2022_California_gubernatorial_election

2022 California gubernatorial election

2022 California gubernatorial election

Re-election of Gavin Newsom as Governor of California

For related races, see 2022 United States gubernatorial elections.

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.[1] Incumbent Democratic Party Governor Gavin Newsom was re-elected to a second term after surviving a recall election in 2021, during his first term.

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The elections featured universal mail-in ballots; in-person voting was also available.[2] 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.[3]

Newsom received 59.2% of the vote to Dahle's 40.8%, a smaller margin of victory than in 2018 and the first time the Democratic candidate failed to win 60% of the vote since 2010. Dahle flipped five counties that Newsom carried in 2018, namely Lake, Merced (although Merced voted to recall Newsom), Orange, San Bernardino, and San Joaquin. Dahle 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.[4] Dahle also 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

Republican Party

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

  • Ronald A. Anderson, contractor and businessman[6]
  • Gurinder Bhangoo (write-in)[8]
  • Shawn Collins, U.S. Navy veteran and attorney[9]
  • Ron Jones, former police officer[6]
  • Jenny Rae Le Roux, entrepreneur and candidate in the 2021 recall election[6]
  • David Lozano, attorney and candidate in the 2021 recall election[6]
  • Daniel R. Mercuri, businessman, candidate in the 2021 recall election and for California's 25th congressional district in 2020[6]
  • Cristian Raul Morales, manufacturing executive[6]
  • Robert C. Newman, psychologist and candidate in the 2021 recall election[6]
  • Lonnie Sortor, business owner[6]
  • Anthony Trimino, entrepreneur and candidate in the 2021 recall election[10]
  • Major Williams, entrepreneur and write-in candidate in the 2021 recall election[11]
  • Leo S. Zacky, businessman, broadcaster, and candidate in the 2021 recall election[6]

Declined

Green Party

Eliminated in primary

American Independent Party

Eliminated in primary

  • Jeff Scott (write-in)[8]

No party preference

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Endorsements

Brian Dahle (R)
Organizations
James G. Hanink (NPP)
Political Parties
Individuals
Gavin Newsom (D)
Newspapers and other media
Organizations
Luis J. Rodriguez (G)
Newspapers and other media
  • People's Tribune[40]
  • Tribuno del Pueblo[41]
Organizations
Michael Shellenberger (NPP)
Organizations
Individuals

Primary election

The list of candidates was announced on Mar 31, 2022 by the secretary of state.[49]

Polling

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Results

Results by county
  Newsom
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Dahle
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
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General election

Predictions

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Debates

Governor Gavin Newsom and State Senator Brian Dahle met on October 23 for their only debate.[59]

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Polling

Aggregate polls
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Graphical summary
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Hypothetical polling
Gavin Newsom vs. Kevin Faulconer
Gavin Newsom vs. John Cox
Gavin Newsom vs. Larry Elder
Gavin Newsom vs. Kevin Kiley

Results

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By county

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By congressional district

Newsom won 38 of 52 congressional districts, with the remaining 14 going to Dahle, including two that elected Democrats.[62]

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Notes

  1. Candidate for San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, 1979, and 2002, candidate for Mayor of San Francisco in 1995, 1999, and 2019, and candidate in the 2021 recall election
  2. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  4. "Neither/Would not vote" with 4%
  5. "Other (write-in)" with 2%
  6. "Would not vote" with 5%
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    Hanink was listed on the ballot as "no party preference" and listed in the official Voter Information Guide as "no qualified party preference" because the party with which Hanink was registered, the American Solidarity Party, did not have ballot access at the time the ballot was printed.[17][18][19][20]

See also

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