2022 California State Senate election

Summary by State Senate District

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Primary elections

General elections

2022 California State Senate election General election – November 8, 2022[4]
Party		Votes	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Democratic	3,201,860	63.69	31	14	15	32	1
	Republican	1,825,644	36.31	9	6	5	8	1
Totals		5,027,504	100.00	40	20	20	40	—

1. 1st: Jim Nielsen (R–Red Bluff)^[o]: Termed out of office
2. 8th: Richard Pan (D–Sacramento)^[p]: Termed out of office
3. 10th: Bob Wieckowski (D–Fremont): Termed out of office
4. 12th: Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno)^[q]: Retiring
5. 18th: Ben Hueso (D–San Diego)^[r]: Termed out of office
6. 20th: Robert Hertzberg (D–Van Nuys)^[s]: Termed out of office
7. 22nd: Connie Leyva (D-Chino)^[t]: Running for San Bernardino County Supervisor
8. 28th: Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles)^[u]: Running for California's 37th congressional district
9. 32nd: Melissa Melendez (R–Lake Elsinore)^[v]: Termed out of office
10. 38th: Patricia Bates (R–Laguna Niguel)^[w]: Termed out of office

District 2

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Nominee Mike McGuire Gene Yoon Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 283,689 103,333 Percentage 73.3% 26.7%

Senator before election Mike McGuire Democratic Elected Senator Mike McGuire Democratic

The 2nd district encompasses most of the North Coast region, stretching from the Oregon border to the northern Bay Area to include Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino, Sonoma, and Marin Counties. The incumbent was two-term Democrat Mike McGuire of Healdsburg, who ran for a third term.

Candidates

Declared

• Mike McGuire (Democratic), incumbent state senator^[5]
• Gene Yoon (Republican), lawyer^[6][7]

Endorsements

Results

District 4

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Nominee Marie Alvarado-Gil Tim Robertson Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 137,157 123,210 Percentage 52.7% 47.3%

Senator before election None (New Seat) Elected Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil Democratic

The new 4th district is located in the northeastern Central Valley, the central Sierra Nevada, and Death Valley, including Stanislaus, Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Alpine, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera, Mono, and Inyo counties. The district had no incumbent.

Candidates

Declared

• Marie Alvarado-Gil (Democratic), charter school administrator and former vice president of the Amador County Democratic Central Committee^[17]
• Steven Bailey (Republican), former El Dorado County Superior Court judge and runner-up for Attorney General of California in 2018^[17]
• Jolene Daly (Republican), marriage and family therapist^[17]
• Michael Gordon (Republican), president of the Rescue Union School District board of trustees^[18]
• Jack Griffith (Republican), retired combat engineer^[19]
• Jeff McKay (Republican), Stanislaus Union School Board trustee and former Ceres city councilor^[20]
• George Radanovich (Republican), former U.S. representative for California's 19th congressional district (1995–2011)^[21]
• Tim Robertson (Democratic), director of North Valley Labor Federation^[17]

Endorsements

Results

District 6

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Nominee Roger Niello Paula Villescaz Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 202,569 160,846 Percentage 55.7% 44.3%

Senator before election None (New Seat) Elected Senator Roger Niello Republican

The 6th district is located in northern and eastern suburbs of the Sacramento metropolitan area, including the Sacramento County cities of Rancho Cordova, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Gold River, Arden-Arcade, Folsom, Orangevale, Citrus Heights, and Antelope, and the western Placer County exurbs of Granite Bay, Roseville, Rocklin, Loomis, Whitney, and Lincoln. The district had no incumbent.

Candidates

Declared

• Michael Huang (Republican), family medicine physician^[22]
• Roger Niello (Republican), former state assemblyman from the 5th district^[23]
• Paula Villescaz (Democratic), director of legislative advocacy for the County Welfare Directors Association and member and former president of the San Juan Unified School District board^[22]

Endorsements

Results

District 8

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Nominee Angelique Ashby Dave Jones Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 118,135 111,035 Percentage 51.5% 48.5%

Senator before election Richard Pan Democratic Elected Senator Angelique Ashby Democratic

The new 8th district is located in the core of the Sacramento metropolitan area, consisting of the state capital of Sacramento and surrounding suburbs, including Rio Linda, McClellan Park, North Highlands, Vineyard, Rosemont, Florin, and Elk Grove. The incumbent in this area was Democrat Richard Pan of Sacramento of the former 6th district, who was term-limited and could not run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

• Angelique Ashby (Democratic), vice mayor of Sacramento^[24]
• Rafa Garcia (Democratic), union representative and attorney^[25]
• Dave Jones (Democratic), former California Insurance Commissioner, former state assemblyman from the 9th district, and former Sacramento city councilor^[26]

Withdrawn

• Matt Burgess (Democratic), California Highway Patrol sergeant^[27][28]
• Eric Guerra (Democratic), Sacramento city councilor (running for State Assembly)
• Tecoy Porter (Democratic), community activist (running for State Assembly)^[28]

Endorsements

Results

District 10

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Nominee Aisha Wahab Lily Mei Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 114,997 99,011 Percentage 53.7% 46.3%

Senator before election Bob Wieckowski Democratic Elected Senator Aisha Wahab Democratic

The 10th district is located in the East Bay in Alameda County and the northwestern corner of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara County, including Fremont, Hayward, Union City, Newark, Milpitas, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara. The incumbent was Democrat Bob Wieckowski of Fremont, who was term-limited and could not run for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

• Jim Canova (Democratic), member of the Santa Clara Unified School Board^[30]
• Jamal Khan (Democratic), attorney and candidate for San Jose City Council in 2020^[31]
• Raymond Liu (Democratic), engineer^[19]
• Lily Mei (Democratic), mayor of Fremont^[32][33]
• Paul Pimentel (Republican), telecommunications company owner^[31]
• Aisha Wahab (Democratic), Hayward city councilor and candidate for California's 15th congressional district in 2020^[34]

Withdrawn

• Jaime Raul Zepeda (Democratic), community organizer^[31] (endorsed Wahab)^[35]

Endorsements

Results

District 12

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Nominee Shannon Grove Susanne Gundy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 119,319 89,469 Percentage 68.7% 31.3

Senator before election Andreas Borgeas (Republican) Shannon Grove (Republican) Elected Senator Shannon Grove Republican

The new 12th district encompasses the southeastern Central Valley and the northwestern corner of the Mojave Desert, including most of Kern County and the eastern portions of Tulare County and Fresno County. It merged the districts of first-term Republican Shannon Grove of Bakersfield of the former 16th district, who was running for re-election here, and first-term Republican Andreas Borgeas of the former 8th district, who decided not to seek reelection.

Candidates

Declared

• Shannon Grove (Republican), incumbent state senator from the 16th district^[42]
• Susanne Gundy (Democratic), retired program manager^[43]

Endorsements

Results

District 14

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Nominee Anna Caballero Amnon Shor Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 90,016 69,970 Percentage 56.3% 43.7%

Senators before election Anna Caballero Democratic Elected Senators Anna Caballero Democratic

The new 14th district is located in the western Central Valley, including Merced County and western Fresno County. The incumbents in this area were first-term Democrat Anna Caballero of Merced and the former 12th district, and first-term Democrat Melissa Hurtado of Sanger and the former 14th district. Both incumbents initially were running for re-election in this district, but Hurtado dropped out to run for the 16th district.

Candidates

Declared

• Anna Caballero (Democratic), incumbent state senator from the 12th district^[44]
• Paulina Miranda (Democratic), perennial candidate^[19]
• Amnon Shor (Republican), rabbi^[45]

Withdrawn

• Melissa Hurtado (Democratic), incumbent state senator from the 14th district (running in the 16th district)^[46]

Endorsements

Results

District 16

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Nominee Melissa Hurtado David Shepard Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 68,461 68,448 Percentage 50.005% 49.995%

Senator before election Melissa Hurtado Democratic Elected Senator Melissa Hurtado Democratic

The new 16th district encompasses the southwestern Central Valley, including Kings County, western Tulare County, and northwestern Kern County. The seat originally had no incumbent, but first-term Democrat Melissa Hurtado of Sanger eventually chose to run for re-election here. On December 14, candidate David Shepard filed for a recount, after the race was certified with Senator Hurtado in the lead by a 20-vote margin.^[48] The recount concluded on January 17, with Shepard gaining 11 votes, while Hurtado gained 4.^[49]

Candidates

Declared

• Melissa Hurtado (Democratic), incumbent state senator from the 14th district^[46]
• Bryan Osorio (Democratic), mayor of Delano^[50]
• Nicole Parra (Democratic), former state assemblywoman from the 30th district^[51]
• David Shepard (Republican), grape farmer^[52]
• Gregory Tatum (Republican), pastor^[43]

Withdrawn

• Imelda Ceja (Democratic), nurse^[53]
• Rob Fuentes (Democratic), attorney^[51]

Endorsements

Results

District 18

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Nominee Steve Padilla Alejandro Galicia Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 115,103 77,223 Percentage 59.8% 40.2%

Senator before election Ben Hueso Democratic Elected Senator Steve Padilla Democratic

The new 18th district stretches along the Mexico–United States border and includes rural Imperial Valley and areas of California along the Colorado River, including Needles, Blythe and Indio, but most of the population is in southern San Diego County, including Imperial Beach, Otay Mesa, Chula Vista, National City, Lincoln Acres, Bonita, the Tijuana River Valley, and the southeast side of San Diego. The incumbent in this area was two-term Democrat Ben Hueso of San Diego and the former 40th district, who was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Candidates

Declared

• Alejandro Galicia (Republican), small business owner^[19]
• Steve Padilla (Democratic), Chula Vista city councilor and former mayor of Chula Vista^[57]

Endorsements

Results

District 20

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Nominee Caroline Menjivar Daniel Hertzberg Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 88,358 62,787 Percentage 58.5% 41.5%

Senator before election Robert Hertzberg Democratic Elected Senator Caroline Menjivar Democratic

The new 20th district contains most of the San Fernando Valley section of northern Los Angeles, including Burbank, Van Nuys, Reseda, Canoga Park, Tujunga, Sun Valley, Shadow Hills, Lake View Terrace, Arleta, Panorama City, Pacoima, Mission Hills, San Fernando, and Sylmar. The incumbent in this area was two-term Democrat Robert Hertzberg of Van Nuys and the former 18th district, who was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Candidates

Declared

• Ely De La Cruz Ayao (Republican), real estate broker^[19]
• Daniel Hertzberg (Democratic), business travel sales manager and son of incumbent state senator Robert Hertzberg^[19][58]
• Caroline Menjivar (Democratic), social worker and U.S. Marine Corps veteran^[59]
• Seydi Alejandra Morales (Democratic), attorney^[19]

Endorsements

Results

District 22

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Nominee Susan Rubio Vincent Tsai Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 110,327 78,156 Percentage 58.5% 41.5%

Senators before election Connie Leyva (Democratic) Susan Rubio (Democratic) Elected Senators Susan Rubio Democratic

The new 22nd district consists of the eastern San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Valley in Los Angeles County, including El Monte, West Covina, Covina, Duarte, Baldwin Park, Irwindale, Vincent, Azusa, San Dimas, La Verne, and Pomona, as well as Montclair, Chino, and Ontario in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County. The incumbents in this area were first-term Democrat Susan Rubio of Baldwin Park or the former 22nd district, and second-term Democrat Connie Leyva of Chino or the former 20th district. Rubio ran for re-election, while Leyva ran for San Bernardino County Supervisor.

Candidates

Declared

• Kimo Mateo (Republican), operations manager^[19]
• Susan Rubio (Democratic), incumbent state senator^[64]
• Vincent Tsai (Republican), Los Angeles County Deputy sheriff^[19]

Declined

• Connie Leyva, incumbent state senator from the 20th district^[65]

Endorsements

Results

District 24

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Nominee Ben Allen Kristina Irwin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 248,642 121,809 Percentage 67.1% 32.9%

Senator before election Ben Allen Democratic Elected Senator Ben Allen Democratic

The new 24th district contains the Westside Los Angeles neighborhoods of Venice, West Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Bel Air, Century City, Sunset Strip, Laurel Canyon, Hollywood, and Miracle Mile, and the Santa Monica Mountains cities such as Hidden Hills, Calabasas, Topanga, and Malibu, as well as most of the South Bay cities of Los Angeles County, including Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood. The incumbent in this area was two-term Democrat Ben Allen of Santa Monica and the former 26th district, who ran for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

• Ben Allen (Democratic), incumbent state senator^[19]
• Kristina Irwin (Republican), realtor (write-in)^[66]

Endorsements

Results

District 26

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Nominee María Elena Durazo Claudia Agraz Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 155,727 32,022 Percentage 82.9% 17.1%

Senator before election María Elena Durazo Democratic Elected Senator María Elena Durazo Democratic

The new 26th district is located in the central and eastern Los Angeles neighborhoods of Los Feliz, East Hollywood, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Cypress Park, Koreatown, Wilshire Center, Westlake, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Garvanza, Lincoln Heights, Hermon, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, Boyle Heights, and El Sereno, along with the adjascent communities of City Terrace, East Los Angeles and Vernon. The incumbent in this area was first-term Democrat Maria Elena Durazo of Los Angeles and the former 24th district, who sought re-election.

Candidates

Declared

• Maria Elena Durazo (Democratic), incumbent state senator^[19]

Endorsements

Results

District 28

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Nominee Lola Smallwood-Cuevas Cheryl Turner Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 117,315 78,453 Percentage 59.9% 40.1%

Senator before election Sydney Kamlager-Dove Democratic Elected Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas Democratic

The new 28th district contains Downtown Los Angeles and most of South Central Los Angeles, including Park La Brea, Pico Union, Mid City, West Adams, Baldwin Hills, Hyde Park, Nevin, Leimert Park, Jefferson Park, Crenshaw, Vermont Square, Adams-Normandie, Florence, Exposition Park, and University Park, as well as suburbs of Culver City, Ladera Heights, and a small part of the Westside Los Angeles neighborhoods, including Palms, Mar Vista and Playa Vista. The incumbent in this area was first-term Democrat Sydney Kamlager-Dove of Los Angeles and the former 30th district, who left to run for a seat in the United States House of Representatives.

Candidates

Declared

• Jamaal Gulledge (Democratic), human resources manager^[67]
• Joe Lusizzo (Republican), restaurant owner^[19]
• Kamilah Victoria Moore (Democratic), attorney and activist^[19]
• Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (Democratic), labor advocate^[68]
• Cheryl Turner (Democratic), civil rights lawyer^[68]

Endorsements

Results

District 30

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Nominee Bob Archuleta Mitch Clemmons Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 129,890 83,214 Percentage 61.0% 39.0

Senator before election Bob Archuleta Democratic Elected Senator Bob Archuleta Democratic

The new 30th district contains the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County, including Downey, Norwalk, Bellflower, La Mirada, Santa Fe Springs, Los Nietos, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Whittier, Hacienda Heights, La Puente, Valinda, Avocado Heights, Industry, Rowland Heights, Walnut, and Diamond Bar, along with Brea in northeastern Orange County. The incumbent in this area was first-term Democrat Bob Archuleta of the former 32nd district, who sought re-election.

Candidates

Declared

• Bob Archuleta (Democratic), incumbent state senator from the 32nd district^[69]
• Henry Bouchot (Democratic), Whittier city councilor^[70]
• Martha Camacho Rodriguez (Democratic), teacher^[19]
• Mitch Clemmons (Republican), plumbing business owner^[71]

Endorsements

Results

District 32

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Nominee Kelly Seyarto Brian Nash Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 184,086 112,763 Percentage 62.0% 38.0%

Senator before election Melissa Melendez Republican Elected Senator Kelly Seyarto Republican

The new 32nd district consists of the southwestern corner of the Inland Empire, including the Riverside County communities of Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, Lakeland Village, Alberhill, Menifee, Sage, and Idyllwild, along with Yorba Linda in eastern Orange County, Chino Hills in southwestern San Bernardino County and the rural, northeastern corner of San Diego County. The incumbent in this area, Republican Melissa Melendez of the former 28th district, was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Candidates

Declared

• Brian Nash (Democratic), analytics consultant^[19]
• Kelly Seyarto (Republican), state assemblyman from the 67th district^[72]

Endorsements

Results

District 34

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Nominee Tom Umberg Rhonda Shader Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 96,419 67,633 Percentage 58.8% 41.2%

Senator before election Tom Umberg Democratic Elected Senator Tom Umberg Democratic

The 34th district is based in northern Orange County, including most of Santa Ana, Anaheim, Placentia, Fullerton, Buena Park, La Habra, and the west side of Orange, along with the unincorporated community of South Whittier in Los Angeles County. The incumbent was first-term Democrat Tom Umberg of Santa Ana, who sought re-election.

Candidates

Declared

• Rhonda Shader (Republican), mayor of Placentia^[73]
• Tom Umberg (Democratic), incumbent state senator^[74]

Endorsements

Results

District 36

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Nominee Janet Nguyen Kim Carr Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 196,488 149,114 Percentage 56.9% 43.1%

Senator before election None (New Seat) Elected Senator Janet Nguyen Republican

The new 36th district encompasses most of coastal Orange County, including Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point, and the Little Saigon area of northwestern Orange County, including Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Midway City, Stanton, Cypress, Rossmoor, and Los Alimitos, along with Artesia, Cerritos, and Hawaiian Gardens in southwestern Los Angeles County. The seat had no incumbent.

Candidates

Declared

• Kim Carr (Democratic), Huntington Beach city councilor and former mayor of Huntington Beach^[75]
• Janet Nguyen (Republican), state assemblywoman from the 72nd district and former state senator from the 34th district^[76]

Endorsements

Results

District 38

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Nominee Catherine Blakespear Matt Gunderson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 190,992 174,581 Percentage 52.2% 47.8%

Senator before election Patricia Bates Republican Elected Senator Catherine Blakespear Democratic

The new 38th district encompasses the coastal North County San Diego County communities of La Jolla, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Cardiff, Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas, Carlsbad, Vista, Oceanside, San Luis Rey, and Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, along with the southern edge of Orange County, including San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, and Rancho Santa Margarita. The incumbent in this area, Republican Patricia Bates (R–Laguna Niguel), was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Candidates

Declared

• Catherine Blakespear (Democratic), mayor of Encinitas and chair of the San Diego Association of Governments^[77]
• Matt Gunderson (Republican), automobile dealer^[78]
• Joe Kerr (Democratic), retired Orange County fire captain^[79]

Withdrawn

• Priya Bhat-Patel (Democratic), Carlsbad city councilor^[80][81]

Declined

• Lisa Bartlett (Republican), Orange County supervisor^[82] (running for U.S. House)^[83]
• Bill Brough (Republican), former state assemblyman from the 73rd district^[82]

Endorsements

Results

District 40

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Nominee Brian Jones Joseph Rocha Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 170,109 149,948 Percentage 53.1% 46.9%

Senator before election Brian Jones Republican Elected Senator Brian Jones Republican

The new 40th district encompasses much of inland San Diego County, including Santee, Poway, Alpine, Pine Valley, Ramona, San Marcos, Escondido, Hidden Meadows, Valley Center, Pauma Valley, and Fallbrook, as well as the northeastern parts of the city of San Diego. The incumbent in this area was Republican Brian Jones of Santee and the former 38th district, who sought re-election.

Candidates

Declared

• Brian Jones (Republican), incumbent state senator^[84]
• Joseph Rocha (Democratic), attorney and U.S. Marine Corps veteran^[85]

Endorsements

Results

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Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Marie Alvarado-Gil (D) for State Senate

Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates

• Angelique Ashby (D) for State Senate Archived April 22, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
• Rafa Garcia (D) for State Senate^{[dead link]}
• Dave Jones (D) for State Senate^{[dead link]}

Official campaign websites for 10th district candidates

• Jim Canova (D) for State Senate
• Jamal Khan (D) for State Senate
• Lily Mei (D) for State Senate
• Aisha Wahab (D) for State Senate

Official campaign websites for 18th district candidates

• Steve Padilla (D) for State Senate

Official campaign websites for 20th district candidates

• Daniel Hertzberg (D) for State Senate^{[dead link]}
• Caroline Menjivar (D) for State Senate

Official campaign websites for 30th district candidates

• Bob Archuleta (D) for State Senate^{[dead link]}
• Henry Bouchot (D) for State Senate^{[dead link]}

Official campaign websites for 34th district candidates

• Tom Umberg (D) for State Senate

Official campaign websites for 38th district candidates

• Catherine Blakespear (D) for State Senate