2022 Los Angeles County elections


The 2022 Los Angeles County elections were held on November 8, 2022, in Los Angeles County, California, with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on June 7. Two of the five seats of the Board of Supervisors were up for election, as well as two of the countywide elected officials, the Sheriff and the Assessor. In addition, elections were held for the Superior Court, along with two ballot measures.
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

Board of Supervisors

Two of the five seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were up for election to four-year terms. Incumbent supervisors Hilda Solis handily won re-election in the primary. In the third district, incumbent Sheila Kuehl Supervisor Sheila Kuehl opted not to run for a third term, and instead chose to retire. State senator Robert Hertzberg West Hollywood City Councilor Lindsey Horvath advanced to the general election, eliminating state senator Henry Stern, Roxanne Beckford, Craig A. Brill and Jeffi Girgenti. Horvath narrowly defeated Hertzberg in the general election.

Sheriff

Incumbent Sheriff Alex Villanueva ran for re-election to a second four-year term. He was first elected in 2018, defeating incumbent Jim McDonnell with 52.8% of the vote. Villanueva has been a controversial figure since then, including his refusal to enforce vaccine mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic in California, as well as investigations regarding unconstitutional policing, obstruction of evidence, and the persistence of deputy gangs. However, he is also credited with reforms in the department, including the implementation of body cameras and the removal of ICE agents from county jails.

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Declared

Did not file

  • Enrique Del Real

Declined

Assessor

Incumbent Assessor Jeffrey Prang ran for re-election to a third four-year term. He was re-elected in 2018 with 60.3% of the vote.

Candidates

Declared

  • Mike Campbell, deputy assessor
  • Anthony Lopez, deputy assessor
  • Jeffrey Prang, incumbent assessor
  • Sandy Sun, deputy assessor

Superior Court

Nine elections were held for judges to the Los Angeles County Superior Court on June 7. Runoff elections were scheduled to be held on November 8 if no candidate received a majority of the vote. Judges are elected to six-year terms.

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Ballot measures

The following referendums appeared on the general election ballot:
  • Measure A
  • * Providing Authority to Remove an Elected Sheriff for Cause. This charter amendment would allow the Board of Supervisors to remove an elected Sheriff from office by a four-fifths vote for reasons including "violation of law related to a Sheriff's duties, flagrant or repeated neglect of duties, misappropriation of funds, willful falsification of documents, or obstructing an investigation." The amendment is supported by a majority of the Board of Supervisors and the Los Angeles Times, and is opposed by Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
  • Measure C
  • * Cannabis Business Tax Measure. This measure would enact an annual tax on cannabis businesses located in unincorporated areas of the county.