The 2022 California Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Insurance Commissioner of California. Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advanced to the general election in November, even if a candidate managed to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election. Incumbent Democratic Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara won re-election to a second term.

Candidates The statewide top-two primary election was set to take place on June 7, 2022. Democratic Party Vinson Eugene Allen, emergency physician Jasper "Jay" Jackson, paralegal Ricardo Lara, incumbent Insurance Commissioner (2019–present) Marc Levine, state assemblyman for California's 10th State Assembly district (2013–present)

Republican Party Greg Conlon, businessman and perennial candidate Robert Howell, cybersecurity equipment manufacturer

Green Party Veronika Fimbres, nurse

Peace and Freedom Party Nathalie Hrizi, teacher, community activist and perennial candidate

No party preference Robert J. Molnar, healthcare advocate

Endorsements

Primary election Results

General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error RicardoLara (D) RobertHowell (R) UndecidedUSCOctober 30 – November 2, 2022802 (RV)± 3.5%62%38%–

Results

By county County Ricardo LaraDemocratic Robert HowellRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Alameda374,26179.01%99,42720.99%274,83458.02%473,688 Alpine36160.17%23939.83%12220.33%600 Amador6,31834.73%11,87365.27%-5,555-30.54%18,191 Butte32,46746.36%37,56153.64%-5,094-7.27%70,028 Calaveras7,47535.74%13,43864.26%-5,963-28.51%20,913 Colusa1,77332.60%3,66667.40%-1,893-34.80%5,439 Contra Costa258,21868.41%119,26631.59%138,95236.81%377,484 Del Norte3,39641.43%4,80058.57%-1,404-17.13%8,196 El Dorado35,60941.25%50,71758.75%-15,108-17.50%86,326 Fresno100,56247.04%113,22352.96%-12,661-5.92%213,785 Glenn2,18228.07%5,59171.93%-3,409-43.86%7,773 Humboldt30,05863.96%16,93936.04%13,11927.91%46,997 Imperial17,36359.01%12,06240.99%5,30118.02%29,425 Inyo3,39646.94%3,83853.06%-442-6.11%7,234 Kern73,68839.62%112,31660.38%-38,628-20.77%186,004 Kings9,98537.64%16,54262.36%-6,557-24.72%26,527 Lake10,06450.89%9,71249.11%3521.78%19,776 Lassen1,87420.83%7,12279.17%-5,248-58.34%8,996 Los Angeles1,556,72468.48%716,41331.52%840,31136.97%2,273,137 Madera13,80937.96%22,56562.04%-8,756-24.07%36,374 Marin90,62779.63%23,17920.37%67,44859.27%113,806 Mariposa3,03639.42%4,66660.58%-1,630-21.16%7,702 Mendocino19,39065.24%10,33334.76%9,05730.47%29,723 Merced26,25748.26%28,15651.74%-1,899-3.49%54,413 Modoc81924.57%2,51575.43%-1,696-50.87%3,334 Mono2,52656.94%1,91043.06%61613.89%4,436 Monterey64,65664.71%35,26535.29%29,39129.41%99,921 Napa31,82965.66%16,64634.34%15,18331.32%48,475 Nevada26,87154.20%22,71145.80%4,1608.39%49,582 Orange465,95948.97%485,65451.03%-19,695-2.07%951,613 Placer74,90542.20%102,60557.80%-27,700-15.60%177,510 Plumas3,27838.77%5,17761.23%-1,899-22.46%8,455 Riverside285,16548.93%297,66351.07%-12,498-2.14%582,828 Sacramento271,67358.38%193,65141.62%78,02216.77%465,324 San Benito10,64655.44%8,55744.56%2,08910.88%19,203 San Bernardino217,86548.78%228,79551.22%-10,930-2.45%446,660 San Diego566,15056.71%432,18743.29%133,96313.42%998,337 San Francisco237,22583.89%45,56716.11%191,65867.77%282,792 San Joaquin88,87150.95%85,54049.05%3,3311.91%174,411 San Luis Obispo60,96752.50%55,15347.50%5,8145.01%116,120 San Mateo176,95574.51%60,55225.49%116,40349.01%237,507 Santa Barbara79,78160.68%51,68939.32%28,09221.37%131,470 Santa Clara365,19869.65%159,16430.35%206,03439.29%524,362 Santa Cruz77,95076.97%23,32323.03%54,62753.94%101,273 Shasta20,46230.74%46,09969.26%-25,637-38.52%66,561 Sierra55936.54%97163.46%-412-26.93%1,530 Siskiyou6,74838.91%10,59361.09%-3,845-22.17%17,341 Solano78,78061.28%49,78538.72%28,99522.55%128,565 Sonoma139,15372.35%53,18627.65%85,96744.70%192,339 Stanislaus57,13244.38%71,58855.62%-14,456-11.23%128,720 Sutter9,64435.13%17,80664.87%-8,162-29.73%27,450 Tehama5,68928.01%14,62471.99%-8,935-43.99%20,313 Trinity1,99544.85%2,45355.15%-458-10.30%4,448 Tulare34,87938.65%55,36361.35%-20,484-22.70%90,242 Tuolumne8,77438.47%14,03261.53%-5,258-23.06%22,806 Ventura152,55855.72%121,21644.28%31,34211.45%273,774 Yolo44,56367.70%21,25832.30%23,30535.41%65,821 Yuba6,79735.32%12,44964.68%-5,652-29.37%19,246Totals6,355,91559.93%4,249,39140.07%2,106,52419.86%10,605,306

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Mono (largest city: Mammoth Lakes) Nevada (largest city: Truckee) San Diego (largest city: San Diego) San Luis Obispo (largest city: San Luis Obispo)

By congressional district Lara won 41 of 52 congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans, with the remaining 11 going to Howell, including one that elected a Democrat. District Lara Howell Representative 36% 64%Doug LaMalfa 72% 28%Jared Huffman 45% 55%Kevin Kiley 65% 35%Mike Thompson 39% 61%Tom McClintock 55% 45%Ami Bera 65% 35%Doris Matsui 75% 25%John Garamendi 50.2% 49.8%Josh Harder 65% 35%Mark DeSaulnier 85% 15%Nancy Pelosi 89% 11%Barbara Lee 48% 52%John Duarte 68% 32%Eric Swalwell75%25%Jackie Speier (117th Congress)Kevin Mullin (118th Congress) 72% 28%Anna Eshoo 70% 30%Ro Khanna 66% 34%Zoe Lofgren 66% 34%Jimmy Panetta 33% 67%Kevin McCarthy 53% 47%Jim Costa 51% 49%David Valadao 41% 59%Jay Obernolte 60% 40%Salud Carbajal 54% 46%Raul Ruiz 55% 45%Julia Brownley 51% 49%Mike Garcia 63% 37%Judy Chu 74% 26%Tony Cárdenas 75% 25%Adam Schiff 60% 40%Grace Napolitano 67% 33%Brad Sherman 56% 44%Pete Aguilar 82% 18%Jimmy Gomez 57% 43%Norma Torres 67% 33%Ted Lieu85%15%Karen Bass (117th Congress)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (118th Congress) 59% 41%Linda Sánchez 56% 44%Mark Takano 45% 55%Young Kim 46% 54%Ken Calvert68%32%Lucille Roybal-Allard (117th Congress)Robert Garcia (118th Congress) 79% 21%Maxine Waters 70% 30%Nanette Barragán 49% 51%Michelle Steel 60% 40%Lou Correa 49.996% 50.004%Katie Porter 39% 61%Darrell Issa 51% 49%Mike Levin 62% 38%Scott Peters 60% 40%Sara Jacobs 64% 36%Juan Vargas

See also 2022 California elections 2022 California gubernatorial election

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