Mary Lou Finley

Mary Lou Finley (Peace and Freedom Party) ran for election for California Controller. She lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: California Controller election, 2018

General election

General election for California Controller

Incumbent Betty Yee defeated Konstantinos Roditis in the general election for California Controller on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Betty Yee (D)	65.5	8,013,067
	Konstantinos Roditis (R)	34.5	4,229,480

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,242,547 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California Controller

Incumbent Betty Yee and Konstantinos Roditis defeated Mary Lou Finley in the primary for California Controller on June 5, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Betty Yee (D)	62.1	4,033,197
✔	Konstantinos Roditis (R)	33.9	2,200,926
	Mary Lou Finley (Peace and Freedom Party)	4.0	261,876

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 6,495,999
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