2022 California Secretary of State election

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]

2022 California Secretary of State election

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Registered	21,940,274
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

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]

Endorsements

Shirley Weber (D)

Organizations

• California Democratic Party^[3]
• California Teachers Association^[4]
• Courage California^[5]
• Equality California^[6]
• NARAL Pro-Choice California^[7]
• Sierra Club^[8]
• Stonewall Democrats^[9]

Desmond A. Silveira (ASP)

Political parties

• American Solidarity Party^[10]

Individuals

• Brian T. Carroll^[11]
• Mike Maturen^[12]

Declined to endorse

Organizations

• California Republican Party^[13]

Primary election

Results

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

Predictions

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

Polling

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

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

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

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

References

1. "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).

External links

Official campaign websites

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