2022 California State Board of Equalization elections
The 2022 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 8, 2022, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the non-partisan blanket primary election taking place on June 7, 2022.
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Overview
| California State Board of Equalization primary election, 2022 | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | Candidates | Advancing to general |
Seats contesting | ||
| No. | % | |||||
| Democratic Party | 3,596,705 | 61.10% | 10 | 5 | 4 | |
| Republican Party | 2,615,705 | 34.63% | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
| No party preference | 43,084 | 4.27% | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 6,452,940 | 100.0% | 20 | 8 | ||
| California State Board of Equalization general election, 2022 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
| No. | % | Before | After | +/โ | % | |||
| Democratic Party | 4 | 6,854,999 | 69.9% | 3 | 3 | 75.0% | ||
| Republican Party | 3 | 2,318,229 | 23.7% | 1 | 1 | 25.0% | ||
| No party preference | 1 | 623,017 | 6.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Total | 8 | 11,901,189 | 100.0% | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | ||
| Board of Equalization District |
Incumbent | Party | Elected officeholder | Party | ||
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| 1st | Ted Gaines | Republican | Ted Gaines | Republican | ||
| 2nd | Malia Cohen | Democratic | Sally Lieber | Democratic | ||
| 3rd | Tony Vazquez | Democratic | Tony Vazquez | Democratic | ||
| 4th | Mike Schaefer | Democratic | Mike Schaefer | Democratic | ||
District 1
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The incumbent is Republican Ted Gaines, who was elected in 2018 with 51.4% of the vote. He is running for reelection.
Candidates
- Ted Gaines (R), incumbent Member of the Board of Equalization
- Braden Murphy (D), father
- Jose Altamirano (D), Business Operations Manager
- Nader Shahatit (D), Tax Consultant
Endorsements
- Organizations
- California Democratic Party
- SEIU California
- California Nurses Association
- California Federation of Teachers
- Elected officials
- Fiona Ma, Treasurer of California
- Malia Cohen, Chair of the California State Board of Equalization
- Kevin McCarty, California assemblyman from the 7th district
- Sally Lieber, former state assemblywoman from the 22nd district and candidate for California's 2nd Board of Equalization district in 2022
Results
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ted Gaines (incumbent) | 858,912 | 55.1 | |
| Democratic | Jose Altamirano | 334,818 | 21.5 | |
| Democratic | Braden Murphy | 225,428 | 14.5 | |
| Democratic | Nader Shahatit | 139,922 | 9.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,559,080 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Ted Gaines (incumbent) | 1,390,529 | 55.5 | |
| Democratic | Jose Altamirano | 1,114,418 | 44.5 | |
| Total votes | 2,504,947 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
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The incumbent is Democrat Malia Cohen, who was elected in 2018 with 72.8% of the vote. Cohen is running in the 2022 California State Controller election.[2]
Candidates
- Michela Alioto-Pier (D), Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2004โ2011), granddaughter of San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto
- Peter Coe Verbica (R), Investment Advisor, Family donated heart of Henry Coe State Park, Chair of Investment Committee, San Jose Symphony Foundation
- Sally Lieber (D), Assemblymember 2002โ2008
Endorsements
- Organizations
- California Democratic Party (co-endorsed with Sally Lieber)[3]
- Organizations
- California Democratic Party (co-endorsed with Michela Alioto-Pier)[3]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sally Lieber | 1,034,551 | 53.0 | |
| Republican | Peter Coe Verbica | 549,455 | 28.2 | |
| Democratic | Michela Alioto-Pier | 366,406 | 18.8 | |
| Total votes | 1,950,412 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Sally Lieber | 2,146,948 | 69.8 | |
| Republican | Peter Coe Verbica | 927,700 | 32.2 | |
| Total votes | 3,074,648 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
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The incumbent is Democrat Tony Vazquez, who was elected in 2018 with 69.9% of the vote. He is running for reelection.
Candidates
- Tony Vazquez (D), incumbent Member of the Board of Equalization
- John Mendoza (D)
- Y. Marie Manvel (I)
Endorsements
- Organizations
Results
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tony Vazquez (incumbent) | 849,250 | 66.5 | |
| No party preference | Y. Marie Manvel | 275,830 | 21.6 | |
| Democratic | John Mendoza | 144,153 | 11.3 | |
| Republican | G. Rick Marshall (write-in) | 8,769 | 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 1,278,002 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tony Vazquez (incumbent) | 1,484,626 | 70.4 | |
| No party preference | Y. Marie Manvel | 623,017 | 29.6 | |
| Total votes | 2,107,643 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
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![]() ![]() Schaefer: 30โ40% 50โ60% 60โ70% Dodson: 50โ60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent is Democrat Mike Schaefer, who was elected in 2018 with 52.2% of the vote. He is running for reelection.
Candidates
- Mike Schaefer (D), incumbent Member of the Board of Equalization
- David Dodson (D), California State Board of Equalization, Supervisor
- Denis R. Bilodeau (R), taxpayer advocate and engineer
- Erik Peterson (R), businessman and Huntington Beach Councilmember
- John F. Kelly (R), small business owner
- Matthew Harper (R), Mayor of Huntington Beach (2013โ2014), Member of the California State Assembly, 74th district (2014โ2018)
- Randell R. Economy (R), small business owner
Endorsements
- Organizations
Results
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mike Schaefer (incumbent) | 597,948 | 35.9 | |
| Democratic | David Dodson | 249,971 | 15.0 | |
| Republican | Denis R. Bilodeau | 236,625 | 14.2 | |
| Republican | Matthew Harper | 183,330 | 11.0 | |
| Republican | Erik Peterson | 180,278 | 10.8 | |
| Republican | Randell R. Economy | 109,975 | 6.6 | |
| Republican | John F. Kelly | 107,319 | 6.4 | |
| Total votes | 1,665,446 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mike Schaefer (incumbent) | 1,241,062 | 58.8 | |
| Democratic | David Dodson | 867,945 | 41.2 | |
| Total votes | 2,109,007 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- "California June 7, 2022 Primary Statement of Vote" (PDF). Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- Garofoli, Joe (May 22, 2021). "Wealthy progressives spending $10 million, even if it means beating other California Democrats". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ENDORSING CAUCUSES AT CONVENTION
External links
California Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Maps
Braden Murphy (D) Campaign Website
David Dodson (D) Campaign Website



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