2022 California Secretary of State election

The 2022 California Secretary of State election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of California. The primary election was held on June 7, 2022.

Incumbent Democrat Shirley Weber was appointed to the position in December 2020 by governor Gavin Newsom. Newsom had appointed incumbent secretary of state Alex Padilla to succeed Kamala Harris as California's junior U.S. senator after Harris was elected Vice President of the United States in 2020.

Declared

 * Shirley Weber, incumbent secretary of state

Declared

 * Rob Bernosky, businessman
 * Rachel Hamm, author
 * James "JW" Paine, truck driver
 * Raul Rodriguez Jr., retired warehouseman

Declared

 * Gary N. Blenner, educator

Declared

 * Matthew D. Cinquanta, private investigator
 * Desmond A. Silveira (write-in), software engineer (American Solidarity Party)

Results
[[File:2022 California Secretary of State primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county {{legend|#7996e2|Weber}}

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{{legend|#3933E5|80–90%}} {{legend|#E27F7F|Bernosky}}

{{legend|#FFE0EA|20–30%}}

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