Steven Ireland

Steven Ireland ran for election for California Superintendent of Public Instruction. He lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018

General election

General election for California Superintendent of Public Instruction

Tony Thurmond defeated Marshall Tuck in the general election for California Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tony Thurmond (Nonpartisan)	50.9	5,385,912
	Marshall Tuck (Nonpartisan)	49.1	5,198,738

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,584,650 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California Superintendent of Public Instruction

Marshall Tuck and Tony Thurmond defeated Lily Ploski and Steven Ireland in the primary for California Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 5, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Marshall Tuck (Nonpartisan)	37.0	2,223,784
✔	Tony Thurmond (Nonpartisan)	35.6	2,136,919
	Lily Ploski (Nonpartisan)	16.4	984,932
	Steven Ireland (Nonpartisan)	11.0	658,786

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 6,004,421
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