2018 United States Senate election in California

2018 United States Senate election in California
	November 6, 2018
Turnout	56.42%
	County Results; Feinstein: 50–60% 60–70%; de León: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. Senator before election; Dianne Feinstein; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Dianne Feinstein; Democratic

The 2018 United States Senate election in California took place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Democrat Dianne Feinstein and Democrat Kevin de León won the primary election, so they were both featured in the general election.^[1]

Dianne Feinstein won the election.^[2]

Primary election

Primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dianne Feinstein	2,947,035	44.2
	Democratic	Kevin de León	805,446	12.1
	Republican	James P. Bradley	556,252	8.3
	Republican	Arun K. Bhumitra	350,815	5.3
	Republican	Paul A. Taylor	323,533	4.9
	Republican	Erin Cruz	267,494	4.0
	Republican	Tom Palzer	205,183	3.1
	Democratic	Alison Hartson	147,061	2.2
	Republican	Rocky De La Fuente	135,278	2.0
	Democratic	Pat Harris	126,947	1.9
	Republican	John "Jack" Crew	93,806	1.4
	Republican	Patrick Little	89,867	1.3
	Republican	Kevin Mottus	87,646	1.3
	Republican	Jerry Joseph Laws	67,140	1.0
	Others		467,217	7.0
Total			6,670,720	100.0%

General election

General election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dianne Feinstein	6,019,422	54.2
	Democratic	Kevin de León	5,093,942	45.8
Total			11,113,364	100.0%

Results by county

Blue represents counties won by Feinstein. Green represents counties won by de León.^[4]

County	Feinstein#	Feinstein%	de León#	de León%	Total
Alameda	318,377	58.4	226,950	41.6	545,327
Alpine	267	48.8	280	51.2	547
Amador	5,835	41.4	8,244	58.6	14,079
Butte	32,418	42.9	43,108	57.1	75,526
Calaveras	7,031	40.4	10,357	59.6	17,388
Colusa	1,643	35.1	3,039	64.9	4,682
Contra Costa	222,349	58.3	158,748	41.7	381,097
Del Norte	2,590	37.8	4,254	62.2	6,844
El Dorado	33,772	46.5	38,791	53.5	72,563
Fresno	103,491	47.7	113,557	52.3	217,048
Glenn	2,341	34.8	4,388	65.2	6,729
Humboldt	21,336	44.8	26,319	55.2	47,655
Imperial	13,121	43.3	17,150	56.7	30,271
Inyo	2,344	39.9	3,532	60.1	5,876
Kern	66,628	40.0	99,981	60.0	166,609
Kings	9,599	37.9	15,748	62.1	25,347
Lake	8,142	44.1	10,317	55.9	18,459
Lassen	2,030	29.8	4,788	70.2	6,818
Los Angeles	1,565,167	57.7	1,146,044	42.3	2,711,211
Madera	13,284	41.1	19,032	58.9	32,316
Marin	80,319	65.3	42,638	34.7	122,957
Mariposa	2,749	41.1	3,939	58.9	6,688
Mendocino	15,113	49.3	15,529	50.7	30,642
Merced	23,659	45.8	27,985	54.2	51,644
Modoc	751	28.7	1,867	71.3	2,618
Mono	2,001	47.7	2,197	52.3	4,198
Monterey	56,320	52.7	50,562	47.3	106,882
Napa	27,904	54.5	23,290	45.5	51,194
Nevada	22,198	48.1	23,911	51.9	46,109
Orange	501,678	54.4	420,814	45.6	922,492
Placer	66,578	46.5	76,733	53.5	143,311
Plumas	2,815	38.9	4,428	61.1	7,243
Riverside	269,567	49.2	278,409	50.8	547,976
Sacramento	241,571	53.0	213,949	47.0	455,520
San Benito	8,607	47.9	9,371	52.1	17,978
San Bernardino	233,103	50.0	233,360	50.0	466,463
San Diego	526,628	52.9	468,564	47.1	995,192
San Francisco	226,167	64.2	125,954	35.8	352,121
San Joaquin	79,088	46.1	92,351	53.9	171,439
San Luis Obispo	53,242	49.6	54,027	50.4	107,269
San Mateo	168,679	63.0	99,136	37.0	267,815
Santa Barbara	75,274	55.1	61,217	44.9	136,491
Santa Clara	339,866	59.8	228,642	40.2	568,508
Santa Cruz	64,178	57.5	47,416	42.5	111,594
Shasta	19,397	34.9	36,227	65.1	55,624
Sierra	506	38.5	808	61.5	1,314
Siskiyou	5,772	39.3	8,930	60.7	14,702
Solano	70,174	52.9	62,506	47.1	132,680
Sonoma	108,472	56.0	85,220	44.0	193,692
Stanislaus	58,375	42.9	77,724	57.1	136,099
Sutter	10,501	42.6	14,166	57.4	24,667
Tehama	5,435	32.6	11,253	67.4	16,688
Trinity	1,746	38.1	2,838	61.9	4,584
Tulare	33,005	39.9	49,765	60.1	82,770
Tuolumne	7,783	40.8	11,271	59.2	19,054
Ventura	137,141	51.3	130,101	48.7	267,242
Yolo	35,071	51.9	32,551	48.1	67,622
Yuba	6,224	39.2	9,666	60.8	15,890
Totals	6,019,422	54.2	5,093,942	45.8	11,113,364

References

↑ "Democrats Advance in Key Primary Election Voting in California". Voice Of America. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
↑ "Dianne Feinstein defeats Kevin de León to retain Senate seat in California". The Sacramento Bee. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
↑ "Statement of Vote" (PDF). Retrieved July 15, 2018.
1 2 "SOV UNITED STATES SENATOR - PDF" (PDF). Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[1] "Democrats Advance in Key Primary Election Voting in California". Voice Of America. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

[2] "Dianne Feinstein defeats Kevin de León to retain Senate seat in California". The Sacramento Bee. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

[officialprimary-3] "Statement of Vote" (PDF). Retrieved July 15, 2018.

[gen_res-4] 1 2 "SOV UNITED STATES SENATOR - PDF" (PDF). Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

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