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.

2022 California State Board of Equalization elections

← 2018 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2026 →

All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Democratic Republican No party preference
Last election 3 1 0
Seats before 3 1 0
Seats won 3 1 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 6,854,999 2,318,229 623,017
Percentage 69.9% 23.7% 6.4%

Democratic:      60–70%      70–80%      100%
Republican:      50–60%
Winners:      Democratic hold      Republican hold

Overview

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California State Board of Equalization primary election, 2022
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
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % Before After +/– %
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%
Popular vote
Democratic
69.9%
Republican
23.7%
Independent
6.4%
Board of Equalization seats
Democratic
75.0%
Republican
25.0%
Board of Equalization
District
Incumbent Party Elected officeholder Party
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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2022 California's 1st State Board of Equalization district election
 
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Nominee Ted Gaines Jose Altamirano
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,390,533 1,114,423
Percentage 55.5% 44.5%

 
 
Gaines:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%
Altamirano:      30–40%      50–60%      60–70%

Board of Equalization member before election

Ted Gaines
Republican

Elected Board of Equalization member

Ted Gaines
Republican

The incumbent was Republican Ted Gaines, who was elected in 2018 with 51.4% of the vote. He was running for reelection.

Candidates

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  • Jose Altamirano (D), business operations manager
  • Ted Gaines (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
  • Braden Murphy (D), father
  • Nader Shahatit (D), tax consultant

Endorsements

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Braden Murphy (D)
Organizations
Elected officials

Results

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California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 2022[1]
Primary election
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) 1,390,533 55.5
Democratic Jose Altamirano 1,114,423 44.5
Total votes 2,504,956 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

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2022 California's 2nd State Board of Equalization district election
 
← 2018 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2026 →
     
Nominee Sally Lieber Peter Coe Verbica
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,146,948 927,700
Percentage 69.8% 30.2%

 
 
Lieber:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Verbica:      40–50%      50–60%

Board of Equalization member before election

Malia Cohen
Democratic

Elected Board of Equalization member

Sally Lieber
Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Malia Cohen, who was elected in 2018 with 72.8% of the vote. Cohen was running in the 2022 California State Controller election.[2]

Candidates

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  • Michela Alioto-Pier (D), member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2004–2011), granddaughter of San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto
  • Sally Lieber (D), assemblymember 2002–2008
  • Peter Coe Verbica (R), investment advisor, family donated heart of Henry Coe State Park, Chair of Investment Committee, San Jose Symphony Foundation

Endorsements

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Michela Alioto-Pier (D)
Organizations
Sally Lieber (D)
Organizations

Results

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California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 2022[1]
Primary election
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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2022 California's 3rd State Board of Equalization district election
 
← 2018 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2026 →
     
Nominee Tony Vazquez Y. Marie Manvel
Party Democratic No party preference
Popular vote 1,484,626 623,017
Percentage 70.4% 20.6%

 
 
Vazquez:      60–70%      70–80%

Board of Equalization member before election

Tony Vazquez
Democratic

Elected Board of Equalization member

Tony Vazquez
Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Tony Vazquez, who was elected in 2018 with 69.9% of the vote. He was running for reelection.

Candidates

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Endorsements

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Tony Vazquez (D)

Results

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California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 2022[1]
Primary election
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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2022 California's 4th State Board of Equalization district election
 
← 2018 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2026 →
     
Nominee Mike Schaefer David Dodson
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 1,241,062 867,945
Percentage 58.8% 41.2%

 
 
Schaefer:      30–40%      50–60%      60–70%
Dodson:      50–60%

Board of Equalization member before election

Mike Schaefer
Democratic

Elected Board of Equalization member

Mike Schaefer
Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Mike Schaefer, who was elected in 2018 with 52.2% of the vote. He was running for reelection.

Candidates

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  • Denis R. Bilodeau (R), taxpayer advocate and engineer
  • David Dodson (D), California State Board of Equalization, Supervisor
  • Randell R. Economy (R), small business owner
  • Matthew Harper (R), Mayor of Huntington Beach (2013–2014), Member of the California State Assembly, 74th district (2014–2018)
  • John F. Kelly (R), small business owner
  • Erik Peterson (R), businessman and Huntington Beach councilmember
  • Mike Schaefer (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization

Endorsements

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Mike Schaefer (D)

Results

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California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 2022[1]
Primary election
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

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  1. ^ a b c d "California June 7, 2022 Primary Statement of Vote" (PDF). Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d ENDORSING CAUCUSES AT CONVENTION
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