2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
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November 8, 2022
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Kounalakis: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Jacobs: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
[edit]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
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Eleni Kounalakis, incumbent lieutenant governor[2]
- Jeffrey Highbear Morgan, businessman and engineer[2]
- William Cavett "Skee" Saacke, attorney[2]
Disqualified
[edit]- Roy Foreman, construction worker[3]
Republican Party
[edit]Declared
[edit]- 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
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Mohammad Arif, businessman[2]
No Party Preference
[edit]Declared
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Mohammed Arif (P&F)
Organizations
Angela Underwood Jacobs (R)
Organizations
Eleni Kounalakis (D)
Primary election
[edit]Results
[edit]
Kounalakis
- 20–30%
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Underwood Jacobs
- 20–30%
- 30–40%
Fennell
- 20–30%
- 30–40%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eleni Kounalakis (incumbent) | 3,617,121 | 52.65% | |
| Republican | Angela Underwood Jacobs | 1,365,468 | 19.88% | |
| Republican | David Fennell | 922,493 | 13.43% | |
| Republican | Clint W. Saunders | 306,216 | 4.46% | |
| Democratic | Jeffrey Highbear Morgan | 229,121 | 3.33% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Mohammad Arif | 183,150 | 2.67% | |
| Democratic | William Cavett Saacke | 171,800 | 2.50% | |
| No party preference | David Hillberg | 74,289 | 1.08% | |
| No party preference | James Orlando Ogle (write-in) | 25 | 0.0% | |
| Total votes | 6,869,683 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Eleni Kounalakis (D) |
Angela Underwood Jacobs (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC[14] | October 30 – November 2, 2022 | 802 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 63% | 37% | – |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eleni Kounalakis (incumbent) | 6,418,119 | 59.70% | N/A | |
| Republican | Angela Underwood Jacobs | 4,332,602 | 40.30% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 10,750,721 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By county
[edit]| County[16] | Eleni Kounalakis Democratic |
Angela Underwood Jacobs Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alameda | 381,066 | 79.37% | 99,021 | 20.63% | 282,045 | 58.75% | 480,087 |
| Alpine | 366 | 60.20% | 242 | 39.80% | 124 | 20.39% | 608 |
| Amador | 6,383 | 34.73% | 11,994 | 65.27% | -5,611 | -30.53% | 18,377 |
| Butte | 32,611 | 45.53% | 39,007 | 54.47% | -6,396 | -8.93% | 71,618 |
| Calaveras | 7,537 | 35.75% | 13,547 | 64.25% | -6,010 | -28.51% | 21,084 |
| Colusa | 1,705 | 31.16% | 3,767 | 68.84% | -2,062 | -37.68% | 5,472 |
| Contra Costa | 263,520 | 68.85% | 119,225 | 31.15% | 144,295 | 37.70% | 382,745 |
| Del Norte | 3,367 | 40.73% | 4,900 | 59.27% | -1,533 | -18.54% | 8,267 |
| El Dorado | 36,012 | 41.20% | 51,394 | 58.80% | -15,382 | -17.60% | 87,406 |
| Fresno | 99,113 | 45.84% | 117,094 | 54.16% | -17,981 | -8.32% | 216,207 |
| Glenn | 2,085 | 26.67% | 5,734 | 73.33% | -3,649 | -46.67% | 7,819 |
| Humboldt | 30,026 | 63.34% | 17,378 | 36.66% | 12,648 | 26.68% | 47,404 |
| Imperial | 16,243 | 55.07% | 13,254 | 44.93% | 2,989 | 10.13% | 29,497 |
| Inyo | 3,416 | 46.43% | 3,942 | 53.57% | -526 | -7.15% | 7,358 |
| Kern | 71,070 | 37.95% | 116,218 | 62.05% | -45,148 | -24.11% | 187,288 |
| Kings | 9,565 | 35.91% | 17,071 | 64.09% | -7,506 | -28.18% | 26,636 |
| Lake | 10,041 | 50.34% | 9,907 | 49.66% | 134 | 0.67% | 19,948 |
| Lassen | 1,787 | 19.78% | 7,247 | 80.22% | -5,460 | -60.44% | 9,034 |
| Los Angeles | 1,571,311 | 67.65% | 751,342 | 32.35% | 819,969 | 35.30% | 2,322,653 |
| Madera | 13,451 | 36.84% | 23,059 | 63.16% | -9,608 | -26.32% | 36,510 |
| Marin | 94,517 | 80.56% | 22,814 | 19.44% | 71,703 | 61.11% | 117,331 |
| Mariposa | 3,023 | 38.94% | 4,741 | 61.06% | -1,718 | -22.13% | 7,764 |
| Mendocino | 19,523 | 65.01% | 10,507 | 34.99% | 9,016 | 30.02% | 30,030 |
| Merced | 25,413 | 46.74% | 28,957 | 53.26% | -3,544 | -6.52% | 54,370 |
| Modoc | 779 | 23.44% | 2,544 | 76.56% | -1,765 | -53.11% | 3,323 |
| Mono | 2,547 | 56.50% | 1,961 | 43.50% | 586 | 13.00% | 4,508 |
| Monterey | 65,568 | 64.95% | 35,381 | 35.05% | 30,187 | 29.90% | 100,949 |
| Napa | 32,569 | 65.83% | 16,907 | 34.17% | 15,662 | 31.66% | 49,476 |
| Nevada | 27,522 | 54.78% | 22,720 | 45.22% | 4,802 | 9.56% | 50,242 |
| Orange | 461,661 | 48.98% | 480,963 | 51.02% | -19,302 | -2.05% | 942,624 |
| Placer | 76,478 | 42.44% | 103,717 | 57.56% | -27,239 | -15.12% | 180,195 |
| Plumas | 3,345 | 39.12% | 5,206 | 60.88% | -1,861 | -21.76% | 8,551 |
| Riverside | 283,695 | 48.20% | 304,880 | 51.80% | -21,185 | -3.60% | 588,575 |
| Sacramento | 278,219 | 58.91% | 194,032 | 41.09% | 84,187 | 17.83% | 472,251 |
| San Benito | 10,644 | 55.02% | 8,702 | 44.98% | 1,942 | 10.04% | 19,346 |
| San Bernardino | 213,997 | 47.77% | 234,019 | 52.23% | -20,022 | -4.47% | 448,016 |
| San Diego | 572,539 | 56.33% | 443,933 | 43.67% | 128,606 | 12.65% | 1,016,472 |
| San Francisco | 246,398 | 84.37% | 45,663 | 15.63% | 200,735 | 68.73% | 292,061 |
| San Joaquin | 87,975 | 50.00% | 87,963 | 50.00% | 12 | 0.01% | 175,938 |
| San Luis Obispo | 62,504 | 52.96% | 55,518 | 47.04% | 6,986 | 5.92% | 118,022 |
| San Mateo | 183,564 | 75.31% | 60,177 | 24.69% | 123,387 | 50.62% | 243,741 |
| Santa Barbara | 80,698 | 60.51% | 52,676 | 39.49% | 28,022 | 21.01% | 133,374 |
| Santa Clara | 375,311 | 70.27% | 158,760 | 29.73% | 216,551 | 40.55% | 534,071 |
| Santa Cruz | 79,714 | 77.29% | 23,422 | 22.71% | 56,292 | 54.58% | 103,136 |
| Shasta | 20,074 | 29.69% | 47,534 | 70.31% | -27,460 | -40.62% | 67,608 |
| Sierra | 567 | 36.77% | 975 | 63.23% | -408 | -26.46% | 1,542 |
| Siskiyou | 6,694 | 38.25% | 10,807 | 61.75% | -4,113 | -23.50% | 17,501 |
| Solano | 78,831 | 60.79% | 50,836 | 39.21% | 27,995 | 21.59% | 129,667 |
| Sonoma | 141,627 | 72.67% | 53,259 | 27.33% | 88,368 | 45.34% | 194,886 |
| Stanislaus | 56,910 | 43.87% | 72,811 | 56.13% | -15,901 | -12.26% | 129,721 |
| Sutter | 9,386 | 33.88% | 18,314 | 66.12% | -8,928 | -32.23% | 27,700 |
| Tehama | 5,460 | 26.82% | 14,900 | 73.18% | -9,440 | -46.37% | 20,360 |
| Trinity | 1,983 | 44.13% | 2,511 | 55.87% | -528 | -11.75% | 4,494 |
| Tulare | 33,699 | 37.21% | 56,870 | 62.79% | -23,171 | -25.58% | 90,569 |
| Tuolumne | 8,835 | 38.44% | 14,148 | 61.56% | -5,313 | -23.12% | 22,983 |
| Ventura | 153,242 | 55.25% | 124,094 | 44.75% | 29,148 | 10.51% | 277,336 |
| Yolo | 45,160 | 67.91% | 21,342 | 32.09% | 23,818 | 35.82% | 66,502 |
| Yuba | 6,773 | 34.79% | 12,695 | 65.21% | -5,922 | -30.42% | 19,468 |
| Totals | 6,418,119 | 59.70% | 4,332,602 | 40.30% | 2,085,517 | 19.40% | 10,750,721 |
By congressional district
[edit]Kounalakis won 39 of 52 congressional districts, with the remaining 13 going to Underwood Jacobs, including one that elected a Democrat.[17]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Official Certified List of Write-In Candidates - June 7, 2022" (PDF). California Secretary of State. May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ a b "California Primary Election 2022: The Peace & Freedom, Left Unity Candidates". www.peaceandfreedom.us. February 3, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2022 Primary Endorsements" (PDF). cadem.org. California Democratic Party. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
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- ^ "Election Center". Equality California. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Endorsements". NARAL Pro-Choice California. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Endorsements". Sierra Club California. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Endorsements". stonewalldems.org. Stonewall Democrats. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "California June 7, 2022 Primary Statement of Vote" (PDF). Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ USC
- ^ "General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ Weber, Shirley (December 16, 2022). "Lieutenant Governor by County" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 2, 2025. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ "Dra 2020".
