2018 California gubernatorial election

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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]

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%

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Governor before election

Jerry Brown
Democratic

Elected Governor

Gavin Newsom
Democratic

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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  6. Nagourney, Adam; Burns, Alexander (2018-06-06). "Gavin Newsom and John Cox to Compete in California Election for Governor" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/us/politics/california-primary.html. Retrieved 2022-12-14. 
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  8. Arango, Tim; Fuller, Thomas (2018-11-07). "Gavin Newsom Is Elected Governor of California" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/us/california-midterms-election.html. 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" (in en-US). CalMatters. http://calmatters.org/politics/2019/01/gavin-newsom-california-inauguration-speech-policy-highlights/. Retrieved 2022-12-14.