2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California


The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on November 8, 2022, to elect representatives for the 52 seats in California. This marked the first time in the state's history that it lost a seat.
This was the second election using congressional districts drawn by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. The commission submitted the final maps to the California Secretary of State on December 27, 2021. These new districts were considered "enacted" as of December 27, 2021. However, there was a 90-day period that ended on March 27, 2022, for any referendum petition to be filed to prevent the maps from becoming effective. Even after becoming effective, these newly redrawn districts did not become official until the 2022 primary and general elections, and the new districts would not actually exist until the 2023 inaugurations.
Of the fifty-three incumbents, six retired. All remaining incumbents were re-elected, and five new representatives were elected, two of which were from newly drawn districts.

Overview

Statewide

District

Results of the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California by district:

District 1

Republican Doug LaMalfa, who had represented the district since 2013, was re-elected with 57.0% of the vote in 2020. LaMalfa was running for re-election.

Candidates

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  • Doug LaMalfa, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Max Steiner, U.S. Foreign Service veteran

    Eliminated in primary

  • Tim Geist, biopsychology researcher
  • Rose Penelope Yee, businesswoman

    Endorsements

Federal officials
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  • California Republican Party

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Results

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District 2

Democrat Jared Huffman, who had represented the district since 2013, was re-elected with 75.7% of the vote in 2020.

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District 3

This seat was open after Democrat John Garamendi, who had represented the 3rd district since 2013, opted to run in the 8th district.

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Polling

Scott Jones vs. Kevin Kiley

Poll sourceDate
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
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Jones
Kevin
Kiley
Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies May 10–12, 2022350 ± 5.2%13%28%59%

Results

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District 4

The boundaries of the district were redrawn during the 2020 redistricting cycle and incumbent Tom McClintock opted to run in the 5th district. Democrat Mike Thompson, who had represented the 5th district since 2013, was re-elected with 76.1% of the vote in 2020.

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District 5

Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Democrat Mike Thompson to Republican Devin Nunes. Nunes initially ran for re-election, but resigned his seat on January 1, 2022, in order to become the CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group. After this, fellow Republican Tom McClintock switched to running in this district. McClintock, who had represented the 4th district since 2009, was re-elected with 55.9% of the vote in 2020.

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District 6

Due to redistricting, 6th district incumbent Ami Bera and 7th district incumbent Doris Matsui, both Democrats, swapped districts. Bera, who had represented the 7th district since 2013, was re-elected with 56.6% of the vote in 2020.

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District 7

Due to redistricting, 6th district incumbent Ami Bera and 7th district incumbent Doris Matsui, both Democrats, swapped districts. Matsui, who had represented the 6th district since 2013, was re-elected with 73.3% of the vote in 2020.

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District 8

Due to redistricting, the incumbent changed from Republican Jay Obernolte to Democrat John Garamendi. Garamendi, who had represented the 3rd district since 2013, was re-elected with 54.7% of the vote in 2020. Garamendi was running for re-election.

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