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California election results, 2022
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General election
U.S. Senate
Regular election
General election
General election for U.S. Senate California
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alex Padilla (D) | 61.1 | 6,621,621 |
 | Mark Meuser (R) | 38.9 | 4,222,029 | |
| Total votes: 10,843,650 | |||
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Special election
General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate California
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Padilla (D) | 60.9 | 6,559,308 |
| Mark Meuser (R) | 39.1 | 4,212,450 | |
| Total votes: 10,771,758 | |||
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U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
State ballot measures
Click on the following links for state ballot measure results:
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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| Proposition 1 | Provide a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom, defined to include abortion and contraceptives |
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7,176,883 (67%) |
3,553,561 (33%) |
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| Proposition 26 | Legalize sports betting at American Indian gaming casinos and licensed racetracks in California |
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3,514,593 (33%) |
7,129,122 (67%) |
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| Proposition 27 | Legalize online and mobile sports betting in California |
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1,906,339 (18%) |
8,849,200 (82%) |
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| Proposition 28 | Require funding for K-12 art and music education |
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6,924,613 (64%) |
3,827,967 (36%) |
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| Proposition 29 | Enact staffing requirements, reporting requirements, ownership disclosure, and closing requirements for chronic dialysis clinics |
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3,364,404 (32%) |
7,281,196 (68%) |
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| Proposition 30 | Create a 1.75% tax on personal income above $2 million and allocate revenue for zero-emissions vehicle and wildfire programs |
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4,560,483 (42%) |
6,203,806 (58%) |
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| Proposition 31 | Uphold a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products |
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6,803,424 (63%) |
3,923,383 (37%) |
State executives
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- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Attorney General
- Secretary of State
- Treasurer
- Controller
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- State Board of Equalization (4 seats)
- Insurance Commissioner
State legislature
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State courts
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Local government
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- Alameda County, California
- Fresno County, California
- Kern County, California
- Los Angeles County, California
- Orange County, California
- Riverside County, California
- Sacramento County, California
- San Bernardino County, California
- San Diego County, California
- San Joaquin County, California
- Santa Clara County, California
- Anaheim, California - Mayor
- Bakersfield, California
- Chula Vista, California - Mayor
- Fremont, California
- Fresno, California
- Irvine, California - Mayor
- Long Beach, California - Mayor
- Los Angeles, California - Mayor
- Oakland, California - Mayor
- Sacramento, California
- San Bernardino, California - Mayor
- San Diego, California
- San Francisco, California
- San Jose, California - Mayor
- Santa Ana, California - Mayor
- Santa Clarita, California
- Stockton, California
- California 2022 local ballot measures
- California school board elections, 2022
- Alan Lee recall, Big Bear Lake, California (2022)
Primary election
U.S. Senate
Regular election
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Padilla (D) | 54.1 | 3,725,544 |
| ✔ | | Mark Meuser (R) | 14.9 | 1,028,374 |
 | Cordie Williams (R) | 6.9 | 474,321 | |
 | Jonathan Elist (R) | 4.2 | 289,716 | |
 | Chuck Smith (R) | 3.9 | 266,766 | |
 | James P. Bradley (R) | 3.4 | 235,788 | |
 | Douglas Howard Pierce (D) | 1.7 | 116,771 | |
 | John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party) | 1.5 | 105,477 | |
 | Sarah Sun Liew (R) | 1.1 | 76,994 | |
 | Dan O'Dowd (D) | 1.1 | 74,916 | |
 | Akinyemi Agbede (D) | 1.0 | 70,971 | |
 | Myron Hall (R) | 1.0 | 66,161 | |
 | Timothy Ursich Jr. (D) | 0.8 | 58,348 | |
 | Robert Lucero (R) | 0.8 | 53,398 | |
 | James Henry Conn (G) | 0.5 | 35,983 | |
 | Eleanor Garcia (Independent) | 0.5 | 34,625 | |
 | Carlos Guillermo Tapia (R) | 0.5 | 33,870 | |
 | Pamela Elizondo (G) | 0.5 | 31,981 | |
 | Enrique Petris (R) | 0.5 | 31,883 | |
 | Obaidul Huq Pirjada (D) | 0.4 | 27,889 | |
 | Daphne Bradford (Independent) | 0.4 | 26,900 | |
 | Don Grundmann (Independent) | 0.1 | 10,181 | |
 | Deon Jenkins (Independent) | 0.1 | 6,936 | |
 | Mark Ruzon (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 206 | |
 | Lily Zhou (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 58 | |
| Irene Ratliff (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | ||
| Marc Roth (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 6,884,065 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chloe Hollett-Billingsley (D)
- Dhruva Herle (D)
- Chris Theodore (D)
- Ernest Taylor (D)
- Brant John-Michael Williams (Independent)
- Marie Encar Arnold (D)
- Peter Liu (R)
- Brian Ainsworth (R)
- Yvonne Girard (R)
- Elizabeth Heng (R)
- Erik Urbina (R)
- Denard Ingram (D)
- Ellerton Whitney (L)
- Danny Fabricant (R)
- Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Independent)
- Paul Gutierrez (R)
- Mary Glory Thach (Independent)
Special election
Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Padilla (D) | 55.0 | 3,740,582 |
| ✔ | | Mark Meuser (R) | 22.1 | 1,503,480 |
| James P. Bradley (R) | 6.9 | 472,052 | |
| Jonathan Elist (R) | 5.9 | 403,722 | |
| Timothy Ursich Jr. (D) | 3.3 | 226,447 | |
| Dan O'Dowd (D) | 2.8 | 191,531 | |
| Myron Hall (R) | 2.1 | 143,038 | |
| Daphne Bradford (Independent) | 1.6 | 112,191 | |
| John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 9,951 | |
| Irene Ratliff (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 6,803,006 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Yvonne Girard (R)
U.S. House
U.S. House special election
General election
Special general election for U.S. House California District 22
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Connie Conway (R) | 62.1 | 71,720 |
 | Lourin Hubbard (D) | 37.9 | 43,701 | |
| Total votes: 115,421 | |||
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State executives
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- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Attorney General
- Secretary of State
- Treasurer
- Controller
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- State Board of Equalization (4 seats)
- Insurance Commissioner
State legislature
Click on the following links for state legislative election results:
- California State Senate elections, 2022
- California State Assembly elections, 2022
- California state legislative special elections, 2022 (Assembly Districts 62 and 80)
Local government
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- Alameda County, California
- Fresno County, California
- Kern County, California
- Los Angeles County, California
- Orange County, California
- Riverside County, California
- Sacramento County, California
- San Bernardino County, California
- San Diego County, California
- San Joaquin County, California
- Santa Clara County, California
- Chula Vista, California - Mayor
- Fresno, California
- Long Beach, California - Mayor
- Los Angeles, California - Mayor
- Sacramento, California
- San Bernardino, California - Mayor
- San Diego, California
- San Francisco, California
- San Jose, California - Mayor
- Stockton, California
- Compton Unified School District
- Long Beach Unified School District
- Los Angeles Unified School District
- San Diego Unified School District
- Twin Rivers Unified School District
- Chesa Boudin recall, San Francisco, California (2021-2022)
- California 2022 local ballot measures
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