2022 California State Senate election Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results: Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain No election heldDemocratic: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Republican: 50–60% 60–70% No election held
The 2022 California State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 8, with the primary election was held on Thursday June 7, Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with elections for other offices, including the state assembly .
Democrats gained 1 seat, increasing their supermajority to 32 out of 40 seats, a four fifths majority.[1]
Predictions [ edit ] Overview [ edit ] † - Incumbent not seeking re-election
Primary elections [ edit ] 2022 California State Senate election Primary election Party[3] Votes Percentage Candidates Advancing to general Seats contesting Democratic 1,857,206 60.5 38 25 20 Republican 1,213,169 39.5 25 15 15 Totals 3,070,375 100.00 63 40 —
General elections [ edit ] 2022 California State Senate election General election – November 8, 2022[4] Party Votes % Before Up Won After +/– Democratic 3,201,860 63.69 31 14 15 32 1 Republican 1,825,644 36.31 9 6 5 8 1 Totals 5,027,504 100.00 40 20 20 40 —
Retiring incumbents [ edit ] 1st : Jim Nielsen (R–Red Bluff )[o] : Termed out of office 8th : Richard Pan (D–Sacramento )[p] : Termed out of office 10th : Bob Wieckowski (D–Fremont ): Termed out of office 12th : Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno )[q] : Retiring 18th : Ben Hueso (D–San Diego )[r] : Termed out of office 20th : Robert Hertzberg (D–Van Nuys )[s] : Termed out of office 22nd : Connie Leyva (D-Chino )[t] : Running for San Bernardino County Supervisor 28th : Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles )[u] : Running for California's 37th congressional district 32nd : Melissa Melendez (R–Lake Elsinore )[v] : Termed out of office 38th : Patricia Bates (R–Laguna Niguel )[w] : Termed out of office District 2 [ edit ] The 2nd district encompasses most of the North Coast region, stretching from the Oregon border to the northern Bay Area to include Del Norte , Humboldt , Trinity , Mendocino , Sonoma , and Marin Counties. The incumbent is two-term Democrat Mike McGuire of Healdsburg , who is running for a third term.
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 4 [ edit ] The new 4th district is located in the northeastern Central Valley , the central Sierra Nevada , and Death Valley , including Stanislaus , Calaveras , Amador , El Dorado , Placer , Alpine , Tuolumne , Mariposa , Madera , Mono , and Inyo counties. The district has no incumbent.
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] California's 4th State Senate district, 2022[15] [16] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Tim Robertson 48,880 22.1 Democratic Marie Alvarado-Gil 41,262 18.7 Republican George Radanovich 37,793 17.1 Republican Steven Bailey 37,129 16.8 Republican Jeff McKay 34,773 15.7 Republican Jack Griffith 10,337 4.7 Republican Michael Gordon 6,202 2.8 Republican Jolene Daly 4,652 2.1 Total votes 221,028 100% General election Democratic Marie Alvarado-Gil 137,157 52.7 Democratic Tim Robertson 123,210 47.3 Total votes 260,367 100% Democratic win (new seat)
District 6 [ edit ] The 6th district is located in northern and eastern suburbs of the Sacramento metropolitan area , including the Sacramento County cities of Rancho Cordova , Carmichael , Fair Oaks , Gold River , Arden-Arcade , Folsom , Orangevale , Citrus Heights , and Antelope , and the western Placer County exurbs of Granite Bay , Roseville , Rocklin , Loomis , Whitney, and Lincoln . The district has no incumbent.
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 8 [ edit ] The new 8th district is located in the core of the Sacramento metropolitan area , consisting of the state capital of Sacramento and surrounding suburbs, including Rio Linda , McClellan Park , North Highlands , Vineyard , Rosemont , Florin , and Elk Grove . The incumbent in this area is Democrat Richard Pan of Sacramento of the former 6th district, who is term-limited and cannot run for re-election.
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Withdrawn [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 10 [ edit ] The 10th district is located in the East Bay in Alameda County and the northwestern corner of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara County , including Fremont , Hayward , Union City , Newark , Milpitas , Sunnyvale , and Santa Clara . The incumbent is Democrat Bob Wieckowski of Fremont , who is term-limited and cannot run for re-election.
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Withdrawn [ edit ] Jaime Raul Zepeda (Democratic), community organizer[31] (endorsed Wahab) [35] Endorsements [ edit ] Lily Mei (D)
Federal officials Local officials Aisha Wahab (D)
U.S. Executive Branch officials Statewide officials State legislators Organizations Results [ edit ] California's 10th State Senate district, 2022[15] [16] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Lily Mei 47,149 33.1 Democratic Aisha Wahab 42,731 30.0 Republican Paul J. Pimentel 30,742 21.6 Democratic Jamal Khan 10,424 7.3 Democratic Raymond Liu 6,932 4.9 Democratic Jim Canova 4,391 3.1 Total votes 142,369 100% General election Democratic Aisha Wahab 114,997 53.7 Democratic Lily Mei 99,011 46.3 Total votes 214,008 100% Democratic hold
District 12 [ edit ] The new 12th district encompasses the southeastern Central Valley and the northwestern corner of the Mojave Desert , including most of Kern County and the eastern portions of Tulare County and Fresno County . It merged the districts of first-term Republican Shannon Grove of Bakersfield of the former 16th district, who is running for re-election here and first-term Republican Andreas Borgeas of the former 8th district, who decided not to seek reelection.
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 14 [ edit ] The new 14th district is located in the western Central Valley , including Merced County and western Fresno County . The incumbents in this area are first-term Democrat Anna Caballero of Merced and the former 12th district and first-term Democrat Melissa Hurtado of Sanger and the former 14th district. Both incumbents initially were running for re-election in this district, but Hurtado dropped out to run for the 16th district.
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Withdrawn [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Anna Caballero (D)
Individuals Organizations Results [ edit ] District 16 [ edit ] The new 16th district encompasses the southwestern Central Valley , including Kings County , western Tulare County , and northwestern Kern County . The seat originally had no incumbent, but first-term Democrat Melissa Hurtado of Sanger eventually chose to run for re-election here. On December 14, candidate David Shepard filed for a recount, after the race was certified with Senator Hurtado in the lead by a 20-vote margin.[48] The recount concluded on January 17, with Shepard gaining 11 votes, while Hurtado gained 4.[49]
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Withdrawn [ edit ] Imelda Ceja (Democratic), nurse[53] Rob Fuentes (Democratic), attorney[51] Endorsements [ edit ] Bryan Osorio (D)
Individuals Organizations Results [ edit ] California's 16th State Senate district, 2022[15] [16] [49] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican David Shepard 32,579 43.4 Democratic Melissa Hurtado (incumbent) 22,162 29.6 Democratic Nicole Parra 9,921 13.2 Republican Gregory Tatum 6,016 8.0 Democratic Bryan Osorio 4,344 5.8 Total votes 75,022 100% General election Democratic Melissa Hurtado (incumbent) 68,461 50.005 Republican David Shepard 68,448 49.995 Total votes 136,909 100% Democratic hold
District 18 [ edit ] The new 18th district stretches along the Mexico–United States border and includes rural Imperial Valley and areas of California along the Colorado River , including Needles , Blythe and Indio , but most of the population is in southern San Diego County , including Imperial Beach , Otay Mesa , Chula Vista , National City , Lincoln Acres , Bonita , the Tijuana River Valley , and the southeast side of San Diego . The incumbent in this area is two-term Democrat Ben Hueso of San Diego and the former 40th district, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 20 [ edit ] The new 20th district contains most of the San Fernando Valley section of northern Los Angeles , including Burbank , Van Nuys , Reseda , Canoga Park , Tujunga , Sun Valley , Shadow Hills , Lake View Terrace , Arleta , Panorama City , Pacoima , Mission Hills , San Fernando , and Sylmar . The incumbent in this area is two-term Democrat Robert Hertzberg of Van Nuys and the former 18th district, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Daniel Hertzberg (D)
Federal officials State legislators Organizations Results [ edit ] District 22 [ edit ] The new 22nd district consists of the eastern San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Valley in Los Angeles County , including El Monte , West Covina , Covina , Duarte , Baldwin Park , Irwindale , Vincent , Azusa , San Dimas , La Verne , and Pomona , as well as Montclair , Chino , and Ontario in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County . The incumbents in this area are first-term Democrat Susan Rubio of Baldwin Park or the former 22nd district and second-term Democrat Connie Leyva of Chino or the former 20th district. Rubio ran for re-election, while Leyva ran for San Bernardino County Supervisor .
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Declined [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 24 [ edit ] The new 24th district contains the Westside Los Angeles neighborhoods of Venice , West Los Angeles , Pacific Palisades , Brentwood , Bel Air , Century City , Sunset Strip , Laurel Canyon , Hollywood , and Miracle Mile , and the Santa Monica Mountains cities such as Hidden Hills , Calabasas , Topanga , and Malibu , as well as most of the South Bay cities of Los Angeles County , including Rancho Palos Verdes , Rolling Hills , Torrance , Redondo Beach , Manhattan Beach , El Segundo , Marina Del Rey , Santa Monica , Beverly Hills , and West Hollywood , and The incumbent in this area is two-term Democrat Ben Allen of Santa Monica and the former 26th district, who is running for re-election.
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Ben Allen (Democratic), incumbent state senator[19] Kristina Irwin (Republican), realtor (write-in) [66] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 26 [ edit ] The new 26th district is located in the central and eastern Los Angeles neighborhoods of Los Feliz , East Hollywood , Silver Lake , Echo Park , Cypress Park , Koreatown , Wilshire Center , Westlake , Glassell Park , Eagle Rock , Garvanza , Lincoln Heights , Hermon , Little Tokyo , Chinatown , Boyle Heights , and El Sereno , along with the adjascent communities of City Terrace , East Los Angeles and Vernon . The incumbent in this area is first-term Democrat Maria Elena Durazo of Los Angeles and the former 24th district, who is seeking re-election.
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 28 [ edit ] The new 28th district contains Downtown Los Angeles and most of South Central Los Angeles , including Park La Brea , Pico Union , Mid City , West Adams , Baldwin Hills , Hyde Park , Nevin , Leimert Park , Jefferson Park , Crenshaw , Vermont Square , Adams-Normandie , Florence , Exposition Park , and University Park , as well as suburbs of Culver City , Ladera Heights , and a small part of the Westside Los Angeles neighborhoods, including Palms , Mar Vista and Playa Vista . The incumbent in this area is first-term Democrat Sydney Kamlager-Dove of Los Angeles and the former 30th district, who is leaving to run for a seat in the United States House of Representatives .
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Jamaal Gulledge (Democratic), human resources manager[67] Joe Lusizzo (Republican), restaurant owner[19] Kamilah Victoria Moore (Democratic), attorney and activist[19] Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (Democratic), labor advocate[68] Cheryl Turner (Democratic), civil rights lawyer[68] Endorsements [ edit ] Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D)
Results [ edit ] California's 28th State Senate district, 2022[15] [16] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Lola Smallwood-Cuevas 63,211 44.8 Democratic Cheryl Turner 42,728 30.3 Republican Joe Lusizzo 20,785 14.7 Democratic Kamilah Victoria Moore 9,162 6.5 Democratic Jamaal Gulledge 5,267 3.7 Total votes 141,153 100% General election Democratic Lola Smallwood-Cuevas 117,315 59.9 Democratic Cheryl Turner 78,453 40.1 Total votes 195,768 100% Democratic hold
District 30 [ edit ] The new 30th district contains the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County , including Downey , Norwalk , Bellflower , La Mirada , Santa Fe Springs , Los Nietos , Montebello , Pico Rivera , Whittier , Hacienda Heights , La Puente , Valinda , Avocado Heights , Industry , Rowland Heights , Walnut , and Diamond Bar , along with Brea in northeastern Orange County . The incumbent in this area is first-term Democrat Bob Archuleta of the former 32nd district, who is seeking re-election.
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 32 [ edit ] The new 32nd district consists of the southwestern corner of the Inland Empire , including the Riverside County communities of Temecula , Murrieta , Wildomar , Lake Elsinore , Canyon Lake , Lakeland Village , Alberhill , Menifee , Sage , and Idyllwild , along with Yorba Linda in eastern Orange County , Chino Hills in southwestern San Bernardino County and the rural, northeastern corner of San Diego County . The incumbent in this area, Republican Melissa Melendez of the former 28th district, is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 34 [ edit ] The 34th district is based in northern Orange County , including most of Santa Ana , Anaheim , Placentia , Fullerton , Buena Park , La Habra , and the west side of Orange , along with the unincorporated community of South Whittier in Los Angeles County. The incumbent is first-term Democrat Tom Umberg of Santa Ana , who is seeking re-election.
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 36 [ edit ] The new 36th district encompasses most of coastal Orange County , including Seal Beach , Huntington Beach , Newport Beach , Emerald Bay , Laguna Beach , and Dana Point , and the Little Saigon area of northwestern Orange County, including Garden Grove , Westminster , Fountain Valley , Midway City , Stanton , Cypress , Rossmoor , and Los Alimitos , along with Artesia , Cerritos , and Hawaiian Gardens in southwestern Los Angeles County . The seat has no incumbent.
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 38 [ edit ] The new 38th district encompasses the coastal North County San Diego County communities of La Jolla , Del Mar , Solana Beach , Cardiff , Rancho Santa Fe , Encinitas , Carlsbad , Vista , Oceanside , San Luis Rey , and Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base , along with the southern edge of Orange County , including San Clemente , San Juan Capistrano , Ladera Ranch , Las Flores , and Rancho Santa Margarita . The incumbent in this area, Republican Patricia Bates (R–Laguna Niguel ), is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.
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