2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of California. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for Governor of California. The nonpartisan blanket primary was held on June 7. California is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis won re-election to a second term with 59.7% of the vote, defeating her Republican challenger.

Candidates
A primary election was scheduled for June 7, 2022. Under California law, all candidates appear on the same ballot under a nonpartisan blanket primary, with the top two finishers advancing to the general election.

Declared

 * Eleni Kounalakis, incumbent lieutenant governor
 * Jeffrey Highbear Morgan, businessman and engineer
 * William Cavett "Skee" Saacke, attorney

Disqualified

 * Roy Foreman, construction worker

Declared

 * David Fennell, venture capitalist and candidate in 2018
 * Angela Underwood Jacobs, deputy mayor of Lancaster
 * Clint W. Saunders, mental health worker

Declared

 * Mohammad Arif, businessman

Declared

 * David Hillberg, mechanic and actor
 * James Orlando Ogle, perennial candidate (write-in)

Results
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