Municipal elections in San Joaquin County, California (2022)
2024 →
← 2020
|
| 2022 San Joaquin County elections |
|---|
 |
| 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-recorder-clerk, auditor-controller, district attorney, sheriff-coroner-public administrator, superintendent of schools, treasurer-tax collector, county supervisors, community college board, irrigation district board, water district board, fire district board, and superior court judges |
| Total seats up: 29 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
San Joaquin County, California, held primary elections for assessor-recorder-clerk, auditor-controller, district attorney, sheriff-coroner-public administrator, superintendent of schools, treasurer-tax collector, county supervisors, 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 filing deadline for these elections was March 11, 2022.
The county also held general elections for community college board, irrigation district board, water district board, and fire district board on November 8, 2022. Elections could be canceled if only one candidate filed. The filing deadline for these elections was August 12, 2022.
Elections
Click on the tabs below to show more information about those topics.
Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
- Assessor-Recorder-Clerk
- Auditor-Controller
- District Attorney
- Sheriff-Coroner Public Administrator
- Treasurer-Tax Collector
- Superintendent of Schools
- Board of Supervisors
- Special districts
- Judicial
Assessor-Recorder-Clerk
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Assessor-Recorder-Clerk
Incumbent Steve Bestolarides won election outright in the primary for San Joaquin County Assessor-Recorder-Clerk on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Bestolarides (Nonpartisan) | 99.0 | 79,357 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 796 | ||
| Total votes: 80,153 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Auditor-Controller
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Auditor-Controller
Jeffery Woltkamp won election outright against Shannon Esenwein in the primary for San Joaquin County Auditor-Controller on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeffery Woltkamp (Nonpartisan) | 68.6 | 63,613 | |
| Shannon Esenwein (Nonpartisan) | 31.1 | 28,881 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 276 | ||
| Total votes: 92,770 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
District Attorney
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County District Attorney
Ron Freitas won election outright against incumbent Tori Verber Salazar in the primary for San Joaquin County District Attorney on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ron Freitas (Nonpartisan) | 54.4 | 53,912 | |
 | Tori Verber Salazar (Nonpartisan) | 45.4 | 44,975 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 269 | ||
| Total votes: 99,156 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Sheriff-Coroner Public Administrator
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Sheriff
Incumbent Pat Withrow won election outright in the primary for San Joaquin County Sheriff on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pat Withrow (Nonpartisan) | 99.0 | 83,352 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 815 | ||
| Total votes: 84,167 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Treasurer-Tax Collector
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Treasurer-Tax Collector
Incumbent Phonxay Keokham won election outright in the primary for San Joaquin County Treasurer-Tax Collector on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Phonxay Keokham (Nonpartisan) | 98.9 | 78,831 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 867 | ||
| Total votes: 79,698 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Superintendent of Schools
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Troy A. Brown won election outright against Brian Biedermann in the primary for San Joaquin County Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Troy A. Brown (Nonpartisan) | 62.9 | 59,902 |
| Brian Biedermann (Nonpartisan) | 36.7 | 34,967 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 424 | ||
| Total votes: 95,293 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Board of Supervisors
District 2
General election
General election for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 2
Paul Canepa defeated Elbert Holman Jr. in the general election for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Canepa (Nonpartisan) | 57.0 | 16,856 |
 | Elbert Holman Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 43.0 | 12,733 | |
| Total votes: 29,589 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 2
Paul Canepa and Elbert Holman Jr. defeated Dino Ballin and Bill Smith in the primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 2 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Canepa (Nonpartisan) | 40.4 | 8,060 |
| ✔ | | Elbert Holman Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 27.4 | 5,463 |
| Dino Ballin (Nonpartisan) | 18.1 | 3,607 | ||
| Bill Smith (Nonpartisan) | 13.8 | 2,755 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 54 | ||
| Total votes: 19,939 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
District 4
General election
General election for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 4
Steven J. Ding defeated Steve Colangelo in the general election for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steven J. Ding (Nonpartisan) | 53.0 | 19,895 | |
 | Steve Colangelo (Nonpartisan) | 47.0 | 17,664 | |
| Total votes: 37,559 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 4 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steven J. Ding (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 5,613 | |
| ✔ | | Steve Colangelo (Nonpartisan) | 20.2 | 5,316 |
| Doug Kuehne (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 4,594 | ||
| Nancy G. St. Clair (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 4,512 | ||
| Paul Brennan (Nonpartisan) | 12.3 | 3,222 | ||
| Steve Moore (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 2,972 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 26,261 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Special districts
Eastside Rural County Fire Protection District
General election
The general election was canceled. Lynne Armanino (Nonpartisan), Martin Asborno (Nonpartisan), and Kathleen Garcia (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
San Joaquin Delta Community College District
San Joaquin Delta Community College District general election, 2022 | |
|
|
| Office | Candidates |
| Trustee Area 3 |
 Janet Rivera (i)Grant Gilson |
| Trustee Area 4 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Charles Jennings (i) |
| Trustee Area 7 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Catherine Mathis (i) |
Stockton East Water District
Stockton East Water District general election, 2022 | |
|
|
| Office | Candidates |
| Division 2 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Andrew Watkins (i) |
| Division 5 |
Paul Sanguinetti (i) Alexis Cueto |
| Division 6 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Loralee McGaughey (i) |
| Division 7 |
Thomas McGurk (i) Mary Elizabeth |
Woodbridge Irrigation District
Woodbridge Irrigation District general election, 2022 | |
|
|
| Office | Candidates |
| Division 1 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: William Stokes (i) |
| Division 3 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Henry Van Exel (i) |
| Division 4 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: William Shinn (i) |
Judicial
Superior Court of San Joaquin County
General election
Superior Court of San Joaquin County general election, 2022 | |
|
|
| Office | Candidates |
| Office No. 1 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office No. 2 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office No. 3 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office No. 4 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office No. 5 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office No. 6 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office No. 7 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office No. 8 | This general election was canceled. |
Primary
Superior Court of San Joaquin County primary, 2022 | |
|
|
| Office | Candidates |
| Office No. 1 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Antonino J. Agbayani (i) |
| Office No. 2 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Robin Appel (i) |
| Office No. 3 |
Blanca Bañuelos (i) |
| Office No. 4 |
Jonathan W. Fattarsi Luis Tovar |
| Office No. 5 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Elizabeth Humphreys (i) |
| Office No. 6 |
Lance G. Jacot (i) |
| Office No. 7 |
Jayne Chong-Soon Lee (i) |
| Office No. 8 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Xapuri Villapudua (i) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2022
April 5, 2022
May 3, 2022
June 7, 2022
- United States Senate election in California, 2022
- United States Senate special election in California, 2022
- California's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 14th Congressional District election, 2022
- California Attorney General election, 2022
- California Controller election, 2022
- California gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
- California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Secretary of State election, 2022
- California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- California Treasurer election, 2022
- California State Senate elections, 2022
- California State Assembly elections, 2022
- California state legislative special elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2022)
- Municipal elections in Sacramento County, California (2022)
- City elections in Stockton, California (2022)
- Contra Costa County, California, Measure G, Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program Fee (June 2022)
- River Delta Fire District, California, Measure H, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Parcel Tax (June 2022)
- Sacramento, California, Measure C, Vehicle Abatement Program Fee Renewal (June 2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in California, 2022
- United States Senate special election in California, 2022
- California's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 14th Congressional District election, 2022
- California Attorney General election, 2022
- California Controller election, 2022
- California gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
- California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Secretary of State election, 2022
- California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- California Treasurer election, 2022
- California State Senate elections, 2022
- California State Assembly elections, 2022
- California Supreme Court elections, 2022
- California intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- California Changes to Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap Initiative (2022)
- California Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2022)
- California Proposition 26, Legalize Sports Betting on American Indian Lands Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 27, Legalize Sports Betting and Revenue for Homelessness Prevention Fund Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 28, Art and Music K-12 Education Funding Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 29, Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 30, Tax on Income Above $2 Million for Zero-Emissions Vehicles and Wildfire Prevention Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 31, Flavored Tobacco Products Ban Referendum (2022)
- Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2022)
- Municipal elections in Sacramento County, California (2022)
- City elections in Stockton, California (2022)
- Lincoln Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
- Lodi Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
- Manteca Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
- Stockton Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
- Elk Grove Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
- Tracy Joint Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
- Alameda County, California, Measure D, Floor Area Ratio Measure (November 2022)
- Amador County, California, Measure J, Continue Abandoned Vehicle Authority Fee Measure (November 2022)
- Amador County Unified School District, California, Measure H, Bond Issue (November 2022)
- Calaveras County, California, Measure A, Sales Tax Measure (November 2022)
- Calaveras Unified School District, California, Measure B, Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Carmichael Recreation and Park District, California, Measure G, Recreation and Parks Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Circle XX Community Services District, California, Measure C, Parcel Tax Measure (November 2022)
- Crockett Community Services District, California, Measure L, Maintenance and Landscaping Tax Initiative (November 2022)
- Galt, California, Measure Q, General Sales Tax Measure (November 2022)
- Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District, California, Measure I, Appropriations Limit Measure (November 2022)
- Knightsen Town Community Services District, California, Measure R, Repeal of the Special Tax Measure (November 2022)
- Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, California, Measure G, School Improvements Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Middle River Community Services District, California, Measure D, Parcel Tax Measure (November 2022)
- Modesto City High School District, California, Measure L, School Improvements Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Patterson Joint Unified School District, California, Measure E, School Improvements Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Rancho Murieta Community Services District, California, Measure R, Supplemental Security Parcel Tax Measure (November 2022)
- Sacramento County, California, Measure A, Roads and Air Quality Sales Tax Initiative (November 2022)
- Sacramento County, California, Measure B, Marijuana Tax for Homeless Services Measure (November 2022)
- Sacramento County, California, Measure D, Low-Income Housing Measure (November 2022)
- Stockton Unified School District, California, Measure C, Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Tracy, California, Measure B, Business Tax Measure (November 2022)
- Westside Community Health Care District, California, Measure D, Public Safety Parcel Tax Measure (November 2022)
What was at stake?
Report a story for this election
Ballotpedia researches issues in local elections across the United States, but information availability is a challenge for us in many areas. Please contact us about the issues that impact your local election. Note that not all submissions may meet Ballotpedia's coverage requirements for inclusion.
Candidate survey
|
|
Ballotpedia invites candidates to participate in its annual survey. |
About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for San Joaquin County, California | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Joaquin County | California | |
| Population | 779,233 | 39,538,223 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,392 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 51.5% | 56.1% |
| Black/African American | 7.1% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 15.9% | 14.8% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 10.2% | 14.3% |
| Multiple | 14.1% | 7.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 41.7% | 39.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 80.1% | 83.9% |
| College graduation rate | 19.2% | 34.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $68,628 | $78,672 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.7% | 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
| San Joaquin County, California | California | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 |
 |
 |
External links
Footnotes
| |||||||||
