2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors election

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Orange County Board of Supervisors elections, 2022
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←  2021 (special) June 7, 2022 (first round)
November 8, 2022 (runoff)		 2024  →
3 of 5 seats to the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Registered1,817,149
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election23
Seats before23
Seats won30
Seats after32
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote340,077109,336
Percentage75.67%24.33%
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Winners:
     Democratic gain     Democratic hold     No election

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.

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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

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2 election
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←  2021 (special) June 7, 2022 (first round)
November 8, 2022 (runoff)		2026 →
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Candidate Vicente Sarmiento Kim Bernice NguyenCecilia Iglesias
First round21,789
35.05%		21,721
22.27%		10,580
17.01%
Runoff48,923
51.62%		45,854
48.38%		Eliminated
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CandidateJon DumitruJuan Villegas
First round10,281
16.44%		5,699
9.17%
RunoffEliminatedEliminated
Supervisor before election

Katrina Foley

Elected Supervisor

Vicente Sarmiento

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.

General election

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors 2nd district election [3]
CandidateVotes %
Vicente Sarmiento 21,91635.05
Kim Bernice Nguyen13,92322.27
Cecilia Iglesias10,63517.01
Jon Dumitru10,32116.44
Juan Villegas5,7339.17
Total votes62,528 100.00

Runoff

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors 2nd district runoff election
CandidateVotes %
Vicente Sarmiento 48,92351.62
Kim Bernice Nguyen45,85448.38
Total votes94,777 100.00

District 4

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 4 election
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←  2018 June 7, 2022 (first round)
November 8, 2022 (runoff)		2026 →
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Candidate Doug Chaffee Sunny ParkSteve Vargas
First round27,901
32.42%		30,795
35.80%		27,323
31.78%
Runoff72,272
55.40%		58,181
44.60%		Eliminated
Supervisor before election

Doug Chaffee

Supervisor after election

Doug Chaffee

The 4th district includes Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, Stanton, and parts of Anaheim. [4] The incumbent was 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.

General election

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors 4th district election [3]
CandidateVotes %
Sunny Park30,90435.80
Doug Chaffee (incumbent)27,99032.42
Steve Vargas27,43631.78
Total votes86,330 100.00

Runoff

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors 4th district runoff election
CandidateVotes %
Doug Chaffee (incumbent)72,27255.40
Sunny Park58,18144.60
Total votes130,453 100.00

District 5

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5 election
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←  2018 June 7, 2022 (first round)
November 8, 2022 (runoff)		2026 →
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Candidate Katrina Foley Patricia Bates
First round64,689
41.76%		34,367
22.18%
Runoff114,847
51.23%		109,336
48.77%
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Candidate Diane Harkey Kevin Muldoon
First round28,697
18.54%		27,129
17.52%
RunoffEliminatedEliminated
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 was Republican Lisa Bartlett, who was term-limited and could not 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.

Endorsements

Patricia Bates
Newspapers
Katrina Foley
Local politicians
Organizations

General election

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors 5th district election [3]
CandidateVotes %
Katrina Foley (incumbent)64,88841.76
Patricia Bates 34,46722.18
Diane Harkey 28,80918.54
Kevin Muldoon27,22917.52
Total votes155,393 100.00

Runoff

2022 Orange County Board Of Supervisors 5th district runoff election
CandidateVotes %
Katrina Foley (incumbent)114,84751.23
Patricia Bates 109,33648.77
Total votes224,183 100.00

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