2022 California State Board of Equalization elections

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2022 California State Board of Equalization elections
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  2018 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)2026 

All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Democratic Republican No party preference
Last election310
Seats before310
Seats won310
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote6,854,9992,318,229623,017
Percentage69.9%23.7%6.4%

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Democratic:     60–70%     70–80%     100%
Republican:     50–60%
Winners:     Democratic hold     Republican hold

The 2022 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 8, 2022, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the non-partisan blanket primary election taking place on June 7, 2022.

Contents

Overview

California State Board of Equalization primary election, 2022
PartyVotesCandidatesAdvancing
to general
Seats
contesting
No. %
Democratic Party 3,596,70561.10%1054
Republican Party 2,615,70534.63%922
No party preference 43,0844.27%111
Total6,452,940100.0%208Steady2.svg
California State Board of Equalization general election, 2022
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %BeforeAfter+/– %
Democratic Party 46,854,99969.9%33Steady2.svg75.0%
Republican Party 32,318,22923.7%11Steady2.svg25.0%
No party preference 1623,0176.4%00Steady2.svg0.0%
Total811,901,189100.0%44Steady2.svg100.0%
Popular vote
Democratic
69.9%
Republican
23.7%
Independent
6.4%
Board of Equalization seats
Democratic
75.0%
Republican
25.0%
Board of Equalization
District
Incumbent PartyElected officeholderParty
1st [1] Ted Gaines Republican Ted Gaines Republican
2nd [1] Malia Cohen Democratic Sally Lieber Democratic
3rd [1] Tony Vazquez Democratic Tony Vazquez Democratic
4th [1] Mike Schaefer Democratic Mike Schaefer Democratic

District 1

2022 California's 1st State Board of Equalization district election
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Nominee Ted Gaines Jose Altamirano
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,390,5331,114,423
Percentage55.5%44.5%

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Gaines:     40–50%     50–60%     70–80%     80–90%
Altamirano:     30–40%     50–60%     60–70%

Board of Equalization member before election

Ted Gaines
Republican

Elected Board of Equalization member

Ted Gaines
Republican

The incumbent was Republican Ted Gaines, who was elected in 2018 with 51.4% of the vote. He was running for reelection.

Candidates

Endorsements

Braden Murphy (D)

Organizations

Elected officials

Results

California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 2022 [2]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ted Gaines (incumbent) 858,912 55.1
Democratic Jose Altamirano 334,818 21.5
Democratic Braden Murphy225,42814.5
Democratic Nader Shahatit139,9229.0
Total votes1,559,080 100.0
General election
Republican Ted Gaines (incumbent) 1,390,533 55.5
Democratic Jose Altamirano1,114,42344.5
Total votes2,504,956 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2022 California's 2nd State Board of Equalization district election
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Nominee Sally Lieber Peter Coe Verbica
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,146,948927,700
Percentage69.8%30.2%

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Lieber:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Verbica:     40–50%     50–60%

Board of Equalization member before election

Malia Cohen
Democratic

Elected Board of Equalization member

Sally Lieber
Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Malia Cohen, who was elected in 2018 with 72.8% of the vote. Cohen was running in the 2022 California State Controller election. [3]

Candidates

Endorsements

Michela Alioto-Pier (D)

Organizations

Sally Lieber (D)

Organizations

Results

California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 2022 [2]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sally Lieber 1,034,551 53.0
Republican Peter Coe Verbica 549,455 28.2
Democratic Michela Alioto-Pier 366,40618.8
Total votes1,950,412 100.0
General election
Democratic Sally Lieber 2,146,948 69.8
Republican Peter Coe Verbica927,70032.2
Total votes3,074,648 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

2022 California's 3rd State Board of Equalization district election
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Nominee Tony Vazquez Y. Marie Manvel
Party Democratic No party preference
Popular vote1,484,626623,017
Percentage70.4%20.6%

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Vazquez:     60–70%     70–80%

Board of Equalization member before election

Tony Vazquez
Democratic

Elected Board of Equalization member

Tony Vazquez
Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Tony Vazquez, who was elected in 2018 with 69.9% of the vote. He was running for reelection.

Candidates

Endorsements

Tony Vazquez (D)

Results

California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 2022 [2]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Vazquez (incumbent) 849,250 66.5
No party preference Y. Marie Manvel 275,830 21.6
Democratic John Mendoza144,15311.3
Republican G. Rick Marshall (write-in)8,7690.7
Total votes1,278,002 100.0
General election
Democratic Tony Vazquez (incumbent)1,484,62670.4
No party preference Y. Marie Manvel623,01729.6
Total votes2,107,643 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

2022 California's 4th State Board of Equalization district election
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Nominee Mike Schaefer David Dodson
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote1,241,062867,945
Percentage58.8%41.2%

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Schaefer:     30–40%     50–60%     60–70%
Dodson:     50–60%

Board of Equalization member before election

Mike Schaefer
Democratic

Elected Board of Equalization member

Mike Schaefer
Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Mike Schaefer, who was elected in 2018 with 52.2% of the vote. He was running for reelection.

Candidates

Endorsements

Mike Schaefer (D)

Results

California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 2022 [2]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Schaefer (incumbent) 597,948 35.9
Democratic David Dodson 249,971 15.0
Republican Denis R. Bilodeau236,62514.2
Republican Matthew Harper 183,33011.0
Republican Erik Peterson180,27810.8
Republican Randell R. Economy109,9756.6
Republican John F. Kelly107,3196.4
Total votes1,665,446 100.0
General election
Democratic Mike Schaefer (incumbent) 1,241,062 58.8
Democratic David Dodson867,94541.2
Total votes2,109,007 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Final Maps". wedrawthelinesca.org. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "California June 7, 2022 Primary Statement of Vote" (PDF). Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  3. Garofoli, Joe (May 22, 2021). "Wealthy progressives spending $10 million, even if it means beating other California Democrats". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Endorsing Caucuses at Convention - California Democratic Party".