The2022 California State Controller election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect theCalifornia State Controller . Due to strict absolute lifetimeterm limit laws , incumbent Democratic State ControllerBetty Yee was ineligible to run for a third term. DemocratMalia Cohen won the election, defeating RepublicanLanhee Chen .[ 1] Despite Chen's loss, the race was the closest of the2022 elections in California , and Chen received more votes than any Republican candidate in the 2022 national election cycle.[ 2] Chen flipped ten counties,[ a] the most that any candidate had flipped in California that year. Chen also won four congressional districts held by Democrats,[ b] while Cohen won no congressional districts held by Republicans.
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Of the 2022 California statewide races, the race for controller had the largest total amount of money spent.[ 63]
By October 2021, Chen had received over $1 million from 307 donors, includingJerry Yang ,Steve Poizner , andJohn T. Chambers .[ 64] Glazer's campaign was financially supported by theCalifornia Chamber of Commerce .[ 63] Yiu gave more than $5 million to her own campaign.[ 65]
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Primary election results[ 4] [ 66] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Lanhee Chen 2,533,305 37.22% Democratic Malia Cohen 1,542,397 22.66% Democratic Yvonne Yiu 1,024,707 15.06% Democratic Steve Glazer 756,518 11.11% Democratic Ron Galperin 690,484 10.15% Green Laura Wells 258,053 3.79% Total votes 6,805,874 100.0%
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[ c] Margin of error Malia Cohen (D) Lanhee Chen (R) Undecided USC [ 67] October 30 – November 2, 2022 802 (RV) ± 3.5% 58% 42% –
County[ 69] Malia Cohen Democratic Lanhee Chen Republican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Alameda 353,471 73.62% 126,658 26.38% 226,813 47.24% 480,129 Alpine 345 57.02% 260 42.98% 85 14.05% 605 Amador 5,804 31.86% 12,411 68.14% -6,607 -36.27% 18,215 Butte 30,817 43.48% 40,057 56.52% -9,240 -13.04% 70,874 Calaveras 6,944 33.07% 14,055 66.93% -7,111 -33.86% 20,999 Colusa 1,643 30.07% 3,821 69.93% -2,178 -39.86% 5,464 Contra Costa 242,864 63.58% 139,100 36.42% 103,764 27.17% 381,964 Del Norte 3,259 39.56% 4,979 60.44% -1,720 -20.88% 8,238 El Dorado 32,460 37.34% 54,471 62.66% -22,011 -25.32% 86,931 Fresno 89,626 41.95% 124,029 58.05% -34,403 -16.10% 213,655 Glenn 2,073 26.65% 5,707 73.35% -3,634 -46.71% 7,780 Humboldt 28,917 61.54% 18,070 38.46% 10,847 23.09% 46,987 Imperial 16,363 55.52% 13,108 44.48% 3,255 11.04% 29,471 Inyo 3,199 44.04% 4,065 55.96% -866 -11.92% 7,264 Kern 68,773 36.92% 117,479 63.08% -48,706 -26.15% 186,252 Kings 9,169 34.56% 17,362 65.44% -8,193 -30.88% 26,531 Lake 9,735 48.95% 10,151 51.05% -416 -2.09% 19,886 Lassen 1,729 19.12% 7,314 80.88% -5,585 -61.76% 9,043 Los Angeles 1,450,372 62.58% 867,338 37.42% 583,034 25.16% 2,317,710 Madera 12,683 34.71% 23,854 65.29% -11,171 -30.57% 36,537 Marin 85,110 73.45% 30,772 26.55% 54,338 46.89% 115,882 Mariposa 2,829 36.51% 4,920 63.49% -2,091 -26.98% 7,749 Mendocino 18,842 62.85% 11,137 37.15% 7,705 25.70% 29,979 Merced 24,528 44.93% 30,065 55.07% -5,537 -10.14% 54,593 Modoc 772 23.11% 2,568 76.89% -1,796 -53.77% 3,340 Mono 2,339 52.33% 2,131 47.67% 208 4.65% 4,470 Monterey 60,859 60.38% 39,937 39.62% 20,922 20.76% 100,796 Napa 30,166 61.25% 19,083 38.75% 11,083 22.50% 49,249 Nevada 25,685 51.33% 24,358 48.67% 1,327 2.65% 50,043 Orange 433,965 45.21% 525,865 54.79% -91,900 -9.57% 959,830 Placer 68,727 38.46% 109,976 61.54% -41,249 -23.08% 178,703 Plumas 3,151 37.01% 5,364 62.99% -2,213 -25.99% 8,515 Riverside 273,998 46.73% 312,376 53.27% -38,378 -6.54% 586,374 Sacramento 252,731 53.88% 216,346 46.12% 36,385 7.76% 469,077 San Benito 10,023 52.11% 9,213 47.89% 810 4.21% 19,236 San Bernardino 208,123 46.46% 239,812 53.54% -31,689 -7.07% 447,935 San Diego 521,567 51.89% 483,650 48.11% 37,917 3.77% 1,005,217 San Francisco 221,334 75.95% 70,094 24.05% 151,240 51.90% 291,428 San Joaquin 83,204 47.49% 91,990 52.51% -8,786 -5.02% 175,194 San Luis Obispo 55,217 46.99% 62,292 53.01% -7,075 -6.02% 117,509 San Mateo 165,742 68.47% 76,335 31.53% 89,407 36.93% 242,077 Santa Barbara 74,339 56.04% 58,305 43.96% 16,034 12.09% 132,644 Santa Clara 337,048 63.26% 195,791 36.74% 141,257 26.51% 532,839 Santa Cruz 73,280 71.64% 29,006 28.36% 44,274 43.28% 102,286 Shasta 19,209 28.56% 48,042 71.44% -28,833 -42.87% 67,251 Sierra 527 34.31% 1,009 65.69% -482 -31.38% 1,536 Siskiyou 6,451 37.03% 10,969 62.97% -4,518 -25.94% 17,420 Solano 74,879 57.98% 54,260 42.02% 20,619 15.97% 129,139 Sonoma 132,453 68.20% 61,770 31.80% 70,683 36.39% 194,223 Stanislaus 53,199 41.10% 76,242 58.90% -23,043 -17.80% 129,441 Sutter 8,974 32.50% 18,637 67.50% -9,663 -35.00% 27,611 Tehama 5,423 26.61% 14,956 73.39% -9,533 -46.78% 20,379 Trinity 1,893 42.30% 2,582 57.70% -689 -15.40% 4,475 Tulare 32,418 35.89% 57,899 64.11% -25,481 -28.21% 90,317 Tuolumne 8,159 35.63% 14,738 64.37% -6,579 -28.73% 22,897 Ventura 141,450 51.25% 134,524 48.75% 6,926 2.51% 275,974 Yolo 41,486 62.23% 25,181 37.77% 16,305 24.46% 66,667 Yuba 6,510 33.61% 12,861 66.39% -6,351 -32.79% 19,371 Totals 5,936,856 55.35% 4,789,345 44.65% 1,147,511 10.70% 10,726,201
By congressional district [ edit ] Cohen won 36 of 52 congressional districts, with the remaining 16 going to Chen, including four that elected Democrats.[ 70]
^ Butte ,Fresno ,Lake ,Merced ,Orange ,Riverside ,San Bernardino ,San Joaquin ,San Luis Obispo , andStanislaus ^ CA-21 ,CA-09 ,CA-47 , andCA-49 ^ Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear ^ Austin, Sophie (November 15, 2022)."Democrat Malia Cohen wins California state controller race" .AP News . ^ Mehta, Seema (March 10, 2023)."California Republicans, buoyed by congressional wins, have no obvious Senate prospects" .Los Angeles Times . RetrievedApril 15, 2023 . ^a b Antonio Ray Harvey (May 21, 2021)."Why Malia Cohen Is Running for State Controller in 2022" .Sac Cultural Hub . ^a b c "Primary Election - June 7, 2022" . Archived fromthe original on March 26, 2022. RetrievedMarch 26, 2022 .^ Andrew Sheeler (March 8, 2022)."Glazer announces controller bid" .The Sacramento Bee . ^ "Lanhee Chen, GOP policy guru enters California controller race" .KTLA 5 . July 6, 2021. 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RetrievedOctober 21, 2022 . ^ Garofoli, Joe (June 8, 2022)."Lanhee Chen is either the great Republican hope to win statewide in California, or he's 'fool's gold' " .SF Chronicle . RetrievedAugust 18, 2022 . ^ Hoeven, Emily (July 7, 2022)."Cohen-Chen standoff intensifies in controller's race" .CalMatters . ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Sheeler, Andrew."Controller Candidate snags a majority of GOP Endorsements" .Sacramento Bee . RetrievedJuly 19, 2022 . ^ Zhu, Minzi."陈仁宜:当选主计长监督财政透明" .World Journal . RetrievedOctober 18, 2022 . ^ Howard, John (October 19, 2022)."Hoping to beat historic odds, GOP hopeful eyes controller's office" .Capitol Weekly . RetrievedNovember 6, 2022 . ^ Korte, Lara; White, Jeremy B.; Cannestra, Sakura; Tucker-Smith, Owen (October 19, 2022)."A new LA City Council president takes the wheel" .POLITICO . RetrievedOctober 20, 2022 . ^a b Editorial Board (August 2, 2022)."Editorial: For California controller, Chen offers balance, needed oversight" .The Mercury News . RetrievedAugust 2, 2022 . ^ "OUR VIEW: Californian recommendations in Tuesday primary races" .The Bakersfield Californian . June 5, 2022. RetrievedJuly 27, 2022 .^ "Lanhee Chen for Controller: Endorsement" .Daily Breeze . April 29, 2022.^ Editorial Board (August 2, 2022)."Editorial: For California controller, Chen offers balance, needed oversight" .East Bay Times . RetrievedAugust 2, 2022 . ^a b c Chen, Lanhee."Proud to earn the endorsements of @SacBeeEditBoard , @FresnoBee , @modbee , and @SLOTribune . "His capacity to challenge those in charge is clear, and that makes him the better candidate for controller." Over 20 papers across CA have endorsed my campaign" .Twitter . RetrievedSeptember 28, 2022 . ^ "Lanhee Chen for Controller: Endorsement" .Inland Valley Daily Bulletin . April 29, 2022. RetrievedJuly 27, 2022 .^ "[Endorsement] Lanhee Joseph Chen" .The Korea Daily . April 27, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 19, 2022 .^ "For California controller, Chen offers balance, needed oversight" .Lake County Record-Bee . August 3, 2022. RetrievedOctober 3, 2022 .^ The Editorial Board (April 29, 2022)."Lanhee Chen for Controller: Endorsement" .Los Angeles Daily News . RetrievedJune 7, 2022 . ^ "Endorsement: Lanhee Chen for California Controller" .Los Angeles Times . April 21, 2022. RetrievedApril 21, 2022 .^ Editorial Board (May 23, 2022)."Editorial: Glazer would be a strong, independent California controller" .Marin Independent Journal . RetrievedAugust 2, 2022 . ^ "In this competitive race for a California office, the Republican is the better choice" .Merced Sun-Star . RetrievedOctober 14, 2022 .^ The Editorial Board (April 29, 2022)."Lanhee Chen for Controller: Endorsement" .Orange County Register . 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RetrievedJune 8, 2022 . ^ San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board (May 27, 2022)."Endorsement: Our recommendations for insurance commissioner, superintendent of public instruction, controller" .San Diego Union-Tribune . ^ "The Chronicle's endorsement for California controller" .San Francisco Chronicle . October 21, 2022. RetrievedOctober 21, 2022 .^ The Editorial Board (May 31, 2022)."Endorsements for California's June 7, 2022 primary election" .San Gabriel Valley Tribune . RetrievedJune 7, 2022 . ^ "News-Press announces its election endorsements" .Santa Barbara News-Press . October 17, 2022. RetrievedOctober 17, 2022 .^ "Lanhee Chen for Controller: Endorsement" .Whittier Daily News . April 29, 2022. RetrievedJuly 27, 2022 .^ Mehta, Seema (April 24, 2022)."California GOP endorses Brian Dahle for governor despite controversy over payment to party" .Los Angeles Times . RetrievedApril 25, 2022 . ^ Chen, Lanhee."Thank you to @HJTA_PAC for endorsing my campaign! I will be accountable to the people of California and committed to advancing the values of fiscal responsibility, transparency, and independence. More than ever, Californians need a fiscal watchdog" .Twitter . RetrievedJune 7, 2022 . ^ "Endorsement: Ron Galperin for California controller" .sfchronicle.com . San Francisco Chronicle. May 13, 2022. RetrievedMay 16, 2022 .^ Garrett-Pate, Samuel (January 11, 2022)."Equality California Endorses Secretary of State Dr. Shirley N. Weber" .www.eqca.org .Equality California . RetrievedMarch 7, 2022 . ^ "Endorsements" .stonewalldems.org .Stonewall Democrats . RetrievedMarch 7, 2022 .^ "Editorial: Glazer would be a strong, independent California controller" .East Bay Times . April 30, 2022. RetrievedDecember 8, 2024 .^ "Steve Glazer for Controller" .^ "Editorial: Glazer would be a strong, independent California controller" .Marin Independent Journal . 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