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November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
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The 2014 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 4, 2014, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the non-partisan blanket primary election taking place on June 3, 2014.[1][2]
Overview
| Party | Votes | Candidates | Advancing to general |
Seats contesting | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | |||||
| Democratic Party | 2,003,631 | 55.22% | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Republican Party | 1,624,255 | 44.77% | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| Third party | 368 | 0.01% | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3,628,254 | 100.00% | 15 | 8 | 
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| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | Before | After | +/– | % | |||
| Democratic Party | 4 | 3,674,237 | 53.50% | 2 | 2 |
|
50.0% | |
| Republican Party | 4 | 3,193,444 | 46.50% | 2 | 2 |
|
50.0% | |
| Total | 8 | 6,867,681 | 100.0% | 4 | 4 |
|
100.00% | |
| Board of Equalization District |
Incumbent | Party | Elected officeholder | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Betty Yee | Democratic | George Runner | Republican | ||
| 2nd | George Runner | Republican | Fiona Ma | Democratic | ||
| 3rd | Michelle Steel | Republican | Jerome Horton | Democratic | ||
| 4th | Jerome Horton | Democratic | Diane Harkey | Republican | ||
District 1
The incumbent was Republican George Runner, who was elected to the 2nd district in 2010 with 50.0% of the vote. He was running for reelection. Runner was redistricted to the 1st district following the 2010 Census.
Candidates
- Chris Parker (D), tax professional/educator[3]
- George Runner (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization[3]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | George Runner (incumbent) | 608,637 | 59.8 | |
| Democratic | Chris Parker | 408,343 | 40.2 | |
| Total votes | 1,016,980 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | George Runner (incumbent) | 984,604 | 57.8 | |
| Democratic | Chris Parker | 718,129 | 42.2 | |
| Total votes | 1,702,733 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 2
The incumbent was Democrat Betty Yee, who was elected in 2006 and 2010, meaning she was term-limited and ineligible to run for reelection.
Candidates
- Fiona Ma (D), member of the California State Assembly (2006-2012), former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2002–2006)[3]
- James E. Theis (R), organic foods manager[3]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Fiona Ma | 876,378 | 68.9 | |
| Republican | James E. Theis | 396,241 | 31.1 | |
| Total votes | 1,272,619 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Fiona Ma | 1,448,657 | 68.7 | |
| Republican | James E. Theis | 660,973 | 31.3 | |
| Total votes | 2,109,630 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 3
The incumbent was Democrat Jerome Horton, who was appointed in 2009 and elected in 2010. He was running for reelection. Horton was redistricted from the 4th district following the 2010 Census.
Candidates
- Jose E. Castaneda (L) (write-in)
- Jerome Horton (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization[3]
- G. Rick Marshall (R) (write-in)
- Eric S. Moren (P&F) (write-in)
- Jan B. Tucker (P&F) (write-in)
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jerome Horton (incumbent) | 402,244 | 99.5 | |
| Republican | G. Rick Marshall (write-in) | 1,849 | 0.5 | |
| Libertarian | Jose E. Castaneda (write-in) | 198 | 0.0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Eric S. Moren (write-in) | 134 | 0.0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jan B. Tucker (write-in) | 36 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 404,461 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jerome Horton (incumbent) | 858,471 | 62.4 | |
| Republican | G. Rick Marshall | 517,287 | 37.6 | |
| Total votes | 1,375,758 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 4
The incumbent was Republican Michelle Steel, who was elected in 2006 and 2010, meaning she was ineligible to run for reelection.
Candidates
- Lewis Da Silva (R), accountant/realtor[3]
- Diane Harkey (R), member of the California State Assembly (2008-2014)[3]
- Shirley Horton (R), development director[3]
- John F. Kelly (R), businessman[3]
- Nader Shahatit (D), government auditor[3]
- Van Tran (R), taxpayer advocate/businessman[3]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Diane Harkey | 324,642 | 34.8 | |
| Democratic | Nader Shahatit | 316,666 | 33.9 | |
| Republican | John F. Kelly | 101,836 | 10.9 | |
| Republican | Van Tran | 84,162 | 9.0 | |
| Republican | Shirley Horton | 74,794 | 8.0 | |
| Republican | Lewis Da Silva | 32,094 | 3.4 | |
| Total votes | 934,194 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Diane Harkey | 1,030,580 | 61.4 | |
| Democratic | Nader Shahatit | 648,980 | 38.6 | |
| Total votes | 1,679,560 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
References
- ^ a b c d e "June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - Board of Equalization Member" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "November 4, 2014, General Election - Board of Equalization Member" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "CERTIFIED LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR THE JUNE 3, 2014, STATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
