2022 California Insurance Commissioner election


The 2022 California Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Insurance Commissioner of California. Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advanced to the general election in November, even if a candidate managed to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election. Incumbent Democratic Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara won re-election to a second term.

Primary

The statewide top-two primary election was set to take place on June 7, 2022.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Green Party

  • Veronika Fimbres, nurse

Peace and Freedom Party

No party preference

General election

Results

By congressional district

Lara won 41 of 52 congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans, with the remaining 11 going to Howell, including one that elected a Democrat.
DistrictLaraHowellRepresentative
36%64%Doug LaMalfa
72%28%Jared Huffman
45%55%Kevin Kiley
65%35%Mike Thompson
39%61%Tom McClintock
55%45%Ami Bera
65%35%Doris Matsui
75%25%John Garamendi
50.2%49.8%Josh Harder
65%35%Mark DeSaulnier
85%15%Nancy Pelosi
89%11%Barbara Lee
48%52%John Duarte
68%32%Eric Swalwell
75%25%Jackie Speier
75%25%Kevin Mullin
72%28%Anna Eshoo
70%30%Ro Khanna
66%34%Zoe Lofgren
66%34%Jimmy Panetta
33%67%Kevin McCarthy
53%47%Jim Costa
51%49%David Valadao
41%59%Jay Obernolte
60%40%Salud Carbajal
54%46%Raul Ruiz
55%45%Julia Brownley
51%49%Mike Garcia
63%37%Judy Chu
74%26%Tony Cárdenas
75%25%Adam Schiff
60%40%Grace Napolitano
67%33%Brad Sherman
56%44%Pete Aguilar
82%18%Jimmy Gomez
57%43%Norma Torres
67%33%Ted Lieu
85%15%Karen Bass
85%15%Sydney Kamlager-Dove
59%41%Linda Sánchez
56%44%Mark Takano
45%55%Young Kim
46%54%Ken Calvert
68%32%Lucille Roybal-Allard
68%32%Robert Garcia
79%21%Maxine Waters
70%30%Nanette Barragán
49%51%Michelle Steel
60%40%Lou Correa
49.996%50.004%Katie Porter
39%61%Darrell Issa
51%49%Mike Levin
62%38%Scott Peters
60%40%Sara Jacobs
64%36%Juan Vargas