California's 22nd Congressional District

California's 22nd Congressional District

Incumbent

David G. Valadao

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

California's 22nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by David G. Valadao (R).

As of the 2020 Census, California representatives represented an average of 761,091 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 704,566 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2024

California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 22

Incumbent David G. Valadao defeated Rudy Salas in the general election for U.S. House California District 22 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David G. Valadao (R)	53.4	89,484
		Rudy Salas (D)	46.6	78,023

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 167,507
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 22

Incumbent David G. Valadao and Rudy Salas defeated Chris Mathys and Melissa Hurtado in the primary for U.S. House California District 22 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David G. Valadao (R)	32.7	20,479
✔		Rudy Salas (D)	31.3	19,592
		Chris Mathys (R)	22.0	13,745
		Melissa Hurtado (D)	14.0	8,733

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,549
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2022

Regular election

See also: California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 22

Incumbent David G. Valadao defeated Rudy Salas in the general election for U.S. House California District 22 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David G. Valadao (R)	51.5	52,994
		Rudy Salas (D)	48.5	49,862

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,856
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 22

Rudy Salas and incumbent David G. Valadao defeated Chris Mathys and Adam Thomas Medeiros in the primary for U.S. House California District 22 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rudy Salas (D)	45.2	25,337
✔		David G. Valadao (R)	25.6	14,331
		Chris Mathys (R)	23.4	13,111
		Adam Thomas Medeiros (R)	5.8	3,250

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,029
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Tarasevic (Independent)
• Andreas Borgeas (R)
• Jorge Sanchez Hernandez (D)

Special election

See also: California's 22nd Congressional District special election, 2022

General election

Special general election for U.S. House California District 22

Connie Conway defeated Lourin Hubbard in the special general election for U.S. House California District 22 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Connie Conway (R)	62.1	71,720
		Lourin Hubbard (D)	37.9	43,701

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 115,421
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Nonpartisan primary election

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

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

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

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	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

• Nathan Magsig (R)

2020

See also: California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 22

Incumbent Devin Nunes defeated Phil Arballo in the general election for U.S. House California District 22 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Devin Nunes (R)	54.2	170,888
		Phil Arballo (D)	45.8	144,251

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 315,139
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 22

Incumbent Devin Nunes and Phil Arballo defeated Bobby Bliatout, Dary Rezvani, and Eric Garcia in the primary for U.S. House California District 22 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Devin Nunes (R)	56.1	94,686
✔		Phil Arballo (D)	25.0	42,218
		Bobby Bliatout (D)	13.1	22,078
		Dary Rezvani (D)	3.1	5,273
		Eric Garcia (No party preference)	2.7	4,515

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 168,770
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Heman Hill (Independent)

2018

See also: California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 22

Incumbent Devin Nunes defeated Andrew Janz in the general election for U.S. House California District 22 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Devin Nunes (R)	52.7	117,243
		Andrew Janz (D)	47.3	105,136

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 222,379
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 22

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 22 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Devin Nunes (R)	57.6	70,112
✔		Andrew Janz (D)	31.7	38,596
		Bobby Bliatout (D)	4.9	6,002
		Ricardo Franco (D)	3.6	4,365
		Brian T. Carroll (Independent)	1.3	1,591
		Bill Merryman (L)	0.9	1,137

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 121,803
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jose Sigala (D)
• Mallory Kremer (D)
• Paul Vargas (D)

2016

See also: California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Devin Nunes (R) defeated Louie Campos (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Nunes and Campos defeated Teresita Andres (R) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.

U.S. House, California District 22 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Devin Nunes Incumbent	67.6%	158,755
	Democratic	Louie Campos	32.4%	76,211
Total Votes				234,966
Source: California Secretary of State

U.S. House, California District 22 Primary, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Devin Nunes Incumbent	63.8%	86,479
	Democratic	Louie Campos	29.7%	40,247
	Republican	Teresita Andres	6.5%	8,808
Total Votes				135,534
Source: California Secretary of State

2014

See also: California's 22nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 22nd Congressional District of California held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Devin Nunes (R) defeated Suzanna Aguilera-Marrero (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 22 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Devin Nunes Incumbent	72%	96,053
	Democratic	Suzanna Aguilera-Marrero	28%	37,289
Total Votes				133,342
Source: California Secretary of State

2012

See also: California's 22nd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 22nd Congressional District of California held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. The incumbent from the 21st District, Devin Nunes, won election in the district.

U.S. House, California District 22 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Devin Nunes Incumbent	61.9%	132,386
	Democratic	Otto Lee	38.1%	81,555
Total Votes				213,941
Source: California Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Kevin McCarthy won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Uebersax (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 22 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy incumbent	98.8%	173,490
	Write-in	John Uebersax	1.2%	2,173
Total Votes				175,663

2008
On November 4, 2008, Kevin McCarthy won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 22 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy incumbent	100%	224,549
Total Votes				224,549

2006
On November 7, 2006, Kevin McCarthy won election to the United States House. He defeated Sharon Beery (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 22 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy	70.7%	133,278
	Democratic	Sharon Beery	29.3%	55,226
Total Votes				188,504

2004
On November 2, 2004, William Thomas won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 22 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	William Thomas incumbent	100%	209,384
Total Votes				209,384

2002
On November 5, 2002, William Thomas won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jaime Corvera (D) and Delos Frank Coates (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 22 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	William Thomas incumbent	73.3%	120,473
	Democratic	Jaime Corvera	23.7%	38,988
	Libertarian	Delos Frank Coates	2.9%	4,824
Total Votes				164,285

2000
On November 7, 2000, Lois Capps won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Mike Stoker (R), Richard Porter (Reform), Joe Fucinite (L) and J. Carlos Aguirre (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 22 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lois Capps incumbent	53.1%	135,538
	Republican	Mike Stoker	44.3%	113,094
	Reform	Richard Porter	1%	2,490
	Libertarian	Joe Fucinite	0.8%	2,060
	Natural Law	J. Carlos Aguirre	0.7%	1,888
Total Votes				255,070

1998
On November 3, 1998, Lois Capps won election to the United States House. She defeated Tom Bordonaro, Jr. (R), Robert Bakhaus (L) and Richard Porter (Reform) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 22 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lois Capps	55%	109,517
	Republican	Tom Bordonaro, Jr.	43.1%	85,927
	Libertarian	Robert Bakhaus	1.3%	2,579
	Reform	Richard Porter	0.6%	1,241
Total Votes				199,264

1996
On November 5, 1996, Walter Capps won election to the United States House. He defeated Andrea Seastrand (R), Steven Wheeler (I), Richard Porter (Reform), David Bersohn (L) and Dawn Tomastik (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 22 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Walter Capps	48.4%	118,299
	Republican	Andrea Seastrand incumbent	44.2%	107,987
	Independent	Steven Wheeler	4%	9,845
	Reform	Richard Porter	1.6%	3,975
	Libertarian	David Bersohn	0.9%	2,233
	Natural Law	Dawn Tomastik	0.8%	1,847
Total Votes				244,186

1994
On November 8, 1994, Andrea Seastrand won election to the United States House. She defeated Walter Capps (D) and David Bersohn (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 22 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Andrea Seastrand	49.3%	102,987
	Democratic	Walter Capps	48.5%	101,424
	Libertarian	David Bersohn	2.2%	4,597
Total Votes				209,008

1992
On November 3, 1992, Michael Huffington won election to the United States House. He defeated Gloria Ochoa (D), Mindy Lorenz (G) and W. Howard Dilbeck (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 22 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Huffington	52.5%	131,242
	Democratic	Gloria Ochoa	34.9%	87,328
	Green	Mindy Lorenz	9.5%	23,699
	Libertarian	W. Howard Dilbeck	3%	7,553
	N/A	Write-in	0%	104
Total Votes				249,926

1990
On November 6, 1990, Carlos Moorhead won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Bayer (D), William Wilson (L) and Jan Tucker (P&F) in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 22 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Carlos Moorhead incumbent	60%	108,634
	Democratic	David Bayer	34.1%	61,630
	Libertarian	William Wilson	3.7%	6,702
	Peace and Freedom	Jan Tucker	2.2%	3,963
Total Votes				180,929

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in California after the 2020 census

The California Citizens Redistricting Commission voted 14-0 in favor of a new congressional district map on December 20, 2021, and delivered those maps to the secretary of state on December 27, 2021. California was apportioned 52 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, a net loss of one seat compared to apportionment after the 2010 census. This map took effect for California's 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in California work? In California, a non-politician commission draws both congressional and state legislative district lines. Established in 2008 by ballot initiative, the commission comprises 14 members: five Democrats, five Republicans, and four belonging to neither party. A panel of state auditors selects the pool of nominees from which the commissioners are appointed. This pool comprises 20 Democrats, 20 Republicans, and 20 belonging to neither party. The majority and minority leaders of both chambers of the state legislature may each remove two members from each of the aforementioned groups. The first eight commission members are selected at random from the remaining nominees. These first eight comprise three Democrats, three Republicans, and two belonging to neither party. The first eight commissioners appoint the remaining six, which must include two Democrats, two Republicans, and two belonging to neither party.

Commissioners must meet the following requirements in order to serve:

1. Members must have voted in at least two of the last three statewide elections.
2. Members cannot have switched party affiliation for at least five years.
3. "Neither commissioners nor immediate family may have been, within 10 years of appointment, a candidate for federal or state office or member of a party central committee; an officer, employee, or paid consultant to a federal or state candidate or party; a registered lobbyist or paid legislative staff; or a donor of more than $2,000 to an elected candidate."
4. Members cannot be "staff, consultants or contractors for state or federal government" while serving as commissioners. The same prohibition applies to the family of commission members.

In order to approve a redistricting plan, nine of the commission's 14 members must vote for it. These nine must include three Democrats, three Republicans, and three belonging to neither party. Maps drawn by the commission may be overturned by public referendum. In the event that a map is overturned by the public, the California Supreme Court must appoint a group to draw a new map.

The California Constitution requires that districts be contiguous. Further, the state constitution mandates that "to the extent possible, [districts] must ... preserve the geographic integrity of cities, counties, neighborhoods and communities of interest." Districts must also "encourage compactness." State Senate and Assembly districts should be nested within each other where possible.

California District 22
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California District 22
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2010-2011

This is the 22nd Congressional District of California after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in California after the 2010 census

In 2011, the California State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made California's 22nd the 218th most Democratic district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 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.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 55.3%-42.3%.

2022

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.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 55.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 42.3%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made California's 22nd Congressional District the 164th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.04. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.04 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in California
• California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2024
• California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2022
• California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2020
• California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 22

Footnotes

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California's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Alex Padilla (D)

Adam Schiff (D)

Representatives

District 1

Doug LaMalfa (R)

District 2

Jared Huffman (D)

District 3

Kevin Kiley (R)

District 4

Mike Thompson (D)

District 5

Tom McClintock (R)

District 6

Ami Bera (D)

District 7

Doris Matsui (D)

District 8

John Garamendi (D)

District 9

Josh Harder (D)

District 10

Mark DeSaulnier (D)

District 11

Nancy Pelosi (D)

District 12

Lateefah Simon (D)

District 13

Adam Gray (D)

District 14

Eric Swalwell (D)

District 15

Kevin Mullin (D)

District 16

Sam Liccardo (D)

District 17

Ro Khanna (D)

District 18

Zoe Lofgren (D)

District 19

Jimmy Panetta (D)

District 20

Vince Fong (R)

District 21

Jim Costa (D)

District 22

David Valadao (R)

District 23

Jay Obernolte (R)

District 24

Salud Carbajal (D)

District 25

Raul Ruiz (D)

District 26

Julia Brownley (D)

District 27

George Whitesides (D)

District 28

Judy Chu (D)

District 29

Luz Rivas (D)

District 30

Laura Friedman (D)

District 31

Gil Cisneros (D)

District 32

Brad Sherman (D)

District 33

Pete Aguilar (D)

District 34

Jimmy Gomez (D)

District 35

Norma Torres (D)

District 36

Ted Lieu (D)

District 37

Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)

District 38

Linda Sánchez (D)

District 39

Mark Takano (D)

District 40

Young Kim (R)

District 41

Ken Calvert (R)

District 42

Robert Garcia (D)

District 43

Maxine Waters (D)

District 44

Nanette Barragán (D)

District 45

Derek Tran (D)

District 46

Lou Correa (D)

District 47

Dave Min (D)

District 48

Darrell Issa (R)

District 49

Mike Levin (D)

District 50

Scott Peters (D)

District 51

Sara Jacobs (D)

District 52

Juan Vargas (D)

Democratic Party (45)

Republican Party (9)