The 2022 California Secretary of State election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of California. The primary election was held on June 7, 2022.

Incumbent Democrat Shirley Weber was appointed to the position in December 2020 by governor Gavin Newsom. Newsom had appointed incumbent secretary of state Alex Padilla to succeed Kamala Harris as California's junior U.S. senator after Harris was elected Vice President of the United States in 2020.

Candidates Democratic Party Declared Shirley Weber, incumbent secretary of state

Republican Party Declared Rob Bernosky, businessman Rachel Hamm, author James "JW" Paine, truck driver Raul Rodriguez Jr., retired warehouseman

Green Party Declared Gary N. Blenner, educator

No party preference Declared Matthew D. Cinquanta, private investigator Desmond A. Silveira (write-in), software engineer (American Solidarity Party)

Endorsements

Primary election Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball December 1, 2021Elections DailyNovember 7, 2022

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error ShirleyWeber (D) RobBernosky (R) UndecidedUSCOctober 30 – November 2, 2022802 (RV)± 3.5%63%37%–

Results

By county County Shirley WeberDemocratic Rob BernoskyRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Alameda382,59679.62%97,94320.38%284,65359.24%480,539 Alpine36659.80%24640.20%12019.61%612 Amador6,40234.82%11,98465.18%-5,582-30.36%18,386 Butte32,91546.06%38,54453.94%-5,629-7.88%71,459 Calaveras7,56735.98%13,46464.02%-5,897-28.04%21,031 Colusa1,78232.67%3,67267.33%-1,890-34.65%5,454 Contra Costa263,12068.75%119,59831.25%143,52237.50%382,718 Del Norte3,36240.87%4,86559.13%-1,503-18.27%8,227 El Dorado35,74740.93%51,59959.07%-15,852-18.15%87,346 Fresno100,67146.61%115,30253.39%-14,631-6.77%215,973 Glenn2,17227.80%5,64172.20%-3,469-44.40%7,813 Humboldt30,21663.87%17,09336.13%13,12327.74%47,309 Imperial17,06057.82%12,44642.18%4,61415.64%29,506 Inyo3,41946.54%3,92753.46%-508-6.92%7,346 Kern72,72938.91%114,17361.09%-41,444-22.17%186,902 Kings9,92237.23%16,73162.77%-6,809-25.55%26,653 Lake10,08650.55%9,86649.45%2201.10%19,952 Lassen1,85320.42%7,22179.58%-5,368-59.16%9,074 Los Angeles1,591,73868.48%732,56931.52%859,16936.96%2,324,307 Madera13,84137.82%22,75562.18%-8,914-24.36%36,596 Marin92,99079.97%23,29220.03%69,69859.94%116,282 Mariposa3,02838.94%4,74961.06%-1,721-22.13%7,777 Mendocino19,58365.20%10,45134.80%9,13230.41%30,034 Merced26,19147.98%28,40152.02%-2,210-4.05%54,592 Modoc81124.17%2,54575.83%-1,734-51.67%3,356 Mono2,55856.95%1,93443.05%62413.89%4,492 Monterey65,75865.12%35,22034.88%30,53830.24%100,978 Napa32,39465.69%16,92134.31%15,47331.38%49,315 Nevada27,59654.95%22,62445.05%4,9729.90%50,220 Orange471,14648.83%493,74751.17%-22,601-2.34%964,893 Placer75,51942.18%103,53457.82%-28,015-15.65%179,053 Plumas3,34439.12%5,20460.88%-1,860-21.76%8,548 Riverside286,20648.70%301,46751.30%-15,261-2.60%587,673 Sacramento278,12259.36%190,40540.64%87,71718.72%468,527 San Benito10,68355.26%8,64844.74%2,03510.53%19,331 San Bernardino217,09048.32%232,20651.68%-15,116-3.36%449,296 San Diego576,46556.96%435,65243.04%140,81313.91%1,012,117 San Francisco247,72684.14%46,69615.86%201,03068.28%294,422 San Joaquin88,49550.39%87,11949.61%1,3760.78%175,614 San Luis Obispo62,29952.85%55,58047.15%6,7195.70%117,879 San Mateo181,37374.94%60,65225.06%120,72149.88%242,025 Santa Barbara80,46160.52%52,49039.48%27,97121.04%132,951 Santa Clara373,75470.20%158,62929.80%215,12540.41%532,383 Santa Cruz79,37577.08%23,60322.92%55,77254.16%102,978 Shasta20,54630.42%46,98769.58%-26,441-39.15%67,533 Sierra57036.99%97163.01%-401-26.02%1,541 Siskiyou6,75438.62%10,73661.38%-3,982-22.77%17,490 Solano79,02161.10%50,31838.90%28,70322.19%129,339 Sonoma141,48872.70%53,12527.30%88,36345.40%194,613 Stanislaus57,40244.29%72,19555.71%-14,793-11.41%129,597 Sutter9,59134.72%18,03265.28%-8,441-30.56%27,623 Tehama5,65027.65%14,78472.35%-9,134-44.70%20,434 Trinity2,01144.78%2,48055.22%-469-10.44%4,491 Tulare34,62138.27%55,84261.73%-21,221-23.46%90,463 Tuolumne8,84238.61%14,06061.39%-5,218-22.78%22,902 Ventura153,07455.29%123,78644.71%29,28810.58%276,860 Yolo45,18068.00%21,26232.00%23,91836.00%66,442 Yuba6,88335.43%12,54464.57%-5,661-29.14%19,427Totals6,462,16460.05%4,298,53039.95%2,163,63420.11%10,760,694

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Butte (largest municipality: Chico) 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 Weber won 39 of 52 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican, with the remaining 13 going to Bernosky, including two that elected Democrats. District Weber Bernosky Representative 36% 64%Doug LaMalfa 72% 28%Jared Huffman 45% 55%Kevin Kiley 65% 35%Mike Thompson 39% 61%Tom McClintock 56% 44%Ami Bera 66% 34%Doris Matsui 75% 25%John Garamendi 49.7% 50.3%Josh Harder 65% 35%Mark DeSaulnier 85% 15%Nancy Pelosi 90% 10%Barbara Lee 48% 52%John Duarte 69% 31%Eric Swalwell75%25%Jackie Speier (117th Congress)Kevin Mullin (118th Congress) 73% 27%Anna Eshoo 70% 30%Ro Khanna 66% 34%Zoe Lofgren 66% 34%Jimmy Panetta 32% 68%Kevin McCarthy 53% 47%Jim Costa 50.3% 49.7%David Valadao 40% 60%Jay Obernolte 60% 40%Salud Carbajal 54% 46%Raul Ruiz 54% 46%Julia Brownley 49.97% 50.03%Mike Garcia 63% 37%Judy Chu 73% 27%Tony Cárdenas 76% 24%Adam Schiff 59% 41%Grace Napolitano 67% 33%Brad Sherman 56% 44%Pete Aguilar 82% 18%Jimmy Gomez 56% 44%Norma Torres 68% 32%Ted Lieu86%14%Karen Bass (117th Congress)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (118th Congress) 58% 42%Linda Sánchez 56% 44%Mark Takano 45% 55%Young Kim 46% 54%Ken Calvert67%33%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 49.95% 50.05%Katie Porter 39% 61%Darrell Issa 51% 49%Mike Levin 62% 38%Scott Peters 61% 39%Sara Jacobs 64% 36%Juan Vargas

Notes

References

External links Official campaign websites: Rob Bernosky (R) for Secretary of State Shirley Weber (D) for Secretary of State