Class III U.S. Senate election in California
2022 United States Senate election 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 are two ballot items for the same
Class 3 seat : a special election to fill the seat for the final weeks of the
117th Congress , and a general election to fill it beginning with the
118th United States Congress beginning on January 3, 2023. 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 took place on June 7.
[3] The top two vote-getters in each primary election, regardless of party, advanced to the special and regular general elections in November. With his advancement out of the primary, Meuser became the first Republican since
2012 to make it the general election, as both
2016 and
2018 featured solely Democrats.
Candidates
Democratic Party
Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
Akinyemi Agbede, mathematician
[5]
Dan O'Dowd, founder and president of
Green Hills Software and candidate for U.S. Senate in
1994
[6]
Douglas Howard Pierce, businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in
2018
[5]
Obaidul Huq Pirjada, attorney
[5]
Timothy J. Ursich, doctor
[5]
Declined
Republican Party
Advanced to general
Mark P. Meuser, attorney and candidate for California Secretary of State in
2018
[5]
Eliminated in primary
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]
Myron L. Hall, physician
[5]
Sarah Sun Liew, entrepreneur
[5]
Robert George Lucero Jr., consultant
[5]
Enrique Petris, businessman
[5]
Chuck Smith, retired law enforcement officer
[5]
Carlos Guillermo Tapia, businessman
[5]
Cordie Williams, marine veteran and doctor
[5]
Lijun Zhou, businesswoman (write-in, general election only)
[9]
Withdrawn
Declined
Green Party
Eliminated in primary
Peace and Freedom Party
Eliminated in primary
No party preference
Eliminated in primary
Endorsements
Alex Padilla (D)
U.S. Senators
Statewide officials
U.S. Representatives
Nancy Pelosi ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-12 and
Speaker of the House
[20]
Pete Aguilar ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-31
[20]
Nanette Barragán ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-44
[20]
Karen Bass ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-37
[20]
Ami Bera ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-07
[20]
Julia Brownley ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-26
[20]
Salud Carbajal ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-24
[20]
Tony Cárdenas ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-27
[20]
Judy Chu ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-29
[20]
Jim Costa ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-16
[20]
Lou Correa ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-46
[20]
Mark DeSaulnier ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-11
[20]
Anna Eshoo ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-18
[20]
John Garamendi ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-03
[20]
Jimmy Gomez ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-34
[20]
Josh Harder ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-10
[20]
Jared Huffman ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-02
[20]
Sara Jacobs ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-53
[20]
Ro Khanna ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-17
[8]
Barbara Lee ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-13
[20]
Mike Levin ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-49
[20]
Ted Lieu ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-33
[20]
Zoe Lofgren ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-19
[20]
Alan Lowenthal ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-47
[20]
Doris Matsui ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-06
[20]
Jerry McNerney ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-09
[20]
Grace Napolitano ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-32
[20]
Jimmy Panetta ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-20
[20]
Scott Peters ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-52
[20]
Katie Porter ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-45
[20]
Raul Ruiz ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-36
[20]
Adam Schiff ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-28
[20]
Jackie Speier ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-14
[20]
Eric Swalwell ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-15
[20]
Lucille Roybal-Allard ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-40
[20]
Linda Sánchez ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-38
[20]
Brad Sherman ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-30
[20]
Mark Takano ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-41
[20]
Mike Thompson ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-05
[20]
Norma Torres ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-35
[20]
Juan Vargas ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-51
[20]
Maxine Waters ,
U.S. Representative for
CA-43
[22]
Organizations
Newspapers
James P. Bradley (R)
Executive Branch Officials
U.S. Representatives
Local politicians
Notable individuals
Mark A. Ruzon (ASP)
Political Parties
Individuals
Cordie Williams (R)
Executive Branch Officials
State legislators
Individuals
Primary elections
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 .
[56] Following his appointment, Padilla quickly began to focus on his 2022 re-election campaign, as the fact that he has not been elected to the position means that he has a relatively low profile.
[7] 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 .
[7]
[57] 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.
[7]
[8] 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.
[58] It was noted by the
San Francisco Chronicle that it was considered unlikely that Padilla would 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.
[59]
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"
[60]
[61] 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.
[62]
Special election blanket primary
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
[b]
Margin of error
(I) Daphne Bradford
(R) James Bradley
(R) Jon Elist
(R) Myron Hall
(R) Mark Meuser
(D) Dan O'Dowd
(D) Alex Padilla
(D) Timothy Ursich Jr.
Undecided
Berkeley IGS
May 24–31, 2022
3,438 (LV)
± 2.2%
1%
7%
5%
2%
14%
3%
44%
2%
21%
SurveyUSA
May 13–15, 2022
709 (LV)
± 4.5%
1%
8%
7%
3%
11%
6%
40%
2%
22%
Results
Results by county
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Regular election blanket primary
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
[b]
Margin of error
(D) Akinyemi Agbede
(I) Daphne Bradford
(R) James Bradley
(G) James Conn
(R) Jon Elist
(G) Pamela Elizondo
(I) Eleanor Garcia
(I) Don Grundmann
(R) Myron Hall
(I) Deon Jenkins
(R) Sarah Sun Liew
(R) Robert Lucero Jr.
(R) Mark Meuser
(D) Dan O'Dowd
(D) Alex Padilla
(PF) John Parker
(R) Enrique Petris
(D) Douglas Pierce
(D) Obaidul Huq Pirjada
(R) Chuck Smith
(R) Carlos Tapia
(D) Timothy Ursich Jr.
(R) Cordie Williams
Undecided
Berkeley IGS
May 24–31, 2022
3,438 (LV)
± 2.2%
1%
0%
3%
0%
2%
1%
0%
0%
1%
0%
1%
0%
11%
1%
42%
1%
0%
1%
1%
6%
1%
1%
2%
22%
SurveyUSA
May 13–15, 2022
709 (LV)
± 4.5%
2%
0%
9%
1%
4%
0%
0%
0%
3%
0%
3%
2%
4%
1%
36%
0%
1%
2%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
24%
Results
Results by county
20–30%
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
General elections
Predictions
Results
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.
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b Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
^ 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.
[63]
^ 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.
[64]
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