2022 California Attorney General election

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2022 California Attorney General election
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Registered21,940,274
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Candidate Rob Bonta Nathan Hochman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote6,339,4414,390,428
Percentage59.1%40.9%
2022 California Attorney General election results map by county.svg
County results
Bonta:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Hochman:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Attorney General before election

Rob Bonta
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Rob Bonta
Democratic

The 2022 California Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of California. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta was appointed to the office on April 23, 2021, following the resignation of Xavier Becerra to become the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. [1] [2] Bonta won a full term. [3]

Contents

Candidates

A primary election took place on June 7, 2022. [4] Under California law, all candidates appear on the same ballot under a nonpartisan blanket primary, with the top two finishers advancing to the general election.

Democratic Party

Advanced

Declined

Republican Party

Advanced

Eliminated

Green Party

Eliminated

No party preference

Eliminated

Endorsements

Rob Bonta (D)
Organizations
Nathan Hochman (R)
U.S. Representatives
Organizations
Dan Kapelovitz (G)
Organizations

Primary election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Rob
Bonta
(D)		Eric
Early
(R)		Nathan
Hochman
(R)		Dan
Kapelovitz
(G)		Anne Marie
Schubert
(NPP)		Undecided
Berkeley IGS May 24–31, 20223,438 (LV)± 2.2%46%16%12%2%6%19%

Results

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Results by county
  Bonta
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Hochman
  •   30–40%
  Early
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
Primary election results [22] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rob Bonta (incumbent) 3,756,486 54.32%
Republican Nathan Hochman 1,256,465 18.17%
Republican Eric Early1,142,74716.52%
No party preference Anne Marie Schubert 539,7467.81%
Green Dan Kapelovitz219,9123.18%
Total votes6,915,356 100.0%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [24] Safe DSeptember 14, 2022
Elections Daily [25] Safe DNovember 1, 2022

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Rob
Bonta (D)		Nathan
Hochman (R)		Undecided
USC October 30 – November 2, 2022802 (RV)± 3.5%60%40%–

Results

2022 California Attorney General election [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Rob Bonta (incumbent) 6,339,441 59.08% -4.47%
Republican Nathan Hochman 4,390,42840.92%+4.47%
Total votes10,729,869 100.0%
Democratic hold

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

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  2. ↑ "Governor Newsom Swears in Rob Bonta as Attorney General of California". gov.ca.gov. April 23, 2021.
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