2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Registered | 21,940,274 | |||||||||||||||
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County results Kounalakis: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Jacobs: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||
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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
- Organizations
- Organizations
Primary election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
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USC | October 30 – November 2, 2022 | 802 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 63% | 37% | – |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |