2022 California Secretary of State election

The 2022 California Secretary of State election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of California. The primary election was held on June 7, 2022.

Incumbent Democrat Shirley Weber was appointed to the position in December 2020 by governor Gavin Newsom. Newsom had appointed incumbent secretary of state Alex Padilla to succeed Kamala Harris as California's junior U.S. senator after Harris was elected Vice President of the United States in 2020.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

Shirley Weber, incumbent secretary of state

Republican Party

Declared

Rob Bernosky, businessman
Rachel Hamm, author
James "JW" Paine, truck driver
Raul Rodriguez Jr., retired warehouseman

Green Party

Declared

Gary N. Blenner, educator

No party preference

Declared

Matthew D. Cinquanta, private investigator
Desmond A. Silveira (write-in), software engineer (American Solidarity Party)

Endorsements

Primary election

Results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Butte (largest municipality: Chico)
Fresno (largest municipality: Fresno)
Merced (largest municipality: Merced)
Riverside (largest municipality: Riverside)
San Bernardino (largest municipality: San Bernardino)
Orange (largest municipality: Anaheim)
Stanislaus (largest municipality: Modesto)

By congressional district

Weber won 39 of 52 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican, with the remaining 13 going to Bernosky, including two that elected Democrats.

Notes

References

External links

Official campaign websites: