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2018 California gubernatorial election

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2018 California gubernatorial election
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Nominee Gavin Newsom John H. Cox
Party Democratic Republican
Home state California Illinois
Running mate Eleni Kounalakis Cole Harris
Popular vote 7,721,410 4,742,825
Percentage 61.9% 38.1%
Governor before election

Jerry Brown
Democratic

Elected Governor

Gavin Newsom
Democratic

The 2018 California gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of California. Then-incumbent Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom was elected the next governor of California.[1][2]

Background

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In February 2015, while Gavin Newsom was lieutenant governor, he announced he would run for governor in 2018, to succeed term limited governor Jerry Brown.[3][4]

In mid-2017, businessman John H. Cox announced his candidacy for governor in 2018. After previously running for public office many times.[5][6]

Election results

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On November 6. 2018, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom defeated republican candidate and businessman John H. Cox, in a wide and large margin.[1][2][7][8]

Inauguration

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Newsom became the 40th governor of California on January 7, 2019.[9][10]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "California gubernatorial election, 2018". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "California Governor Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis". www.politico.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  3. ↑ "Meet the candidates running to be California's next governor in Tuesday's primary". Los Angeles Times. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  4. ↑ "Your guide to the 2018 California governor's race". KPCC - NPR News for Southern California - 89.3 FM. 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  5. ↑ Adler, Ben. "California's Next Governor Interview: Republican Candidate John Cox On His Childhood Struggles, Outsider Politics — But Not Trump". www.capradio.org. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  6. ↑ Nagourney, Adam; Burns, Alexander (2018-06-06). "Gavin Newsom and John Cox to Compete in California Election for Governor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  7. ↑ "Election 2018: Gavin Newsom wins race for California governor over John Cox". Orange County Register. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  8. ↑ Arango, Tim; Fuller, Thomas (2018-11-07). "Gavin Newsom Is Elected Governor of California". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  9. ↑ "Governor Newsom's Inaugural Address: "A California For All"". California Governor. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  10. ↑ Christopher, Ben (2019-01-08). "Opening remarks: Gov. Gavin Newsom takes the reins of state government". CalMatters. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
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