2022 California Secretary of State election

2022 California Secretary of State election

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Registered21,940,274
 
Candidate Shirley Weber Rob Bernosky
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 6,462,164 4,298,530
Percentage 60.1% 39.9%

County results
Weber:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Bernosky:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election

Shirley Weber
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Shirley Weber
Democratic

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.[1]

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

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Democratic Party

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Declared

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Republican Party

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Declared

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  • Rob Bernosky, businessman[1]
  • Rachel Hamm, author[1]
  • James "JW" Paine, truck driver[1]
  • Raul Rodriguez Jr., retired warehouseman[1]

Green Party

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Declared

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  • Gary N. Blenner, educator[1]

No party preference

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Desmond A. Silveira (ASP)
Declined to endorse

Primary election

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Results

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Results by county
  Weber
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Bernosky
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
Primary election results[1][14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shirley Weber (incumbent) 4,016,798 58.92%
Republican Rob Bernosky 1,281,587 18.80%
Republican Rachel Hamm 822,978 12.07%
Republican James "JW" Paine 254,222 3.73%
Green Gary N. Blenner 205,630 3.02%
Republican Raul Rodriguez Jr. 176,059 2.58%
No party preference Matthew D. Cinquanta 59,481 0.87%
No party preference Desmond A. Silveira (write-in) 235 0.0%
Total votes 6,816,990 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[15] Safe D December 1, 2021
Elections Daily[16] Safe D November 7, 2022

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Shirley
Weber (D)
Rob
Bernosky (R)
Undecided
USC October 30 – November 2, 2022 802 (RV) ± 3.5% 63% 37%

Results

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2022 California Secretary of State election[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Shirley Weber (incumbent) 6,462,164 60.05% −4.40%
Republican Rob Bernosky 4,298,530 39.95% +4.40%
Total votes 10,760,694 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

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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.[18]

District Weber Bernosky Representative
1st 36% 64% Doug LaMalfa
2nd 72% 28% Jared Huffman
3rd 45% 55% Kevin Kiley
4th 65% 35% Mike Thompson
5th 39% 61% Tom McClintock
6th 56% 44% Ami Bera
7th 66% 34% Doris Matsui
8th 75% 25% John Garamendi
9th 49.7% 50.3% Josh Harder
10th 65% 35% Mark DeSaulnier
11th 85% 15% Nancy Pelosi
12th 90% 10% Barbara Lee
13th 48% 52% John Duarte
14th 69% 31% Eric Swalwell
15th 75% 25% Jackie Speier (117th Congress)
Kevin Mullin (118th Congress)
16th 73% 27% Anna Eshoo
17th 70% 30% Ro Khanna
18th 66% 34% Zoe Lofgren
19th 66% 34% Jimmy Panetta
20th 32% 68% Kevin McCarthy
21st 53% 47% Jim Costa
22nd 50.3% 49.7% David Valadao
23rd 40% 60% Jay Obernolte
24th 60% 40% Salud Carbajal
25th 54% 46% Raul Ruiz
26th 54% 46% Julia Brownley
27th 49.97% 50.03% Mike Garcia
28th 63% 37% Judy Chu
29th 73% 27% Tony Cárdenas
30th 76% 24% Adam Schiff
31st 59% 41% Grace Napolitano
32nd 67% 33% Brad Sherman
33rd 56% 44% Pete Aguilar
34th 82% 18% Jimmy Gomez
35th 56% 44% Norma Torres
36th 68% 32% Ted Lieu
37th 86% 14% Karen Bass (117th Congress)
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (118th Congress)
38th 58% 42% Linda Sánchez
39th 56% 44% Mark Takano
40th 45% 55% Young Kim
41st 46% 54% Ken Calvert
42nd 67% 33% Lucille Roybal-Allard (117th Congress)
Robert Garcia (118th Congress)
43rd 79% 21% Maxine Waters
44th 70% 30% Nanette Barragán
45th 49% 51% Michelle Steel
46th 60% 40% Lou Correa
47th 49.95% 50.05% Katie Porter
48th 39% 61% Darrell Issa
49th 51% 49% Mike Levin
50th 62% 38% Scott Peters
51st 61% 39% Sara Jacobs
52nd 64% 36% Juan Vargas

Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Primary Election - June 7, 2022". Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Shirley, Weber. "Certified List of Write-in Candidates" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Primary Endorsements" (PDF). cadem.org. California Democratic Party. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 June Primary Election Candidate Recommendations".
  5. ^ Chavez, Angela (November 18, 2021). "2022 California Election: Early Endorsement Slate Announced". Courage California. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Garrett-Pate, Samuel (January 11, 2022). "Equality California Endorses Secretary of State Dr. Shirley N. Weber". www.eqca.org. Equality California. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "Endorsements". NARAL Pro-Choice California. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 Endorsements". Sierra Club California. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "Endorsements". www.stonewalldems.org. Stonewall Democrats. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  10. ^ "American Solidarity Party of California". Facebook. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  11. ^ Carroll, Brian. "Brian Carroll, Commentaries". Facebook. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  12. ^ Maturen, Mike. "Mike Maturen Hfi". Facebook. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  13. ^ Mehta, Seema (April 24, 2022). "California GOP endorses Brian Dahle for governor despite controversy over payment to party". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  14. ^ "California June 7, 2022 Primary Statement of Vote" (PDF). Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  15. ^ "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  16. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  17. ^ "General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  18. ^ California 2022-11-08 results by district (@elium2) (Report).
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