2022 California Attorney General election

The 2022 California Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of California. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta was appointed to the office on April 23, 2021, following the resignation of Xavier Becerra to become the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Bonta won a full term.

Candidates

A primary election took place on 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.

Democratic Party

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Rob Bonta, incumbent attorney general

Declined

Ellen Corbett, former state senator from the 10th district
Lou Correa, U.S. Representative for
Jeffrey F. Rosen, Santa Clara County district attorney
Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative for ''''

Republican Party

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Nathan Hochman, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General

Eliminated

Eric Early, candidate for attorney general in 2018, nominee for California's 28th congressional district in 2020

Green Party

Eliminated

Dan Kapelovitz, candidate for governor in the 2021 recall election

No party preference

Eliminated

Anne Marie Schubert, Sacramento County district attorney

General election

Results

By county

; Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Bonta won 38 of 52 congressional districts, with the remaining 14 going to Hochman, including two that elected Democrats.

District	Bonta	Hochman	Representative
	35%	65%	Doug LaMalfa
	71%	29%	Jared Huffman
	44%	56%	Kevin Kiley
	64%	36%	Mike Thompson
	39%	61%	Tom McClintock
	55%	45%	Ami Bera
	64%	36%	Doris Matsui
	74%	26%	John Garamendi
	49.5%	50.5%	Josh Harder
	64%	36%	Mark DeSaulnier
	84%	16%	Nancy Pelosi
	89%	11%	Barbara Lee
	47%	53%	John Duarte
	67%	33%	Eric Swalwell
	75%	25%	Jackie Speier
	75%	25%	Kevin Mullin
	71%	29%	Anna Eshoo
	69%	31%	Ro Khanna
	66%	34%	Zoe Lofgren
	65%	35%	Jimmy Panetta
	31%	69%	Kevin McCarthy
	52%	48%	Jim Costa
	49.9%	50.1%	David Valadao
	40%	60%	Jay Obernolte
	59%	41%	Salud Carbajal
	53%	47%	Raul Ruiz
	53%	47%	Julia Brownley
	49%	51%	Mike Garcia
	62%	38%	Judy Chu
	73%	27%	Tony Cárdenas
	75%	25%	Adam Schiff
	58%	42%	Grace Napolitano
	65%	35%	Brad Sherman
	55%	45%	Pete Aguilar
	81%	19%	Jimmy Gomez
	56%	44%	Norma Torres
	66%	34%	Ted Lieu
	85%	15%	Karen Bass
	85%	15%	Sydney Kamlager-Dove
	57%	43%	Linda Sánchez
	55%	45%	Mark Takano
	44%	56%	Young Kim
	45%	55%	Ken Calvert
	67%	33%	Lucille Roybal-Allard
	67%	33%	Robert Garcia
	78%	22%	Maxine Waters
	70%	30%	Nanette Barragán
	48%	52%	Michelle Steel
	59%	41%	Lou Correa
	49%	51%	Katie Porter
	39%	61%	Darrell Issa
	50.1%	49.9%	Mike Levin
	60%	40%	Scott Peters
	59%	41%	Sara Jacobs
	63%	37%	Juan Vargas