2022 California State Board of Equalization elections
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November 8, 2022
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The 2022 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 8, 2022, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the non-partisan blanket primary election taking place on June 7, 2022.
Overview
| Party | Votes | Candidates | Advancing to general |
Seats contesting | ||
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| No. | % | |||||
| Democratic Party | 3,596,705 | 61.10% | 10 | 5 | 4 | |
| Republican Party | 2,615,705 | 34.63% | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
| No party preference | 43,084 | 4.27% | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 6,452,940 | 100.0% | 20 | 8 | 
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| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
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| No. | % | Before | After | +/– | % | |||
| Democratic Party | 4 | 6,854,999 | 69.9% | 3 | 3 |
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75.0% | |
| Republican Party | 3 | 2,318,229 | 23.7% | 1 | 1 |
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25.0% | |
| No party preference | 1 | 623,017 | 6.4% | 0 | 0 |
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0.0% | |
| Total | 8 | 11,901,189 | 100.0% | 4 | 4 |
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100.0% | |
| Board of Equalization District |
Incumbent | Party | Elected officeholder | Party | ||
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| 1st[1] | Ted Gaines | Republican | Ted Gaines | Republican | ||
| 2nd[1] | Malia Cohen | Democratic | Sally Lieber | Democratic | ||
| 3rd[1] | Tony Vazquez | Democratic | Tony Vazquez | Democratic | ||
| 4th[1] | Mike Schaefer | Democratic | Mike Schaefer | Democratic | ||
District 1
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  Gaines: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80% 80–90% Altamirano: 30–40% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent was Republican Ted Gaines, who was elected in 2018 with 51.4% of the vote. He was running for reelection.
Candidates
- Jose Altamirano (D), business operations manager
- Ted Gaines (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
- Braden Murphy (D), father
- Nader Shahatit (D), tax consultant
Results
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ted Gaines (incumbent) | 858,912 | 55.1 | |
| Democratic | Jose Altamirano | 334,818 | 21.5 | |
| Democratic | Braden Murphy | 225,428 | 14.5 | |
| Democratic | Nader Shahatit | 139,922 | 9.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,559,080 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Ted Gaines (incumbent) | 1,390,533 | 55.5 | |
| Democratic | Jose Altamirano | 1,114,423 | 44.5 | |
| Total votes | 2,504,956 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
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  Lieber: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Verbica: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent was Democrat Malia Cohen, who was elected in 2018 with 72.8% of the vote. Cohen was running in the 2022 California State Controller election.[3]
Candidates
- Michela Alioto-Pier (D), member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2004–2011), granddaughter of San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto
- Sally Lieber (D), assemblymember 2002–2008
- Peter Coe Verbica (R), investment advisor, family donated heart of Henry Coe State Park, Chair of Investment Committee, San Jose Symphony Foundation
Endorsements
Michela Alioto-Pier (D)
Organizations
- California Democratic Party (co-endorsed with Sally Lieber)[4]
Sally Lieber (D)
Organizations
- California Democratic Party (co-endorsed with Michela Alioto-Pier)[4]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sally Lieber | 1,034,551 | 53.0 | |
| Republican | Peter Coe Verbica | 549,455 | 28.2 | |
| Democratic | Michela Alioto-Pier | 366,406 | 18.8 | |
| Total votes | 1,950,412 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Sally Lieber | 2,146,948 | 69.8 | |
| Republican | Peter Coe Verbica | 927,700 | 32.2 | |
| Total votes | 3,074,648 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
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  Vazquez: 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent was Democrat Tony Vazquez, who was elected in 2018 with 69.9% of the vote. He was running for reelection.
Candidates
- Y. Marie Manvel (NPP)
- John Mendoza (D)
- Tony Vazquez (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
Endorsements
Tony Vazquez (D)
Organizations
Results
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tony Vazquez (incumbent) | 849,250 | 66.5 | |
| No party preference | Y. Marie Manvel | 275,830 | 21.6 | |
| Democratic | John Mendoza | 144,153 | 11.3 | |
| Republican | G. Rick Marshall (write-in) | 8,769 | 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 1,278,002 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tony Vazquez (incumbent) | 1,484,626 | 70.4 | |
| No party preference | Y. Marie Manvel | 623,017 | 29.6 | |
| Total votes | 2,107,643 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
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  Schaefer: 30–40% 50–60% 60–70% Dodson: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent was Democrat Mike Schaefer, who was elected in 2018 with 52.2% of the vote. He was running for reelection.
Candidates
- Denis R. Bilodeau (R), taxpayer advocate and engineer
- David Dodson (D), California State Board of Equalization, Supervisor
- Randell R. Economy (R), small business owner
- Matthew Harper (R), Mayor of Huntington Beach (2013–2014), Member of the California State Assembly, 74th district (2014–2018)
- John F. Kelly (R), small business owner
- Erik Peterson (R), businessman and Huntington Beach councilmember
- Mike Schaefer (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
Endorsements
Mike Schaefer (D)
Organizations
Results
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mike Schaefer (incumbent) | 597,948 | 35.9 | |
| Democratic | David Dodson | 249,971 | 15.0 | |
| Republican | Denis R. Bilodeau | 236,625 | 14.2 | |
| Republican | Matthew Harper | 183,330 | 11.0 | |
| Republican | Erik Peterson | 180,278 | 10.8 | |
| Republican | Randell R. Economy | 109,975 | 6.6 | |
| Republican | John F. Kelly | 107,319 | 6.4 | |
| Total votes | 1,665,446 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mike Schaefer (incumbent) | 1,241,062 | 58.8 | |
| Democratic | David Dodson | 867,945 | 41.2 | |
| Total votes | 2,109,007 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ^ a b c d "Final Maps". wedrawthelinesca.org. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "California June 7, 2022 Primary Statement of Vote" (PDF). Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ Garofoli, Joe (May 22, 2021). "Wealthy progressives spending $10 million, even if it means beating other California Democrats". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Endorsing Caucuses at Convention - California Democratic Party".