2022 United States Senate elections in California
The 2022 United States Senate elections in California will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of California. There will be two ballot items for the same seat: a general election, to fill the Class 3 seat, beginning with the 118th United States Congress beginning on January 3, 2023; and a special election, to fill that seat for the final weeks of the 117th Congress. Democrat Alex Padilla was appointed to fill the vacancy created by Kamala Harris's election to the vice presidency, and he is seeking a full term.[1][2] A jungle primary for each of the terms will take place on June 7.[3] The top two vote-getters in each primary election, regardless of party, will advance to the special and regular general elections in November.
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Kamala Harris, who was elected in 2016, resigned from her seat on January 18, 2021, after she was elected Vice President of the United States in November 2020 to serve with the President of the United States, Joe Biden.[4] Governor Gavin Newsom had the power to select her successor, and appointed California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to succeed her.
Candidates
Declared
- Akinyemi Agbede, mathematician[5]
- Dan O'Dowd, founder and president of Green Hills Software and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1994[6]
- Alex Padilla, incumbent U.S. Senator (2021–present) and former Secretary of State of California (2015–2021)[7]
- Douglas Howard Pierce, businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018[5]
- Obaidul Huq Pirjada, attorney[5]
- Timothy J. Ursich, doctor[5]
Candidates[lower-alpha 1]
Declined
- Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative for California's 17th congressional district (2017–present) (endorsed Padilla)[8][9]
Declared
- James P. Bradley, businessman, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018, and candidate for California's 33rd congressional district in 2020[5]
- Jon Elist, small business owner[5]
- Yvonne R. Girard, retired government employee[5]
- Myron L. Hall, physician[5]
- Sarah Sun Liew, entrepreneur[5]
- Robert George Lucero Jr., consultant[5]
- Mark P. Meuser, attorney and candidate for California Secretary of State in 2018[5]
- Enrique Petris, businessman[5]
- Chuck Smith, retired law enforcement officer[5]
- Carlos Guillermo Tapia, businessman[5]
- Cordie Williams, marine veteran and doctor[5]
Withdrawn
- Elizabeth Heng, candidate for California's 16th congressional district in 2018 and former U.S. House staffer (running in the CA-22 special election)[10][11][12]
Declined
- Mike Garcia, U.S. Representative for California's 25th congressional district (2020–present) (running for re-election)[13]
- Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative for California's 50th congressional district (2021–present) and California's 49th congressional district (2001–2019) (running for re-election)[14]
- Young Kim, U.S. Representative for California's 39th congressional district (2021–present) (running for re-election)[15]
- Michelle Steel, U.S. Representative for California's 48th congressional district (2021–present) (running for re-election)[16]
Declared
- James "Henk" Conn, educator and candidate for mayor of Long Beach in 2018[5]
- Pamela Elizondo, entrepreneur[5]
Declared
- John Parker, candidate for Senate in 2018 and Workers World Party Candidate for President in 2004[17]
Declared
- Daphne Bradford, entrepreneur and candidate for president in 2020[5]
- Eleanor Garcia, industrial worker[5] (Socialist Workers Party)
- Don J. Grundmann, chiropractor[5] (Constitution Party)
- Deon D. Jenkins[5]
Endorsements
Mark Meuser (R)
- Organizations
Alex Padilla (D)
- U.S. Senators
- Chuck Schumer, United States senator from New York and Senate Majority Leader[19]
- Dianne Feinstein, United States senator from California[20]
- Elizabeth Warren, United States senator from Massachusetts[20]
- Statewide officials
- Gavin Newsom, Governor of California[20]
- Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor of California[20]
- Shirley Weber, Secretary of State of California[21]
- Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California[21]
- Betty Yee, State Controller of California[20]
- Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer[20]
- Ricardo Lara, California Insurance Commissioner[20]
- Tony Thurmond, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction[20]
- U.S. Representatives
- Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Representative for CA-12 and Speaker of the House[19]
- Pete Aguilar, U.S. Representative for CA-31[19]
- Nanette Barragán, U.S. Representative for CA-44[19]
- Karen Bass, U.S. Representative for CA-37[19]
- Ami Bera, U.S. Representative for CA-07[19]
- Julia Brownley, U.S. Representative for CA-26[19]
- Salud Carbajal, U.S. Representative for CA-24[19]
- Tony Cárdenas, U.S. Representative for CA-27[19]
- Judy Chu, U.S. Representative for CA-29[19]
- Jim Costa, U.S. Representative for CA-16[19]
- Lou Correa, U.S. Representative for CA-46[19]
- Mark DeSaulnier, U.S. Representative for CA-11[19]
- Anna Eshoo, U.S. Representative for CA-18[19]
- John Garamendi, U.S. Representative for CA-03[19]
- Jimmy Gomez, U.S. Representative for CA-34[19]
- Josh Harder, U.S. Representative for CA-10[19]
- Jared Huffman, U.S. Representative for CA-02[19]
- Sara Jacobs, U.S. Representative for CA-53[19]
- Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative for CA-17[9]
- Barbara Lee, U.S. Representative for CA-13[19]
- Mike Levin, U.S. Representative for CA-49[19]
- Ted Lieu, U.S. Representative for CA-33[19]
- Zoe Lofgren, U.S. Representative for CA-19[19]
- Alan Lowenthal, U.S. Representative for CA-47[19]
- Doris Matsui, U.S. Representative for CA-06[19]
- Jerry McNerney, U.S. Representative for CA-09[19]
- Grace Napolitano, U.S. Representative for CA-32[19]
- Jimmy Panetta, U.S. Representative for CA-20[19]
- Scott Peters, U.S. Representative for CA-52[19]
- Katie Porter, U.S. Representative for CA-45[19]
- Raul Ruiz, U.S. Representative for CA-36[19]
- Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative for CA-28[19]
- Jackie Speier, U.S. Representative for CA-14[19]
- Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative for CA-15[19]
- Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. Representative for CA-40[19]
- Linda Sánchez, U.S. Representative for CA-38[19]
- Brad Sherman, U.S. Representative for CA-30[19]
- Mark Takano, U.S. Representative for CA-41[19]
- Mike Thompson, U.S. Representative for CA-05[19]
- Norma Torres, U.S. Representative for CA-35[19]
- Juan Vargas, U.S. Representative for CA-51[19]
- Maxine Waters, U.S. Representative for CA-43[21]
- Organizations
- California League of Conservation Voters[22]
- DSCC[23]
- Equality California[24]
- Feminist Majority PAC[25]
- Giffords[26]
- Jewish Dems[27]
- League of Conservation Voters[22]
- National Nurses United[28]
- Natural Resources Defense Council[29]
- Population Connection Action Fund[30]
- SEIU California[31]
- Sierra Club[32]
- California Democratic Party[33]
- United Farm Workers[34]
- California Teachers Association[35]
James P. Bradley (R)
- Executive Branch Officials
- Michael Flynn, former United States National Security Advisor (2017), former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (2012–2014) (Democrat)[36]
- U.S. Representatives
- Chris Cannon, former representative of Utah's 3rd congressional district from 1997 to 2009[37]
- Local politicians
- Greg Raths, former U.S. Marine Corps officer and former Mayor of Mission Viejo and candidate for California's 45th congressional district in 2020[38]
- Notable individuals
- Jon Voigt, actor [39]
- Buzz Patterson, conservative author and candidate for California's 7th congressional district in 2020[40]
- Trevor Loudon, New Zealand author and political activist[41]
- Andrew Wakefield, former physician and anti-vaccine activist[42]
- David Hiebert, former Eastern California Deputy for the United States Marshals Service[43]
John Parker (P&F)
- Political Parties
Cordie Williams (R)
- Executive Branch Officials
- State legislators
- Shannon Grove, state senator from the 16th district, former Senate Minority Leader[45]
- Brian Jones, state senator from the 38th district[46]
- Individuals
- Simone Gold, physician and founder of America's Frontline Doctors[47]
Primary election
Campaign
Incumbent Senator Alex Padilla was appointed to the job in January 2021 following Kamala Harris's election to the office of Vice President of the United States.[48] Following his appointment, Padilla quickly began to focus on his 2022 re-election campaign, as the fact that he was not been elected to the position means that he has a relatively low profile.[8] Padilla's re-election strategy focuses on advocating for progressive policies and building ties with left-wing organizations that have a poor relationship with California's other Senator, Dianne Feinstein.[8][49] The potential Democratic opponent to Padilla considered most likely to join the race was U.S. Representative Ro Khanna, a staunchly left-wing Democrat who rose to prominence as the co-chair of the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign, and who had a loyal base of support from California's Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities.[8][9] On August 9, 2021, Khanna announced that he would be endorsing Padilla for re-election, which was viewed as likely ending any possibility that Padilla would face a serious Democratic opponent.[50] It was noted by the San Francisco Chronicle that it was considered unlikely that Padilla will face any serious Republican opponent, as California's heavily Democratic lean has caused potentially strong candidates, such as U.S. Representatives Mike Garcia and Young Kim, to prefer to remain in their positions rather than launch a long-shot Senate run.[51]
The race was complicated in April of 2022, when billionaire businessman Dan O'Dowd entered the race, launching an $650,000 dollar ad campaign.[6] O'Dowd's goal with this ad buy, and with entering the race in the first place, was to "make computers safe for humanity" [52][53] and draw the attention of the public and politicians to the dangers of Tesla's unfinished Full Self-Driving software being rolled out to 100,000 cars on public roads. [54]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No party preference | Daphne Bradford | |||
| Republican | James P. Bradley | |||
| Republican | Jon Elist | |||
| Republican | Myron L. Hall | |||
| Republican | Mark P. Meuser | |||
| Democratic | Dan O'Dowd | |||
| Democratic | Alex Padilla (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Timothy J. Ursich | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Akinyemi Agbede | |||
| No party preference | Daphne Bradford | |||
| Republican | James P. Bradley | |||
| Green | James "Henk" Conn | |||
| Republican | Jon Elist | |||
| Green | Pamela Elizondo | |||
| No party preference | Eleanor Garcia[lower-alpha 2] | |||
| Republican | Yvonne R. Girard | |||
| No party preference | Don J. Grundmann[lower-alpha 3] | |||
| Republican | Myron L. Hall | |||
| No party preference | Deon D. Jenkins | |||
| Republican | Sarah Sun Liew | |||
| Republican | Robert George Lucero Jr. | |||
| Republican | Mark P. Meuser | |||
| Democratic | Dan O'Dowd | |||
| Democratic | Alex Padilla (incumbent) | |||
| Peace and Freedom | John Parker | |||
| Republican | Enrique Petris | |||
| Democratic | Douglas Howard Pierce | |||
| Democratic | Obaidul Huq Pirjada | |||
| Republican | Chuck Smith | |||
| Republican | Carlos Guillermo Tapia | |||
| Democratic | Timothy J. Ursich | |||
| Republican | Cordie Williams | |||
| Total votes | ||||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[57] | Solid D | March 4, 2022 |
| Inside Elections[58] | Solid D | April 1, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[59] | Safe D | March 1, 2022 |
| Politico[60] | Solid D | April 1, 2022 |
| RCP[61] | Safe D | February 24, 2022 |
See also
Notes
- The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.
- Garcia is listed on the ballot as a "no party preference" candidate because the Socialist Workers Party did not have ballot access in California at the time the ballot was printed.[55]
- Grundmann is listed on the ballot as a "no party preference" candidate because the Constitution Party did not have ballot access in California at the time the ballot was printed.[56]
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External links
- Official campaign websites
- Akinyemi Agbede (D) for Senate
- Daphne Bradford (I) for Senate
- James P. Bradley (R) for Senate
- James Conn (G) for Senate
- Jon Elist (R) for Senate
- Don J. Grundmann (C) for Senate
- Robert Lucero (R) for Senate
- Mark Meuser (R) for Senate
- Alex Padilla (D) for Senate
- Douglas Howard Pierce (D) for Senate
- Cordie Williams (R) for Senate
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