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California's 22nd Congressional District special election, 2022 (April 5 top-two primary)

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A special election to fill the seat representing California's 22nd Congressional District in the U.S. House was held in 2022. A top-two primary was scheduled for April 5, 2022. The general election was held June 7, 2022. The filing deadline was February 10, 2022.[2]

The special election filled the vacancy left by Devin Nunes (R), who resigned his seat on December 31, 2021, to become CEO of former President Donald Trump's (R) media company, Trump Media & Technology Group.[3] This page focuses on California's 22nd Congressional District special top-two primary. For more in-depth information on the district's special general election, see the following page:

As of September 7, 2025, 17 special elections have been called during the 117th Congress. From the 113th Congress to the 116th Congress, 50 special elections were held. For more data on historical congressional special elections, click here.

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Candidates and election results

The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. House California District 22 on April 5, 2022.

Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 22

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Connie Conway
Connie Conway (R)
 
35.1
 
30,559
✔
Image of Lourin Hubbard
Lourin Hubbard (D) Candidate Connection
 
19.4
 
16,905
Image of Matt Stoll
Matt Stoll (R) Candidate Connection
 
16.2
 
14,075
Image of Eric Garcia
Eric Garcia (D)
 
14.4
 
12,556
Image of Michael Maher
Michael Maher (R) Candidate Connection
 
8.7
 
7,619
Image of Elizabeth Heng
Elizabeth Heng (R)
 
6.2
 
5,391

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 87,105
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
  • Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

California District 22
until January 2, 2023

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California District 22
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in California after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[4] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[5]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, California
District 2022 district Political predecessor district
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
California's 1st 39.2% 58.3% 41.1% 56.4%
California's 2nd 73.5% 24.0% 73.6% 23.9%
California's 3rd 47.9% 49.7% 46.2% 51.6%
California's 4th 67.1% 30.5% 72.4% 25.3%
California's 5th 42.7% 55.0% 43.9% 53.7%
California's 6th 57.9% 39.4% 55.6% 41.9%
California's 7th 67.4% 30.3% 70.3% 27.2%
California's 8th 76.0% 22.0% 54.9% 42.7%
California's 9th 55.2% 42.6% 50.3% 47.4%
California's 10th 68.6% 29.3% 74.3% 23.6%
California's 11th 86.3% 11.7% 86.1% 11.9%
California's 12th 89.3% 8.6% 88.9% 9.0%
California's 13th 54.3% 43.4% 57.9% 39.9%
California's 14th 71.7% 26.2% 71.5% 26.4%
California's 15th 77.7% 20.4% 77.7% 20.5%
California's 16th 75.4% 22.4% 76.4% 21.3%
California's 17th 72.7% 25.3% 72.5% 25.5%
California's 18th 71.0% 26.9% 70.0% 27.9%
California's 19th 68.7% 29.1% 72.7% 25.0%
California's 20th 36.4% 61.3% 40.5% 57.1%
California's 21st 59.1% 38.8% 58.8% 38.9%
California's 22nd 55.3% 42.3% 54.4% 43.5%
California's 23rd 43.9% 53.7% 43.6% 54.0%
California's 24th 63.3% 34.3% 60.7% 36.9%
California's 25th 56.7% 41.4% 55.9% 42.3%
California's 26th 58.9% 39.0% 61.4% 36.5%
California's 27th 55.1% 42.7% 54.0% 43.9%
California's 28th 66.1% 31.9% 67.2% 30.8%
California's 29th 74.5% 23.2% 74.1% 23.7%
California's 30th 72.2% 26.0% 70.9% 27.2%
California's 31st 64.5% 33.4% 65.2% 32.8%
California's 32nd 69.5% 28.7% 68.7% 29.4%
California's 33rd 61.5% 36.2% 58.8% 38.9%
California's 34th 81.0% 16.7% 80.8% 16.9%
California's 35th 62.7% 35.1% 65.1% 32.6%
California's 36th 71.0% 26.9% 69.0% 29.0%
California's 37th 85.7% 12.4% 84.3% 13.8%
California's 38th 64.1% 33.9% 65.6% 32.3%
California's 39th 62.0% 35.8% 61.7% 36.1%
California's 40th 49.9% 48.0% 54.1% 44.0%
California's 41st 48.6% 49.7% 45.3% 52.7%
California's 42nd 71.7% 25.9% 77.1% 20.6%
California's 43rd 80.8% 17.0% 76.9% 20.9%
California's 44th 72.9% 24.7% 78.4% 19.2%
California's 45th 52.1% 46.0% 49.7% 48.2%
California's 46th 64.1% 33.7% 64.3% 33.5%
California's 47th 54.5% 43.4% 54.6% 43.3%
California's 48th 42.7% 55.0% 45.0% 52.7%
California's 49th 54.6% 43.2% 55.2% 42.5%
California's 50th 65.4% 32.2% 63.4% 34.2%
California's 51st 62.5% 35.2% 67.0% 30.9%
California's 52nd 67.4% 30.5% 66.9% 30.9%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in California.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in California in 2022. Information below was calculated on April 7, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

For the first time since at least 2014, every U.S. House district in California had scheduled a contested primary election following the 2022 candidate filing deadline. In California, which uses a top-two primary system, a primary is contested if more than two candidates file to run.

In 2022, 265 candidates filed to run for California's 52 congressional districts, including 112 Democrats, 126 Republicans, and 27 independent and third party candidates. That's 5.1 candidates per district, more than the 4.2 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.9 in 2018. This figure increased partly due to a larger number of candidates but also because the number of congressional districts in California decreased by one following the 2020 census.

Forty-seven incumbents filed for re-election, all of whom were set to face primary challengers as of the candidate filing deadline, another first since at least 2014. Five districts were left open, meaning no incumbent filed to run there. Four incumbents did not seek re-election and one—Rep. Devin Nunes (R)—resigned early. Nunes' retirement triggered a special election for June 7. No candidates in the special election filed to run in the regularly-scheduled general election, meaning the winner of the special election would only serve in Congress until Jan. 3, 2023.

Nine candidates filed to run in the 30th District, more than any other. This includes three Democrats, including incumbent Rep. Adam Schiff (D), four Republicans, one American Independent Party candidate, and one Green Party candidate.

As of the filing deadline, no districts were guaranteed to either party because both Democrats and Republicans filed to run in all 52. However, under California's top-two primary system, two candidates from the same party can advance to the general election if they are the top two vote-getters in the primary.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made California's 22nd the 164th most Democratic district nationally.[6]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in California's 22nd based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
55.3% 42.3%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in California, 2020

California presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 15 Democratic wins
  • 15 Republican wins
  • 1 other win
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R P[7] D R R R D D D D D R R R D R R R R R R D D D D D D D D


Demographics

The table below details demographic data in California and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for California
California United States
Population 39,538,223 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 155,857 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 56.1% 70.4%
Black/African American 5.7% 12.6%
Asian 14.8% 5.6%
Native American 0.8% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.2%
Other (single race) 14.3% 5.1%
Multiple 7.9% 5.2%
Hispanic/Latino 39.1% 18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate 83.9% 88.5%
College graduation rate 34.7% 32.9%
Income
Median household income $78,672 $64,994
Persons below poverty level 12.6% 12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of California's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from California, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 42 44
Republican 0 11 11
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 53 55

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in California's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in California, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party Eleni Kounalakis
Secretary of State Democratic Party Shirley Weber
Attorney General Democratic Party Rob Bonta

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the California State Legislature as of November 2022.

California State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 31
     Republican Party 9
     Vacancies 0
Total 40

California State Assembly

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 60
     Republican Party 19
     Independent 1
     Vacancies 0
Total 80

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, California was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

California Party Control: 1992-2022
Seventeen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor R R R R R R R D D D D D R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Assembly D D D S R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Congressional District 22, Special Primary Election Calendar," accessed January 10, 2022
  2. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Congressional District 22, Special Primary Election Calendar," accessed January 10, 2022
  3. ↑ NPR, "Rep. Devin Nunes is resigning from Congress to be CEO of Trump's new media company," December 6, 2021
  4. ↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
  5. ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
  6. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  7. ↑ Progressive Party


California's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Alex Padilla (D)
Adam Schiff (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
Ami Bera (D)
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
Adam Gray (D)
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Ro Khanna (D)
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
Jim Costa (D)
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
Raul Ruiz (D)
District 26
District 27
District 28
Judy Chu (D)
District 29
Luz Rivas (D)
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
Ted Lieu (D)
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
Young Kim (R)
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
Dave Min (D)
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
Democratic Party (45)
Republican Party (9)

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