2022 California elections

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{{Use American English|date=January 2021}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 California elections

| country = California

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2020 California elections

| previous_year = 2020

| next_election = 2024 California elections

| next_year = 2024

| election_date = November 8, 2022

| registered = 21,940,274

| turnout = 50.80% ({{decrease}} 29.87 pp)

}}

{{Elections in California}}

File:2022 California general elections turnout map by county.svg

The 2022 California elections took place on November 8, 2022.{{cite web |title=Statement of Vote {{!}} November 8, 2022 General Election |work=Secretary of State of California |date=December 15, 2022 |access-date=December 16, 2022 |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-general/sov/complete.pdf}} The statewide direct primary election was held on June 7, 2022.

California voters elected all of California's seats to the United States House of Representatives, one seat to the United States Senate, all of the seats of the California State Assembly, all even-numbered seats of the California State Senate, and the Governor of California and various statewide offices.

Pursuant to Proposition 14 passed in 2010, California uses a nonpartisan blanket primary for its races. All the candidates for the same elected office, regardless of respective political party, run against each other at once during the primary. The candidates receiving the most and second-most votes in the primary election then become the contestants in the general election.

United States Congress

=Senate=

{{main|2022 United States Senate elections in California}}

Incumbent Democratic senator Alex Padilla was appointed to the seat in 2021 after his predecessor Kamala Harris resigned to become Vice President of the United States. He intended to run for election to a full term. Harris was first elected in 2016 with 61.6% of the vote.

There were two elections on the ballot for the same Class 3 seat: a special election for the remainder of Harris's term expiring on January 3, 2023, and a general election for the full term ending on January 3, 2029. Padilla handily won both elections against Mark Meuser.

==Special election==

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=2022 United States Senate special election in California{{cite web |title=CERTIFIED LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR THE JUNE 7, 2022, PRIMARY ELECTION |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2022-primary/cert-list.pdf |access-date=31 March 2022}}{{cite web |title=Statement of Vote {{!}} June 7, 2022 Primary Election |work=Secretary of State of California |date=July 15, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022 |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-primary/sov/complete.pdf}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Alex Padilla (incumbent)|votes=3,740,582|percentage=55.0}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Mark P. Meuser|votes=1,503,480|percentage=22.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=James P. Bradley|votes=472,052|percentage=6.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jon Elist|votes=403,722|percentage=5.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Timothy Ursich Jr.|votes=226,447|percentage=3.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Dan O'Dowd|votes=191,531|percentage=2.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Myron L. Hall|votes=143,038|percentage=2.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=No party preference|candidate=Daphne Bradford|votes=112,191|percentage=1.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Peace and Freedom Party|candidate=John Parker (write-in)|votes=9,951|percentage=0.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=No party preference|candidate=Irene Ratliff (write-in)|votes=12|percentage=0.0}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=6,803,006|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box open primary general election no change}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Alex Padilla (incumbent)|votes=6,559,308|percentage=60.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Mark P. Meuser|votes=4,212,450|percentage=39.1}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=10,771,758|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}

{{Election box end}}

==Regular election==

[[File:2022 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg|upright=1.2|thumb|Results by county:

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| title = Padilla

|{{legend|#7996e2|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#6674de|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#584cde|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#3933e5|80–90%}}

}}

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| title = Meuser

|{{legend|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

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{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=United States Senator regular election}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Alex Padilla (incumbent)|votes=3,725,544|percentage=54.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Mark P. Meuser|votes=1,028,374|percentage=14.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Cordie Williams|votes=474,321|percentage=6.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jon Elist|votes=289,716|percentage=4.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Chuck Smith|votes=266,766|percentage=3.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=James P. Bradley|votes=235,788|percentage=3.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Douglas Howard Pierce|votes=116,771|percentage=1.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Peace and Freedom Party|candidate=John Parker|votes=105,477|percentage=1.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Sarah Sun Liew|votes=76,994|percentage=1.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Dan O'Dowd|votes=74,916|percentage=1.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Akinyemi Agbede|votes=70,971|percentage=1.0}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Myron L. Hall|votes=66,161|percentage=1.0}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Timothy J. Ursich|votes=58,348|percentage=0.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Robert George Lucero Jr.|votes=53,398|percentage=0.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Green Party (United States)|candidate=James "Henk" Conn|votes=35,983|percentage=0.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=No party preference|candidate=Eleanor Garcia{{efn|Garcia is listed on the ballot as a "no party preference" candidate because the Socialist Workers Party did not have ballot access in California at the time the ballot was printed.{{cite news |title=Socialist Workers Party conference launches 2022 California campaign |first=Betsey |last=Stone |date=February 7, 2022 |access-date=May 4, 2022 |work=The Militant |volume=86 |issue=5 |url=https://themilitant.com/2022/01/29/socialist-workers-party-conference-launches-2022-california-campaign/}}}}|votes=34,625|percentage=0.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Carlos Guillermo Tapia|votes=33,870|percentage=0.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Green Party (United States)|candidate=Pamela Elizondo|votes=31,981|percentage=0.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Enrique Petris|votes=31,883|percentage=0.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Obaidul Huq Pirjada|votes=27,889|percentage=0.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=No party preference|candidate=Daphne Bradford|votes=26,900|percentage=0.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=No party preference|candidate=Don J. Grundmann{{efn|Grundmann is listed on the ballot as a "no party preference" candidate because the Constitution Party did not have ballot access in California at the time the ballot was printed.{{cite web |title=Political Body: Constitution Party of California |work=Secretary of State of California |date=April 12, 2021 |access-date=May 4, 2022 |location=Sacramento |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ccrov/2021/april/21046rb.pdf}}}}|votes=10,181|percentage=0.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=No party preference|candidate=Deon D. Jenkins|votes=6,936|percentage=0.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=No party preference|candidate=Mark A. Ruzon (write-in)|votes=206|percentage=0.0}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Lijun Zhou (write-in)|votes=58|percentage=0.0}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=No party preference|candidate=Irene Ratliff (write-in)|votes=7|percentage=0.0}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=No party preference|candidate=Marc Alexander Roth (write-in)|votes=1|percentage=0.0}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=6,884,065|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box open primary general election no change}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Alex Padilla (incumbent)|votes=6,621,621|percentage=61.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Mark P. Meuser|votes=4,222,029|percentage=38.9}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=10,843,650|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}

{{Election box end}}

=House of Representatives=

{{main|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California}}

All of California's seats to the United States House of Representatives were up for election to two-year terms. Due to the results of the 2020 United States census, California had 52 seats up for election, a loss of one seat. This was the first time the state lost a congressional delegation in its history.{{cite web |title=Minnesota won't lose eighth congressional seat, Census Bureau rules|url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-won-t-lose-eighth-congressional-seat-census-bureau-rules/600050299/ |website=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=26 April 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426192911/https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-won-t-lose-eighth-congressional-seat-census-bureau-rules/600050299/ |archive-date=April 26, 2021 }} Six members of Congress chose not to run for re-election, including Democrat Karen Bass, who instead ran for mayor of Los Angeles.

Although Democrats would hold the majority of the state's delegation, Republicans would win both open districts created through redistricting, as well as retain vulnerable districts that voted for Joe Biden in 2020.

Statewide constitutional offices

=Governor=

{{main|2022 California gubernatorial election}}

[[File:2022 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg|upright=1.2|thumb|Results by county:

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| title = Newsom

|{{legend|#7996e2|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#6674de|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#584cde|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#3933e5|80–90%}}

}}

{{collapsible list

| title = Dahle

|{{legend|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#d72f30|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#c21b18|80–90%}}

}}]]

Incumbent Democratic governor Gavin Newsom ran for re-election. Newsom was first elected in 2018 with 61.9% of the vote. He faced a recall election in 2021 in which he prevailed. He was comfortably reelected in 2022 over state Senator Brian Dahle.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=Gubernatorial election}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Gavin Newsom (incumbent)

|votes = 3,945,728

|percentage = 55.9

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Brian Dahle

|votes = 1,252,800

|percentage = 17.7

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = No party preference

|candidate = Michael Shellenberger

|votes = 290,286

|percentage = 4.1

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Jenny Rae Le Roux

|votes = 246,665

|percentage = 3.5

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Anthony Trimino

|votes = 246,322

|percentage = 3.5

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Shawn Collins

|votes = 173,083

|percentage = 2.5

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Green Party of California

|candidate = Luis J. Rodriguez

|votes = 124,672

|percentage = 1.8

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Leo S. Zacky

|votes = 94,521

|percentage = 1.3

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Major Williams

|votes = 92,580

|percentage = 1.3

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Robert C. Newman II

|votes = 82,849

|percentage = 1.2

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Joel Ventresca

|votes = 66,885

|percentage = 0.9

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = David Lozano

|votes = 66,542

|percentage = 0.9

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Ronald A. Anderson

|votes = 53,554

|percentage = 0.8

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = No party preference

|candidate = Reinette Senum

|votes = 53,015

|percentage = 0.8

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato

|votes = 45,474

|percentage = 0.6

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Ron Jones

|votes = 38,337

|percentage = 0.5

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Daniel R. Mercuri

|votes = 36,396

|percentage = 0.5

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Green Party of California

|candidate = Heather Collins

|votes = 29,690

|percentage = 0.4

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Anthony "Tony" Fanara

|votes = 25,086

|percentage = 0.4

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Cristian Raul Morales

|votes = 22,304

|percentage = 0.3

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Lonnie Sortor

|votes = 21,044

|percentage = 0.3

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = No party preference

|candidate = Frederic C. Schultz

|votes = 17,502

|percentage = 0.2

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = No party preference

|candidate = Woodrow "Woody" Sanders III

|votes = 16,204

|percentage = 0.2

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = No party preference

|candidate = James G. Hanink

|votes = 10,110

|percentage = 0.1

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = No party preference

|candidate = Serge Fiankan

|votes = 6,201

|percentage = 0.1

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = No party preference

|candidate = Bradley Zink

|votes = 5,997

|percentage = 0.1

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = American Independent Party

|candidate = Jeff Scott (write-in)

|votes = 13

|percentage = 0.0

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Gurinder Bhangoo (write-in)

|votes = 8

|percentage = 0.0

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 7,063,868

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box open primary general election no change

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Gavin Newsom (incumbent)

|votes = 6,470,104

|percentage = 59.2

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Brian Dahle

|votes = 4,462,914

|percentage = 40.8

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 10,933,018

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box hold with party link no change

|winner = California Democratic Party

}}{{Election box end}}

=Lieutenant governor=

{{main|2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election}}

[[File:2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg|upright=1.2|thumb|Results by county:

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| title = Kounalakis

|{{legend|#7996e2|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#6674de|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#584cde|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#3933e5|80–90%}}

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{{collapsible list

| title = Jacobs

|{{legend|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#d72f30|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#c21b18|80–90%}}

}}]]

Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Eleni Kounalakis ran for re-election. She was first elected in 2018 with 56.6% of the vote. She was reelected with 59.7% of the vote over Lancaster City Councilwoman Angela E. Underwood Jacobs.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=Lieutenant gubernatorial election}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Eleni Kounalakis (incumbent)

|votes = 3,617,121

|percentage = 52.7

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Angela E. Underwood Jacobs

|votes = 1,365,468

|percentage = 19.9

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = David Fennell

|votes = 922,493

|percentage = 13.4

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Clint W. Saunders

|votes = 306,216

|percentage = 4.5

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Jeffrey Highbear Morgan

|votes = 229,121

|percentage = 3.3

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Peace and Freedom Party

|candidate = Mohammad Arif

|votes = 183,150

|percentage = 2.7

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = William Cavett "Skee" Saacke

|votes = 171,800

|percentage = 2.5

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = No party preference

|candidate = David Hillberg

|votes = 74,289

|percentage = 1.1

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = No party preference

|candidate = James Orlando Ogle (write-in)

|votes = 25

|percentage = 0.0

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 6,869,683

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box open primary general election no change

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Eleni Kounalakis (incumbent)

|votes = 6,418,119

|percentage = 59.7

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Angela E. Underwood Jacobs

|votes = 4,332,602

|percentage = 40.3

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 10,750,721

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box hold with party link no change

|winner = California Democratic Party

}}{{Election box end}}

=Attorney general=

{{main|2022 California Attorney General election}}

[[File:2022 California Attorney General election results map by county.svg|upright=1.2|thumb|Results by county:

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| title = Bonta

|{{legend|#7996e2|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#6674de|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#584cde|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#3933e5|80–90%}}

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{{collapsible list

| title = Hochman

|{{legend|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#d72f30|70–80%}}

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Incumbent Democratic attorney general Rob Bonta was appointed in 2021 after his predecessor Xavier Becerra resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. He intended to run for election to a full term.{{cite news |title=California attorney general-designee Rob Bonta is already gearing up for the 2022 election |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 27, 2021 |last=McGreevy |first=Patrick |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-27/attorney-general-appointment-rob-bonta-2022-election-campaign}} Becerra won election to a full term in 2018 with 63.6% of the vote. He won a second term over former Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan Hochman.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=Attorney General election}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Rob Bonta (incumbent)

|votes = 3,756,486

|percentage = 54.3

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Nathan Hochman

|votes = 1,256,465

|percentage = 18.2

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Eric Early

|votes = 1,142,747

|percentage = 16.5

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = No party preference

|candidate = Anne Marie Schubert

|votes = 539,746

|percentage = 7.8

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Green Party of California

|candidate = Dan Kapelovitz

|votes = 219,912

|percentage = 3.2

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 6,915,356

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box open primary general election no change

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Rob Bonta (incumbent)

|votes = 6,339,441

|percentage = 59.1

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Nathan Hochman

|votes = 4,390,428

|percentage = 40.9

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 10,729,869

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box hold with party link no change

|winner = California Democratic Party

}}{{Election box end}}

=Secretary of state=

{{main|2022 California Secretary of State election}}

[[File:2022 California Secretary of State election results map by county.svg|upright=1.2|thumb|Results by county:

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| title = Weber

|{{legend|#7996e2|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#6674de|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#584cde|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#3933e5|80–90%}}

}}

{{collapsible list

| title = Bernosky

|{{legend|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#d72f30|70–80%}}

}}]]

Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Shirley Weber was appointed in 2021 after her predecessor Alex Padilla resigned to become a U.S. senator. She intended to run for election to a full term.{{Cite news |date=December 23, 2020 |title=Alex Padilla and Shirley Weber will run in 2022. They'll likely have challengers. |work=SF Gate |url= https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Alex-Padilla-Shirley-Weber-2022-Senate-election-15825427.php}} Padilla was re-elected in 2018 with 64.5% of the vote.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=Secretary of State election}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Shirley Weber (incumbent)

|votes = 4,016,798

|percentage = 58.9

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Rob Bernosky

|votes = 1,281,587

|percentage = 18.8

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Rachel Hamm

|votes = 822,978

|percentage = 12.1

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = James "JW" Paine

|votes = 254,222

|percentage = 3.7

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Green Party of California

|candidate = Gary N. Blenner

|votes = 205,630

|percentage = 3.0

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Raul Rodriguez Jr.

|votes = 176,059

|percentage = 2.6

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = No party preference

|candidate = Matthew D. Cinquanta

|votes = 59,481

|percentage = 0.9

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = No party preference

|candidate = Desmond A. Silveira (write-in)

|votes = 235

|percentage = 0.0

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 6,816,990

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box open primary general election no change

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Shirley Weber (incumbent)

|votes = 6,462,164

|percentage = 60.1

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Rob Bernosky

|votes = 4,298,530

|percentage = 39.9

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 10,760,694

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box hold with party link no change

|winner = California Democratic Party

}}{{Election box end}}

=Treasurer=

{{main|2022 California State Treasurer election}}

[[File:2022 California State Treasurer election results map by county.svg|upright=1.2|thumb|Results by county:

{{collapsible list

| title = Ma

|{{legend|#7996e2|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#6674de|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#584cde|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#3933e5|80–90%}}

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{{collapsible list

| title = Guerrero

|{{legend|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

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Incumbent Democratic treasurer Fiona Ma ran for re-election.{{cite web |title=Fiona Ma, CPA for California State Treasurer 2022 |url=https://www.fionama.com/}} She was first elected in 2018 with 64.1% of the vote. She won a second term in 2022 over Cudahy City Councilman Jack M. Guerrero, who had upset Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do in the primary.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=Treasurer election}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Fiona Ma (incumbent)

|votes = 3,903,967

|percentage = 57.4

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Jack M. Guerrero

|votes = 1,489,533

|percentage = 21.9

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Andrew Do

|votes = 1,157,620

|percentage = 17.0

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Peace and Freedom Party

|candidate = Meghann Adams

|votes = 245,369

|percentage = 3.6

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 6,796,489

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box open primary general election no change

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Fiona Ma (incumbent)

|votes = 6,287,076

|percentage = 58.8

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Jack M. Guerrero

|votes = 4,405,781

|percentage = 41.2

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 10,692,857

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box hold with party link no change

|winner = California Democratic Party

}}{{Election box end}}

=Controller=

{{main|2022 California State Controller election}}

[[File:2022 California State Controller election results map by county.svg|upright=1.2|thumb|Results by county:

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| title = Cohen

|{{legend|#7996e2|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#6674de|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#584cde|70–80%}}

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{{collapsible list

| title = Chen

|{{legend|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#d72f30|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#c21b18|80–90%}}

}}]]

Incumbent Democratic controller Betty Yee was term-limited and could not run for re-election. She had been re-elected in 2018 with 65.5% of the vote.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=Controller election}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Lanhee Chen

|votes = 2,533,305

|percentage = 37.22

}}{{Election box 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 = 11.12

}}{{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 = 6,805,464

|percentage = 100.00

}}{{Election box open primary general election no change

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Malia Cohen

|votes = 5,936,856

|percentage = 55.35

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Lanhee Chen

|votes = 4,789,345

|percentage = 44.65

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 10,726,201

|percentage = 100.00

}}{{Election box hold with party link no change

|winner = California Democratic Party

}}{{Election box end}}

=Insurance Commissioner=

{{main|2022 California Insurance Commissioner election}}

[[File:2022 California Insurance Commissioner election results map by county.svg|upright=1.2|thumb|Results by county:

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| title = Lara

|{{legend|#7996e2|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#6674de|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#584cde|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#3933e5|80–90%}}

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{{collapsible list

| title = Howell

|{{legend|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#d72f30|70–80%}}

}}]]

Incumbent Democratic Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara ran for re-election.{{cite news |title=Gay California insurance czar Lara launches reelection bid |work=Bay Area Reporter |date=April 30, 2021 |first=Matthew |last=Bajko |url=https://www.ebar.com/news/news//304497}} He was first elected in 2018 with 52.9% of the vote.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=Insurance Commissioner election}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Ricardo Lara (incumbent)

| votes = 2,414,744

| percentage = 35.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Robert Howell

| votes = 1,216,322

| percentage = 18.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Marc Levine

| votes = 1,208,645

| percentage = 18.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Greg Conlon

| votes = 1,086,683

| percentage = 16.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Vinson Eugene Allen

| votes = 258,040

| percentage = 3.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Peace and Freedom Party

| candidate = Nathalie Hrizi

| votes = 190,414

| percentage = 2.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Green Party of California

| candidate = Veronika Fimbres

| votes = 129,762

| percentage = 1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Jasper "Jay" Jackson

| votes = 124,955

| percentage = 1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = No party preference

| candidate = Robert J. Molnar

| votes = 94,163

| percentage = 1.4

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 6,723,728

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box open primary general election no change

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Ricardo Lara (incumbent)

|votes = 6,355,915

|percentage = 59.9

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Robert Howell

|votes = 4,249,391

|percentage = 40.1

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 10,605,306

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box hold with party link no change

|winner = California Democratic Party

}}{{Election box end}}

=Superintendent of Public Instruction=

{{main|2022 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election}}

[[File:2022 California Superintendent of Public Instruction general election results map by county.svg|225px|thumb|Results by county:

{{collapsible list

| title = Thurmond

|{{legend|#5fd35f|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#37c837|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#2ca02c|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#217821|80–90%}}

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| title = Christensen

|{{legend|#ff7644|50–60%}}

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Incumbent Democratic Superintendent Tony Thurmond ran for re-election. He was first elected in 2018 with 50.9% of the vote.

{{Election box begin no change |title=Superintendent of Public Instruction election}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Tony Thurmond (incumbent)

|votes = 2,881,684

|percentage = 45.9

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Lance Christensen

|votes = 745,003

|percentage = 11.9

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Ainye E. Long

|votes = 699,331

|percentage = 11.1

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = George Yang

|votes = 694,073

|percentage = 11.1

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Marco Amaral

|votes = 547,389

|percentage = 8.7

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Jim Gibson

|votes = 468,078

|percentage = 7.5

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Joseph Guy Campbell

|votes = 241,984

|percentage = 3.9

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 6,277,542

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=Superintendent of Public Instruction runoff election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Tony Thurmond (incumbent)

|votes = 5,681,318

|percentage = 63.7

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Lance Christensen

|votes = 3,237,785

|percentage = 36.3

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 8,919,103

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box end}}

Board of Equalization

{{main|2022 California State Board of Equalization election}}

All four seats on the California State Board of Equalization were up for election, with all four incumbents eligible for re-election.

=District 1=

Incumbent Republican Ted Gaines ran for re-election. He was first elected in 2018 with 51.4% of the vote.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=Board of Equalization District 1 election}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Ted Gaines (incumbent)

|votes = 858,912

|percentage = 55.1

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Jose S. Altamirano

|votes = 334,818

|percentage = 21.5

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Braden Murphy

|votes = 225,428

|percentage = 14.5

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Nader Shahatit

|votes = 139,922

|percentage = 9.0

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 1,559,080

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box open primary general election no change

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Ted Gaines (incumbent)

|votes = 1,390,533

|percentage = 55.5

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Jose S. Altamirano

|votes = 1,114,423

|percentage = 44.5

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 2,504,956

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box hold with party link no change

|winner = California Republican Party

}}{{Election box end}}

=District 2=

Incumbent Democrat Malia Cohen retired to run for state controller.{{cite news |title=Why Malia Cohen Is Running for State Controller in 2022 |first=Antonio Ray |last=Harvey |work=The Sacramento Observer |date=May 20, 2021 |url=https://sacobserver.com/2021/05/why-malia-cohen-is-running-for-state-controller-in-2022/}} She was first elected in 2018 with 72.8% of the vote.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=Board of Equalization District 2 election}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Sally Lieber

|votes = 1,034,551

|percentage = 53.0

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Peter Coe Verbica

|votes = 549,455

|percentage = 28.2

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Michela Alioto-Pier

|votes = 366,406

|percentage = 18.8

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 1,950,412

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box open primary general election no change

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Sally Lieber

|votes = 2,146,948

|percentage = 69.8

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Peter Coe Verbica

|votes = 927,700

|percentage = 30.2

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 3,074,648

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box hold with party link no change

|winner = California Democratic Party

}}{{Election box end}}

=District 3=

Incumbent Democrat Tony Vazquez ran for re-election. He was first elected in 2018 with 69.9% of the vote.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=Board of Equalization District 3 election}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Tony Vazquez (incumbent)

|votes = 849,250

|percentage = 66.5

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = No party preference

|candidate = Y. Marie Manvel

|votes = 275,830

|percentage = 21.6

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = John Mendoza

|votes = 144,153

|percentage = 11.3

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = G. Rick Marshall (write-in)

|votes = 8,769

|percentage = 0.7

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 1,278,002

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box open primary general election no change

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Tony Vazquez (incumbent)

|votes = 1,484,626

|percentage = 70.4

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = No party preference

|candidate = Y. Marie Manvel

|votes = 623,017

|percentage = 29.6

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 2,107,643

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box hold with party link no change

|winner = California Democratic Party

}}{{Election box end}}

=District 4=

Incumbent Democrat Mike Schaefer ran for re-election. He was first elected in 2018 with 52.2% of the vote.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=Board of Equalization District 4 election}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Mike Schaefer (incumbent)

|votes = 597,948

|percentage = 35.9

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = David Dodson

|votes = 249,971

|percentage = 15.0

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Denis R. Bilodeau

|votes = 236,625

|percentage = 14.2

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Matthew Harper

|votes = 183,330

|percentage = 11.0

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Erik Peterson

|votes = 180,278

|percentage = 10.8

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Randell R. Economy

|votes = 109,975

|percentage = 6.6

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = John F. Kelly

|votes = 107,319

|percentage = 6.4

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 1,665,446

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box open primary general election no change

}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Mike Schaefer (incumbent)

|votes = 1,241,062

|percentage = 58.8

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = David Dodson

|votes = 867,945

|percentage = 41.2

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 2,109,007

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box hold with party link no change

|winner = California Democratic Party

}}{{Election box end}}

State legislature

=State senate=

{{main|2022 California State Senate election}}

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| image2 = 2022 California State Assembly election.svg

| caption2 = Results by senate districts (top) and assembly districts (bottom).

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| title = Legend

|{{legend|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}}

|{{legend|#0671B0|Democratic gain}}

|{{legend|#F48882|Republican hold}}

|{{legend|#CA0120|Republican gain}}

|{{legend|#404040|No election held}}

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}}

Californians elected all even-numbered seats to the California State Senate to four-year terms. Seven senators were term-limited in 2022, while two chose to retire early to run for higher office. Democrats would make a net gain of one seat, retaining their supermajority.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
+colspan=5 | California State Senate
colspan=2 | Party

! Leader

! style="width:3em" | Before

! style="width:3em" | After

! style="width:3em" | Change

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Democratic

| style="text-align:left;" | Toni Atkins

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 31

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 32

| {{increase}} 1

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Republican

| style="text-align:left;" | Scott Wilk

| 9

| 8

| {{decrease}} 1

colspan=3 | Total

| 40

| 40

| {{steady}}

=State Assembly=

{{main|2022 California State Assembly election}}

Californians elected all of the seats to the California State Assembly to two-year terms. 17 incumbent assemblymembers chose not to run for re-election. Democrats increased their supermajority by two seats.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
+colspan=5 | California State Assembly
colspan=2 | Party

! Leader

! style="width:3em" | Before

! style="width:3em" | After

! style="width:3em" | Change

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Democratic

| style="text-align:left;" | Anthony Rendon

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 60

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 62

| {{increase}} 2

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Republican

| style="text-align:left;" | James Gallagher

| 19

| 18

| {{decrease}} 1

style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (US)}};" |

| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Independent

| 1

| 0

| {{decrease}} 1

colspan=3 | Total

| 80

| 80

| {{steady}}

Propositions

In 2022, state propositions only appeared on the general election ballot. Pursuant to a November 2011 law, only propositions placed on the ballot by the state legislature may appear on the primary ballot,{{cite news |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/08/3968832/gov-jerry-brown-signs-bill-restricting.html |title=Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill restricting ballot initiative to November elections |first=David |last=Siders |date=October 8, 2011 |work=Sacramento Bee |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212132244/http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/08/3968832/gov-jerry-brown-signs-bill-restricting.html |archive-date=February 12, 2013 }} and the legislative body did not do so in 2022.

The following propositions qualified to appear on the general election ballot:{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures |title=Qualified State Ballot Measures |website=California Secretary of State|access-date=July 9, 2022}}

  • Proposition 1
  • Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment. This is a constitutional amendment (Senate Constitutional Amendment 10) that was passed by the California Legislature in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that held that the Constitution of the United States does not confer a right to abortion. The constitutional amendment established a right to reproductive freedom in the Constitution of California. It reads that the "state shall not deny or interfere with an individual's reproductive freedom in their most intimate decisions, which includes their fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and their fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives".{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_1,_Right_to_Reproductive_Freedom_Amendment_(2022)|title=California Proposition 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2022)|website=Ballotpedia|access-date=July 9, 2022}}

{{Referendum

| title = Proposition 1

| yes = 7,176,888

| yespct = 66.88

| no = 3,553,564

| nopct = 33.12

| total = 10,730,452

}}

  • Proposition 26
  • Legalize Sports Betting on American Indian Lands Initiative. This combined constitutional amendment and state statute initiative placed on the ballot via petition would legalize sports betting at Native American casinos and licensed racetracks in California. It would also legalize roulette and dice games at Native American casinos, pending each tribal casino amending their tribal-state compacts. A 10 percent tax would also be levied on sports betting at racetracks, whose revenue would then be used for enforcement and problem-gambling programs.{{Cite web|date=September 1, 2021|title=Initiative to legalise sports betting in California approved for ballot, but some operators aren't happy|url=https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/12985/initiative-to-legalise-sports-betting-in-california-approved-for-ballot-but-some-operators-arent-happy|access-date=February 7, 2022|website=Gambling Insider}}{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_26,_Legalize_Sports_Betting_on_American_Indian_Lands_Initiative_(2022)|title=California Proposition 26, Legalize Sports Betting on American Indian Lands Initiative (2022)|website=Ballotpedia|access-date=July 9, 2022}}

{{Referendum

| title = Proposition 26

| yes = 3,514,597

| yespct = 33.02

| no = 7,129,127

| nopct = 66.98

| total = 10,643,724

}}

  • Proposition 27
  • Legalize Sports Betting and Revenue for Homelessness Prevention Fund Initiative. This combined constitutional amendment and state statute initiative placed on the ballot via petition would legalize online and mobile sports betting platforms that are associated with an existing gaming tribe. Qualified online sports betting platforms would include those operated by a gaming tribe directly or a platform with an operating agreement with a gaming tribe. A 10 percent tax would also be levied on sports betting revenues and licensing fees, whose revenue would then be used to both regulate the online sports betting industry and help homelessness prevention programs.{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_27,_Legalize_Sports_Betting_and_Revenue_for_Homelessness_Prevention_Fund_Initiative_(2022)|title=California Proposition 27, Legalize Sports Betting and Revenue for Homelessness Prevention Fund Initiative (2022)|website=Ballotpedia|access-date=July 9, 2022}}

{{Referendum

| title = Proposition 27

| yes = 1,906,342

| yespct = 17.72

| no = 8,849,206

| nopct = 82.28

| total = 10,755,548

}}

  • Proposition 28
  • Art and Music K-12 Education Funding Initiative. This state statute initiative placed on the ballot via petition would require annual funding for arts and music education in all K-12 public schools. The annual minimum amount would be equal to 1 percent of the required state and local funding for public schools under 1988's Proposition 98. The funds would be distributed so that a greater proportion are given to schools that serve economically disadvantaged students. Schools with 500 or more students would be required to spend at 80 percent of the funding they receive to employ teachers and the other 20 percent for training and supplies.{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_28,_Art_and_Music_K-12_Education_Funding_Initiative_(2022)|title=California Proposition 28, Art and Music K-12 Education Funding Initiative (2022)|website=Ballotpedia|access-date=July 9, 2022}}

{{Referendum

| title = Proposition 28

| yes = 6,924,618

| yespct = 64.40

| no = 3,827,971

| nopct = 35.60

| total = 10,752,589

}}

  • Proposition 29
  • Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative. This state statute initiative placed on the ballot via petition would require kidney dialysis clinics, among others, to have at least one physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, with at six months' relevant experience, on site during a patient's treatment; report daily dialysis-related infection data to the California Department of Public Health; disclose to patients all physicians with at least 5 percent ownership in the clinic; and not discriminate patients based on the source of payment.{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_29,_Dialysis_Clinic_Requirements_Initiative_(2022)|title=California Proposition 29, Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative (2022)|website=Ballotpedia|access-date=July 9, 2022}}

{{Referendum

| title = Proposition 29

| yes = 3,364,407

| yespct = 31.60

| no = 7,281,201

| nopct = 68.40

| total = 10,645,608

}}

  • Proposition 30
  • Tax on Income Above $2 Million for Zero-Emissions Vehicles and Wildfire Prevention Initiative. This state statute initiative placed on the ballot via petition would increase the personal income tax for those making over $2 million by 1.75 percent. The additional revenue would be used to fund zero-emission vehicle subsidies and infrastructure, and wildfire suppression and prevention programs.{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_30,_Tax_on_Income_Above_$2_Million_for_Zero-Emissions_Vehicles_and_Wildfire_Prevention_Initiative_(2022)|title=California Proposition 30, Tax on Income Above $2 Million for Zero-Emissions Vehicles and Wildfire Prevention Initiative (2022)|website=Ballotpedia|access-date=July 9, 2022}}

{{Referendum

| title = Proposition 30

| yes = 4,560,488

| yespct = 42.37

| no = 6,203,810

| nopct = 57.63

| total = 10,764,298

}}

  • Proposition 31
  • Referendum Challenging a 2020 Law Prohibiting Retail Sale Of Certain Flavored Tobacco Products. This is a referendum (placed on the ballot via petition) on Senate Bill 793 passed by the state legislature in 2020. The law would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products and tobacco product flavor enhancers. Retailers would then be fined $250 for each sale that breaks this law.{{Cite web|last=Beccera|first=Xavier|date=August 31, 2020|title=Attention: Ms. Anabel Renteria, Initiative Coordinator Re: Request for Title and Summary for Proposed Referendum|url=https://www.oag.ca.gov/system/files/initiatives/pdfs/20-0003%20%28Tobacco%20Products%20%29.pdf|access-date=February 7, 2022|website=California Attorney General Website}}{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_31,_Flavored_Tobacco_Products_Ban_Referendum_(2022)|title=California Proposition 31, Flavored Tobacco Products Ban Referendum (2022)|website=Ballotpedia|access-date=July 9, 2022}}

{{Referendum

| title = Proposition 31

| yes = 6,803,431

| yespct = 63.42

| no = 3,923,385

| nopct = 36.58

| total = 10,726,816

}}

Judiciary

=Supreme Court=

==Chief Justice==

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye announced she would not run for retention, opting to retire at the end of her term.{{cite web | url=https://www.law.com/therecorder/2022/07/27/california-chief-justice-tani-cantil-sakauye-announces-decision-to-retire/?slreturn=20220627145618 | title=California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye Announces Decision to Retire }} Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Associate Justice Patricia Guerrero as Chief Justice. Chief Justice Guerrero faced retention for a full 12-year term.

{{Referendum

| title = California Supreme Court, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero Retention election

| yes = 6,194,671

| yespct = 70.94

| no = 2,537,627

| nopct = 29.06

| total = 8,732,298

}}

==Associate Justice==

Associate Justices Martin Jenkins and Goodwin Liu faced retention for full 12-year terms. Associate Justice Joshua Groban, after being appointed in 2018 by Governor Jerry Brown due to Associate Justice Kathryn Werdegar's retirement, faced retention for the remainder of Justice Werdegar's term, which expires in 2027.

{{Referendum

| title = California Supreme Court, Associate Justice Joshua P. Groban Retention election

| yes = 5,664,354

| yespct = 68.03

| no = 2,661,668

| nopct = 31.97

| total = 8,326,022

}}

{{Referendum

| title = California Supreme Court, Associate Justice Martin J. Jenkins Retention election

| yes = 5,825,582

| yespct = 69.33

| no = 2,576,601

| nopct = 30.67

| total = 8,402,183

}}

{{Referendum

| title = California Supreme Court, Associate Justice Goodwin Liu Retention election

| yes = 5,908,904

| yespct = 69.26

| no = 2,623,045

| nopct = 30.74

| total = 8,531,949

}}

See also

Notes

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References

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