2022 California Secretary of State election explained

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^[1]

Republican Party

Declared

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

Green Party

Declared

• Gary N. Blenner, educator^[1]

No party preference

Declared

• Matthew D. Cinquanta, private investigator^[1]
• Desmond A. Silveira (write-in), software engineer (American Solidarity Party)^[2]

Primary election

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]		December 1, 2021
Elections Daily[4]		November 7, 2022

Results

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.^[5]

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

External links

Official campaign websites:

• Rob Bernosky (R) for Secretary of State
• Shirley Weber (D) for Secretary of State

Notes and References

1. Web site: Primary Election - June 7, 2022 . 26 March 2022 . 26 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326021149/https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/primary-election-june-7-2022 . dead .
2. Web site: Shirley . Weber . Certified List of Write-in Candidates . California Secretary of State . 27 May 2022.
3. Web site: Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too . Sabato's Crystal Ball . December 1, 2021.
4. Web site: Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings . Solomon . Zack . Elections Daily . November 7, 2022 . November 29, 2022.
5. California 2022-11-08 results by district (@elium2) .