Two 2022 United States Senate elections in California were held concurrently on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of California. There were two ballot items for the same Class 3 seat: a special election to fill the seat for the final weeks of the 117th United States Congress (ending on January 3, 2023), and a general election for a full term (beginning on the same day), starting in the 118th United States Congress.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Alex Padilla was appointed in 2021 by Governor Gavin Newsom to fill the vacancy created by Kamala Harris's election to the vice presidency in 2020, and he sought a full term. A nonpartisan primary for each of the terms took place on June 7. The top two candidates in each primary, regardless of party, advanced to the special and regular general elections in November. With his advancement out of the primary, Mark P. Meuser (/ˈmɔɪʒər/ MOY-zhər) became the first Republican since 2012 to advance to the general election, as both the 2016 and 2018 Senate elections solely featured Democrats as the top two candidates. This race was a rematch between the two, as both had previously run for the secretary of state in 2018. Padilla won both elections with more than 60% of the vote.

He became the first Latino elected to the U.S. Senate from California, and the first male elected to the Senate from California since Pete Wilson was re-elected in 1988 and the first male elected to the Class 3 Senate seat from California since Alan Cranston was re-elected in 1986. This was the first time since 1988 where both major party final candidates for a Senate seat in California were men and was also the first time where both major party candidates for the Class 3 Senate seat in California were men since 1986.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

  • Akinyemi Agbede, mathematician
  • Dan O'Dowd, founder and president of Green Hills Software and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1994
  • Douglas Howard Pierce, businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018
  • Obaidul Huq Pirjada, attorney
  • Timothy J. Ursich, doctor

Declined

Republican Party

Advanced to general

  • Mark P. Meuser, attorney and candidate for California Secretary of State in 2018

Eliminated in primary

  • James P. Bradley, businessman, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018, and candidate for California's 33rd congressional district in 2020
  • Jon Elist, small business owner
  • Myron L. Hall, physician
  • Sarah Sun Liew, entrepreneur
  • Robert George Lucero Jr., consultant
  • Enrique Petris, businessman
  • Chuck Smith, retired law enforcement officer
  • Carlos Guillermo Tapia, businessman
  • Cordie Williams, marine veteran and doctor
  • Lijun Zhou, businesswoman (write-in, general election only)

Withdrawn

Green Party

Eliminated in primary

Peace and Freedom Party

Eliminated in primary

No party preference

Eliminated in primary

  • Daphne Bradford, entrepreneur and candidate for president in 2020
  • Eleanor Garcia, industrial worker (Socialist Workers Party)
  • Don J. Grundmann, chiropractor (Constitution Party)
  • Deon D. Jenkins
  • Irene Ratliff (write-in, both general and special elections)
  • Marc Alexander Roth (write-in, general election only)
  • Mark A. Ruzon (write-in, general election only), software engineer (American Solidarity Party)

Primary elections

Endorsements

Individuals

Newspapers

Organizations

U.S. Senators

Statewide officials

U.S. Representatives

Organizations

Newspapers

Stonewall Democrats clubs

  • Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club (San Francisco)
  • East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club (Berkeley)
  • Fresno Stonewall Democrats
  • Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club (San Francisco)
  • San Diego Democrats for Equality
  • Stonewall Democrats

Organizations

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. Following his appointment, Padilla quickly began to focus on his 2022 election campaign, as the fact that he has not been elected to the position means that he has a relatively low profile. Padilla's election strategy focused on advocating for progressive policies and building ties with left-wing organizations that had a poor relationship with California's other Senator, Dianne Feinstein. 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. On August 9, 2021, Khanna announced that he would be endorsing Padilla for election, which was viewed as likely ending any possibility that Padilla would face a serious Democratic opponent. 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 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.

In April 2022, billionaire businessman Dan O'Dowd entered the race, launching a $650,000 ad campaign. O'Dowd's goal with this ad buy, and with entering the race in the first place, was to "make computers safe for humanity" 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.

Special election blanket primary

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s) administeredSample sizeMargin of errorDaphne Bradford (NPP)James Bradley (R)Jon Elist (R)Myron Hall (R)Mark Meuser (R)Dan O'Dowd (D)Alex Padilla (D)Timothy Ursich Jr. (D)Undecided
Berkeley IGSMay 24–31, 20223,438 (LV)± 2.2%1%7%5%2%14%3%44%2%21%
SurveyUSAMay 13–15, 2022709 (LV)± 4.5%1%8%7%3%11%6%40%2%22%

Results

County results Padilla 20–30%30–40%40–50%50–60%60–70%70–80%80–90%Meuser 30–40%40–50%
Congressional district results Padilla 30–40%40–50%50–60%60–70%70–80%80–90%Meuser 30–40%40–50%
Special election blanket primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticAlex Padilla (incumbent)3,740,58255.0
RepublicanMark P. Meuser1,503,48022.1
RepublicanJames P. Bradley472,0526.9
RepublicanJon Elist403,7225.9
DemocraticTimothy J. Ursich226,4473.3
DemocraticDan O'Dowd191,5312.8
RepublicanMyron L. Hall143,0382.1
No party preferenceDaphne Bradford112,1911.6
Peace and FreedomJohn Parker (write-in)9,9510.1
No party preferenceIrene Ratliff (write-in)120.0
Total votes6,803,006100.0

Regular election blanket primary

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s) administeredSample sizeMargin 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 WilliamsUndecided
Berkeley IGSMay 24–31, 20223,438 (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%
SurveyUSAMay 13–15, 2022709 (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

County results Padilla 20–30%30–40%40–50%50–60%60–70%70–80%Meuser 20–30%
Congressional district results Padilla 30–40%40–50%50–60%60–70%70–80%80–90%Meuser 20–30%
Regular election blanket primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticAlex Padilla (incumbent)3,725,54454.1
RepublicanMark P. Meuser1,028,37414.9
RepublicanCordie Williams474,3216.9
RepublicanJon Elist289,7164.2
RepublicanChuck Smith266,7663.9
RepublicanJames P. Bradley235,7883.4
DemocraticDouglas Howard Pierce116,7711.7
Peace and FreedomJohn Parker105,4771.5
RepublicanSarah Sun Liew76,9941.1
DemocraticDan O'Dowd74,9161.1
DemocraticAkinyemi Agbede70,9711.0
RepublicanMyron L. Hall66,1611.0
DemocraticTimothy J. Ursich58,3480.8
RepublicanRobert George Lucero Jr.53,3980.8
GreenJames "Henk" Conn35,9830.5
No party preferenceEleanor Garcia34,6250.5
RepublicanCarlos Guillermo Tapia33,8700.5
GreenPamela Elizondo31,9810.5
RepublicanEnrique Petris31,8830.5
DemocraticObaidul Huq Pirjada27,8890.4
No party preferenceDaphne Bradford26,9000.4
No party preferenceDon J. Grundmann10,1810.1
No party preferenceDeon D. Jenkins6,9360.1
No party preferenceMark A. Ruzon (write-in)2060.0
RepublicanLijun Zhou (write-in)580.0
No party preferenceIrene Ratliff (write-in)70.0
No party preferenceMarc Alexander Roth (write-in)10.0
Total votes6,884,065100.0

General elections

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportSolid DMarch 4, 2022
Inside ElectionsSolid DApril 1, 2022
Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DMarch 1, 2022
PoliticoSolid DApril 1, 2022
RCPSafe DFebruary 24, 2022
Fox NewsSolid DMay 12, 2022
DDHQSolid DJuly 20, 2022
538Solid DJune 30, 2022
The EconomistSafe DSeptember 7, 2022

Polling

Special election

Poll sourceDate(s) administeredSample sizeMargin of errorAlex Padilla (D)Mark Meuser (R)Undecided
Research Co.November 4–6, 2022450 (LV)± 4.6%59%35%6%
SurveyUSAOctober 7–10, 20221,013 (LV)± 4.4%56%34%10%

Regular election

Poll sourceDate(s) administeredSample sizeMargin of errorAlex Padilla (D)Mark Meuser (R)Undecided
Research Co.November 4–6, 2022450 (LV)± 4.6%60%35%5%
USCOctober 30 – November 2, 2022802 (RV)± 3.5%63%37%–
ActiVoteJuly 22 – October 20, 2022208 (LV)± 7.0%65%35%–
SurveyUSAOctober 7–10, 20221,013 (LV)± 4.4%56%34%11%

Results

2022 United States Senate special election in California
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticAlex Padilla (incumbent)6,559,30860.89%
RepublicanMark Meuser4,212,45039.11%
Total votes10,771,758100.00%
Democratic hold
2022 United States Senate election in California
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticAlex Padilla (incumbent)6,621,62161.06%
RepublicanMark Meuser4,222,02938.94%
Total votes10,843,650100.00%
Democratic hold

By county

Special election
County Alex Padilla Democratic Mark Meuser Republican Margin Total votes # % # % # % Alameda 379,778 80.10 94,326 19.90 285,452 60.21 474,104 Alpine 373 60.85 240 39.15 133 21.70 613 Amador 6,482 35.43 11,814 64.57 -5,332 -29.14 18,296 Butte 33,276 46.57 38,181 53.43 -4,905 -6.86 71,457 Calaveras 7,628 36.31 13,382 63.69 -5,754 -27.39 21,010 Colusa 1,802 33.02 3,655 66.98 -1,853 -33.96 5,457 Contra Costa 263,748 69.48 115,853 30.52 147,895 38.96 379,601 Del Norte 3,378 41.09 4,842 58.91 -1,464 -17.81 8,220 El Dorado 36,530 41.80 50,871 58.20 -14,341 -16.41 87,401 Fresno 100,792 46.82 114,504 53.18 -13,712 -6.37 215,296 Glenn 2,243 28.83 5,538 71.17 -3,295 -42.35 7,781 Humboldt 30,601 64.14 17,106 35.86 13,495 28.29 47,707 Imperial 17,761 59.76 11,961 40.24 5,800 19.51 29,722 Inyo 3,461 47.28 3,859 52.72 -398 -5.44 7,320 Kern 73,524 39.41 113,056 60.59 -39,532 -21.19 186,580 Kings 10,010 37.72 16,531 62.28 -6,521 -24.57 26,541 Lake 10,142 51.14 9,690 48.86 452 2.28 19,832 Lassen 1,886 20.85 7,158 79.15 -5,272 -58.29 9,044 Los Angeles 1,647,824 69.75 714,557 30.25 933,267 39.51 2,362,381 Madera 13,869 38.14 22,499 61.86 -8,630 -23.73 36,368 Marin 94,612 81.01 22,172 18.99 72,440 62.03 116,784 Mariposa 3,048 39.32 4,704 60.68 -1,656 -21.36 7,752 Mendocino 19,589 65.54 10,298 34.46 9,291 31.09 29,887 Merced 26,273 48.60 27,788 51.40 -1,515 -2.80 54,061 Modoc 798 23.90 2,541 76.10 -1,743 -52.20 3,339 Mono 2,576 57.36 1,915 42.64 661 14.72 4,491 Monterey 67,047 66.26 34,146 33.74 32,901 32.51 101,193 Napa 32,546 66.39 16,474 33.61 16,072 32.79 49,020 Nevada 27,707 55.47 22,244 44.53 5,463 10.94 49,951 Orange 476,118 49.42 487,272 50.58 -11,154 -1.16 963,390 Placer 77,218 43.02 102,293 56.98 -25,075 -13.97 179,511 Plumas 3,377 39.55 5,161 60.45 -1,784 -20.89 8,538 Riverside 286,799 49.29 295,101 50.71 -8,302 -1.43 581,900 Sacramento 281,494 59.85 188,822 40.15 92,672 19.70 470,316 San Benito 10,901 56.56 8,373 43.44 2,528 13.12 19,274 San Bernardino 215,305 48.68 226,951 51.32 -11,646 -2.63 442,256 San Diego 582,966 57.48 431,303 42.52 151,663 14.95 1,014,269 San Francisco 253,856 85.55 42,871 14.45 210,985 71.10 296,727 San Joaquin 89,168 51.24 84,844 48.76 4,324 2.48 174,012 San Luis Obispo 62,852 53.38 54,892 46.62 7,960 6.76 117,744 San Mateo 185,260 76.12 58,114 23.88 127,146 52.24 243,374 Santa Barbara 81,750 61.52 51,142 38.48 30,608 23.03 132,892 Santa Clara 376,952 71.36 151,279 28.64 225,673 42.72 528,231 Santa Cruz 80,071 77.85 22,784 22.15 57,287 55.70 102,855 Shasta 20,805 30.89 46,537 69.11 -25,732 -38.21 67,342 Sierra 569 37.02 968 62.98 -399 -25.96 1,537 Siskiyou 6,885 39.50 10,546 60.50 -3,661 -21.00 17,431 Solano 79,363 61.48 49,732 38.52 29,631 22.95 129,095 Sonoma 141,894 73.30 51,678 26.70 90,216 46.61 193,572 Stanislaus 57,261 44.83 70,472 55.17 -13,211 -10.34 127,733 Sutter 9,748 35.39 17,798 64.61 -8,050 -29.22 27,546 Tehama 5,680 27.91 14,673 72.09 -8,993 -44.19 20,353 Trinity 2,008 44.90 2,464 55.10 -456 -10.20 4,472 Tulare 34,930 38.72 55,271 61.28 -20,341 -22.55 90,201 Tuolumne 8,884 38.87 13,971 61.13 -5,087 -22.26 22,855 Ventura 155,057 56.00 121,850 44.00 33,207 11.99 276,907 Yolo 45,826 68.57 21,006 31.43 24,820 37.14 66,832 Yuba 7,007 36.15 12,377 63.85 -5,370 -27.70 19,384 Totals 6,559,308 60.89 4,212,450 39.11 2,346,858 21.79 10,771,758
CountyAlex Padilla DemocraticMark Meuser RepublicanMarginTotal votes
#%#%#%
Alameda379,77880.1094,32619.90285,45260.21474,104
Alpine37360.8524039.1513321.70613
Amador6,48235.4311,81464.57-5,332-29.1418,296
Butte33,27646.5738,18153.43-4,905-6.8671,457
Calaveras7,62836.3113,38263.69-5,754-27.3921,010
Colusa1,80233.023,65566.98-1,853-33.965,457
Contra Costa263,74869.48115,85330.52147,89538.96379,601
Del Norte3,37841.094,84258.91-1,464-17.818,220
El Dorado36,53041.8050,87158.20-14,341-16.4187,401
Fresno100,79246.82114,50453.18-13,712-6.37215,296
Glenn2,24328.835,53871.17-3,295-42.357,781
Humboldt30,60164.1417,10635.8613,49528.2947,707
Imperial17,76159.7611,96140.245,80019.5129,722
Inyo3,46147.283,85952.72-398-5.447,320
Kern73,52439.41113,05660.59-39,532-21.19186,580
Kings10,01037.7216,53162.28-6,521-24.5726,541
Lake10,14251.149,69048.864522.2819,832
Lassen1,88620.857,15879.15-5,272-58.299,044
Los Angeles1,647,82469.75714,55730.25933,26739.512,362,381
Madera13,86938.1422,49961.86-8,630-23.7336,368
Marin94,61281.0122,17218.9972,44062.03116,784
Mariposa3,04839.324,70460.68-1,656-21.367,752
Mendocino19,58965.5410,29834.469,29131.0929,887
Merced26,27348.6027,78851.40-1,515-2.8054,061
Modoc79823.902,54176.10-1,743-52.203,339
Mono2,57657.361,91542.6466114.724,491
Monterey67,04766.2634,14633.7432,90132.51101,193
Napa32,54666.3916,47433.6116,07232.7949,020
Nevada27,70755.4722,24444.535,46310.9449,951
Orange476,11849.42487,27250.58-11,154-1.16963,390
Placer77,21843.02102,29356.98-25,075-13.97179,511
Plumas3,37739.555,16160.45-1,784-20.898,538
Riverside286,79949.29295,10150.71-8,302-1.43581,900
Sacramento281,49459.85188,82240.1592,67219.70470,316
San Benito10,90156.568,37343.442,52813.1219,274
San Bernardino215,30548.68226,95151.32-11,646-2.63442,256
San Diego582,96657.48431,30342.52151,66314.951,014,269
San Francisco253,85685.5542,87114.45210,98571.10296,727
San Joaquin89,16851.2484,84448.764,3242.48174,012
San Luis Obispo62,85253.3854,89246.627,9606.76117,744
San Mateo185,26076.1258,11423.88127,14652.24243,374
Santa Barbara81,75061.5251,14238.4830,60823.03132,892
Santa Clara376,95271.36151,27928.64225,67342.72528,231
Santa Cruz80,07177.8522,78422.1557,28755.70102,855
Shasta20,80530.8946,53769.11-25,732-38.2167,342
Sierra56937.0296862.98-399-25.961,537
Siskiyou6,88539.5010,54660.50-3,661-21.0017,431
Solano79,36361.4849,73238.5229,63122.95129,095
Sonoma141,89473.3051,67826.7090,21646.61193,572
Stanislaus57,26144.8370,47255.17-13,211-10.34127,733
Sutter9,74835.3917,79864.61-8,050-29.2227,546
Tehama5,68027.9114,67372.09-8,993-44.1920,353
Trinity2,00844.902,46455.10-456-10.204,472
Tulare34,93038.7255,27161.28-20,341-22.5590,201
Tuolumne8,88438.8713,97161.13-5,087-22.2622,855
Ventura155,05756.00121,85044.0033,20711.99276,907
Yolo45,82668.5721,00631.4324,82037.1466,832
Yuba7,00736.1512,37763.85-5,370-27.7019,384
Totals6,559,30860.894,212,45039.112,346,85821.7910,771,758
Regular election
County Alex Padilla Democratic Mark Meuser Republican Margin Total votes # % # % # % Alameda 383,300 80.26 94,283 19.74 289,017 60.52 477,583 Alpine 372 60.78 240 39.22 132 21.57 612 Amador 6,522 35.37 11,917 64.63 -5,395 -29.26 18,439 Butte 33,467 46.71 38,183 53.29 -4,716 -6.58 71,650 Calaveras 7,649 36.31 13,415 63.69 -5,766 -27.37 21,064 Colusa 1,807 33.11 3,651 66.89 -1,844 -33.79 5,458 Contra Costa 267,331 69.72 116,122 30.28 151,209 39.43 383,453 Del Norte 3,400 41.20 4,852 58.80 -1,452 -17.60 8,252 El Dorado 36,669 41.81 51,025 58.19 -14,356 -16.37 87,694 Fresno 100,963 47.00 113,845 53.00 -12,882 -6.00 214,808 Glenn 2,234 28.52 5,600 71.48 -3,366 -42.97 7,834 Humboldt 30,612 64.17 17,096 35.83 13,516 28.33 47,708 Imperial 17,774 59.86 11,919 40.14 5,855 19.72 29,693 Inyo 3,488 47.35 3,878 52.65 -390 -5.29 7,366 Kern 73,784 39.41 113,432 60.59 -39,648 -21.18 187,216 Kings 10,067 37.85 16,533 62.15 -6,466 -24.31 26,600 Lake 10,138 50.93 9,769 49.07 369 1.85 19,907 Lassen 1,888 20.82 7,181 79.18 -5,293 -58.36 9,069 Los Angeles 1,670,306 70.00 715,913 30.00 954,393 40.00 2,386,219 Madera 14,018 38.37 22,514 61.63 -8,496 -23.26 36,532 Marin 95,496 81.05 22,326 18.95 73,170 62.10 117,822 Mariposa 3,050 39.34 4,703 60.66 -1,653 -21.32 7,753 Mendocino 19,745 65.49 10,406 34.51 9,339 30.97 30,151 Merced 26,755 48.96 27,893 51.04 -1,138 -2.08 54,648 Modoc 802 23.91 2,552 76.09 -1,750 -52.18 3,354 Mono 2,594 57.40 1,925 42.60 669 14.80 4,519 Monterey 67,153 66.37 34,026 33.63 33,127 32.74 101,179 Napa 32,651 66.36 16,549 33.64 16,102 32.73 49,200 Nevada 27,898 55.38 22,478 44.62 5,420 10.76 50,376 Orange 479,494 49.50 489,185 50.50 -9,691 -1.00 968,679 Placer 77,540 43.05 102,597 56.95 -25,057 -13.91 180,137 Plumas 3,405 39.79 5,153 60.21 -1,748 -20.43 8,558 Riverside 289,599 49.40 296,687 50.60 -7,088 -1.21 586,286 Sacramento 283,117 59.98 188,925 40.02 94,192 19.95 472,042 San Benito 11,016 56.83 8,368 43.17 2,648 13.66 19,384 San Bernardino 218,494 49.10 226,470 50.90 -7,976 -1.79 444,964 San Diego 586,284 57.57 432,027 42.43 154,257 15.15 1,018,311 San Francisco 254,756 85.65 42,699 14.35 212,057 71.29 297,455 San Joaquin 90,289 51.49 85,078 48.51 5,211 2.97 175,367 San Luis Obispo 63,076 53.38 55,087 46.62 7,989 6.76 118,163 San Mateo 186,891 76.37 57,825 23.63 129,066 52.74 244,716 Santa Barbara 82,255 61.57 51,339 38.43 30,916 23.14 133,594 Santa Clara 383,152 71.43 153,249 28.57 229,903 42.86 536,401 Santa Cruz 80,675 77.96 22,810 22.04 57,865 55.92 103,485 Shasta 20,805 30.80 46,750 69.20 -25,945 -38.41 67,555 Sierra 572 37.02 973 62.98 -401 -25.95 1,545 Siskiyou 6,892 39.39 10,607 60.61 -3,715 -21.23 17,499 Solano 80,317 61.90 49,443 38.10 30,874 23.79 129,760 Sonoma 143,197 73.37 51,982 26.63 91,215 46.73 195,179 Stanislaus 57,861 44.97 70,792 55.03 -12,931 -10.05 128,653 Sutter 9,797 35.47 17,827 64.53 -8,030 -29.07 27,624 Tehama 5,670 27.72 14,784 72.28 -9,114 -44.56 20,454 Trinity 2,019 44.80 2,488 55.20 -469 -10.41 4,507 Tulare 35,215 38.88 55,359 61.12 -20,144 -22.24 90,574 Tuolumne 8,932 38.92 14,016 61.08 -5,084 -22.15 22,948 Ventura 155,231 56.03 121,822 43.97 33,409 12.06 277,053 Yolo 46,094 68.68 21,022 31.32 25,072 37.36 67,116 Yuba 7,043 36.15 12,439 63.85 -5,396 -27.70 19,482 Totals 6,621,621 61.06 4,222,029 38.94 2,399,592 22.13 10,843,650
CountyAlex Padilla DemocraticMark Meuser RepublicanMarginTotal votes
#%#%#%
Alameda383,30080.2694,28319.74289,01760.52477,583
Alpine37260.7824039.2213221.57612
Amador6,52235.3711,91764.63-5,395-29.2618,439
Butte33,46746.7138,18353.29-4,716-6.5871,650
Calaveras7,64936.3113,41563.69-5,766-27.3721,064
Colusa1,80733.113,65166.89-1,844-33.795,458
Contra Costa267,33169.72116,12230.28151,20939.43383,453
Del Norte3,40041.204,85258.80-1,452-17.608,252
El Dorado36,66941.8151,02558.19-14,356-16.3787,694
Fresno100,96347.00113,84553.00-12,882-6.00214,808
Glenn2,23428.525,60071.48-3,366-42.977,834
Humboldt30,61264.1717,09635.8313,51628.3347,708
Imperial17,77459.8611,91940.145,85519.7229,693
Inyo3,48847.353,87852.65-390-5.297,366
Kern73,78439.41113,43260.59-39,648-21.18187,216
Kings10,06737.8516,53362.15-6,466-24.3126,600
Lake10,13850.939,76949.073691.8519,907
Lassen1,88820.827,18179.18-5,293-58.369,069
Los Angeles1,670,30670.00715,91330.00954,39340.002,386,219
Madera14,01838.3722,51461.63-8,496-23.2636,532
Marin95,49681.0522,32618.9573,17062.10117,822
Mariposa3,05039.344,70360.66-1,653-21.327,753
Mendocino19,74565.4910,40634.519,33930.9730,151
Merced26,75548.9627,89351.04-1,138-2.0854,648
Modoc80223.912,55276.09-1,750-52.183,354
Mono2,59457.401,92542.6066914.804,519
Monterey67,15366.3734,02633.6333,12732.74101,179
Napa32,65166.3616,54933.6416,10232.7349,200
Nevada27,89855.3822,47844.625,42010.7650,376
Orange479,49449.50489,18550.50-9,691-1.00968,679
Placer77,54043.05102,59756.95-25,057-13.91180,137
Plumas3,40539.795,15360.21-1,748-20.438,558
Riverside289,59949.40296,68750.60-7,088-1.21586,286
Sacramento283,11759.98188,92540.0294,19219.95472,042
San Benito11,01656.838,36843.172,64813.6619,384
San Bernardino218,49449.10226,47050.90-7,976-1.79444,964
San Diego586,28457.57432,02742.43154,25715.151,018,311
San Francisco254,75685.6542,69914.35212,05771.29297,455
San Joaquin90,28951.4985,07848.515,2112.97175,367
San Luis Obispo63,07653.3855,08746.627,9896.76118,163
San Mateo186,89176.3757,82523.63129,06652.74244,716
Santa Barbara82,25561.5751,33938.4330,91623.14133,594
Santa Clara383,15271.43153,24928.57229,90342.86536,401
Santa Cruz80,67577.9622,81022.0457,86555.92103,485
Shasta20,80530.8046,75069.20-25,945-38.4167,555
Sierra57237.0297362.98-401-25.951,545
Siskiyou6,89239.3910,60760.61-3,715-21.2317,499
Solano80,31761.9049,44338.1030,87423.79129,760
Sonoma143,19773.3751,98226.6391,21546.73195,179
Stanislaus57,86144.9770,79255.03-12,931-10.05128,653
Sutter9,79735.4717,82764.53-8,030-29.0727,624
Tehama5,67027.7214,78472.28-9,114-44.5620,454
Trinity2,01944.802,48855.20-469-10.414,507
Tulare35,21538.8855,35961.12-20,144-22.2490,574
Tuolumne8,93238.9214,01661.08-5,084-22.1522,948
Ventura155,23156.03121,82243.9733,40912.06277,053
Yolo46,09468.6821,02231.3225,07237.3667,116
Yuba7,04336.1512,43963.85-5,396-27.7019,482
Totals6,621,62161.064,222,02938.942,399,59222.1310,843,650

By congressional district

Padilla won 42 of 52 congressional districts in the special and regular elections, including two that elected Republicans.

DistrictPadillaMeuserRepresentative
1st36%64%Doug LaMalfa
2nd73%27%Jared Huffman
3rd46%54%Kevin Kiley
4th66%34%Mike Thompson
5th40%60%Tom McClintock
6th57%43%Ami Bera
7th66%34%Doris Matsui
8th75%25%John Garamendi
9th51%49%Josh Harder
10th66%34%Mark DeSaulnier
11th86%14%Nancy Pelosi
12th91%9%Barbara Lee
13th49%51%John Duarte
14th70%30%Eric Swalwell
15th77%23%Jackie Speier (117th Congress)
Kevin Mullin (118th Congress)
16th74%26%Anna Eshoo
17th71%29%Ro Khanna
18th68%32%Zoe Lofgren
19th67%33%Jimmy Panetta
20th32%68%Kevin McCarthy
21st53%47%Jim Costa
22nd51%49%David Valadao
23rd41%59%Jay Obernolte
24th61%39%Salud Carbajal
25th55%45%Raul Ruiz
26th55%45%Julia Brownley
27th51%49%Mike Garcia
28th65%35%Judy Chu
29th76%24%Tony Cárdenas
30th77%23%Adam Schiff
31st61%39%Grace Napolitano
32nd69%31%Brad Sherman
33rd57%43%Pete Aguilar
34th83%17%Jimmy Gomez
35th57%43%Norma Torres
36th69%31%Ted Lieu
37th86%14%Karen Bass (117th Congress)
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (118th Congress)
38th60%40%Linda Sánchez
39th56%44%Mark Takano
40th46%54%Young Kim
41st47%53%Ken Calvert
42nd69%31%Lucille Roybal-Allard (117th Congress)
Robert Garcia (118th Congress)
43rd80%20%Maxine Waters
44th72%28%Nanette Barragán
45th49%51%Michelle Steel
46th61%39%Lou Correa
47th51%49%Katie Porter
48th40%60%Darrell Issa
49th52%48%Mike Levin
50th63%37%Scott Peters
51st61%39%Sara Jacobs
52nd65%35%Juan Vargas

See also

Notes

External links

Official campaign websites