2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Registered21,940,274
 
Candidate Eleni Kounalakis Angela Underwood Jacobs
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 6,418,114 4,332,598
Percentage 59.7% 40.3%

County results
Kounalakis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Jacobs:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Eleni Kounalakis
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Eleni Kounalakis
Democratic

The 2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of California. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for Governor of California. The nonpartisan blanket primary was held on June 7. California is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis won re-election to a second term with 59.7% of the vote, defeating her Republican challenger.

Candidates

A primary election is scheduled for 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

Declared

  • Eleni Kounalakis, incumbent lieutenant governor
  • Jeffrey Highbear Morgan, businessman and engineer
  • William Cavett "Skee" Saacke, attorney

Disqualified

  • Roy Foreman, construction worker

Republican Party

Declared

  • David Fennell, venture capitalist and candidate in 2018
  • Clint W. Saunders, mental health worker
  • Angela Underwood Jacobs, deputy mayor of Lancaster

Peace and Freedom Party

Declared

  • Mohammad Arif, businessman

No Party Preference

Declared

  • David Hillberg, mechanic and actor
  • James Orlando Ogle, perennial candidate (write-in)

Endorsements

Mohammed Arif (P&F)
Angela Underwood Jacobs (R)

Primary election

Results

Results by county
 Kounalakis
  •  20–30%
  •  30–40%
  •  40–50%
  •  50–60%
  •  60–70%
  •  70–80%
 Underwood Jacobs
  •  20–30%
  •  30–40%
 Fennell
  •  20–30%
  •  30–40%
Primary election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eleni Kounalakis (incumbent) 3,617,121 52.65%
Republican Angela Underwood Jacobs 1,365,468 19.88%
Republican David Fennell 922,493 13.43%
Republican Clint W. Saunders 306,216 4.46%
Democratic Jeffrey Highbear Morgan 229,121 3.33%
Peace and Freedom Mohammad Arif 183,150 2.67%
Democratic William Cavett Saacke 171,800 2.50%
No party preference David Hillberg 74,289 1.08%
No party preference James Orlando Ogle (write-in) 25 0.0%
Total votes 6,869,683 100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Eleni
Kounalakis (D)
Angela
Underwood Jacobs (R)
Undecided
USC October 30 – November 2, 2022 802 (RV) ± 3.5% 63% 37%

Results

2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eleni Kounalakis (incumbent) 6,418,114 59.70% N/A
Republican Angela Underwood Jacobs 4,332,598 40.30% N/A
Total votes 10,750,712 100.0%
Democratic hold

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