2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors election

Orange County Board of Supervisors elections, 2022
3 of 5 seats to the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Registered	1,817,149
	Democratic: 50–60% 100%; Winners: Democratic gain Democratic hold No election

Last updated February 03, 2024

The 2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 7 and November 8, 2022. Three of the five seats of the Orange County, California Board of Supervisors were up for election. This was the first set of elections held after the 2020 redistricting cycle. County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. A two-round system was used for the election, starting with the first round in June. Runoffs were held in all three districts, as no candidate managed to reach the 50% + 1 threshold.

Preceding the election, the Republican Party held three seats on the board, while the Democratic Party held two. One Republican-held district, the 5th, and two Democratic-held districts, the 2nd and 4th, were up for election in 2022. In the 2nd and 4th districts, both candidates who advanced from the jungle primary were Democrats, guaranteeing that the Democratic Party will hold those seats. In the 5th district, one Republican and one Democrat advanced, meaning that control of the entire board rested on the outcome of the general election in that district. After the election Democrats flipped the 5th district, taking control of the board for the first time in over 40 years.^[1]

Key issues in the 2022 election included the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the board's role in enforcing mask and vaccine mandates, and how to prioritize spending between law enforcement and other public services.^[1]

District 2

The 2nd district includes Santa Ana as well as parts of Anaheim, Garden Grove, Orange, and Tustin. Due to changes in redistricting, this is the county's first ever majority-Latino district. Incumbent supervisor Katrina Foley chose to seek re-election in the 5th district, making this an open seat.^[2]

Candidates

Note: County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. The parties below identify which party label each candidate would have run under if given the option.

Kim Bernice Nguyen (Democratic), Garden Grove city councilor^[2]
Jon Dumitru (Republican), Orange city councilor^[2]
Cecilia Iglesias (Republican), former Santa Ana city councilor^[2]
Vicente Sarmiento (Democratic), mayor of Santa Ana ^[2]
Juan Villegas (independent), former Santa Ana city councilor^[2]

General election

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors 2nd district election ^[3]
Candidate	Votes	%
Vicente Sarmiento	21,916	35.05
Kim Bernice Nguyen	13,923	22.27
Cecilia Iglesias	10,635	17.01
Jon Dumitru	10,321	16.44
Juan Villegas	5,733	9.17
Total votes	62,528	100.00

Runoff

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors 2nd district runoff election
Candidate	Votes	%
Vicente Sarmiento	48,923	51.62
Kim Bernice Nguyen	45,854	48.38
Total votes	94,777	100.00

District 4

The 4th district includes Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, Stanton, and parts of Anaheim.^[4] The incumbent is Democrat Doug Chaffee, who was elected with 50.4% of the vote in 2018.^[5] Chaffee faced criticism within his own party for some of his votes and actions in office, and the Orange County Democratic Party endorsed his challenger Sunny Park.^[6]

Candidates

Note: County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. The parties below identify which party label each candidate would have run under if given the option.

Doug Chaffee (Democratic), incumbent supervisor^[4]
Sunny Park (Democratic), mayor of Buena Park ^[4]
Steve Vargas (Republican), Brea city councilor^[4]

General election

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors 4th district election^[3]
Candidate	Votes	%
Sunny Park	30,904	35.80
Doug Chaffee (incumbent)	27,990	32.42
Steve Vargas	27,436	31.78
Total votes	86,330	100.00

Runoff

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors 4th district runoff election
Candidate	Votes	%
Doug Chaffee (incumbent)	72,272	55.40
Sunny Park	58,181	44.60
Total votes	130,453	100.00

District 5

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5 election

← 2018

June 7, 2022 (first round)
November 8, 2022 (runoff)

2026 →


Candidate	Katrina Foley	Patricia Bates
First round	64,689 41.76%	34,367 22.18%
Runoff	114,847 51.23%	109,336 48.77%


Candidate	Diane Harkey	Kevin Muldoon
First round	28,697 18.54%	27,129 17.52%
Runoff	Eliminated	Eliminated

Supervisor before election

Lisa Bartlett

Supervisor after election

Katrina Foley

The 5th district is largely coastal and includes Aliso Viejo, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Newport Beach, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, several unincorporated communities, and the southern portion of Irvine. The incumbent is Republican Lisa Bartlett, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election, and instead ran for U.S. House. Democratic 2nd district incumbent Katrina Foley switched to run in this district.^[7] Foley was elected with 43.4% of the vote in a 2021 special election.^[8]

Candidates

Note: County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. The parties below identify which party label each candidate would have run under if given the option.

Patricia Bates (Republican), state senator, former minority leader of the California Senate, and former Orange County supervisor^[7]
Katrina Foley (Democratic), incumbent 2nd district supervisor^[7]
Diane Harkey (Republican), former member of the California State Board of Equalization and runner-up for California's 49th congressional district in 2018 ^[7]
Kevin Muldoon (Republican), mayor of Newport Beach ^[7]

Endorsements

Patricia Bates

Organizations

Orange County Register ^[9]

Katrina Foley

Local politicians

3 members of the Huntington Beach city council and former mayor Jill Hardy^[10]
All 5 members of the Laguna Beach city council^[11]

Organizations

Laguna Beach Democratic Party^[11]
Orange County Democratic Party^[11]

General election

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors 5th district election^[3]
Candidate	Votes	%
Katrina Foley (incumbent)	64,888	41.76
Patricia Bates	34,467	22.18
Diane Harkey	28,809	18.54
Kevin Muldoon	27,229	17.52
Total votes	155,393	100.00

Runoff

2022 Orange County Board Of Supervisors 5th district runoff election
Candidate	Votes	%
Katrina Foley (incumbent)	114,847	51.23
Patricia Bates	109,336	48.77
Total votes	224,183	100.00

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References

1 2 "Who Are Your Options to Run Your Government? Here's Who Made it Onto the November Ballot". June 14, 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Elections 2022: Five candidates seek OC supervisor seat in new District 2". May 2, 2022. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
1 2 3 "Current Election Results | OC Vote". ocvote.gov. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
1 2 3 4 "Elections 2022: District 4 supervisor challenged by Brea, Buena Park council members". May 1, 2022. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
↑ "2018 General Election". ocvote.gov. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
↑ Gerda, Nick (June 15, 2022). "Did Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee Just Lose Re-Election?". Voice of OC. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 "Elections 2022: Lots of experience among candidates in District 5 Board of Supervisors race". May 2, 2022. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
↑ "Election Results Archives | OC Vote". ocvote.gov. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
↑ "Pat Bates for Orange County supervisor: Endorsement". April 7, 2022.
↑ "Huntington Beach leaders endorse Katrina Foley for OC Supervisor". December 30, 2020.
1 2 3 "Katrina Foley endorsed by all Laguna Beach city councilmembers". June 2022.

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[who_are-1] 1 2 "Who Are Your Options to Run Your Government? Here's Who Made it Onto the November Ballot". June 14, 2022.

[district_2_candidates-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Elections 2022: Five candidates seek OC supervisor seat in new District 2". May 2, 2022. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

[results-3] 1 2 3 "Current Election Results | OC Vote". ocvote.gov. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

[district_4_candidates-4] 1 2 3 4 "Elections 2022: District 4 supervisor challenged by Brea, Buena Park council members". May 1, 2022. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

[5] "2018 General Election". ocvote.gov. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

[6] Gerda, Nick (June 15, 2022). "Did Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee Just Lose Re-Election?". Voice of OC. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

[district_5_candidates-7] 1 2 3 4 5 "Elections 2022: Lots of experience among candidates in District 5 Board of Supervisors race". May 2, 2022. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

[8] "Election Results Archives | OC Vote". ocvote.gov. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

[9] "Pat Bates for Orange County supervisor: Endorsement". April 7, 2022.

[10] "Huntington Beach leaders endorse Katrina Foley for OC Supervisor". December 30, 2020.

[laguna-11] 1 2 3 "Katrina Foley endorsed by all Laguna Beach city councilmembers". June 2022.

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2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors election

Contents

District 2

Candidates

General election

Runoff

District 4

Candidates

General election

Runoff

District 5

Candidates

Endorsements

General election

Runoff

Related Research Articles

References