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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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