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 County results Congressional district resultsKounalakis: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Jacobs: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||
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The2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect thelieutenant governor of thestate ofCalifornia. The election coincided with various otherfederal andstate elections, including forGovernor of California. Thenonpartisan blanket primary was held on June 7. California is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
IncumbentDemocratic Lieutenant GovernorEleni 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.
A primary election was scheduled for June 7, 2022.[1] Under California law, all candidates appear on the same ballot under anonpartisan blanket primary, with the top two finishers advancing to the general election.
Organizations
| 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% | ||
| 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% | – |
| 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% | |||
| Democratichold | |||||
| 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 |
Kounalakis won 39 of 52 congressional districts, with the remaining 13 going to Underwood Jacobs, including one that elected a Democrat.[17]
| District | Kounalakis | Underwood Jacobs | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 35% | 65% | 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 | 65% | 35% | Doris Matsui |
| 8th | 74% | 26% | John Garamendi |
| 9th | 49% | 51% | Josh Harder |
| 10th | 66% | 34% | Mark DeSaulnier |
| 11th | 85% | 15% | Nancy Pelosi |
| 12th | 90% | 10% | Barbara Lee |
| 13th | 47% | 53% | John Duarte |
| 14th | 69% | 31% | Eric Swalwell |
| 15th | 75% | 25% | Jackie Speier (117th Congress) |
| Kevin Mullin (118th Congress) | |||
| 16th | 73% | 27% | Anna Eshoo |
| 17th | 71% | 29% | Ro Khanna |
| 18th | 66% | 34% | Zoe Lofgren |
| 19th | 66% | 34% | Jimmy Panetta |
| 20th | 32% | 68% | Kevin McCarthy |
| 21st | 52% | 48% | Jim Costa |
| 22nd | 49% | 51% | David Valadao |
| 23rd | 40% | 60% | Jay Obernolte |
| 24th | 60% | 40% | Salud Carbajal |
| 25th | 52% | 48% | Raul Ruiz |
| 26th | 54% | 46% | Julia Brownley |
| 27th | 49% | 51% | Mike Garcia |
| 28th | 63% | 37% | Judy Chu |
| 29th | 72% | 28% | Tony Cárdenas |
| 30th | 75% | 25% | Adam Schiff |
| 31st | 59% | 41% | Grace Napolitano |
| 32nd | 67% | 33% | Brad Sherman |
| 33rd | 55% | 45% | Pete Aguilar |
| 34th | 81% | 19% | Jimmy Gomez |
| 35th | 55% | 45% | Norma Torres |
| 36th | 68% | 32% | Ted Lieu |
| 37th | 83% | 17% | Karen Bass (117th Congress) |
| Sydney Kamlager-Dove (118th Congress) | |||
| 38th | 58% | 42% | Linda Sánchez |
| 39th | 55% | 45% | 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 | 76% | 24% | Maxine Waters |
| 44th | 69% | 31% | Nanette Barragán |
| 45th | 49% | 51% | Michelle Steel |
| 46th | 60% | 40% | Lou Correa |
| 47th | 50.3% | 49.7% | Katie Porter |
| 48th | 39% | 61% | Darrell Issa |
| 49th | 51% | 49% | Mike Levin |
| 50th | 62% | 38% | Scott Peters |
| 51st | 60% | 40% | Sara Jacobs |
| 52nd | 63% | 37% | Juan Vargas |
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