2022 Orange County, California District Attorney election

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2022 Orange County, California District Attorney election
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  2018 June 7, 20222026 
Turnout35.2% Decrease2.svg [1]
  Todd A. Spitzer.jpg No image.svg
Candidate Todd Spitzer Pete Hardin
Popular vote352,415119,886
Percentage62.49%21.26%

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CandidateBryan ChehockMichael A. Jacobs
Popular vote46,42545,190
Percentage8.23%8.01%

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Results by county supervisorial district
Spitzer:     50–60%     60–70%

District Attorney before election

Todd Spitzer

Elected District Attorney

Todd Spitzer

The 2022 Orange, County, California District Attorney election was held on June 7, 2022.

Contents

Incumbent District Attorney Todd Spitzer ran for a second term. Spitzer was first elected in 2014 with 53.2% of the vote in 2018.

Because Spitzer got a majority of the vote in the first round, he avoided a runoff and won a second term in the first round. [2] [3] [4]

Candidates

Declared

General election

Results

Orange County, California District Attorney election, 2022 [1]
CandidateVotes %
Todd Spitzer (incumbent)352,41562.49%
Pete Hardin119,88621.26%
Bryan Chehock46,4258.23%
Michael A. Jacobs45,1908.01%
Total votes563,916 100.00%

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References

  1. 1 2 "Certified statement of the voted cast" (PDF). ocvote.gov. June 7, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. Incumbent OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer on his way to victory
  3. OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer on way to win, looks for ‘common ground’
  4. Spitzer Declares Victory In OCDA Race, Supervisor Seats Head To Runoff
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