2018 California Attorney General election

The 2018 California Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of California. The 2014 election winner, Kamala Harris, was elected to the United States Senate during the 2016 Senate election; incumbent Democratic Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, won election to a full term.

Primary

Democratic Party

Declared

• Xavier Becerra, incumbent attorney general of California and former U.S. representative
• Dave Jones, California Insurance Commissioner

Republican Party

Declared

• Steven Bailey, retired El Dorado County Superior Court judge
• Eric Early, managing partner of Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae LLP

Withdrawn

• Michael A. Ramos, district attorney for San Bernardino County, California

Peace and Freedom Party

Declared

• Adriane Bracciale, criminal defense attorney in the Inland Empire

Endorsements

Polling

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Becerra won the election in a landslide, even outperforming Gavin Newsom during the simultaneous gubernatorial election.

By congressional district

Becerra won 46 of 53 congressional districts.

References

External links

Official campaign websites

• Steven Bailey (R) for Attorney General
• Xavier Becerra (D) for Attorney General