2022 California's 22nd congressional district special election

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.

Governor Gavin Newsom scheduled the special election for June 7, 2022, with the primary election on April 5, 2022. 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. No candidate received a majority in the primary, so Republican Connie Conway and Democrat Lourin Hubbard advanced to the runoff.

Advanced to general election

 * Connie Conway (Republican), former Minority Leader of the California State Assembly and small business owner
 * Lourin Hubbard (Democratic), operations manager at the California Department of Water Resources

Eliminated in primary

 * Eric Garcia (Democratic), U.S. Marine Corps veteran, therapist and independent candidate for this district in 2020
 * Elizabeth Heng (Republican), candidate for CA's 16th congressional district in 2018, former U.S. House staffer and small business owner
 * Michael Maher (Republican), aviation business owner
 * Matt Stoll (Republican), small business owner

Disqualified

 * John Estrada (Republican), businessman and perennial candidate
 * Noah Junio (American Independent Party)

Withdrawn

 * Phil Arballo (Democratic), financial advisor and candidate for this district in 2020
 * Andreas Borgeas (Republican), state senator from the 8th district
 * Nathan Magsig (Republican), Fresno County supervisor

Declined

 * Mike Boudreaux (Republican), Tulare County sheriff (endorsed Magsig)
 * Steve Brandau (Republican), Fresno County supervisor
 * Luis Chavez (Democratic), Fresno city councilor
 * Jerry Dyer (Republican), mayor of Fresno
 * Shannon Grove (Republican), state senator from the 16th district and former Minority Leader of the California Senate (running for re-election)
 * Melissa Hurtado (Democratic), state senator from the 14th district (running for re-election)
 * Devon Mathis (Republican), state assemblyman from the 26th district (running for re-election)
 * Margaret Mims (Republican), Fresno County sheriff
 * Jim Patterson (Republican), state assemblyman from the 23rd district (running for re-election; endorsed Magsig)
 * Lisa Smittcamp (Republican), Fresno County District Attorney
 * Pete Vander Poel III (Republican), Tulare County supervisor
 * Tim Ward (Republican), Tulare County District Attorney
 * Bob Whalen (Republican), Clovis city councilor