The 2014 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Superintendent of Public Instruction of California. Unlike most other elections in California, the Superintendent is not elected under the state's "top-two primary". Instead, the officially nonpartisan position is elected via a nonpartisan primary election, with a runoff only held if no candidate receives a majority of the vote. Incumbent Superintendent Tom Torlakson ran for re-election to a second term in office. In the primary election on June 3, 2014, no candidate received a majority of the vote, so the top two finishers, Torlakson and Marshall Tuck, contested a general election, which Torlakson won. Primary election Candidates Lydia Gutierrez, teacher, Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Councilwoman and candidate for Superintendent in 2010 Tom Torlakson, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Marshall Tuck, educator, former CEO of Partnership for LA Schools and former President of Green Dot Public Schools Results General election Polling Results See also California Department of Education References External links Candidate information VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State 2014 California elections California Superintendent of Public Instruction elections California