Voters in California elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline was March 11, 2022.

The election filled the Class III Senate seat held by Alex Padilla (D), who first took office in 2021 after Kamala Harris (D) was elected vice president.

There was also a special election to fill the remainder of the term Harris won in 2016, ending in January 2023. Click here for more on that race.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. Senate in 2022. Democrats retained their majority and gained one net seat, with the Senate's post-election partisan balance at 51 Democrats and 49 Republicans.

Thirty-five of 100 seats were up for election, including one special election.^[1] At the time of the election, Democrats had an effective majority, with the chamber split 50-50 and Vice President Kamala Harris (D) having the tie-breaking vote.^[2] Of the seats up for election in 2022, Democrats held 14 and Republicans held 21.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

United States Senate election in California, 2022 (June 7 top-two primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. Senate California

Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Alex Padilla (D)	61.1	6,621,621
	Mark Meuser (R)	38.9	4,222,029

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,843,650
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on June 7, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Alex Padilla (D)	54.1	3,725,544
✔	Mark Meuser (R)	14.9	1,028,374
	Cordie Williams (R)	6.9	474,321
	Jonathan Elist (R)	4.2	289,716
	Chuck Smith (R)	3.9	266,766
	James P. Bradley (R)	3.4	235,788
	Douglas Howard Pierce (D)	1.7	116,771
	John Thompson Parker (Peace and Freedom Party)	1.5	105,477
	Sarah Sun Liew (R)	1.1	76,994
	Dan O'Dowd (D)	1.1	74,916
	Akinyemi Agbede (D)	1.0	70,971
	Myron Hall (R)	1.0	66,161
	Timothy Ursich Jr. (D)	0.8	58,348
	Robert Lucero (R)	0.8	53,398
	James Henry Conn (G)	0.5	35,983
	Eleanor Garcia (Independent)	0.5	34,625
	Carlos Guillermo Tapia (R)	0.5	33,870
	Pamela Elizondo (G)	0.5	31,981
	Enrique Petris (R)	0.5	31,883
	Obaidul Huq Pirjada (D)	0.4	27,889
	Daphne Bradford (Independent)	0.4	26,900
	Don Grundmann (Independent)	0.1	10,181
	Deon Jenkins (Independent)	0.1	6,936
	Mark Ruzon (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	206
	Lily Zhou (R) (Write-in)	0.0	58
	Irene Ratliff (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	7
	Marc Roth (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	1

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,884,065
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Chloe Hollett-Billingsley (D)
Dhruva Herle (D)
Chris Theodore (D)
Ernest Taylor (D)
B. John-Michael Williams (Independent)
Marie Encar Arnold (D)
Peter Yuan Liu (R)
Brian Ainsworth (R)
Yvonne Girard (R)
Elizabeth Heng (R)
Erik Urbina (R)
Denard Ingram (D)
Ellerton Whitney (L)
Danny Fabricant (R)
Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Independent)
Paul Gutierrez (R)
Mary Glory Thach (Independent)

Results analysis

Echelon Insights, a polling and data analysis firm, published an analysis deck called Split Ticket Atlas: Comparative Republican Presidential, Gubernatorial, and Senate Candidate Performance, 2020-2022 in March 2023. The report compared the performance of Republican candidates in 2022 statewide elections. Click here to view the full analysis.

This analysis found that, compared to 2022 gubernatorial candidate Brian Dahle (R), Meuser received 409,294 fewer votes. The largest differences were in Los Angeles (104,516) and San Diego (36,456) counties. Meuser came closest to Dahle's vote total in Inyo County (312 votes).

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Voting information

See also: Voting in California

Election information in California: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 24, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 24, 2022
Online: Oct. 24, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 1, 2022
Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 10, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

No candidate in this race has completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Ballotpedia is seeking 100 percent participation so voters can learn more about all the candidates on their ballots.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[3] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[4] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Alex Padilla	Democratic Party	$12,026,093	$4,572,867	$7,453,227	As of December 31, 2022
Akinyemi Agbede	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Obaidul Huq Pirjada	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Dan O'Dowd	Democratic Party	$7,679,667	$7,550,359	$129,308	As of December 31, 2022
Douglas Howard Pierce	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Timothy Ursich Jr.	Democratic Party	$15,737	$1,727	$14,011	As of December 31, 2022
James P. Bradley	Republican Party	$157,784	$157,700	$85	As of December 31, 2022
Jonathan Elist	Republican Party	$516,699	$516,699	$0	As of June 30, 2022
Myron Hall	Republican Party	$106,056	$104,086	$1,969	As of December 31, 2022
Sarah Sun Liew	Republican Party	$136,900	$137,983	$20	As of December 31, 2022
Robert Lucero	Republican Party	$13,831	$10,087	$3,372	As of June 30, 2022
Mark Meuser	Republican Party	$1,052,437	$1,032,274	$20,163	As of December 31, 2022
Enrique Petris	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Chuck Smith	Republican Party	$24,673	$24,673	$0	As of September 17, 2022
Carlos Guillermo Tapia	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Cordie Williams	Republican Party	$361,394	$361,162	$232	As of December 31, 2022
Lily Zhou	Republican Party	$31,742	$29,492	$223	As of July 6, 2022
James Henry Conn	Green Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Pamela Elizondo	Green Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Irene Ratliff	No party preference	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Marc Roth	No party preference	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Mark Ruzon	No party preference	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
John Thompson Parker	Peace and Freedom Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Daphne Bradford	Independent	$10,064	$10,899	$-835	As of October 31, 2022
Eleanor Garcia	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Don Grundmann	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Deon Jenkins	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[5]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in California, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in California in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in California, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
California	U.S. Senate	All candidates	65-100	$3,480.00	3/11/2022	Source

Election history

2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate California

Incumbent Dianne Feinstein defeated Kevin de León in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Dianne Feinstein (D)	54.2	6,019,422
	Kevin de León (D)	45.8	5,093,942

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,113,364
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on June 5, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Dianne Feinstein (D)	44.2	2,947,035
✔	Kevin de León (D)	12.1	805,446
	James P. Bradley (R)	8.3	556,252
	Arun Bhumitra (R)	5.3	350,815
	Paul Taylor (R)	4.9	323,533
	Erin Cruz (R)	4.0	267,494
	Tom Palzer (R)	3.1	205,183
	Alison Hartson (D)	2.2	147,061
	Roque De La Fuente (R)	2.0	135,278
	Pat Harris (D)	1.9	126,947
	John Crew (R)	1.4	93,806
	Patrick Little (R)	1.3	89,867
	Kevin Mottus (R)	1.3	87,646
	Jerry Laws (R)	1.0	67,140
	Derrick Michael Reid (L)	0.9	59,999
	Adrienne Nicole Edwards (D)	0.8	56,172
	Douglas Howard Pierce (D)	0.6	42,671
	Mario Nabliba (R)	0.6	39,209
	David Hildebrand (D)	0.5	30,305
	Donnie Turner (D)	0.5	30,101
	Herbert Peters (D)	0.4	27,468
	David Moore (Independent)	0.4	24,614
	Ling Shi (Independent)	0.4	23,506
	John Thompson Parker (Peace and Freedom Party)	0.3	22,825
	Lee Olson (Independent)	0.3	20,393
	Gerald Plummer (D)	0.3	18,234
	Jason Hanania (Independent)	0.3	18,171
	Don Grundmann (Independent)	0.2	15,125
	Colleen Shea Fernald (Independent)	0.2	13,536
	Rash Bihari Ghosh (Independent)	0.2	12,557
	Tim Gildersleeve (Independent)	0.1	8,482
	Michael Fahmy Girgis (Independent)	0.0	2,986

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 6,669,857
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

See also: United States Senate election in California, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated California's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. California's U.S. Senate seat was open following the retirement of incumbent Barbara Boxer (D). Thirty-four candidates filed to run to replace Boxer, including seven Democrats, 12 Republicans, and 15 third-party candidates. Two Democrats, Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez, defeated the other 32 candidates to advance to the general election. Harris won the general election.^[9]^[10]

**U.S. Senate, California General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kamala Harris	61.6%	7,542,753
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez	38.4%	4,710,417
Total Votes				12,253,170
Source: California Secretary of State

**U.S. Senate, California Primary, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kamala Harris	40.2%	3,000,689
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez	19%	1,416,203
	Republican	Duf Sundheim	7.8%	584,251
	Republican	Phil Wyman	4.7%	352,821
	Republican	Tom Del Beccaro	4.3%	323,614
	Republican	Greg Conlon	3.1%	230,944
	Democratic	Steve Stokes	2.3%	168,805
	Republican	George Yang	1.5%	112,055
	Republican	Karen Roseberry	1.5%	110,557
	Republican	Tom Palzer	1.2%	93,263
	Libertarian	Gail Lightfoot	1.3%	99,761
	Republican	Ron Unz	1.2%	92,325
	Democratic	Massie Munroe	0.8%	61,271
	Green	Pamela Elizondo	1.3%	95,677
	Republican	Don Krampe	0.9%	69,635
	Republican	Jarrell Williamson	0.9%	64,120
	Independent	Elanor Garcia	0.9%	65,084
	Republican	Von Hougo	0.9%	63,609
	Democratic	President Cristina Grappo	0.8%	63,330
	Republican	Jerry Laws	0.7%	53,023
	Libertarian	Mark Matthew Herd	0.6%	41,344
	Independent	Ling Ling Shi	0.5%	35,196
	Peace and Freedom	John Parker	0.3%	22,374
	Democratic	Herbert Peters	0.4%	32,638
	Democratic	Emory Rodgers	0.4%	31,485
	Independent	Mike Beitiks	0.4%	31,450
	Independent	Clive Grey	0.4%	29,418
	Independent	Jason Hanania	0.4%	27,715
	Independent	Paul Merritt	0.3%	24,031
	Independent	Jason Kraus	0.3%	19,318
	Independent	Don Grundmann	0.2%	15,317
	Independent	Scott Vineberg	0.2%	11,843
	Independent	Tim Gildersleeve	0.1%	9,798
	Independent	Gar Myers	0.1%	8,726
Total Votes				7,461,690
Source: California Secretary of State

2012

See also: United States Senate elections in California, 2012

On November 6, 2012, Dianne Feinstein won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Elizabeth Emken (R) in the general election.

**U.S. Senate, California General Election, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dianne Feinstein Incumbent	62.5%	7,864,624
	Republican	Elizabeth Emken	37.5%	4,713,887
Total Votes				12,578,511
Source: California Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

**United States Senate Primary, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dianne Feinstein Incumbent	49.3%	2,392,822
	Republican	Elizabeth Emken	12.6%	613,613
	Republican	Dan Hughes	6.7%	323,840
	Republican	Rick Williams	3.3%	157,946
	Republican	Orly Taitz	3.2%	154,781
	Republican	Dennis Jackson	2.8%	137,120
	Republican	Greg Conlon	2.8%	135,421
	Republican	Al Ramirez	2.3%	109,399
	Libertarian	Gail K. Lightfoot	2.1%	101,648
	Democratic	Diane Stewart	2%	97,782
	Democratic	Mike Strimling	2%	97,024
	Democratic	David Alex Levitt	1.6%	76,482
	Republican	Oscar Alejandro Braun	1.6%	75,842
	Peace and Freedom	Marsha Feinland	1.2%	57,720
	Republican	Robert Lauten	1.2%	56,524
	Democratic	Colleen Shea Fernald	1.1%	51,623
	Republican	Donald Krampe	0.8%	39,035
	American Independent	Don J. Grundmann	0.7%	33,037
	Republican	Dirk Allen Konopik	0.6%	29,997
	Republican	John Boruff	0.6%	29,357
	Democratic	Nak Shah	0.6%	27,203
	Republican	Rogelio T. Gloria	0.5%	22,529
	Republican	Nachum Shifren	0.4%	21,762
	Peace and Freedom	Kabiruddin Karim Ali	0.3%	12,269
	Republican	Linda R. Price (write-in)	0%	25
Total Votes				4,854,801
Source: https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-primary/pdf/2012-complete-sov.pdf

Election analysis

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Election details
	Filing deadline: March 11, 2022
	Primary: June 7, 2022; General: November 8, 2022; Pre-election incumbent:; Alex Padilla (Democratic)
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Voting in California
Race ratings
	Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic; Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
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	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
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See also: Presidential voting trends in California and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for California, 2022
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
California's 1st	Doug LaMalfa	Republican	R+12
California's 2nd	Jared Huffman	Democratic	D+23
California's 3rd	Open	Republican	R+4
California's 4th	Mike Thompson	Democratic	D+17
California's 5th	Tom McClintock	Republican	R+9
California's 6th	Ami Bera	Democratic	D+7
California's 7th	Doris Matsui	Democratic	D+17
California's 8th	John Garamendi	Democratic	D+26
California's 9th	Josh Harder	Democratic	D+5
California's 10th	Mark DeSaulnier	Democratic	D+18
California's 11th	Nancy Pelosi	Democratic	D+37
California's 12th	Barbara Lee	Democratic	D+40
California's 13th	Open	Democratic	D+4
California's 14th	Eric Swalwell	Democratic	D+22
California's 15th	Open	Democratic	D+28
California's 16th	Anna Eshoo	Democratic	D+26
California's 17th	Ro Khanna	Democratic	D+23
California's 18th	Zoe Lofgren	Democratic	D+21
California's 19th	Jimmy Panetta	Democratic	D+18
California's 20th	Kevin McCarthy	Republican	R+16
California's 21st	Jim Costa	Democratic	D+9
California's 22nd	David Valadao	Republican	D+5
California's 23rd	Jay Obernolte	Republican	R+8
California's 24th	Salud Carbajal	Democratic	D+13
California's 25th	Raul Ruiz	Democratic	D+6
California's 26th	Julia Brownley	Democratic	D+8
California's 27th	Mike Garcia	Republican	D+4
California's 28th	Judy Chu	Democratic	D+16
California's 29th	Tony Cardenas	Democratic	D+26
California's 30th	Adam Schiff	Democratic	D+23
California's 31st	Grace Napolitano	Democratic	D+15
California's 32nd	Brad Sherman	Democratic	D+20
California's 33rd	Pete Aguilar	Democratic	D+12
California's 34th	Jimmy Gomez	Democratic	D+32
California's 35th	Norma Torres	Democratic	D+13
California's 36th	Ted Lieu	Democratic	D+21
California's 37th	Open	Democratic	D+37
California's 38th	Linda Sanchez	Democratic	D+14
California's 39th	Mark Takano	Democratic	D+12
California's 40th	Young Kim	Republican	R+2
California's 41st	Ken Calvert	Republican	R+3
California's 42nd	Open	Democratic	D+22
California's 43rd	Maxine Waters	Democratic	D+32
California's 44th	Nanette Barragan	Democratic	D+24
California's 45th	Michelle Steel	Republican	D+2
California's 46th	Lou Correa	Democratic	D+15
California's 47th	Katie Porter	Democratic	D+3
California's 48th	Darrell Issa	Republican	R+9
California's 49th	Mike Levin	Democratic	D+3
California's 50th	Scott Peters	Democratic	D+14
California's 51st	Sara Jacobs	Democratic	D+12
California's 52nd	Juan Vargas	Democratic	D+18

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, California^[11]
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
California's 1st	39.2%	58.3%
California's 2nd	73.5%	24.0%
California's 3rd	47.9%	49.7%
California's 4th	67.1%	30.5%
California's 5th	42.7%	55.0%
California's 6th	57.9%	39.4%
California's 7th	67.4%	30.3%
California's 8th	76.0%	22.0%
California's 9th	55.2%	42.6%
California's 10th	68.6%	29.3%
California's 11th	86.3%	11.7%
California's 12th	89.3%	8.6%
California's 13th	54.3%	43.4%
California's 14th	71.7%	26.2%
California's 15th	77.7%	20.4%
California's 16th	75.4%	22.4%
California's 17th	72.7%	25.3%
California's 18th	71.0%	26.9%
California's 19th	68.7%	29.1%
California's 20th	36.4%	61.3%
California's 21st	59.1%	38.8%
California's 22nd	55.3%	42.3%
California's 23rd	43.9%	53.7%
California's 24th	63.3%	34.3%
California's 25th	56.7%	41.4%
California's 26th	58.9%	39.0%
California's 27th	55.1%	42.7%
California's 28th	66.1%	31.9%
California's 29th	74.5%	23.2%
California's 30th	72.2%	26.0%
California's 31st	64.5%	33.4%
California's 32nd	69.5%	28.7%
California's 33rd	61.5%	36.2%
California's 34th	81.0%	16.7%
California's 35th	62.7%	35.1%
California's 36th	71.0%	26.9%
California's 37th	85.7%	12.4%
California's 38th	64.1%	33.9%
California's 39th	62.0%	35.8%
California's 40th	49.9%	48.0%
California's 41st	48.6%	49.7%
California's 42nd	71.7%	25.9%
California's 43rd	80.8%	17.0%
California's 44th	72.9%	24.7%
California's 45th	52.1%	46.0%
California's 46th	64.1%	33.7%
California's 47th	54.5%	43.4%
California's 48th	42.7%	55.0%
California's 49th	54.6%	43.2%
California's 50th	65.4%	32.2%
California's 51st	62.5%	35.2%
California's 52nd	67.4%	30.5%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 83.3% of Californians lived in one of the state's 31 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 8.3% lived in one of two Trending Democratic counties: Nevada and Orange. Overall, California was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in California following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

California county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Democratic	31	83.3%
Trending Democratic	2	8.3%
Solid Republican	23	7.8%
New Democratic	2	0.6%
Total voted Democratic	35	92.2%
Total voted Republican	23	7.8%

Historical voting trends

California presidential election results (1900-2020)

15 Democratic wins
15 Republican wins
1 other win

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	P^[12]	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from California

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in California.

U.S. Senate election results in California
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	54.2%	45.8%
2016	61.8%	38.2%
2012	62.5%	37.5%
2010	52.1%	42.5%
2006	59.4%	35.2%
Average	58.0	39.8

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of California

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in California.

Gubernatorial election results in California
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	61.9%	38.1%
2014	60.0%	40.0%
2010	53.8%	40.9%
2006	55.9%	38.9%
2003	48.6%	31.5%
Average	56.0	37.9

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of California's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from California, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	42	44
Republican	0	11	11
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	53	55

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in California's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in California, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant Governor	Eleni Kounalakis
Secretary of State	Shirley Weber
Attorney General	Rob Bonta

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the California State Legislature as of November 2022.

California State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	31
	Republican Party	9
	Vacancies	0
Total		40

California State Assembly

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	60
	Republican Party	19
	Independent	1
	Vacancies	0
Total		80

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, California was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

California Party Control: 1992-2022
Seventeen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Assembly	D	D	D	S	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in California and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for California
	California	United States
Population	37,253,956	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	155,857	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	59.7%	72.5%
Black/African American	5.8%	12.7%
Asian	14.5%	5.5%
Native American	0.8%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more	4.9%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	39%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	83.3%	88%
College graduation rate	33.9%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$75,235	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	13.4%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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Footnotes

↑ The special Senate election in California was for the same seat up for regular election. There were, then, 36 total Senate elections for 35 total seats.
↑ Two independents who caucus with Democrats are included with Democrats in the 50-50 split count.
↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022
↑ Progressive Party

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California's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Laphonza Butler (D)

Alex Padilla (D)

Representatives

District 1

Doug LaMalfa (R)

District 2

Jared Huffman (D)

District 3

Kevin Kiley (R)

District 4

Mike Thompson (D)

District 5

Tom McClintock (R)

District 6

Ami Bera (D)

District 7

Doris Matsui (D)

District 8

John Garamendi (D)

District 9

Josh Harder (D)

District 10

Mark DeSaulnier (D)

District 11

Nancy Pelosi (D)

District 12

Barbara Lee (D)

District 13

John Duarte (R)

District 14

Eric Swalwell (D)

District 15

Kevin Mullin (D)

District 16

Anna Eshoo (D)

District 17

Ro Khanna (D)

District 18

Zoe Lofgren (D)

District 19

Jimmy Panetta (D)

District 20

Vacant

District 21

Jim Costa (D)

District 22

David Valadao (R)

District 23

Jay Obernolte (R)

District 24

Salud Carbajal (D)

District 25

Raul Ruiz (D)

District 26

Julia Brownley (D)

District 27

Mike Garcia (R)

District 28

Judy Chu (D)

District 29

Tony Cárdenas (D)

District 30

Adam Schiff (D)

District 31

Grace Napolitano (D)

District 32

Brad Sherman (D)

District 33

Pete Aguilar (D)

District 34

Jimmy Gomez (D)

District 35

Norma Torres (D)

District 36

Ted Lieu (D)

District 37

Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)

District 38

Linda Sánchez (D)

District 39

Mark Takano (D)

District 40

Young Kim (R)

District 41

Ken Calvert (R)

District 42

Robert Garcia (D)

District 43

Maxine Waters (D)

District 44

Nanette Barragán (D)

District 45

Michelle Steel (R)

District 46

Lou Correa (D)

District 47

Katie Porter (D)

District 48

Darrell Issa (R)

District 49

Mike Levin (D)

District 50

Scott Peters (D)

District 51

Sara Jacobs (D)

District 52

Juan Vargas (D)

Democratic Party (42)

Republican Party (11)

Vacancies (1)

[1] The special Senate election in California was for the same seat up for regular election. There were, then, 36 total Senate elections for 35 total seats.

[2] Two independents who caucus with Democrats are included with Democrats in the 50-50 split count.

[3] Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.

[4] Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022

[5] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[6] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[7] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[8] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

[list-9] California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016

[primary16-10] The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016

[11] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022

[12] Progressive Party

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