2014 California State Board of Equalization election

none January 2026 2014 California State Board of Equalization elections California legislative no 2010 California State Board of Equalization elections 2010 2018 California State Board of Equalization elections 2018 All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization 2014 11 04 California Democratic Party 2 2 2 3,674,237 53.5% California Republican Party 2 2 2 3,193,444 46.5% 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.https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2014-primary/pdf/60-board-of-equalization.pdf June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election - Board of Equalization Member Secretary of State of California January 4, 2026https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2014-general/pdf/40-board-of-equalization.pdf November 4, 2014, General Election - Board of Equalization Member Secretary of State of California January 4, 2026 2 Overview + California State Board of Equalization primary election, 2014 Party Votes Candidates Advancingto general Seatscontesting 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 + California State Board of Equalization general election, 2014 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% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 53.5 Republican Republican Party (United States) 46.5 Board of Equalization seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 50.0 Republican Republican Party (United States) 50.0 Board of Equalization DistrictIncumbent PartyElected officeholder Party1st Betty Yee Democratic George Runner Republican2nd George Runner Republican Fiona Ma Democratic3rd Michelle Steel Republican Jerome Horton Democratic4th 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/educatorhttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2014-primary/certified-list.pdf CERTIFIED LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR THE JUNE 3, 2014, STATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION Secretary of State of California January 6, 2026 George Runner (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Results California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 2014 California Republican Party George Runner (incumbent) 608,637 59.8 California Democratic Party Chris Parker 408,343 40.2 1,016,980 100.0 California Republican Party George Runner (incumbent) 984,604 57.8 California Democratic Party Chris Parker 718,129 42.2 1,702,733 100.0 California Republican Party California Democratic Party 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) James E. Theis (R), organic foods manager Results California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 2014 California Democratic Party Fiona Ma 876,378 68.9 California Republican Party James E. Theis 396,241 31.1 1,272,619 100.0 California Democratic Party Fiona Ma 1,448,657 68.7 California Republican Party James E. Theis 660,973 31.3 2,109,630 100.0 California Democratic Party California Republican Party 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 G. Rick Marshall (R) (write-in) Eric S. Moren (P&F) (write-in) Jan B. Tucker (P&F) (write-in) Results California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 2014 California Democratic Party Jerome Horton (incumbent) 402,244 99.5 California Republican Party G. Rick Marshall (write-in) 1,849 0.5 Libertarian Party of California Jose E. Castaneda (write-in) 198 0.0 Peace and Freedom Party Eric S. Moren (write-in) 134 0.0 Peace and Freedom Party Jan B. Tucker (write-in) 36 0.0 404,461 100.0 California Democratic Party Jerome Horton (incumbent) 858,471 62.4 California Republican Party G. Rick Marshall 517,287 37.6 1,375,758 100.0 California Democratic Party California Republican Party 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 Diane Harkey (R), member of the California State Assembly (2008-2014) Shirley Horton (R), development director John F. Kelly (R), businessman Nader Shahatit (D), government auditor Van Tran (R), taxpayer advocate/businessman Results California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 2014 California Republican Party Diane Harkey 324,642 34.8 California Democratic Party Nader Shahatit 316,666 33.9 California Republican Party John F. Kelly 101,836 10.9 California Republican Party Van Tran 84,162 9.0 California Republican Party Shirley Horton 74,794 8.0 California Republican Party Lewis Da Silva 32,094 3.4 934,194 100.0 California Republican Party Diane Harkey 1,030,580 61.4 California Democratic Party Nader Shahatit 648,980 38.6 1,679,560 100.0 California Republican Party California Democratic Party References State Board of Equalization Category:California State Board of Equalization elections California State Board of Equalization