2022 California's 22nd congressional district special election

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2022 California's 22nd congressional district special election

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California's 22nd congressional district

U.S. Representative before election

Devin Nunes
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

TBD

The 2022 California's 22nd congressional district special election is an upcoming special election. The seat became vacant when incumbent Republican representative Devin Nunes resigned on January 1, 2022, to become the CEO of the Trump Media & Technology Group.[1]

Governor Gavin Newsom scheduled the special election for June 7, 2022, with the primary election on April 5, 2022.[2] The election will be held using a nonpartisan blanket primary, where all candidates will run in the same primary and, if no candidate receives a majority of votes, the top-two candidates will advance to the general election.[3]

Nonpartisan blanket primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

  • Connie Conway (Republican), former Minority Leader of the California State Assembly and small business owner[4]
  • Eric Garcia (Democratic), U.S. Marine Corps veteran, therapist and candidate for this district in 2020[5]
  • Elizabeth Heng (Republican), candidate for California's 16th congressional district in 2018, former U.S. House staffer and small business owner[6]
  • Lourin Hubbard (Democratic), operations manager at the California Department of Water Resources[5][7]
  • Michael Maher (Republican), aviation business owner[8]
  • Matt Stoll (Republican), small business owner[8]


Candidates[a]

Disqualified[]

  • John Estrada (Republican), businessman and perennial candidate[4]
  • Noah Junio (American Independent)[8]

Withdrawn[]

  • Phil Arballo (Democratic), financial advisor and candidate for this district in 2020[5][9][10]
  • Andreas Borgeas (Republican), state senator from the 8th district[5][11]
  • Nathan Magsig (Republican), Fresno County supervisor[12][13]

Declined[]

  • Mike Boudreaux (Republican), Tulare County sheriff[14][15] (endorsed Magsig)[4]
  • Steve Brandau (Republican), Fresno County supervisor[16][1][15]
  • Luis Chavez (Democratic), Fresno city councilor[16]
  • Jerry Dyer (Republican), mayor of Fresno[16]
  • Shannon Grove (Republican), state senator from the 16th district and former Minority Leader of the California Senate (running for re-election)[17][14][18]
  • Melissa Hurtado (Democratic), state senator from the 14th district (running for re-election)[16][1][19]
  • Devon Mathis (Republican), state assemblyman from the 26th district (running for re-election)[16][1][20]
  • Margaret Mims (Republican), Fresno County sheriff[16]
  • Jim Patterson (Republican), state assemblyman from the 23rd district (running for re-election; endorsed Magsig)[16][17][21]
  • Lisa Smittcamp (Republican), Fresno County District Attorney[16]
  • Pete Vander Poel III (Republican), Tulare County supervisor[16]
  • Tim Ward (Republican), Tulare County District Attorney[16]
  • Bob Whalen (Republican), Clovis city councilor[16]

Endorsements[]

Nathan Magsig (R) (withdrawn)
State legislators
Declined to endorse
U.S. Representative

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[23] Likely R December 7, 2021
Inside Elections[24] Likely R March 4, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[25] Likely R February 23, 2022

Results[]

2022 California's 22nd congressional district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Connie Conway
Democratic Eric Garcia
Republican Elizabeth Heng
Democratic Lourin Hubbard
Republican Michael Maher
Republican Matt Stoll
Total votes

See also[]

  • 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
  • 2022 United States elections
  • 117th United States Congress
  • List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

Notes[]

  1. ^ 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.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Korte, Lara (December 6, 2021). "Devin Nunes' retirement could mean an opening for California Democrats. Who might run?". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Brassil, Gillian (January 9, 2022). "These 5 candidates want a shot at Devin Nunes' seat, even if it lasts only 6 months". www.fresnobee.com. The Fresno Bee. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Elections Code Division 10 Part 6 Chapter 1". California Legislative Information. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Conway Runs for Nunes' Seat. Clue Points to State Senate Bid for Soria". January 14, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d Miller, Thaddeus (December 11, 2021). "With Devin Nunes set to leave Congress, here's the field of potential candidates so far". www.fresnobee.com. The Fresno Bee. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  6. ^ Taub, David (December 17, 2021). "Heng Enters House Race Even as the Lines Keep Changing". www.gvwire.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  7. ^ Taub, David (December 8, 2021). "First Confirmed Candidate Emerges in GOP Bid to Hold Nunes' House Seat". GV Wire. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c Taub, David (January 29, 2022). "Who Will Replace Nunes? GOP Holds Congressional Forum Tuesday". GV Wire. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "Phil Arballo announces run for Congress, adding name to growing list trying to replace Devin Nunes". ABC30. December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  10. ^ Brassil, Gillian (January 20, 2022). "Former Devin Nunes challenger announces new plan for 2022, targets open congressional seat". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  11. ^ Taub, David (January 6, 2022). "Borgeas Won't Run for Congress, Mulls State Senate Re-election Options". www.gvwire.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  12. ^ Walker, Justin (December 8, 2021). "Nathan Magsig announces candidacy for Congress". www.yourcentralvalley.com. KSEE. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  13. ^ Ward, James (January 31, 2022). "Candidate to replace Devin Nunes drops out of race, making GOP's Conway clear frontrunner". Visalia Times Delta. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  14. ^ a b Taub, David (December 14, 2021). "Soria Considering Assembly Run. Tulare Sheriff Boudreaux for Congress?". GV Wire. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  15. ^ a b Taub, David (January 10, 2022). "Why Newsom Picked the Last Date to Fill Nunes' Vacancy". www.gvwire.com. GV Wire. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Taub, David (December 8, 2021). "First Confirmed Candidate Emerges in GOP Bid to Hold Nunes' House Seat". www.gvwire.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  17. ^ a b Mehta, Seema; Haberkorn, Jennifer (December 6, 2021). "California Rep. Devin Nunes leaving Congress to head Trump social media group". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  18. ^ Taub, David (December 22, 2021). "Borgeas' Choices: Run vs. Grove or McClintock?". GV Wire. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  19. ^ Taub, David (December 29, 2021). "Hurtado Will Run Against Caballero in Dem Battle Royale". www.gvwire.com. GV Wire. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  20. ^ Taub, David (December 21, 2021). "Costa Will Run for Re-election in New Fresno-Centric District". GV Wire. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  21. ^ a b Gligich, Daniel (December 14, 2021). "Jim Patterson opts against Congressional bid, backs Magsig to replace Nunes". The San Joaquin Valley Sun. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  22. ^ Taub, David (January 13, 2022). "Nunes Talks About His Trump CEO Job, Won't Endorse in Race for Successor". www.gvwire.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  23. ^ Dave Wasserman (December 7, 2021). "Nunes Resignation Doesn't Change 2022 House Math". Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  24. ^ Gonzalez, Nathan L. (March 4, 2022). "California 22 Special: Short Term Assignment". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  25. ^ Kondik, Kyle (February 23, 2022). "Notes on the State of Politics: Feb. 23, 2022". Retrieved February 23, 2022.

External links[]

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