2018 California gubernatorial election

2018 California gubernatorial election

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

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

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

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

References

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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.
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10. Christopher, Ben (2019-01-08). "Opening remarks: Gov. Gavin Newsom takes the reins of state government". CalMatters. Retrieved 2022-12-14.