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2022 Alameda County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 11, 2022 & August 12, 2022
Primary election: June 7, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: Assessor, auditor/controller, district attorney, sheriff/coroner, treasurer/tax collector, superintendent of schools, board of supervisors, county board of education, Union Sanitary District, flood control board, AC Transit District board of directors, water district board, BART board, park district board, municipal utility district, healthcare district board, community college district boards, and superior court judges
Total seats up: 70
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2022

Alameda County, California, held primary elections for assessor, auditor/controller, district attorney, sheriff/coroner, treasurer/tax collector, superintendent of schools, board of supervisors, Union Sanitary District, and superior court judges on June 7, 2022. Candidates could win outright with a majority of the vote in the primary. If no candidate received a majority, the top two vote-getters advanced to the general election scheduled for November 8, 2022. The county board of education and the Alameda County Flood Control Board of Directors Zone 7 also held general elections on June 7, 2022. The filing deadline for these elections was March 11, 2022.

The county also held general elections for AC Transit District board of directors, water district board, BART board, park district board, municipal utility district, healthcare district board, and community college district boards on November 8, 2022. Elections could be canceled if only one candidate filed. The filing deadline for these elections was August 12, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2022:

Assessor

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alameda County Assessor

Incumbent Phong La won election outright in the primary for Alameda County Assessor on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Phong La (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
207,562

Total votes: 207,562
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Auditor-Controller

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alameda County Auditor-Controller

Incumbent Melissa Wilk won election outright in the primary for Alameda County Auditor-Controller on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Melissa Wilk (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
204,908

Total votes: 204,908
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District Attorney

General election

General election for Alameda County District Attorney

Pamela Price defeated Terry Wiley in the general election for Alameda County District Attorney on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Pamela Price
Pamela Price (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
53.1
 
228,954
Image of Terry Wiley
Terry Wiley (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
46.9
 
201,827

Total votes: 430,781
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alameda County District Attorney

Pamela Price and Terry Wiley defeated Jimmie Wilson and Seth Steward in the primary for Alameda County District Attorney on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Pamela Price
Pamela Price (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
43.2
 
117,280
Image of Terry Wiley
Terry Wiley (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
27.1
 
73,595
Jimmie Wilson (Nonpartisan)
 
19.6
 
53,094
Image of Seth Steward
Seth Steward (Nonpartisan)
 
10.1
 
27,313

Total votes: 271,282
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Sheriff-Coroner

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alameda County Sheriff-Coroner

Yesenia Sanchez won election outright against incumbent Gregory Ahern and Joann Walker in the primary for Alameda County Sheriff-Coroner on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Yesenia Sanchez (Nonpartisan)
 
52.8
 
141,763
Gregory Ahern (Nonpartisan)
 
31.2
 
83,777
Joann Walker (Nonpartisan)
 
15.9
 
42,762

Total votes: 268,302
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Superintendent of Schools

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alameda County Superintendent of Schools

Alysse Castro won election outright against incumbent Karen Monroe in the primary for Alameda County Superintendent of Schools on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Alysse Castro (Nonpartisan)
 
53.2
 
130,558
Karen Monroe (Nonpartisan)
 
46.8
 
114,976

Total votes: 245,534
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Treasurer-Tax Collector

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alameda County Treasurer-Tax Collector

Incumbent Henry Levy won election outright in the primary for Alameda County Treasurer-Tax Collector on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Henry Levy (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
205,044

Total votes: 205,044
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Board of Supervisors

District 2

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 2

Incumbent Richard Valle won election outright in the primary for Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 2 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Richard Valle (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
32,313

Total votes: 32,313
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District 3

General election

General election for Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 3

Lena Tam defeated Rebecca Kaplan in the general election for Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lena Tam
Lena Tam (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
52.1
 
40,232
Image of Rebecca Kaplan
Rebecca Kaplan (Nonpartisan)
 
47.9
 
36,978

Total votes: 77,210
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 3

Rebecca Kaplan and Lena Tam defeated David Kakishiba and Surlene Grant in the primary for Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 3 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rebecca Kaplan
Rebecca Kaplan (Nonpartisan)
 
41.0
 
20,150
Image of Lena Tam
Lena Tam (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
28.1
 
13,823
David Kakishiba (Nonpartisan)
 
18.3
 
8,970
Surlene Grant (Nonpartisan)
 
12.6
 
6,194

Total votes: 49,137
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County Board of Education

District 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Joaquin Rivera (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 4

General election

The general election was canceled. Aisha Knowles (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 7

General election

General election for Alameda County Board of Education Trustee Area 7

Cheryl Cook-Kallio defeated Diemha Dao and Eric Dillie in the general election for Alameda County Board of Education Trustee Area 7 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Cheryl Cook-Kallio (Nonpartisan)
 
53.2
 
21,761
Diemha Dao (Nonpartisan)
 
26.3
 
10,755
Eric Dillie (Nonpartisan)
 
20.6
 
8,418

Total votes: 40,934
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Special districts

Flood Control & Water Conservation District

General election

General election for Alameda County Flood Control Board of Directors Zone 7 (4 seats)

Incumbent Dennis Gambs, incumbent Sarah Palmer, incumbent Olivia Sanwong, and Dawn Benson defeated Todd Shinohara in the general election for Alameda County Flood Control Board of Directors Zone 7 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dennis Gambs
Dennis Gambs (Nonpartisan)
 
27.0
 
29,311
Image of Sarah Palmer
Sarah Palmer (Nonpartisan)
 
22.6
 
24,513
Image of Olivia Sanwong
Olivia Sanwong (Nonpartisan)
 
22.5
 
24,428
Dawn Benson (Nonpartisan)
 
21.8
 
23,677
Todd Shinohara (Nonpartisan)
 
6.2
 
6,768

Total votes: 108,697
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Union Sanitary District

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Tom Handley (Nonpartisan) and Jennifer Toy (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

AC Transit District

AC Transit District general election 2022

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Office Candidates
at-large

Green check mark transparent.pngJoel Young (i)
Alfred Twu  Candidate Connection
Ward 3

Stewart Chen 
Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Syed 
Ward 4

Green check mark transparent.pngMurphy McCalley (i)
Barisha Spriggs  Candidate Connection
Ward 5

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngDiane Shaw (i)


Alameda County Water District

Alameda County Water District general election 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Zone 2

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJudy Huang (i)
Zone 3

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Sethy (i)


Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) board

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) board general election 2022

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Office Candidates
District 2

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Foley (i)
District 4

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Raburn (i)
District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngLiz Ames (i) Candidate Connection
Shyam Chetal 
Lance Nishihira  Candidate Connection


East Bay Regional Park District

East Bay Regional Park District general election 2022

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Office Candidates
Ward 3

Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Waespi (i)
Gina Lewis  Candidate Connection
Daphne Lin 
Ward 5

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngOlivia Sanwong 
Ward 6

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Mercurio 
Ward 7

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngColin Coffey (i)


East Bay Municipal Utility District

East Bay Municipal Utility District general election 2022

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Office Candidates
Ward 2

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Coleman (i)
Ward 3

Green check mark transparent.pngMarguerite Young (i) Candidate Connection
Mark Seedall  Candidate Connection
Ward 4

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Katz (i)
Ward 7

Green check mark transparent.pngApril Chan 
Corina Lopez 
Matt Turner  Candidate Connection


Washington Township Healthcare District

General election

The general election was canceled. Jacob Eapen (Nonpartisan), Bernard Stewart (Nonpartisan), and Michael Wallace (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Peralta Community College District

Peralta Community College District general election 2022

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Office Candidates
Area 3

Tarrell Gamble 
Green check mark transparent.pngLouis Quindlen  Candidate Connection
Area 5

Green check mark transparent.pngCindi Reiss (i)
Saleem Gilmore 
Area 7

Seth Steward  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngSheweet Yohannes  Candidate Connection


Ohlone Community College District

Ohlone Community College District general election 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Area 3

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Watters (i)
Area 4

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngElisa Martinez (i)
Area 6

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngSuzanne Lee Chan (i)
Area 7

This general election was canceled.


Judicial offices

Alameda County Superior Court

General election

Alameda County Superior Court general election 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Office 1

This general election was canceled.

Office 2

This general election was canceled.

Office 3

This general election was canceled.

Office 4

This general election was canceled.

Office 5

This general election was canceled.

Office 6

This general election was canceled.

Office 7

This general election was canceled.

Office 8

This general election was canceled.

Office 9

This general election was canceled.

Office 10

This general election was canceled.

Office 11

This general election was canceled.

Office 12

This general election was canceled.

Office 13

This general election was canceled.

Office 14

This general election was canceled.

Office 15

This general election was canceled.

Office 16

This general election was canceled.

Office 17

This general election was canceled.

Office 18

This general election was canceled.

Office 19

This general election was canceled.

Office 20

This general election was canceled.

Office 21

This general election was canceled.

Office 22

This general election was canceled.

Office 23

This general election was canceled.

Office 24

This general election was canceled.

Office 25

This general election was canceled.

Office 26

This general election was canceled.

Primary election

Alameda County Superior Court primary election 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Office 1

Green check mark transparent.pngTamiza Hockenhull 
Office 2

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngClifford Blakely (i)
Office 3

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJacob Blea III (i)
Office 4

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Brand (i)
Office 5

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngRhonda Burgess (i)
Office 6

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Cramer (i)
Office 7

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngUrsula Jones Dickson (i)
Office 8

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngSharon L. Djemal (i)
Office 9

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngRebekah Evenson (i)
Office 10

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngKeith Kern Fong (i)
Office 11

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMargaret Fujioka (i)
Office 12

Green check mark transparent.pngPelayo Llamas 

Did not make the ballot:
Delbert C. Gee (i)

Office 13

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngStuart L. Hing (i)
Office 14

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Jackson (i)
Office 15

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJoscelyn Jones (i)
Office 16

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Kolakowski (i)
Office 17

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJo-Lynne Q. Lee (i)
Office 18

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Madden (i)
Office 19

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael M. Markman (i)
Office 20

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Nixon (i)
Office 21

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Bishay 

Did not make the ballot:
Yolanda N. Northridge (i)

Office 22

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Pereda (i)
Office 23

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJulia Spain (i)
Office 24

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Steckler (i)
Office 25

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas E. Stevens (i)
Office 26

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngNoël Wise (i)


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About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Alameda County, California
Alameda County California
Population 1,682,353 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 737 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 38% 56.1%
Black/African American 10.3% 5.7%
Asian 31.3% 14.8%
Native American 0.7% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.4%
Other (single race) 11.1% 14.3%
Multiple 7.9% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 22.2% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 88.8% 83.9%
College graduation rate 48.7% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $104,888 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 9.3% 12.6%
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.


See also

Alameda County, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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