Danny Thomas (California)
Danny Thomas (independent) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of California. He lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.
Thomas was a candidate for District 4 representative on the Orange County Water District in California. Thomas was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of California
Eleni Kounalakis defeated Edward Hernandez 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 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lieutenant Governor of California
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 | |
 | Timothy 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 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marjan Fariba (Independent)
- Matthew Rizzie (D)
2016
| Orange County Water District, District 4 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Philip Anthony Incumbent |
78.98% | 58,132 |
| Danny Thomas | 21.02% | 15,467 |
| Total Votes | 73,599 | |
| Source: Orange County, "2016 General Election Unofficial Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
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