The Green Papers: California 2021 General Election |
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California
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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California has a "Top-Two" primary system:
Statewide Direct Primary Election - 7 June 2022 from theCalifornia Secretary of State. |
U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Dianne Feinstein First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1992 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Pete Wilson (Republican): 7 January 1991- which John Seymour (Republican) had been appointed by Governor Pete Wilson (Republican) to fill, 10 January 1991]; Elected to full term: 1994; re-elected 2000; 2006; 2012, 2018. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
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Candidate list (1) | |||||
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Democratic | Senator Dianne Feinstein FEC S0CA00199 |
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Class 3 | Democratic | Senator Alex Padilla Appointed 22 December 2020 [re: Election of Senator Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) as Vice President] Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (17) | |||||
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Democratic | Akinyemi Agbede FEC S6CA00634 |
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Republican | Arun Bhumitra | |||
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Republican | James P. Bradley FEC S8CA00515 |
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Republican | Erin Alvarez Cruz FEC S8CA00440 |
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Republican | Danny Fabricant FEC H0CA30139 |
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Republican | Paul Anthony Gutierrez FEC S2CA00849 |
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Democratic | Dhruva Herle FEC S2CA00930 |
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None | Fepbrina Estrelvia Keivaulqe Autiameineire FEC S2CA00922 |
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Republican | Sarah Liew FEC S2CA00872 |
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Republican | Peter Y. Liu FEC S2CA00880 |
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Democratic | Robert George Lucero, Jr. FEC S2CA00898 |
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Democratic | Senator Alex Padilla FEC S2CA00955 |
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None | Mary Glory Thach FEC S2CA00914 |
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Republican | Erik Urbina FEC S2CA00906 |
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Libertarian | Ellerton Pratt "Mark" Whitney, III FEC S2CA00864 |
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Independent | Brant John-Michael "J.M." Williams FEC S2CA00856 |
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Republican | Lijun "Lily" Zhou FEC S2CA00948 |
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Senator Kamala D. Harris (Democratic), who was first elected in 2016, resigned on TBD to become Vice President of the United States. 11 August 2020: Former Vice President Joe Biden chooses Senator Kamala D. Harris as his Running Mate. 7 November 2020: Kamala D. Harris is apparently elected Vice President. Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) will appoint a replacement to fill the remainder of the term ending in 2023. 22 December 2020: Secretary of State Alex Padilla (Democratic) is chosen by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) to fill the Senate Class 3 Seat Senator Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) who has been elected Vice President. 18 January 2021: Senator Kamala D. Harris resigns. | |||||
Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
Democratic | Governor Gavin Newsom First elected: 2018 Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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Candidate list (6) | |||||
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Republican | John Cox | |||
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Republican | former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer Exploratory |
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Republican | Rhonda Furin | |||
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No Party Preference | Adriel Hampton | |||
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Democratic | Errol Webber | |||
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Libertarian | Nickolas Wildstar | |||
Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022 | |||||
Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis First elected: 2018 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) | |||||
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Republican | state Senator Melissa Melendez | |||
117th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit. 117th House | |||||
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 11 Republican (11 Undetermined); 42 Democratic (42 Undetermined) | |||||
Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 1 | Republican | Member of Congress Doug LaMalfa First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 2 | Democratic | Member of Congress Jared W. Huffman First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 3 | Democratic | Member of Congress John Raymond Garamendi First elected in a special election: 3 November 2009 to fill the seat of Member of Congress Ellen O. Tauscher Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 4 | Republican | Member of Congress Thomas "Tom" McClintock First elected: 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 5 | Democratic | Member of Congress C. Michael "Mike" Thompson First elected: 1998 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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No Party Preference | Anthony Mills | |||
Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 6 | Democratic | Member of Congress Doris K. Matsui First elected in a special election 8 March 2005 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 7 | Democratic | Member of Congress Amerish "Ami" Bera First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 8 | Republican | Member of Congress Jay Obernolte First elected: 2020 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Derek Marshall FEC H2CA08214 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 9 | Democratic | Member of Congress Gerald Mark "Jerry" McNerney First elected: 2006 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 10 | Democratic | Member of Congress Josh Harder First elected: 2018 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 11 | Democratic | Member of Congress Mark DeSaulnier First elected: 2014 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 12 | Democratic | Member of Congress Nancy Pelosi First elected: 2 June 1987- in Special Election re: death of Member of Congress Sala Burton, 1 February 1987 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Republican | John Dennis FEC H2CA12174 |
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Democratic | Jeff Alan Phillips FEC H2CA12166 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 13 | Democratic | Member of Congress Barbara Lee First elected: 7 April 1998- in Special Election re: resignation of Member of Congress Ronald Dellums, 6 February 1998 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 14 | Democratic | Member of Congress Jackie Speier First elected: 8 April 2008 in a Special Election Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 15 | Democratic | Member of Congress Eric Michael Swalwell First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 16 | Democratic | Member of Congress Jim Costa First elected: 2004 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Jim Costa FEC H4CA20082 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 17 | Democratic | Member of Congress Rohit "Ro" Khanna First elected: 2016 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 18 | Democratic | Member of Congress Anna G. Eshoo First elected: 1992 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Saratoga City Councilman Rishi Kumar FEC H0CA18068 |
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Democratic | Palo Alto City Council Member Greg Tanaka FEC H2CA18130 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 19 | Democratic | Member of Congress Zoe Lofgren First elected: 1994 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Ignacio Israel Cruz-Lara aka Ignacio Cruz FEC H0CA39114 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 20 | Democratic | Member of Congress James Varni "Jimmy" Panetta First elected: 2016 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Jeff Gorman FEC H0CA20122 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 21 | Republican | Member of Congress David G. Valadao First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2014, 2016; unsuccessful candidate for reelection: 2018; re-elected: 2020. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | former Member of Congress Terrence John "TJ" Cox First elected: 2018, unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2020. Filed with the FEC using both Terrance and Terrence. FEC H8CA10167 |
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Democratic | former state Assembly Member Nicole Parra FEC H2CA21175 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 22 | Republican | Member of Congress Devin Gerald Nunes First elected: 2002 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Eric Garcia | |||
Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 23 | Republican | Member of Congress Kevin McCarthy First elected: 2006 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 24 | Democratic | Member of Congress Salud O. Carbajal First elected: 2016 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 25 | Republican | Member of Congress Michael "Mike" Garcia Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | former Assembly Member Christy Smith FEC H0CA25154 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 26 | Democratic | Member of Congress Julia Brownley First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Independent | Daniel Wilson FEC H2CA26125 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 27 | Democratic | Member of Congress Judy Chu First elected in a Special Election 14 July 2009 to fill the seat of Member of Congress Hilda L. Solis Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 28 | Democratic | Member of Congress Adam B. Schiff First elected: 2000 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Sal Genovese FEC H6CA31126 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 29 | Democratic | Member of Congress Tony Cárdenas First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Angelica Maria Duenas FEC H8CA29100 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 30 | Democratic | Member of Congress Brad Sherman First elected: 1996 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Shervin Aazami FEC H2CA30291 |
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Democratic | Aejaz "Raji" Rab FEC H4CA30123 |
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Republican | Lucie Lapointe Volotzky FEC H2CA30283 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 31 | Democratic | Member of Congress Pete Aguilar First elected: 2014 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 32 | Democratic | Member of Congress Grace Flores Napolitano First elected: 1998 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Mumin Khan FEC H2CA32222 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 33 | Democratic | Member of Congress Ted W. Lieu First elected: 2014 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 34 | Democratic | Member of Congress Jimmy Gomez First elected: 6 June 2017 in a Special Election [re: resignation of Member of Congress Xavier Becerra (Democratic)]. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 35 | Democratic | Member of Congress Norma J. Torres First elected: 2014 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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CD 36 | Democratic | Member of Congress Raul Ruiz First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 37 | Democratic | Member of Congress Karen R. Bass First elected: 2010 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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CD 38 | Democratic | Member of Congress Linda T. Sánchez First elected: 2002 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 39 | Republican | Member of Congress Young Kim First elected: 2020 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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No Party Preference | Steve Cox FEC H8CA39190 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 40 | Democratic | Member of Congress Lucille Roybal-Allard First elected: 1992 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 41 | Democratic | Member of Congress Mark A. Takano First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 42 | Republican | Member of Congress Kenneth S. "Ken" Calvert First elected: 1992 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Saul Castillo FEC H2CA42171 |
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Democratic | William Edward "Liam" O'Mara, IV FEC H0CA42217 |
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Democratic | Angel Anthony Rios FEC H2CA42163 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 43 | Democratic | Member of Congress Maxine Waters First elected: 1990 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Joe Edward Collins, III FEC H0CA43108 |
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Democratic | Member of Congress Maxine Waters FEC H4CA23011 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 44 | Democratic | Member of Congress Nanette Diaz Barragán First elected: 2016 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 45 | Democratic | Member of Congress Katherine "Katie" Porter First elected: 2018 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Brian Burley FEC H0CA48172 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 46 | Democratic | Member of Congress Jose Luis "Lou" Correa First elected: 2016 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 47 | Democratic | Member of Congress Alan S. Lowenthal First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | William "Will" Griffith FEC H2CA47162 |
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Democratic | Member of Congress Alan S. Lowenthal FEC H2CA00104 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 48 | Republican | Member of Congress Michelle Park Steel First elected: 2020 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 May run for Comptroller in 2022. |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | former Member of Congress Harley E. Rouda, Jr. First elected: 2018. Ran for but lost the 2020 General Election. FEC H8CA48035 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 49 | Democratic | Member of Congress Mike Levin First elected: 2018 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Republican | former San Juan Capistrano Councilmember Brian L. Maryott FEC H8CA49108 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 50 | Republican | Member of Congress Darrell Edward Issa First elected: 2000, re-elected 2002-2016; not a candidate for re-election: 2018; re-elected: 2020 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | former Santee City Council Member Stephen William Houlahan FEC H2CA50174 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Darrell Edward Issa FEC H0CA50178 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 51 | Democratic | Member of Congress Juan Carlos Vargas First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Juan Carlos Vargas FEC H2CA50026 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 52 | Democratic | Member of Congress Scott Peters First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 53 | Democratic | Member of Congress Sara Jacobs First elected: 2020 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022 | |||||
Democratic | Secretary of State Alex Padilla First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 Open Seat - At Term Limit 22 December 2020: Secretary of State Alex Padilla is chosen by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) to fill the Senate Class 3 Seat of Senator Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) who has been elected Vice President. 22 December 2020: Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) appointed Assembly Member Shirley Weber (Democratic) to be the new Secretary of State. Both houses of the California Legislature must confirm the appointment. |
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Candidate list (1) | |||||
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Democratic | state Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez | |||
22 December 2020: Secretary of State Alex Padilla (Democratic), who was first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018, was chosen by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) to fill the Senate Class 3 Seat of Senator Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) who was elected Vice President on 3 November. | |||||
Controller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022 | |||||
Democratic | Controller Betty T. Yee First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 Open Seat - At Term Limit |
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Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022 | |||||
Democratic | Treasurer Fiona Ma First elected: 2018 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022 | |||||
Democratic | Attorney General Xavier Becerra Appointed: 24 January 2017 [re: resignation of Attorney General Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)]; first elected: 2018. 6 December 2020: Nominated by apparent President-elect Joe Biden as Health and Human Services Secretary. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Insurance Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022 | |||||
Democratic | Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara First elected: 2018 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022 | |||||
Democratic | Public Instruction Superintendent Tony K. Thurmond First elected: 2018 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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Candidates run as non-partisan. If a candidate receives the majority of the vote (50% + 1) in the June primary, that candidate is elected. When no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the primary, the top two vote-getters participate in the November runoff election. (Section 4180) |
Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
Democratic (affiliates): 52 incumbents, 30 candidates | |
Republican: 11 incumbents, 21 candidates | |
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
Green (affiliates) | |
Libertarian: 2 candidates | |
Reform (affiliates) | |
Other Third Parties | |
American Independent (affiliate of America's Independent) | |
Peace And Freedom | |
Right to Life | |
Socialist Party USA | |
The Humane Party | |
Unity | |
Independents | |
Independent: 2 candidates | |
No Party Preference: 3 candidates | |
None: 2 candidates | |
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted. |
Notes |
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. |
"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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