Candidates
Below are the candidates for the November 8, 2022 General Election. List will be updated if new information becomes available.
For San Leandro local elections please visit the City Clerk Election Information Page
Statewide Primary Election:
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Secretary of State
- Controller
- Treasurer
- Attorney General
- Insurance Commissioner
- Board of Equalization, District 2
- United States Senator, Full Term
- United States Senator, Partial/Unexpired Term
- United States Representative, 12th Congressional District
- United States Representative, 14th Congressional District
- State Assembly, 20th District
- Superior Court Judges
- State Superintendent of Public Instruction
County Primary Election:
Statewide Elections
Governor
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name.
* Asterisk indicate incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Party Preference | Official Website |
| Brian Dahle | Republican | Campaign Website |
| *Gavin Newsom | Democratic | Campaign Website |
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name.
* Asterisk indicate incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Party Preference | Official Website |
| Angela Underwood Jacobs | Republican | Campaign Website |
| *Eleni Kounalakis | Democratic | Campaign Website |
Secretary of State
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name.
* Asterisk indicates incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Party Preference | Official Website |
| Rob Bernosky | Republican | Campaign Website |
| *Shirley N. Weber | Democratic | Campaign Website |
Controller
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name.
* Asterisk indicates incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Party Preference | Official Website |
| Lanhee Chen | Republican | Campaign Website |
| Malia M. Cohen | Democratic | Campaign Website |
Treasurer
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name.
* Asterisk indicates incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Party Preference | Official Website |
| Jack M. Guerrero | Republican | Campaign Website |
| *Fiona Ma | Democratic | Campaign Website |
Attorney General
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name.
* Asterisk indicates incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Party Preference | Official Website |
| Rob Bonta | Democratic | Campaign Website |
| Nathan Hochman | Republican | Campaign Website |
Insurance Commissioner
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name.
* Asterisk indicates incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Party Preference | Official Website |
| Robert Howell | Republican | Campaign Website |
| *Ricardo Lara | Democratic | Campaign Website |
Board of Equalization, 2nd District
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name.
* Asterisk indicates incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Party Preference | Official Website |
| Sally J. Lieber | Democratic | Campaign Website |
| Peter Coe Verbica | Republican | Campaign Website |
United States Senator, Full Term (6 years)
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name.
* Asterisk indicates incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Party Preference | Official Website |
| Mark P. Meuser | Republican | Campaign Website |
| Alex Padilla | Democratic | Campaign Website |
United States Senator, Partial Term (term ends 01/03/2023 - term vacated by VP Kamala Harris)
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name.
* Asterisk indicates incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Party Preference | Official Website |
| Mark P. Meuser | Republican | Campaign Website |
| *Alex Padilla | Democratic | Campaign Website |
U.S. Representative, 12th Congressional District
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name.
* Asterisk indicates incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Party Preference | Official Website |
| *Barbara Lee | Democratic | Campaign Website |
| Stephen Slauson | Republican | No official campaign website |
U.S. Representative, 14th Congressional District
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name.
* Asterisk indicates incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Party Preference | Official Website |
| Alison Hayden | Republican | Campaign Website |
| *Eric Swalwell | Democratic | Campaign Website |
State Assembly, 20th Assembly District
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name.
* Asterisk indicates incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Party Preference | Official Website |
| Shawn Kumagai | Democratic | Campaign Website |
| Liz Ortega | Democratic | Campaign Website |
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Nonpartisan Office
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name.
* Asterisk indicates incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Official Website |
| Lance Ray Christensen | Campaign Website |
| *Tony K. Thurmond | Campaign Website |
Countywide Elections
County Supervisor, 3rd District
Nonpartisan Office
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name.
* Asterisk indicates incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Official Website |
| Rebecca Kaplan | Campaign Website |
| Lena Tam | No official campaign website |
District Attorney
Nonpartisan Office
Candidates listed in alphabetical order by last name
*Asterisk indicates incumbent candidate
| Candidate Name | Official Website |
| Pamela Price | Campaign Website |
| Terry Wiley | Campaign Website |
Information on this page was last updated 08/27/2022.