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| Registered | 21,940,274 | |||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Shirley Weber (incumbent) | 4,016,798 | 58.92% | |
| Republican | Rob Bernosky | 1,281,587 | 18.80% | |
| Republican | Rachel Hamm | 822,978 | 12.07% | |
| Republican | James "JW" Paine | 254,222 | 3.73% | |
| Green | Gary N. Blenner | 205,630 | 3.02% | |
| Republican | Raul Rodriguez Jr. | 176,059 | 2.58% | |
| No party preference | Matthew D. Cinquanta | 59,481 | 0.87% | |
| No party preference | Desmond A. Silveira (write-in) | 235 | 0.0% | |
| Total votes | 6,816,990 | 100.0 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[15] | Safe D | December 1, 2021 |
| Elections Daily[16] | Safe D | November 7, 2022 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Shirley Weber (D) |
Rob Bernosky (R) |
Undecided |
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| USC | October 30 – November 2, 2022 | 802 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 63% | 37% | – |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Shirley Weber (incumbent) | 6,462,164 | 60.05% | −4.40% | |
| Republican | Rob Bernosky | 4,298,530 | 39.95% | +4.40% | |
| Total votes | 10,760,694 | 100.0% | |||
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