2022 California State Controller election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 California State Controller Election
| country = California
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| registered = 21,940,274
| party_name =
| previous_election = 2018 California State Controller election
| previous_year = 2018
| election_date = November 8, 2022
| next_election = 2026 California State Controller election
| next_year = 2026
| turnout =
| image1 = File:Malia Cohen State Controller portrait (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| candidate1 = Malia Cohen
| party1 = California Democratic Party
| colour1 =
| popular_vote1 = 5,936,856
| percentage1 = 55.35%
| image2 = File:Lanhee Chen Photograph (cropped).jpg
| candidate2 = Lanhee Chen
| party2 = California Republican Party
| popular_vote2 = 4,789,345
| percentage2 = 44.65%
| map_image = {{switcher |300px |General county results |300px |General congressional district results |300px |Primary county results |default=1}}
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| title = Controller
| before_election = Betty Yee
| before_party = California Democratic Party
| after_election = Malia Cohen
| after_party = California Democratic Party
}}
{{ElectionsCA}}
The 2022 California State Controller election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the California State Controller. Due to strict absolute lifetime term limit laws, incumbent Democratic State Controller Betty Yee was ineligible to run for a third term. Democrat Malia Cohen won the election, defeating Republican Lanhee Chen.{{cite news |last1=Austin |first1=Sophie |title=Democrat Malia Cohen wins California state controller race |url=https://apnews.com/article/business-california-mitt-romney-government-and-politics-a5f38aa4e5ace882251609e720a3c891 |work=AP News |date=November 15, 2022 |language=en}} Despite Chen's loss, the race was the closest of the 2022 elections in California, and Chen received more votes than any Republican candidate in the 2022 national election cycle.{{cite web |last1=Mehta |first1=Seema |title=California Republicans, buoyed by congressional wins, have no obvious Senate prospects |url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-03-10/california-republican-party-convention-senate-congress-feinstein-mccarthy |website=Los Angeles Times |date=March 10, 2023 |access-date=15 April 2023}} Chen flipped ten counties,{{efn|Butte, Fresno, Lake, Merced, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, and Stanislaus|name=|group=}} the most that any candidate had flipped in California that year. Chen also won four congressional districts held by Democrats,{{efn|CA-21, CA-09, CA-47, and CA-49|name=|group=}} while Cohen won no congressional districts held by Republicans.
Candidates
=Democratic Party=
== Advanced to general election ==
- Malia Cohen, Chair of the California State Board of Equalization and former President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2018–2019){{cite web|title=Why Malia Cohen Is Running for State Controller in 2022|date=May 21, 2021|website=Sac Cultural Hub|url=https://www.sacculturalhub.com/entertainment/headlines/why-malia-cohen-is-running-for-state-controller-in-2022|author=Antonio Ray Harvey}}
==Eliminated in primary==
- Ron Galperin, Los Angeles City Controller{{cite web |title=Primary Election - June 7, 2022 |url=https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/primary-election-june-7-2022 |access-date=26 March 2022 |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326021149/https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/primary-election-june-7-2022 |url-status=dead }}
- Steve Glazer, state senator from the 7th district{{cite web |title=Glazer announces controller bid|date=March 8, 2022|website=The Sacramento Bee|url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article259149718.html|author=Andrew Sheeler}}
- Yvonne Yiu, mayor of Monterey Park{{cite web |title=Lanhee Chen, GOP policy guru enters California controller race |url=https://ktla.com/news/california/lanhee-chen-gop-policy-guru-enters-california-controller-race/ |website=KTLA 5 |access-date=August 1, 2021 |date=July 6, 2021}}
=Republican Party=
==Advanced to general election==
- Lanhee Chen, Stanford University professor, former advisor to the NRSC, former policy advisor for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign and Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential campaign
=Green Party=
==Eliminated in primary==
- Laura Wells, financial and business analyst and perennial candidate
Endorsements
{{Endorsements box
|title=Malia Cohen (D)
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United States Senators
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA){{Cite web |date=2022-10-26 |last=Schlepp|first=Travis|title=Who is running for California Controller and what does that position do? |url=https://ktla.com/news/who-is-running-for-california-controller-and-what-does-that-position-do/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=KTLA |language=en-US}}
United States Representatives
- Karen Bass (D-CA-37), candidate in the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election
- Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12), Speaker of the House
Statewide officials
- Betty Yee, incumbent California State Controller
Newspapers and other media
- Bay Area Reporter{{Cite web |title=B.A.R. election endorsements |url=https://www.ebar.com/story.php?319511 |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=Bay Area Reporter |language=en-us}}
- San Francisco Examiner (co-endorsed with Glazer)
Organizations
- AFSCME California (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees){{cite web|url=https://www.calafscme.org/2020-afscme-california-endorsements|title=2022 AFSCME California Primary Endorsements|website=AFSCME California|date=December 5, 2019 }}
- Equality California (previously endorsed Galperin){{cite web|url=https://www.eqca.org/release-endorsement-cohen-2022/|title=EQUALITY CALIFORNIA ENDORSES MALIA COHEN FOR CONTROLLER|date=June 30, 2022|author=Garrett-Pate, Samuel|website=Equality California}}
- California Democratic Party{{Cite web |last=Garofoli |first=Joe |date=2022-06-02 |title=Dividing issue in the race for state controller pits Californians' hearts against their wallets |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/A-dividing-question-in-the-race-for-state-17215995.php |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}
- California Faculty Association{{cite web|url=https://www.calfac.org/politics/endorsements/|title=Endorsements - California Faculty Association|website=CFA}}
- California Federation of Teachers{{cite web|url=https://www.cft.org/post/statewide-primary-election-2022-endorsements|title=Statewide Primary Election Endorsements|website=CFT|date=January 18, 2022 }}
- California Teachers Association{{Cite web |url=https://www.cta.org/our-advocacy/election-2022 |title=2022 June Primary Election Candidate Recommendations |publisher=California Teachers Association |website=cta.org}}
- Courage California{{cite web |title=2022 California Election: Early Endorsement Slate Announced |first=Angela |last=Chavez |date=November 18, 2021 |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Courage California |url=https://couragecalifornia.org/california-2022-endorsement-november/}}
- NARAL Pro-Choice California{{cite web |title=Endorsements |work=NARAL Pro-Choice California |access-date=May 12, 2022 |url=https://prochoicecalifornia.org/elections/endorsements/}}
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{{Endorsements box
|title=Lanhee Chen (R)
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United States Senators
- Tom Cotton (R-AR){{cite web |last1=Drucker |first1=David |title=Lanhee Chen California controller bid gives GOP hope for November in blue bastion |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/lanhee-chen-california-controller-bid-gives-gop-hope-for-november-in-blue-bastion |website=Washington Examiner |date=June 8, 2022 |access-date=9 June 2022}}
- Joe Lieberman (Democratic) former senator from Connecticut, vice presidential nominee in 2000
- Mitt Romney (R-UT){{cite web |last1=Paz |first1=Christian |title=The man giving the California GOP its best shot at statewide office in years |url=https://www.vox.com/23188883/california-republican-lanhee-chen-controller-midterm-gop |website=Vox |date=July 6, 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022}}
- Marco Rubio (R-FL)
United States Representatives
- Ken Calvert (R-CA-42){{Cite web |last1=Marinucci |first1=Carla |last2=White |first2=Jeremy B. |last3=Dadey |first3=Camryn |title=AD-18 election day — $100M for SPORTS BETTING initiative — GOPer CHEN rakes it in — ELDER on MILLER |url=https://politi.co/3ywZVbh |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=POLITICO |date=August 31, 2021 |language=en}}
- Darrell Issa (R-CA-50)
- Young Kim (R-CA-39)
- Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-23), House Minority Leader (2019–2023)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA-08)
- Michelle Steel (R-CA-48)
- David Valadao (R-CA-21){{cite news |title=Lanhee Chen |url=https://calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2022/controller/lanhee-chen/ |website=CalMatters |date=April 18, 2022 |access-date=21 October 2022 |last1=Hoeven |first1=Emily }}
Former United States Representatives
- Devin Nunes (R-CA-22)
- Paul Ryan (R-WI-01)
Statewide officials
- Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland{{cite web |last1=Garofoli |first1=Joe |title=Lanhee Chen is either the great Republican hope to win statewide in California, or he's 'fool's gold' |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/Lanhee-Chen-is-either-the-great-Republican-hope-17228930.php |website=SF Chronicle |date=June 8, 2022 |access-date=18 August 2022}}
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, former governor of California
District attorneys
- Anne Marie Schubert, Sacramento County district attorney{{cite news|url=https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2022/07/california-election-controller-cohen-chen/|title=Cohen-Chen standoff intensifies in controller's race|date=July 7, 2022|author=Hoeven, Emily|website=CalMatters}}
California state legislators
- Patricia Bates (SD-36)
- Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (SD-23)
- Andreas Borgeas (SD-08)
- Phillip Chen (AD-55)
- Steven Choi (AD-68)
- Jordan Cunningham (AD-35)
- Heath Flora (AD-12)
- Vince Fong (AD-34)
- James Gallagher (AD-03), Minority Leader of the California Assembly (2022–present)
- Shannon Grove (SD-16)
- Brian Jones (SD-38)
- Kevin Kiley (AD-06)
- Tom Lackey (AD-36)
- Devon Mathis (AD-26)
- Melissa Melendez (SD-28)
- Thurston Smith (AD-33))
- Suzette Martinez Valladares (AD-38)
- Marie Waldron (AD-75)
- Scott Wilk (SD-21), Minority Leader of the California Senate (2021–present){{cite web |last1=Sheeler |first1=Andrew |title=Controller Candidate snags a majority of GOP Endorsements |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article256227137.html |website=Sacramento Bee |access-date=19 July 2022}}
Former state legislators
- Bob Huff (SD-29){{cite web |last1=Zhu |first1=Minzi |title=陈仁宜：当选主计长监督财政透明 |url=https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121360/6690291?zh-cn |website=World Journal |access-date=18 October 2022}}
- Gloria Romero (Democratic) (SD-24){{Cite web |last=Howard |first=John |date=2022-10-19 |title=Hoping to beat historic odds, GOP hopeful eyes controller's office |url=https://capitolweekly.net/hoping-to-beat-historic-odds-gop-hopeful-eyes-controllers-office/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Capitol Weekly |language=en-US}}
Individuals
- Andy Slavitt, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (2015-2017), Senior Advisor to the COVID-19 Response Coordinator (2021){{Cite web |last1=Korte |first1=Lara |last2=White |first2=Jeremy B. |last3=Cannestra |first3=Sakura |last4=Tucker-Smith |first4=Owen |title=A new LA City Council president takes the wheel |url=https://politi.co/3Sms66Y |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=POLITICO |date=October 19, 2022 |language=en}}
- Andrew Yang (Forward), founder of Venture for America, Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 2020{{cite web |last1=Editorial Board |title=Editorial: For California controller, Chen offers balance, needed oversight |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/02/editorial-for-california-controller-chen-offers-balance-needed-oversight/ |website=The Mercury News |date=August 2, 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022}}
Newspapers and other media
- Bakersfield Californian{{cite web |title=OUR VIEW: Californian recommendations in Tuesday primary races |url=https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/our-view/our-view-californian-recommendations-in-tuesday-primary-races/article_fb9e1cee-e2a7-11ec-acbf-2f8f40013a69.html |website=The Bakersfield Californian |date=June 5, 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022}}
- Daily Breeze{{cite web|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2022/04/29/lanhee-chen-for-california-controller/|title=Lanhee Chen for Controller: Endorsement|date=April 29, 2022|website=Daily Breeze}}
- East Bay Times (previously endorsed Glazer){{cite web |last1=Editorial Board |title=Editorial: For California controller, Chen offers balance, needed oversight |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/08/02/editorial-for-california-controller-chen-offers-balance-needed-oversight/ |website=East Bay Times |date=August 2, 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022}}
- Fresno Bee (previously endorsed Glazer)
- Inland Valley Daily Bulletin{{cite web |title=Lanhee Chen for Controller: Endorsement |url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/2022/04/29/lanhee-chen-for-california-controller/ |website=Inland Valley Daily Bulletin |date=April 29, 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022}}
- The Korea Daily{{cite web |title=[Endorsement] Lanhee Joseph Chen |url=https://www.koreadailyus.com/endorsement-lanhee-joseph-chen/ |website=The Korea Daily |date=April 27, 2022 |access-date=19 September 2022}}
- Lake County Record-Bee{{cite web |title=For California controller, Chen offers balance, needed oversight |url=https://www.record-bee.com/2022/08/03/for-california-controller-chen-offers-balance-needed-oversight/ |website=Lake County Record-Bee |date=August 3, 2022 |access-date=3 October 2022}}
- Los Angeles Daily News{{cite web |last1=The Editorial Board |title=Lanhee Chen for Controller: Endorsement |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2022/04/29/lanhee-chen-for-california-controller/ |website=Los Angeles Daily News |date=April 29, 2022 |access-date=7 June 2022}}
- Los Angeles Times{{cite web |title=Endorsement: Lanhee Chen for California Controller |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times |date=April 21, 2022 |url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-04-21/endorsement-lanhee-chen-for-california-controller}}
- Marin Independent Journal (previously endorsed Glazer){{cite web |last1=Editorial Board |title=Editorial: Glazer would be a strong, independent California controller |url=https://www.marinij.com/2022/05/23/editorial-glazer-would-be-a-strong-independent-california-controller/ |website=Marin Independent Journal |date=May 23, 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022}}
- Merced Sun-Star{{cite web |title=In this competitive race for a California office, the Republican is the better choice |url=https://www.mercedsunstar.com/opinion/article266390946.html |website=Merced Sun-Star |access-date=14 October 2022}}
- Mercury News (previously endorsed Glazer)
- Modesto Bee{{cite web |last1=Chen |first1=Lanhee |title=Proud to earn the endorsements of @SacBeeEditBoard , @FresnoBee , @modbee , and @SLOTribune . "His capacity to challenge those in charge is clear, and that makes him the better candidate for controller." Over 20 papers across CA have endorsed my campaign. |url=https://twitter.com/lanheechen/status/1575139501055188994 |website=Twitter |access-date=28 September 2022}}
- Orange County Register{{cite web |last1=The Editorial Board |title=Lanhee Chen for Controller: Endorsement |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2022/04/29/lanhee-chen-for-california-controller/ |website=Orange County Register |date=April 29, 2022 |access-date=7 June 2022}}
- Pasadena Star News{{cite web |last1=THE EDITORIAL BOARD |title=Endorsements for California's June 7, 2022 primary election |url=https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/05/31/endorsements-for-the-june-7-primary-3/ |website=Pasadena Star News|date=May 31, 2022 }}
- Press-Enterprise{{cite web |last1=Press-Enterprise |title=Lanhee Chen for Controller: Endorsement |date=April 29, 2022 |url=https://www.pe.com/2022/04/29/lanhee-chen-for-california-controller/ |access-date=7 June 2022}}
- Press-Telegram{{cite web |title=Lanhee Chen for California Controller |url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2022/04/29/lanhee-chen-for-california-controller/ |website=Press-Telegram |date=April 29, 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022}}
- Redlands Daily Facts{{cite web |title=Lanhee Chen for Controller: Endorsement |url=https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2022/04/29/lanhee-chen-for-california-controller/ |website=Redlands Daily Facts |date=April 29, 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022}}
- Sacramento Bee (previously endorsed Glazer){{cite web |title=In this competitive race for a California office, the Republican is the better choice |url=https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/election-endorsements/article266390946.html |publisher=The Sacramento Bee |access-date=8 December 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241208023428/https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/election-endorsements/article266390946.html |archive-date=8 December 2024 |date=28 September 2022 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}
- San Bernardino Sun{{cite web |author=Editorial Board |title=Endorsements for California's June 7, 2022 primary election |url=https://www.sbsun.com/2022/05/31/endorsements-for-the-june-7-primary-3/ |website=The San Bernardino Sun |date=May 31, 2022 |publisher=Media News Group |access-date=8 June 2022}}
- San Diego Union-Tribune{{cite web |last1=San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board |title=Endorsement: Our recommendations for insurance commissioner, superintendent of public instruction, controller |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/story/2022-05-27/endorsement-marc-levine-amaral-christensen-lanhee-chen |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |date=May 27, 2022 }}
- San Francisco Chronicle{{cite web |title=The Chronicle's endorsement for California controller |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Endorsement-California-controller-lanhee-chen-17522788.php |website=San Francisco Chronicle |date=October 21, 2022 |access-date=21 October 2022}} (previously endorsed Galperin)
- San Gabriel Valley Tribune{{cite web |last1=The Editorial Board |title=Endorsements for California's June 7, 2022 primary election |url=https://www.sgvtribune.com/2022/05/31/endorsements-for-the-june-7-primary-3/ |website=San Gabriel Valley Tribune |date=May 31, 2022 |access-date=7 June 2022}}
- Santa Barbara News-Press{{cite web |title=News-Press announces its election endorsements |url=https://newspress.com/news-press-announces-its-election-endorsements-2/ |website=Santa Barbara News-Press |date=October 17, 2022 |access-date=17 October 2022}}
- The Tribune
- Whittier Daily News{{cite web |title=Lanhee Chen for Controller: Endorsement |url=https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2022/04/29/lanhee-chen-for-california-controller/ |website=Whittier Daily News |date=April 29, 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022}}
Organizations
- California Republican Party{{Cite web|title=California GOP endorses Brian Dahle for governor despite controversy over payment to party |last=Mehta |first=Seema |url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-04-24/ca-gop-convention-endorsements-governor-brian-dahle |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 24, 2022 |access-date=April 25, 2022}}
- Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association{{cite web |last1=Chen |first1=Lanhee |title=Thank you to @HJTA_PAC for endorsing my campaign! I will be accountable to the people of California and committed to advancing the values of fiscal responsibility, transparency, and independence. More than ever, Californians need a fiscal watchdog. |url=https://twitter.com/lanheechen/status/1524130027385679873 |website=Twitter |access-date=7 June 2022}}
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|title=Ron Galperin (D)
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Newspapers and other media
- {{strikethrough|San Francisco Chronicle}}{{cite web |title=Endorsement: Ron Galperin for California controller |access-date=May 16, 2022 |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |website=sfchronicle.com |date=May 13, 2022 |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Endorsement-California-controller-17169400.php}} (switched endorsement to Chen after Galperin was eliminated)
Organizations
- {{strikethrough|Equality California}}{{cite web |last1=Garrett-Pate |first1=Samuel |title=Equality California Endorses Secretary of State Dr. Shirley N. Weber |url=https://www.eqca.org/release-endorsement-weber-2022/ |website=www.eqca.org |publisher=Equality California |access-date=7 March 2022 |date=11 January 2022}} (switched endorsement to Cohen after Galperin was eliminated)
- Stonewall Democrats{{cite web |title=Endorsements |url=https://www.stonewalldems.org/endorsements |website=stonewalldems.org |publisher=Stonewall Democrats |access-date=7 March 2022}}
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{{Endorsements box
|title=Steve Glazer (D)
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Newspapers and other media
- {{strikethrough|East Bay Times}}{{cite web |title=Editorial: Glazer would be a strong, independent California controller |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/04/30/editorial-glazer-would-be-a-strong-independent-california-controller/ |publisher=East Bay Times |access-date=8 December 2024 |date=30 April 2022}} (switched endorsement to Chen after Glazer was eliminated)
- {{strikethrough|The Fresno Bee}}{{cite web|url=https://www.senatorglazer.com/ | title=Steve Glazer for Controller}} (switched endorsement to Chen after Glazer was eliminated)
- {{strikethrough|Marin Independent Journal}}{{cite web|url=https://www.marinij.com/2022/05/23/editorial-glazer-would-be-a-strong-independent-california-controller/|title=Editorial: Glazer would be a strong, independent California controller|date=May 23, 2022|website=Marin Independent Journal}} (switched endorsement to Chen after Glazer was eliminated)
- {{strikethrough|The Mercury News}}{{cite web |title=Editorial: Glazer would be a strong, independent California controller |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/30/editorial-glazer-would-be-a-strong-independent-california-controller/ |publisher=The Mercury News |access-date=8 December 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220522020127/https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/30/editorial-glazer-would-be-a-strong-independent-california-controller/ |archive-date=22 May 2022 |date=30 April 2022 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}} (switched endorsement to Chen after Glazer was eliminated)
- {{strikethrough|The Sacramento Bee}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/election-endorsements/article261268862.html|title=CA Sen. Steve Glazer has the right stuff to be controller|date=May 10, 2022|website=The Sacramento Bee}} (switched endorsement to Chen after Glazer was eliminated)
- San Francisco Examiner{{cite web|url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/archives/endorsement-vote-malia-cohen-or-steve-glazer-for-california-state-controller/article_9841e55b-754b-59d0-b6be-b40b176dfde7.html|title=Endorsement: Vote Malia Cohen or Steve Glazer for California state controller|date=May 25, 2022|website=San Francisco Examiner}} (co-endorsed with Cohen)
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|title=Laura Wells (G)
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Organizations
- Green Party of California{{cite web |title=Two California Ballot-Qualified Parties Will Run a Joint Campaign for Statewide Office in 2022 |work=Ballot Access News |date=November 15, 2021 |access-date=March 17, 2022 |first=Richard |last=Winger |url=https://ballot-access.org/2021/11/15/two-california-ballot-qualified-parties-will-run-a-joint-campaign-for-statewide-office-in-2022/}}
- Peace and Freedom Party
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Fundraising
Of the 2022 California statewide races, the race for controller had the largest total amount of money spent.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-24 |title=Money Wars: Special Interests Spend Big In California Primary |url=https://laist.com/news/politics/money-wars-special-interests-spend-big-in-california-primary |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=LAist |language=en}}
By October 2021, Chen had received over $1 million from 307 donors, including Jerry Yang, Steve Poizner, and John T. Chambers.{{Cite news |last=Sheeler |first=Andrew |date=October 28, 2021 |title=Republican posts a big haul + Dee Dee Myers on Tesla + 3 cities get money to go carbon neutral |work=The Sacramento Bee |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article255300576.html |access-date=May 27, 2022}} Glazer's campaign was financially supported by the California Chamber of Commerce. Yiu gave more than $5 million to her own campaign.{{Cite news |last=Kamal |first=Sameea |date=2022-05-16 |title=How much does Yvonne Yiu want to be California controller? Count the cash |language=en-US |work=CalMatters |url=http://calmatters.org/politics/2022/05/california-controller-campaign/ |access-date=2022-05-27}}
Primary election
= Results =
{{Election box begin no change |title=Primary election results{{cite web |title=California June 7, 2022 Primary Statement of Vote |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-primary/sov/complete.pdf |access-date=July 16, 2022}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = California Republican Party
|candidate = Lanhee Chen
|votes = 2,533,305
|percentage = 37.22%
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = California Democratic Party
|candidate = Malia Cohen
|votes = 1,542,397
|percentage = 22.66%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = California Democratic Party
|candidate = Yvonne Yiu
|votes = 1,024,707
|percentage = 15.06%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = California Democratic Party
|candidate = Steve Glazer
|votes = 756,518
|percentage = 11.11%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = California Democratic Party
|candidate = Ron Galperin
|votes = 690,484
|percentage = 10.15%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Green Party of California
|candidate = Laura Wells
|votes = 258,053
|percentage = 3.79%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 6,805,874
|percentage = 100.0%
}}{{Election box end}}
General election
=Polling=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;" |
| valign=bottom
! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! style="width:100px;"| Malia ! style="width:100px;"| Lanhee ! Undecided |
| style="text-align:left;"|USC[http://schwarzeneggerinstitute.com/images/files/USC_Schwarzenegger_Institute_California_Issues_Poll_2022_Results.pdf USC]
|October 30 – November 2, 2022 |802 (RV) |± 3.5% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|58% |42% |– |
= Results =
{{Election box begin |title=2022 California State Controller election{{cite web |title=General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022 |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-general/sov/06-summary.pdf |website=California Secretary of State |access-date=December 15, 2022}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = California Democratic Party
|candidate = Malia Cohen
|votes = 5,936,856
|percentage = 55.35%
|change = -10.10%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = California Republican Party
|candidate = Lanhee Chen
|votes = 4,789,345
|percentage = 44.65%
|change = +10.10%
}}{{Election box total
|votes = 10,726,201
|percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
==By congressional district==
Cohen won 36 of 52 congressional districts, with the remaining 16 going to Chen, including four that elected Democrats.{{cite report |title=California 2022-11-08 results by district (@elium2) |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uvQ8i8ORhdTt2GH-2buQNhuKmdvuGNSc/view?gid=1888575327#gid=1888575327 }}
| class="wikitable sortable"
! District ! Cohen ! Chen ! Representative |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|1|1st}} | 34% | 66% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Doug LaMalfa |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|2|2nd}} | 67% | 33% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Jared Huffman |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|3|3rd}} | 41% | 59% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Kevin Kiley |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|4|4th}} | 61% | 39% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Mike Thompson |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|5|5th}} | 36% | 64% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Tom McClintock |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|6|6th}} | 52% | 48% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Ami Bera |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|7|7th}} | 59% | 41% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Doris Matsui |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|8|8th}} | 71% | 29% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|John Garamendi |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|9|9th}} | 47% | 53% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Josh Harder |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|10|10th}} | 59% | 41% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Mark DeSaulnier |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|11|11th}} | 77% | 23% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Nancy Pelosi |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|12|12th}} | 84% | 16% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Barbara Lee |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|13|13th}} | 45% | 55% | {{party shading/Republican}}|John Duarte |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|14|14th}} | 63% | 37% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Eric Swalwell |
| align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|15|15th}} | rowspan=2|69% | rowspan=2|31% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Jackie Speier (117th Congress) |
| align=center
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Kevin Mullin (118th Congress) |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|16|16th}} | 65% | 35% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Anna Eshoo |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|17|17th}} | 63% | 37% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Ro Khanna |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|18|18th}} | 63% | 37% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Zoe Lofgren |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|19|19th}} | 61% | 39% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Jimmy Panetta |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|20|20th}} | 29% | 71% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Kevin McCarthy |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|21|21st}} | 49% | 51% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Jim Costa |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|22|22nd}} | 48% | 52% | {{party shading/Republican}}|David Valadao |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|23|23rd}} | 39% | 61% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Jay Obernolte |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|24|24th}} | 55% | 45% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Salud Carbajal |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|25|25th}} | 52% | 48% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Raul Ruiz |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|26|26th}} | 50.1% | 49.9% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Julia Brownley |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|27|27th}} | 46% | 54% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Mike Garcia |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|28|28th}} | 56% | 44% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Judy Chu |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|29|29th}} | 69% | 31% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Tony Cárdenas |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|30|30th}} | 69% | 31% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Adam Schiff |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|31|31st}} | 56% | 44% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Grace Napolitano |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|32|32nd}} | 58% | 42% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Brad Sherman |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|33|33rd}} | 54% | 46% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Pete Aguilar |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|34|34th}} | 77% | 23% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Jimmy Gomez |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|35|35th}} | 54% | 46% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Norma Torres |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|36|36th}} | 58% | 42% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Ted Lieu |
| align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|37|37th}} | rowspan=2|81% | rowspan=2|19% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Karen Bass (117th Congress) |
| align=center
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sydney Kamlager-Dove (118th Congress) |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|38|38th}} | 54% | 46% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Linda Sánchez |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|39|39th}} | 54% | 46% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Mark Takano |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|40|40th}} | 41% | 59% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Young Kim |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|41|41st}} | 44% | 56% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Ken Calvert |
| align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|42|42nd}} | rowspan=2|63% | rowspan=2|37% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Lucille Roybal-Allard (117th Congress) |
| align=center
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Robert Garcia (118th Congress) |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|43|43rd}} | 76% | 24% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Maxine Waters |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|44|44th}} | 67% | 33% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Nanette Barragán |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|45|45th}} | 46% | 54% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Michelle Steel |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|46|46th}} | 58% | 42% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Lou Correa |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|47|47th}} | 45% | 55% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Katie Porter |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|48|48th}} | 37% | 63% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Darrell Issa |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|California|49|49th}} | 47% | 53% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Mike Levin |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|50|50th}} | 56% | 44% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Scott Peters |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|51|51st}} | 55% | 45% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sara Jacobs |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|California|52|52nd}} | 60% | 40% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Juan Vargas |
Notes
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References
{{2022 United States elections}}
Category:California State Controller elections