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2022 California's 22nd congressional district special election

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2022 California's 22nd congressional district special election

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California's 22nd congressional district
Turnout20.99% (primary)
27.92% (general)
 
Candidate Connie Conway Lourin Hubbard Matt Stoll
Party Republican Democratic Republican
Primary 30,559
35.1%
16,905
19.4%
14,075
16.2%
Runoff 71,720
62.1%
43,701
37.9%
Eliminated

 
Candidate Eric Garcia Michael Maher Elizabeth Heng
Party Democratic Republican Republican
Primary 12,556
14.4%
7,619
8.7%
5,391
6.2%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

Conway:      20–30%      40–50%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Devin Nunes
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Connie Conway
Republican

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

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Candidates

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Advanced to general election

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Eliminated in primary

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  • 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

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Withdrawn

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Connie Conway (R)

Newspapers

Organizations

Michael Maher (R)

Organizations

Nathan Magsig (R) (withdrawn)

State legislators

Declined to endorse

U.S. representatives

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[27] Likely R December 7, 2021
Inside Elections[28] Likely R March 4, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[29] Likely R February 23, 2022

Results

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2022 California's 22nd congressional district primary[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Connie Conway 30,559 35.1
Democratic Lourin Hubbard 16,905 19.4
Republican Matt Stoll 14,075 16.2
Democratic Eric Garcia 12,556 14.4
Republican Michael Maher 7,619 8.7
Republican Elizabeth Heng 5,391 6.2
Total votes 87,105 100.0
Registered electors 415,021
By county
County Connie Conway
Republican
Lourin Hubbard
Democratic
Matt Stoll
Republican
Eric Garcia
Democratic
Michael Maher
Republican
Elizabeth Heng
Republican
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

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Inside Elections[31] Solid R April 14, 2022

Endorsements

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Connie Conway (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

Newspapers

Organizations

Results

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2022 California's 22nd congressional district runoff[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Connie Conway 71,720 62.14 +7.91
Democratic Lourin Hubbard 43,701 37.86 –7.91
Total votes 115,421 100.00
Republican hold
By county
County Connie Conway
Republican
Lourin Hubbard
Democratic
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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Elections Code Division 10 Part 6 Chapter 1". California Legislative Information. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Conway Runs for Nunes' Seat. Clue Points to State Senate Bid for Soria". January 14, 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Taub, David (December 8, 2021). "First Confirmed Candidate Emerges in GOP Bid to Hold Nunes' House Seat". GV Wire. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  7. ^ Taub, David (December 17, 2021). "Heng Enters House Race Even as the Lines Keep Changing". www.gvwire.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c Taub, David (January 29, 2022). "Who Will Replace Nunes? GOP Holds Congressional Forum Tuesday". GV Wire. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "Phil Arballo announces run for Congress, adding name to growing list trying to replace Devin Nunes". ABC30. December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Taub, David (January 6, 2022). "Borgeas Won't Run for Congress, Mulls State Senate Re-election Options". www.gvwire.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  12. ^ Walker, Justin (December 8, 2021). "Nathan Magsig announces candidacy for Congress". www.yourcentralvalley.com. KSEE. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ a b Taub, David (December 14, 2021). "Soria Considering Assembly Run. Tulare Sheriff Boudreaux for Congress?". GV Wire. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ Taub, David (December 22, 2021). "Borgeas' Choices: Run vs. Grove or McClintock?". GV Wire. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  19. ^ Taub, David (December 29, 2021). "Hurtado Will Run Against Caballero in Dem Battle Royale". www.gvwire.com. GV Wire. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  20. ^ Taub, David (December 21, 2021). "Costa Will Run for Re-election in New Fresno-Centric District". GV Wire. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ a b Endorsements Archived November 9, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
  24. ^ a b @FresnoCountyGOP (March 4, 2022). "Endorsement Alert: Fresno County Republican Party endorses Connie Conway for the Special Election for California's 22nd Congressional District. #CA22" (Tweet). Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Twitter.
  25. ^ @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.
  26. ^ 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.
  27. ^ Dave Wasserman (December 7, 2021). "Nunes Resignation Doesn't Change 2022 House Math". Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  28. ^ Gonzalez, Nathan L. (March 4, 2022). "California 22 Special: Short Term Assignment". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  29. ^ Kondik, Kyle (February 23, 2022). "Notes on the State of Politics: Feb. 23, 2022". Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  30. ^ "Final Official Election Results - Congressional District 22". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  31. ^ Rubashkin, Jacob (April 14, 2022). "Report Shorts (April 14, 2022)". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  32. ^ Taub, David (May 3, 2022). "Trump Endorses Connie Conway for Congress". GV Wire. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  33. ^ "Unofficial Election Results - Congressional District 22". California Secretary of State. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
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Official campaign websites