Lydia Ortega (Republican) was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California. Ortega lost the primary on June 5, 2018.
Eleni Kounalakis (D) defeated Edward Hernandez (D) in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of California on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
✔ |
|
Eleni Kounalakis (D) |
56.6
|
5,914,068 |
|
Edward Hernandez (D) |
43.4
|
4,543,863 |
|
Total votes: 10,457,931 (100% precincts reporting) |
The following candidates ran in the primary for Lieutenant Governor of California on June 5, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
✔ |
|
Eleni Kounalakis (D) |
24.2
|
1,587,940 |
✔ |
|
Edward Hernandez (D) |
20.6
|
1,347,442 |
|
Cole Harris (R) |
17.5
|
1,144,003 | |
|
Jeff Bleich (D) |
9.9
|
648,045 | |
|
David Fennell (R) |
7.9
|
515,956 | |
|
Lydia Ortega (R) |
6.4
|
419,512 | |
|
David Hernandez (R) |
6.2
|
404,982 | |
|
Gayle McLaughlin (Independent) |
4.0
|
263,364 | |
|
Tim Ferreira (L) |
1.5
|
99,949 | |
|
Cameron Gharabiklou (D) |
1.2
|
78,267 | |
|
Danny Thomas (Independent) |
0.7
|
44,121 |
|
Total votes: 6,553,581 |