2022 California Attorney General election

The 2022 California Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of California. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta was appointed to the office on April 23, 2021, following the resignation of Xavier Becerra to become the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Bonta won a full term.

Candidates A primary election took place on June 7, 2022. Under California law, all candidates appear on the same ballot under a nonpartisan blanket primary, with the top two finishers advancing to the general election.

Democratic Party Advanced Rob Bonta, incumbent attorney general

Declined Ellen Corbett, former state senator from the 10th district (2006–2014) Lou Correa, U.S. Representative for (running for re-election) Jeffrey F. Rosen, Santa Clara County district attorney (2011–present) Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative for (running for re-election)

Republican Party Advanced Nathan Hochman, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General

Eliminated Eric Early, candidate for attorney general in 2018, nominee for California's 28th congressional district in 2020

Green Party Eliminated Dan Kapelovitz, candidate for governor in the 2021 recall election

No party preference Eliminated Anne Marie Schubert, Sacramento County district attorney

Endorsements

Primary election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error RobBonta(D) EricEarly(R) NathanHochman(R) DanKapelovitz(G) Schubert(NPP) UndecidedBerkeley IGSBerkeley IGSMay 24–31, 20223,438 (LV)± 2.2%46%16%12%2%6%19%

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball September 14, 2022Elections DailyNovember 1, 2022

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error RobBonta (D) NathanHochman (R) UndecidedUSCOctober 30 – November 2, 2022802 (RV)± 3.5%60%40%–

Results

By county County Rob BontaDemocratic Nathan HochmanRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Alameda375,96178.25%104,53021.75%271,43156.49%480,491 Alpine36259.44%24740.56%11518.88%609 Amador6,29534.39%12,00865.61%-5,713-31.21%18,303 Butte32,13045.64%38,26254.36%-6,132-8.71%70,392 Calaveras7,47435.48%13,59264.52%-6,118-29.04%21,066 Colusa1,71831.44%3,74668.56%-2,028-37.12%5,464 Contra Costa258,95667.63%123,96932.37%134,98735.25%382,925 Del Norte3,33540.47%4,90559.53%-1,570-19.05%8,240 El Dorado35,28140.47%51,90059.53%-16,619-19.06%87,181 Fresno99,14046.05%116,13753.95%-16,997-7.90%215,277 Glenn2,12527.30%5,66072.70%-3,535-45.41%7,785 Humboldt29,90263.14%17,46036.86%12,44226.27%47,362 Imperial16,79456.65%12,85143.35%3,94313.30%29,645 Inyo3,34945.87%3,95254.13%-603-8.26%7,301 Kern71,60038.36%115,06561.64%-43,465-23.29%186,665 Kings9,78036.78%16,81263.22%-7,032-26.44%26,592 Lake9,95650.18%9,88349.82%730.37%19,839 Lassen1,82920.22%7,21679.78%-5,387-59.56%9,045 Los Angeles1,565,21367.36%758,52932.64%806,68434.71%2,323,742 Madera13,45036.86%23,04463.14%-9,594-26.29%36,494 Marin91,72878.79%24,69621.21%67,03257.58%116,424 Mariposa3,02038.89%4,74561.11%-1,725-22.22%7,765 Mendocino19,30764.60%10,57935.40%8,72829.20%29,886 Merced25,84747.42%28,66052.58%-2,813-5.16%54,507 Modoc78223.34%2,56976.66%-1,787-53.33%3,351 Mono2,50555.99%1,96944.01%53611.98%4,474 Monterey65,08364.48%35,85135.52%29,23228.96%100,934 Napa31,91964.93%17,24035.07%14,67929.86%49,159 Nevada27,11154.09%23,00945.91%4,1028.18%50,120 Orange459,15547.75%502,40852.25%-43,253-4.50%961,563 Placer73,94641.57%103,92858.43%-29,982-16.86%177,874 Plumas3,28838.85%5,17661.15%-1,888-22.31%8,464 Riverside274,88447.78%300,38852.22%-25,504-4.43%575,272 Sacramento270,28657.93%196,32642.07%73,96015.85%466,612 San Benito10,70155.50%8,58144.50%2,12010.99%19,282 San Bernardino213,49347.57%235,26552.43%-21,772-4.85%448,758 San Diego559,98255.57%447,71144.43%112,27111.14%1,007,693 San Francisco246,76283.49%48,78516.51%197,97766.99%295,547 San Joaquin88,23650.25%87,36649.75%8700.50%175,602 San Luis Obispo60,97551.86%56,59048.14%4,3853.73%117,565 San Mateo180,16474.27%62,43125.73%117,73348.53%242,595 Santa Barbara78,52060.10%52,12039.90%26,40020.21%130,640 Santa Clara366,41468.90%165,38131.10%201,03337.80%531,795 Santa Cruz78,09976.36%24,18223.64%53,91752.71%102,281 Shasta20,04729.92%46,95970.08%-26,912-40.16%67,006 Sierra56436.50%98163.50%-417-26.99%1,545 Siskiyou6,70038.41%10,74561.59%-4,045-23.19%17,445 Solano78,95260.97%50,55139.03%28,40121.93%129,503 Sonoma139,55971.77%54,88228.23%84,67743.55%194,441 Stanislaus56,43543.65%72,85856.35%-16,423-12.70%129,293 Sutter9,47434.29%18,15565.71%-8,681-31.42%27,629 Tehama5,57527.37%14,79172.63%-9,216-45.25%20,366 Trinity1,98044.29%2,49155.71%-511-11.43%4,471 Tulare34,16237.79%56,24062.21%-22,078-24.42%90,402 Tuolumne8,65737.78%14,25562.22%-5,598-24.43%22,912 Ventura149,12654.01%126,95845.99%22,1688.03%276,084 Yolo44,58166.69%22,27033.31%22,31133.37%66,851 Yuba6,77235.02%12,56864.98%-5,796-29.97%19,340Totals6,339,44159.08%4,390,42840.92%1,949,01318.16%10,729,869

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Fresno (largest municipality: Fresno) Merced (largest municipality: Merced) Orange (largest municipality: Anaheim) Riverside (largest municipality: Riverside) San Bernardino (largest municipality: San Bernardino) Stanislaus (largest municipality: Modesto)

By congressional district Bonta won 38 of 52 congressional districts, with the remaining 14 going to Hochman, including two that elected Democrats. District Bonta Hochman Representative 35% 65%Doug LaMalfa 71% 29%Jared Huffman 44% 56%Kevin Kiley 64% 36%Mike Thompson 39% 61%Tom McClintock 55% 45%Ami Bera 64% 36%Doris Matsui 74% 26%John Garamendi 49.5% 50.5%Josh Harder 64% 36%Mark DeSaulnier 84% 16%Nancy Pelosi 89% 11%Barbara Lee 47% 53%John Duarte 67% 33%Eric Swalwell75%25%Jackie Speier (117th Congress)Kevin Mullin (118th Congress) 71% 29%Anna Eshoo 69% 31%Ro Khanna 66% 34%Zoe Lofgren 65% 35%Jimmy Panetta 31% 69%Kevin McCarthy 52% 48%Jim Costa 49.9% 50.1%David Valadao 40% 60%Jay Obernolte 59% 41%Salud Carbajal 53% 47%Raul Ruiz 53% 47%Julia Brownley 49% 51%Mike Garcia 62% 38%Judy Chu 73% 27%Tony Cárdenas 75% 25%Adam Schiff 58% 42%Grace Napolitano 65% 35%Brad Sherman 55% 45%Pete Aguilar 81% 19%Jimmy Gomez 56% 44%Norma Torres 66% 34%Ted Lieu85%15%Karen Bass (117th Congress)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (118th Congress) 57% 43%Linda Sánchez 55% 45%Mark Takano 44% 56%Young Kim 45% 55%Ken Calvert67%33%Lucille Roybal-Allard (117th Congress)Robert Garcia (118th Congress) 78% 22%Maxine Waters 70% 30%Nanette Barragán 48% 52%Michelle Steel 59% 41%Lou Correa 49% 51%Katie Porter 39% 61%Darrell Issa 50.1% 49.9%Mike Levin 60% 40%Scott Peters 59% 41%Sara Jacobs 63% 37%Juan Vargas

See also 2022 United States attorney general elections 2022 California elections

Notes

References

External links Official campaign websites Rob Bonta (D) for Attorney General Nathan Hochman (R) for Attorney General