2022 California Secretary of State election
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The 2022 California Secretary of State election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next Secretary of State of California. Incumbent Democrat Shirley Weber was appointed to the position in December 2020 by governor Gavin Newsom after Newsom appointed incumbent secretary of state Alex Padilla to succeed Kamala Harris as California's junior U.S. senator. Weber is eligible to seek re-election.
Candidates[]
Declared[]
Candidates in the following table have declared and not withdrawn their candidacies with the secretary of state.[1]
Candidate | Party | Prior positions | |
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Republican | 36th Senate district State Senator | |
Gary N. Blenner | Green | ||
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Democratic | 35th Senate district State Senator | |
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Democratic | 80th Assembly district State Assemblywoman | |
Rachel Hamm | Republican | Author, YouTuber[2] | |
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Democratic | 28th Assembly district State Assemblyman | |
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Democratic | member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors | |
Jason Paletta | Republican | ||
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Democratic | 6th Senate district State Senator | |
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No qualified party preference (American Solidarity)[note 1] | software engineer, author of open source voting software[6] |
Potential[]
- Shirley Weber, incumbent secretary of state
Endorsements[]
Shirley Weber (D)
- Organizations
- Equality California[7]
- Stonewall Democrats[8]
- California Teachers Association[9]
General election[]
Predictions[]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] | Safe D | December 1, 2021 |
Notes[]
- ^ Silveira will be listed on the ballot as "no party preference" and listed in the official Voter Information Guide as "no qualified party preference" because the party with which Silveira is registered, the American Solidarity Party, does not have ballot access yet. The party is attempting to qualify for ballot access.[3][4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Candidates & Elected Officials". California Secretary of State. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Floyd, Lauren (27 October 2021). "God apparently told Rachel Hamm Trump left office 'because he's a good father,' not because he lost". www.dailykos.com. Daily Kos. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Winger, Richard (August 18, 2021). "California Secretary of State Makes a Tiny Concession to Unqualified Parties in the Official Voter Information Guide". Ballot Access News. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Black, SaVannah. "Political Body: American Solidarity Party" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Weber, Shirley. "California Gubernatorial Recall Election Official Voter Information Guide" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "American Solidarity Party GitHub Repository". GitHub. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Garrett-Pate, Samuel (11 January 2022). "Equality California Endorses Secretary of State Dr. Shirley N. Weber". www.eqca.org. Equality California. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Endorsements". www.stonewalldems.org. Stonewall Democrats. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "2022 June Primary Election Candidate Recommendations".
- ^ "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
External links[]
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