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2022 California gubernatorial election

The 2022 California gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of California, with the statewide top-two primary election taking place on June 7, 2022. Incumbent Democratic Party Governor Gavin Newsom was elected to a second term after surviving a recall election in 2021, during his first term.

The elections featured universal mail-in ballots; in-person voting was also available. All statewide elected offices are currently held by Democrats. Newsom won 61.9% of the vote in both the 2018 gubernatorial election and the 2021 recall election. He received 55.9% of the top-two primary vote and faced Republican Party state senator Brian Dahle, who received 17.7% of the primary vote, in the general election.

Newsom received 59.2% of the vote to Dahle's 40.8%, a smaller margin of victory than in 2018 and 2021 and the smallest since 2010. Dahle flipped five counties that Newsom carried in 2018: Lake, Merced (which had previously voted to recall Newsom in 2021), Orange, San Bernardino, and San Joaquin. Dahle also received 32% of the vote in Los Angeles County, the highest percentage received by a Republican in the state's most populous county since 2014. Additionally, Dahle managed to carry two congressional districts represented by Democrats: CA-09 and CA-47. This election marks the fourth consecutive California gubernatorial election in which a Democratic candidate won.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

  • Anthony Fanara, restaurant owner
  • Armando Perez-Serrato, businessman and candidate in the 2021 recall election
  • Joel Ventresca, former Service Employees International Union committee member, retired airport analyst and perennial candidate

Republican Party

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

  • Ronald A. Anderson, contractor and businessman
  • Gurinder Bhangoo (write-in)
  • Shawn Collins, U.S. Navy veteran and attorney
  • Ron Jones, former police officer
  • Jenny Rae Le Roux, entrepreneur and candidate in the 2021 recall election
  • David Lozano, attorney and candidate in the 2021 recall election
  • Daniel R. Mercuri, businessman, candidate in the 2021 recall election and for in 2020
  • Cristian Raul Morales, manufacturing executive
  • Robert C. Newman, psychologist and candidate in the 2021 recall election
  • Lonnie Sortor, business owner
  • Anthony Trimino, entrepreneur and candidate in the 2021 recall election
  • Major Williams, entrepreneur and write-in candidate in the 2021 recall election
  • Leo S. Zacky, businessman, broadcaster, and candidate in the 2021 recall election

Declined

Green Party

Eliminated in primary

American Independent Party

Eliminated in primary

  • Jeff Scott (write-in)

No party preference

Eliminated in primary

  • Serge Fiankan, small business owner
  • James G. Hanink, former Loyola Marymount University philosophy professor and candidate in the 2021 recall election
  • Woodrow Sanders III, entrepreneur and engineer
  • Frederic C. Schultz, attorney
  • Reinette Senum, former mayor of Nevada City
  • Michael Shellenberger, environmental policy writer and Democratic candidate for governor in 2018
  • Bradley Zink, children's book author

Withdrew

Endorsements

Primary election

The list of candidates was announced on Mar 31, 2022 by the secretary of state.

Polling

Results

General election

Predictions

Debates

Governor Gavin Newsom and State Senator Brian Dahle met on October 23 for their only debate.

Polling

Aggregate polls<br />

Graphical summary<br />

Gavin Newsom vs. Kevin Faulconer<br />

Gavin Newsom vs. John Cox<br />

Gavin Newsom vs. Larry Elder<br />

Gavin Newsom vs. Kevin Kiley<br />

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Newsom won 38 of 52 congressional districts, with the remaining 14 going to Dahle, including two that elected Democrats.

By municipality

Cities that flipped from No on 2021 Recall to Republican

Cities that flipped from Yes on 2021 Recall to Democratic

Notes

See also

References

External links

Official campaign websites