaheim City Commissioner{{Cite web|url=http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Candidates/List.aspx?view=intention&sort=NAME&electid=62|title=California Secretary of State - CalAccess - Campaign Finance|website=cal-access.sos.ca.gov|access-date=2017-11-23|archive-date=February 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204093308/http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Candidates/List.aspx?view=intention&sort=NAME&electid=62|url-status=live}}

• Mary Lou Finley, retired public school worker{{cite web|url=http://www.peaceandfreedom.org/home/join/12-news/general/1381-peace-and-freedom-party-2018-california-election-candidates|title=Election 2018: The Peace & Freedom Party Candidates|date=December 18, 2017|access-date=January 8, 2018|archive-date=January 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109121841/http://www.peaceandfreedom.org/home/join/12-news/general/1381-peace-and-freedom-party-2018-california-election-candidates|url-status=dead}}

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Organizations

• AFSCME District Council 57
• California Democratic Party{{cite web|url=https://bettyyee.com/endorsements/|title=Endorsements|work=Betty Yee for Controller|access-date=May 14, 2018|archive-date=May 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005221/https://bettyyee.com/endorsements/|url-status=dead}}
• California Faculty Association
• California League of Conservation Voters
• California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
• California State Retirees Association
• California Teachers Association
• Communication Workers of America – District 9
• EMILY's List
• Equality California
• Feminist Majority
• National Association of Realtors – California
• Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
• Service Employees International Union – California
• UNITE HERE

Newspapers

• Los Angeles Times{{Cite web |date=2018-09-13 |title=Endorsement: Betty Yee deserves another term as California's controller |url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-endorsement-yee-controller-20180913-story.html |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}
• The Mercury News{{Cite web |date=2018-05-18 |title=Editorial: Betty Yee the only qualified option for state controller |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05/18/editorial-betty-yee-the-only-qualified-option-for-state-controller/ |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}
• The San Diego Union-Tribune{{Cite web |date=2018-10-12 |title=The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board Endorsement Guide 2018 |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/sd-endorsement-guide-november-2018-htmlstory.html |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}
• San Francisco Chronicle{{Cite web |date=2018-05-04 |title=Editorial: Re-elect Betty Yee as state’s controller |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Re-elect-Betty-Yee-as-state-s-12885921.php |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}

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• California Republican Party{{Cite web |url=http://roditisforcontroller.com/endorsements/ |title=Endorsements – Konstantinos Roditis for Controller |access-date=2018-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516020531/http://roditisforcontroller.com/endorsements/ |archive-date=2018-05-16 |url-status=dead }}

Newspapers

• Dixon Independent Voice
• Placerville Mountain Democrat
• Santa Barbara News-Press{{cite web|url=http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=OPINIONS-LETTERS&ID=568209137385734170|title=OUR ENDORSEMENTS|work=Santa Barbara News-Press|date=October 30, 2018|access-date=November 2, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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[[File:2018 California State Controller primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|County results

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Yee

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Roditis

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| title = Nonpartisan blanket primary results{{cite web|title=Statement of Vote|url=http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-primary/sov/2018-complete-sov.pdf|publisher=California Secretary of State|access-date=July 20, 2018|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125230301/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-primary/sov/2018-complete-sov.pdf|url-status=live}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Betty Yee (incumbent)

| votes = 4,033,208

| percentage = 62.1%

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Konstantinos Roditis

| votes = 2,200,942

| percentage = 33.9%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Peace and Freedom Party

| candidate = Mary Lou Finley

| votes = 261,876

| percentage = 4.0%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 6,496,026

| percentage = 100%

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Yee won the election easily. Yee won by running up margins in heavily populated areas of the state. With 8,013,067 votes, Yee is the top vote earner in any California State Controller election.

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| title = California State Controller election, 2018{{cite web|url=https://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/controller|title=Controller - Statewide Results|publisher=California Secretary of State|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-date=November 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129230921/https://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/controller|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Betty Yee (incumbent)

| votes = 8,013,067

| percentage = 65.45%

| change = +11.48%

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Konstantinos Roditis

| votes = 4,229,480

| percentage = 34.55%

| change = -11.48%

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{{Election box total

| votes = 12,242,547

| percentage = 100%

| change = N/A

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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Official campaign websites

• [http://roditisforcontroller.com/ Konstantinos Roditis (R) for Controller] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204180919/http://roditisforcontroller.com/ |date=2018-02-04 }}
• [https://bettyyee.com/ Betty Yee (D) for Controller]

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State Controller

Category:California State Controller elections

Category:November 2018 in the United States

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