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 County results Congressional district resultsWeber: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Bernosky: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||
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The2022 California Secretary of State election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect theSecretary of State of California. The primary election was held on June 7, 2022.[1]
IncumbentDemocratShirley Weber was appointed to the position in December 2020 bygovernorGavin Newsom. Newsom had appointed incumbent secretary of stateAlex Padilla to succeedKamala Harris as California's juniorU.S. senator after Harris was electedVice President of the United States in 2020.
Organizations
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shirley Weber (incumbent) | 4,016,798 | 58.92% | |
| Republican | Rob Bernosky | 1,281,587 | 18.80% | |
| Republican | Rachel Hamm | 822,978 | 12.07% | |
| Republican | James "JW" Paine | 254,222 | 3.73% | |
| Green | Gary N. Blenner | 205,630 | 3.02% | |
| Republican | Raul Rodriguez Jr. | 176,059 | 2.58% | |
| No party preference | Matthew D. Cinquanta | 59,481 | 0.87% | |
| No party preference | Desmond A. Silveira (write-in) | 235 | 0.0% | |
| Total votes | 6,816,990 | 100.0 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[15] | Safe D | December 1, 2021 |
| Elections Daily[16] | Safe D | November 7, 2022 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Shirley Weber (D) | Rob Bernosky (R) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC[17] | October 30 – November 2, 2022 | 802 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 63% | 37% | – |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shirley Weber (incumbent) | 6,462,164 | 60.05% | −4.40% | |
| Republican | Rob Bernosky | 4,298,530 | 39.95% | +4.40% | |
| Total votes | 10,760,694 | 100.0% | |||
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| County[19] | Shirley Weber Democratic | Rob Bernosky Republican | Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alameda | 382,596 | 79.62% | 97,943 | 20.38% | 284,653 | 59.24% | 480,539 |
| Alpine | 366 | 59.80% | 246 | 40.20% | 120 | 19.61% | 612 |
| Amador | 6,402 | 34.82% | 11,984 | 65.18% | -5,582 | -30.36% | 18,386 |
| Butte | 32,915 | 46.06% | 38,544 | 53.94% | -5,629 | -7.88% | 71,459 |
| Calaveras | 7,567 | 35.98% | 13,464 | 64.02% | -5,897 | -28.04% | 21,031 |
| Colusa | 1,782 | 32.67% | 3,672 | 67.33% | -1,890 | -34.65% | 5,454 |
| Contra Costa | 263,120 | 68.75% | 119,598 | 31.25% | 143,522 | 37.50% | 382,718 |
| Del Norte | 3,362 | 40.87% | 4,865 | 59.13% | -1,503 | -18.27% | 8,227 |
| El Dorado | 35,747 | 40.93% | 51,599 | 59.07% | -15,852 | -18.15% | 87,346 |
| Fresno | 100,671 | 46.61% | 115,302 | 53.39% | -14,631 | -6.77% | 215,973 |
| Glenn | 2,172 | 27.80% | 5,641 | 72.20% | -3,469 | -44.40% | 7,813 |
| Humboldt | 30,216 | 63.87% | 17,093 | 36.13% | 13,123 | 27.74% | 47,309 |
| Imperial | 17,060 | 57.82% | 12,446 | 42.18% | 4,614 | 15.64% | 29,506 |
| Inyo | 3,419 | 46.54% | 3,927 | 53.46% | -508 | -6.92% | 7,346 |
| Kern | 72,729 | 38.91% | 114,173 | 61.09% | -41,444 | -22.17% | 186,902 |
| Kings | 9,922 | 37.23% | 16,731 | 62.77% | -6,809 | -25.55% | 26,653 |
| Lake | 10,086 | 50.55% | 9,866 | 49.45% | 220 | 1.10% | 19,952 |
| Lassen | 1,853 | 20.42% | 7,221 | 79.58% | -5,368 | -59.16% | 9,074 |
| Los Angeles | 1,591,738 | 68.48% | 732,569 | 31.52% | 859,169 | 36.96% | 2,324,307 |
| Madera | 13,841 | 37.82% | 22,755 | 62.18% | -8,914 | -24.36% | 36,596 |
| Marin | 92,990 | 79.97% | 23,292 | 20.03% | 69,698 | 59.94% | 116,282 |
| Mariposa | 3,028 | 38.94% | 4,749 | 61.06% | -1,721 | -22.13% | 7,777 |
| Mendocino | 19,583 | 65.20% | 10,451 | 34.80% | 9,132 | 30.41% | 30,034 |
| Merced | 26,191 | 47.98% | 28,401 | 52.02% | -2,210 | -4.05% | 54,592 |
| Modoc | 811 | 24.17% | 2,545 | 75.83% | -1,734 | -51.67% | 3,356 |
| Mono | 2,558 | 56.95% | 1,934 | 43.05% | 624 | 13.89% | 4,492 |
| Monterey | 65,758 | 65.12% | 35,220 | 34.88% | 30,538 | 30.24% | 100,978 |
| Napa | 32,394 | 65.69% | 16,921 | 34.31% | 15,473 | 31.38% | 49,315 |
| Nevada | 27,596 | 54.95% | 22,624 | 45.05% | 4,972 | 9.90% | 50,220 |
| Orange | 471,146 | 48.83% | 493,747 | 51.17% | -22,601 | -2.34% | 964,893 |
| Placer | 75,519 | 42.18% | 103,534 | 57.82% | -28,015 | -15.65% | 179,053 |
| Plumas | 3,344 | 39.12% | 5,204 | 60.88% | -1,860 | -21.76% | 8,548 |
| Riverside | 286,206 | 48.70% | 301,467 | 51.30% | -15,261 | -2.60% | 587,673 |
| Sacramento | 278,122 | 59.36% | 190,405 | 40.64% | 87,717 | 18.72% | 468,527 |
| San Benito | 10,683 | 55.26% | 8,648 | 44.74% | 2,035 | 10.53% | 19,331 |
| San Bernardino | 217,090 | 48.32% | 232,206 | 51.68% | -15,116 | -3.36% | 449,296 |
| San Diego | 576,465 | 56.96% | 435,652 | 43.04% | 140,813 | 13.91% | 1,012,117 |
| San Francisco | 247,726 | 84.14% | 46,696 | 15.86% | 201,030 | 68.28% | 294,422 |
| San Joaquin | 88,495 | 50.39% | 87,119 | 49.61% | 1,376 | 0.78% | 175,614 |
| San Luis Obispo | 62,299 | 52.85% | 55,580 | 47.15% | 6,719 | 5.70% | 117,879 |
| San Mateo | 181,373 | 74.94% | 60,652 | 25.06% | 120,721 | 49.88% | 242,025 |
| Santa Barbara | 80,461 | 60.52% | 52,490 | 39.48% | 27,971 | 21.04% | 132,951 |
| Santa Clara | 373,754 | 70.20% | 158,629 | 29.80% | 215,125 | 40.41% | 532,383 |
| Santa Cruz | 79,375 | 77.08% | 23,603 | 22.92% | 55,772 | 54.16% | 102,978 |
| Shasta | 20,546 | 30.42% | 46,987 | 69.58% | -26,441 | -39.15% | 67,533 |
| Sierra | 570 | 36.99% | 971 | 63.01% | -401 | -26.02% | 1,541 |
| Siskiyou | 6,754 | 38.62% | 10,736 | 61.38% | -3,982 | -22.77% | 17,490 |
| Solano | 79,021 | 61.10% | 50,318 | 38.90% | 28,703 | 22.19% | 129,339 |
| Sonoma | 141,488 | 72.70% | 53,125 | 27.30% | 88,363 | 45.40% | 194,613 |
| Stanislaus | 57,402 | 44.29% | 72,195 | 55.71% | -14,793 | -11.41% | 129,597 |
| Sutter | 9,591 | 34.72% | 18,032 | 65.28% | -8,441 | -30.56% | 27,623 |
| Tehama | 5,650 | 27.65% | 14,784 | 72.35% | -9,134 | -44.70% | 20,434 |
| Trinity | 2,011 | 44.78% | 2,480 | 55.22% | -469 | -10.44% | 4,491 |
| Tulare | 34,621 | 38.27% | 55,842 | 61.73% | -21,221 | -23.46% | 90,463 |
| Tuolumne | 8,842 | 38.61% | 14,060 | 61.39% | -5,218 | -22.78% | 22,902 |
| Ventura | 153,074 | 55.29% | 123,786 | 44.71% | 29,288 | 10.58% | 276,860 |
| Yolo | 45,180 | 68.00% | 21,262 | 32.00% | 23,918 | 36.00% | 66,442 |
| Yuba | 6,883 | 35.43% | 12,544 | 64.57% | -5,661 | -29.14% | 19,427 |
| Totals | 6,462,164 | 60.05% | 4,298,530 | 39.95% | 2,163,634 | 20.11% | 10,760,694 |
Weber won 39 of 52 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican, with the remaining 13 going to Bernosky, including two that elected Democrats.[20]
| District | Weber | Bernosky | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 36% | 64% | Doug LaMalfa |
| 2nd | 72% | 28% | Jared Huffman |
| 3rd | 45% | 55% | Kevin Kiley |
| 4th | 65% | 35% | Mike Thompson |
| 5th | 39% | 61% | Tom McClintock |
| 6th | 56% | 44% | Ami Bera |
| 7th | 66% | 34% | Doris Matsui |
| 8th | 75% | 25% | John Garamendi |
| 9th | 49.7% | 50.3% | Josh Harder |
| 10th | 65% | 35% | Mark DeSaulnier |
| 11th | 85% | 15% | Nancy Pelosi |
| 12th | 90% | 10% | Barbara Lee |
| 13th | 48% | 52% | John Duarte |
| 14th | 69% | 31% | Eric Swalwell |
| 15th | 75% | 25% | Jackie Speier (117th Congress) |
| Kevin Mullin (118th Congress) | |||
| 16th | 73% | 27% | Anna Eshoo |
| 17th | 70% | 30% | Ro Khanna |
| 18th | 66% | 34% | Zoe Lofgren |
| 19th | 66% | 34% | Jimmy Panetta |
| 20th | 32% | 68% | Kevin McCarthy |
| 21st | 53% | 47% | Jim Costa |
| 22nd | 50.3% | 49.7% | David Valadao |
| 23rd | 40% | 60% | Jay Obernolte |
| 24th | 60% | 40% | Salud Carbajal |
| 25th | 54% | 46% | Raul Ruiz |
| 26th | 54% | 46% | Julia Brownley |
| 27th | 49.97% | 50.03% | Mike Garcia |
| 28th | 63% | 37% | Judy Chu |
| 29th | 73% | 27% | Tony Cárdenas |
| 30th | 76% | 24% | Adam Schiff |
| 31st | 59% | 41% | Grace Napolitano |
| 32nd | 67% | 33% | Brad Sherman |
| 33rd | 56% | 44% | Pete Aguilar |
| 34th | 82% | 18% | Jimmy Gomez |
| 35th | 56% | 44% | Norma Torres |
| 36th | 68% | 32% | Ted Lieu |
| 37th | 86% | 14% | Karen Bass (117th Congress) |
| Sydney Kamlager-Dove (118th Congress) | |||
| 38th | 58% | 42% | Linda Sánchez |
| 39th | 56% | 44% | Mark Takano |
| 40th | 45% | 55% | Young Kim |
| 41st | 46% | 54% | Ken Calvert |
| 42nd | 67% | 33% | Lucille Roybal-Allard (117th Congress) |
| Robert Garcia (118th Congress) | |||
| 43rd | 79% | 21% | Maxine Waters |
| 44th | 70% | 30% | Nanette Barragán |
| 45th | 49% | 51% | Michelle Steel |
| 46th | 60% | 40% | Lou Correa |
| 47th | 49.95% | 50.05% | Katie Porter |
| 48th | 39% | 61% | Darrell Issa |
| 49th | 51% | 49% | Mike Levin |
| 50th | 62% | 38% | Scott Peters |
| 51st | 61% | 39% | Sara Jacobs |
| 52nd | 64% | 36% | Juan Vargas |
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