The 2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 7 and November 8, 2022. Three of the five seats of the Orange County, California Board of Supervisors were up for election. This was the first set of elections held after the 2020 redistricting cycle. County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. A two-round system was used for the election, starting with the first round in June. Runoffs were held in all three districts, as no candidate managed to reach the 50% + 1 threshold.

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Orange County Board of Supervisors elections, 2022

← 2021 (special) June 7, 2022 (first round) November 8, 2022 (runoff) 2024 →
3 of 5 seats to the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Registered	1,817,149
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 2 3 Seats before 2 3 Seats won 3 0 Seats after 3 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 340,077 109,336 Percentage 75.67% 24.33%
Winners Vote share Democratic:      50–60%      100% Winners:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      No election

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Preceding the election, the Republican Party held three seats on the board, while the Democratic Party held two. One Republican-held district, the 5th, and two Democratic-held districts, the 2nd and 4th, were up for election in 2022. In the 2nd and 4th districts, both candidates who advanced from the jungle primary were Democrats, guaranteeing that the Democratic Party will hold those seats. In the 5th district, one Republican and one Democrat advanced, meaning that control of the entire board rested on the outcome of the general election in that district. After the election Democrats flipped the 5th district, taking control of the board for the first time in over 40 years.^[1]

Key issues in the 2022 election included the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the board's role in enforcing mask and vaccine mandates, and how to prioritize spending between law enforcement and other public services.^[1]

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2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2 election

← 2021 (special) June 7, 2022 (first round) November 8, 2022 (runoff) 2026 →

Candidate Vicente Sarmiento Kim Bernice Nguyen Cecilia Iglesias First round 21,789 35.05% 21,721 22.27% 10,580 17.01% Runoff 48,923 51.62% 45,854 48.38% Eliminated   Candidate Jon Dumitru Juan Villegas First round 10,281 16.44% 5,699 9.17% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Supervisor before election Katrina Foley Elected Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento

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The 2nd district includes Santa Ana as well as parts of Anaheim, Garden Grove, Orange, and Tustin. Due to changes in redistricting, this is the county's first ever majority-Latino district. Incumbent supervisor Katrina Foley chose to seek re-election in the 5th district, making this an open seat.^[2]

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2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 4 election

← 2018 June 7, 2022 (first round) November 8, 2022 (runoff) 2026 →

Candidate Doug Chaffee Sunny Park Steve Vargas First round 27,901 32.42% 30,795 35.80% 27,323 31.78% Runoff 72,272 55.40% 58,181 44.60% Eliminated

Supervisor before election Doug Chaffee Supervisor after election Doug Chaffee

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The 4th district includes Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, Stanton, and parts of Anaheim.^[4] The incumbent was Democrat Doug Chaffee, who was elected with 50.4% of the vote in 2018.^[5] Chaffee faced criticism within his own party for some of his votes and actions in office, and the Orange County Democratic Party endorsed his challenger Sunny Park.^[6]

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2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5 election

← 2018 June 7, 2022 (first round) November 8, 2022 (runoff) 2026 →

Candidate Katrina Foley Patricia Bates First round 64,689 41.76% 34,367 22.18% Runoff 114,847 51.23% 109,336 48.77%   Candidate Diane Harkey Kevin Muldoon First round 28,697 18.54% 27,129 17.52% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Supervisor before election Lisa Bartlett Supervisor after election Katrina Foley

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The 5th district is largely coastal and includes Aliso Viejo, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Newport Beach, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, several unincorporated communities, and the southern portion of Irvine. The incumbent was Republican Lisa Bartlett, who was term-limited and could not seek re-election, and instead ran for U.S. House. Democratic 2nd district incumbent Katrina Foley switched to run in this district.^[7] Foley was elected with 43.4% of the vote in a 2021 special election.^[8]