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California State Board of Equalization election, 2022

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California State Board of Equalization
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Election details
Filing deadline: March 11, 2022
Primary: June 7, 2022
General: November 8, 2022

Pre-election incumbent(s):
Ted Gaines (Republican) (District 1)
Malia Cohen (Democratic) (District 2)
Tony Vazquez (Democratic) (District 3)
Mike Schaefer (Democratic) (District 4)
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California held an election for all four elected seats on theCalifornia State Board of Equalization onNovember 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline was March 11, 2022.

IncumbentTed Gaines won election in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 1.

Sally Lieber won election in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 2.

IncumbentTony Vazquez won election in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 3.

IncumbentMike Schaefer won election in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 4.

Candidates and election results

District 1

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District 2

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District 3

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District 4

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District 1

General election

Primary election

District 2

General election

Primary election

District 3

General election

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District 4

General election

Primary election

Past elections

2018

See also:California State Board of Equalization election, 2018

District 1

General election

General election for California State Board of Equalization District 1

Ted Gaines defeatedTom Hallinan in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ted Gaines
Ted Gaines (R)
 
51.4
 
1,436,547
Image of Tom Hallinan
Tom Hallinan (D)
 
48.6
 
1,355,782

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,792,329
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 1

Tom Hallinan andTed Gaines defeatedConnie Conway andDavid Evans in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 1 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Hallinan
Tom Hallinan (D)
 
39.4
 
606,159
Image of Ted Gaines
Ted Gaines (R)
 
32.6
 
500,879
Image of Connie Conway
Connie Conway (R)
 
18.4
 
283,477
Image of David Evans
David Evans (R)
 
9.6
 
147,473

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,537,988
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District 2

General election

General election for California State Board of Equalization District 2

Malia Cohen defeatedMark Burns in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Malia Cohen
Malia Cohen (D) Candidate Connection
 
72.8
 
2,482,171
Image of Mark Burns
Mark Burns (R) Candidate Connection
 
27.2
 
927,949

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,410,120
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 2

Malia Cohen andMark Burns defeatedCathleen Galgiani andBarry Chang in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 2 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Malia Cohen
Malia Cohen (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.7
 
723,355
Image of Mark Burns
Mark Burns (R) Candidate Connection
 
26.9
 
502,143
Image of Cathleen Galgiani
Cathleen Galgiani (D)
 
25.7
 
480,887
Image of Barry Chang
Barry Chang (D)
 
8.7
 
163,102

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,869,487
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District 3

General election

General election for California State Board of Equalization District 3

Tony Vazquez defeatedG. Rick Marshall in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tony Vazquez
Tony Vazquez (D)
 
69.9
 
1,895,972
Image of G. Rick Marshall
G. Rick Marshall (R)
 
30.1
 
815,829

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,711,801
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 3

The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 3 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of G. Rick Marshall
G. Rick Marshall (R)
 
26.4
 
335,570
Image of Tony Vazquez
Tony Vazquez (D)
 
20.2
 
255,988
Image of Cheryl Turner
Cheryl Turner (D)
 
16.9
 
214,916
Scott Svonkin (D)
 
13.4
 
170,254
Image of Nancy Pearlman
Nancy Pearlman (D)
 
12.6
 
160,105
Doug Kriegel (D)
 
3.5
 
44,962
Ben Pak (D)
 
3.5
 
44,588
Image of Micheál O'Leary
Micheál O'Leary (Independent)
 
3.4
 
43,084

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,269,467
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District 4

General election

General election for California State Board of Equalization District 4

Mike Schaefer defeatedJoel Anderson in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Schaefer
Mike Schaefer (D)
 
52.2
 
1,559,373
Image of Joel Anderson
Joel Anderson (R)
 
47.8
 
1,427,566

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,986,939
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4

The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joel Anderson
Joel Anderson (R)
 
31.2
 
492,122
Image of Mike Schaefer
Mike Schaefer (D)
 
17.0
 
269,044
John Kelly (R)
 
16.7
 
263,294
Image of David Dodson
David Dodson (D)
 
14.9
 
234,534
Ken Lopez-Maddox (D)
 
14.5
 
228,811
Image of Jim Stieringer
Jim Stieringer (R)
 
3.7
 
58,642
Image of Nader Shahatit
Nader Shahatit (R) Candidate Connection
 
2.0
 
32,105

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,578,552
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