2022 California's 22nd congressional district special election
2022 California's 22nd congressional district special election Turnout 20.99% (primary) 27.92% (general)
First round county results Runoff county results Conway: 20–30% 40–50% 60–70%
The 2022 California's 22nd congressional district special election took place on June 7, 2022, with the primary election on April 5, 2022. California's 22nd congressional district became vacant when 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 was held using a nonpartisan blanket primary , a system where all candidates run in the same primary, and if no candidate receives a majority of votes, the top two candidates then advance to the general election.[ 3] No candidate received a majority in the primary, so Republican Connie Conway and Democrat Lourin Hubbard advanced to the runoff.
Nonpartisan blanket primary
Candidates
Advanced to general election
Eliminated in primary
Eric Garcia (Democratic), U.S. Marine Corps veteran, therapist and independent 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[ 7]
Michael Maher (Republican), aviation business owner[ 8]
Matt Stoll (Republican), small business owner[ 8]
Disqualified
Withdrawn
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)
Predictions
Results
By county
County
Connie Conway Republican
Lourin HubbardDemocratic
Matt StollRepublican
Eric GarciaDemocratic
Michael MaherRepublican
Elizabeth HengRepublican
Margin
Total votes
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Fresno (part)
16,240
28.6
12,585
22.2
9,306
16.4
7,902
13.9
5,997
10.6
4,674
8.2
3,655
6.4
56,704
Tulare (part)
14,319
47.1
4,320
14.2
4,769
15.7
4,654
15.3
1,622
5.3
717
2.4
9,550
31.4
30,401
Total
30,559
35.1
16,905
19.4
14,075
16.2
12,556
14.4
7,619
8.7
5,391
6.2
13,654
15.7
87,105
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Connie Conway (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Newspapers
Organizations
Results
By county
County
Connie Conway Republican
Lourin HubbardDemocratic
Margin
Total votes
#
%
#
%
#
%
Fresno (part)
47,216
60.29
31,104
39.71
16,112
20.57
78,320
Tulare (part)
24,504
66.05
12,597
33.95
11,907
32.09
37,101
Totals
71,720
62.14
43,701
37.86
28,019
24.28
115,421
See also
References
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "Elections Code Division 10 Part 6 Chapter 1" . California Legislative Information . Archived from the original on July 9, 2015.
^ a b c "Conway Runs for Nunes' Seat. Clue Points to State Senate Bid for Soria" . January 14, 2022.
^ 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 .
^ Taub, David (December 8, 2021). "First Confirmed Candidate Emerges in GOP Bid to Hold Nunes' House Seat" . GV Wire . Retrieved December 12, 2021 .
^ Taub, David (December 17, 2021). "Heng Enters House Race Even as the Lines Keep Changing" . www.gvwire.com . Retrieved December 18, 2021 .
^ a b c Taub, David (January 29, 2022). "Who Will Replace Nunes? GOP Holds Congressional Forum Tuesday" . GV Wire. Retrieved January 29, 2022 .
^ "Phil Arballo announces run for Congress, adding name to growing list trying to replace Devin Nunes" . ABC30 . December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ Taub, David (January 6, 2022). "Borgeas Won't Run for Congress, Mulls State Senate Re-election Options" . www.gvwire.com . Retrieved January 6, 2022 .
^ Walker, Justin (December 8, 2021). "Nathan Magsig announces candidacy for Congress" . www.yourcentralvalley.com . KSEE . Retrieved December 8, 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ a b Taub, David (December 14, 2021). "Soria Considering Assembly Run. Tulare Sheriff Boudreaux for Congress?" . GV Wire . Retrieved December 26, 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Taub, David (December 22, 2021). "Borgeas' Choices: Run vs. Grove or McClintock?" . GV Wire . Retrieved December 26, 2021 .
^ Taub, David (December 29, 2021). "Hurtado Will Run Against Caballero in Dem Battle Royale" . www.gvwire.com . GV Wire. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ Taub, David (December 21, 2021). "Costa Will Run for Re-election in New Fresno-Centric District" . GV Wire . Retrieved December 26, 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ a b "Six people want to replace Devin Nunes in Congress. Here is who should get that chance" . The Fresno Bee . March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022 .
^ a b Endorsements Archived November 9, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
^ @FresnoCountyGOP (March 4, 2022). "Endorsement Alert: Fresno County Republican Party endorses Michael Maher for the Special Election for California's 22nd Congressional District. #CA22" (Tweet ). Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Twitter .
^ 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 .
^ Dave Wasserman (December 7, 2021). "Nunes Resignation Doesn't Change 2022 House Math" . Retrieved December 7, 2021 .
^ Gonzalez, Nathan L. (March 4, 2022). "California 22 Special: Short Term Assignment" . The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ Kondik, Kyle (February 23, 2022). "Notes on the State of Politics: Feb. 23, 2022" . Retrieved February 23, 2022 .
^ "Final Official Election Results - Congressional District 22" . California Secretary of State . Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022 .
^ Rubashkin, Jacob (April 14, 2022). "Report Shorts (April 14, 2022)" . The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved April 14, 2022 .
^ Taub, David (May 3, 2022). "Trump Endorses Connie Conway for Congress" . GV Wire . Retrieved May 4, 2022 .
^ "Unofficial Election Results - Congressional District 22" . California Secretary of State . Retrieved June 10, 2022 .
External links
Official campaign websites
Connie Conway (R) for Congress Archived December 25, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
Eric Garcia (D) for Congress Archived November 12, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
Elizabeth Heng (R) for Congress Archived April 9, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
Lourin Hubbard (D) for Congress Archived January 17, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
Michael Maher (R) for Congress
Matt Stoll (R) for Congress Archived March 24, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
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