2014 California State Treasurer election

The 2014 California State Treasurer election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the State Treasurer of California. Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Bill Lockyer was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election to a third term in office.

A primary election was held on June 3, 2014. Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advance to the general election in November, even if a candidate manages to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election. Washington is the only other state with this system, a so-called "top two primary" (Louisiana has a similar "jungle primary"). Democrat John Chiang and Republican Greg Conlon finished first and second, respectively, and contested the general election, which Chiang won.

Primary election

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

• John Chiang, California State Controller^[1]

Republican Party

Declared

• Greg Conlon, businessman, Certified Public Accountant, nominee for California State Treasurer in 2002, and nominee for California's 12th congressional district in 2008^[2]

Green Party

Declared

• Ellen Brown, attorney and writer^[3][4]

Results

General election

Polling

Results

References

1. Phil Willon (February 1, 2014). "Money pours into campaigns for candidates seeking statewide posts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
2. "Official certified list of candidates" (PDF). Treasurer. California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
3. Jed Ziggler (January 16, 2014). "Ellen Brown: Why I Am Running for California Treasurer". Independent Political Report. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
4. "State Treasurer" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
5. "Statement of Vote June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
6. "Statement of Vote November 4, 2014, General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 30, 2014.

External links

• California State Treasurer election, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org

Official campaign websites

• Ellen Brown for State Treasurer
• John Chiang for State Treasurer