2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Candidate Eleni Kounalakis Angela Underwood Jacobs
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote6,418,1194,332,602
Percentage59.70%40.30%
2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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Kounalakis:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Jacobs:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Eleni Kounalakis
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Eleni Kounalakis
Democratic

The 2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of California. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for Governor of California. The nonpartisan blanket primary was held on June 7. California is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis won re-election to a second term with 59.7% of the vote, defeating her Republican challenger. This is the first time in history where both party nominees for this seat were women, and Jacobs was the first African-American woman in history to be nominated for this position.

Candidates

A primary election was scheduled for June 7, 2022. [1] 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

Declared

  • Eleni Kounalakis, incumbent lieutenant governor [2]
  • Jeffrey Highbear Morgan, businessman and engineer [2]
  • William Cavett "Skee" Saacke, attorney [2]

Disqualified

  • Roy Foreman, construction worker [3]

Republican Party

Declared

  • David Fennell, venture capitalist and candidate in 2018 [2]
  • Angela Underwood Jacobs, deputy mayor of Lancaster [2]
  • Clint W. Saunders, mental health worker [2]

Peace and Freedom Party

Declared

  • Mohammad Arif, businessman [2]

No Party Preference

Declared

  • David Hillberg, mechanic and actor [2]
  • James Orlando Ogle, perennial candidate (write-in) [4]

Endorsements

Mohammed Arif (P&F)

Organizations

Angela Underwood Jacobs (R)

Organizations

Eleni Kounalakis (D)

Organizations

Primary election

Results

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Results by county
  Kounalakis
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Underwood Jacobs
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Fennell
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
Primary election results [2] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eleni Kounalakis (incumbent) 3,617,121 52.65%
Republican Angela Underwood Jacobs 1,365,468 19.88%
Republican David Fennell922,49313.43%
Republican Clint W. Saunders306,2164.46%
Democratic Jeffrey Highbear Morgan229,1213.33%
Peace and Freedom Mohammad Arif183,1502.67%
Democratic William Cavett Saacke171,8002.50%
No party preference David Hillberg74,2891.08%
No party preference James Orlando Ogle (write-in)250.0%
Total votes6,869,683 100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Eleni
Kounalakis (D)		Angela
Underwood Jacobs (R)		Undecided
USC [14] October 30 – November 2, 2022802 (RV)± 3.5%63%37%–

Results

2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Eleni Kounalakis (incumbent) 6,418,119 59.70% N/A
Republican Angela Underwood Jacobs4,332,60240.30%N/A
Total votes10,750,721 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Kounalakis won 39 of 52 congressional districts, with the remaining 13 going to Underwood Jacobs, including one that elected a Democrat. [16]

DistrictKounalakisUnderwood JacobsRepresentative
1st 35%65% 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 65%35% Doris Matsui
8th 74%26% John Garamendi
9th 49%51% Josh Harder
10th 66%34% Mark DeSaulnier
11th 85%15% Nancy Pelosi
12th 90%10% Barbara Lee
13th 47%53% John Duarte
14th 69%31% Eric Swalwell
15th 75%25% Jackie Speier (117th Congress)
Kevin Mullin (118th Congress)
16th 73%27% Anna Eshoo
17th 71%29% Ro Khanna
18th 66%34% Zoe Lofgren
19th 66%34% Jimmy Panetta
20th 32%68% Kevin McCarthy
21st 52%48% Jim Costa
22nd 49%51% David Valadao
23rd 40%60% Jay Obernolte
24th 60%40% Salud Carbajal
25th 52%48% Raul Ruiz
26th 54%46% Julia Brownley
27th 49%51% Mike Garcia
28th 63%37% Judy Chu
29th 72%28% Tony Cárdenas
30th 75%25% Adam Schiff
31st 59%41% Grace Napolitano
32nd 67%33% Brad Sherman
33rd 55%45% Pete Aguilar
34th 81%19% Jimmy Gomez
35th 55%45% Norma Torres
36th 68%32% Ted Lieu
37th 83%17% Karen Bass (117th Congress)
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (118th Congress)
38th 58%42% Linda Sánchez
39th 55%45% 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 76%24% Maxine Waters
44th 69%31% Nanette Barragán
45th 49%51% Michelle Steel
46th 60%40% Lou Correa
47th 50.3%49.7% Katie Porter
48th 39%61% Darrell Issa
49th 51%49% Mike Levin
50th 62%38% Scott Peters
51st 60%40% Sara Jacobs
52nd 63%37% Juan Vargas

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "Statewide Direct Primary Election - June 7, 2022 :: California Secretary of State". Office of the Secretary of State. The State of California. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Primary Election - June 7, 2022". Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2022 California Primary Write-In Candidates". Thirty-First.
  4. ↑ "Official Certified List of Write-In Candidates - June 7, 2022" (PDF). California Secretary of State. May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "California Primary Election 2022: The Peace & Freedom, Left Unity Candidates". www.peaceandfreedom.us. February 3, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "2022 Primary Endorsements" (PDF). cadem.org. California Democratic Party. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2022 June Primary Election Candidate Recommendations". CTA.org.
  9. ↑ "Election Center". Equality California. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Endorsements". NARAL Pro-Choice California. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  11. ↑ "2022 Endorsements". Sierra Club California. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Endorsements". stonewalldems.org. Stonewall Democrats . Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  13. ↑ "California June 7, 2022 Primary Statement of Vote" (PDF). Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  14. ↑ USC
  15. ↑ "General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Dra 2020".
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