California — 2022 governor election
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Akashicstate2022 gubernatorial electionCalifornia · GovernorNewsomD+18.4
How it voted
Share of the 2022 vote
| Gavin Newsom ✓Democrat | 59.2% | 6,469,743 |
|---|---|---|
| Brian DahleRepublican | 40.8% | 4,462,336 |
2022gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 2022 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda, CA | Democratic | D+58.6 |
| Alpine, CA | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Amador, CA | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Butte, CA | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Calaveras, CA | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Colusa, CA | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Contra Costa, CA | Democratic | D+36.6 |
| Del Norte, CA | Republican | R+22.1 |
| El Dorado, CA | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Fresno, CA | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Glenn, CA | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Humboldt, CA | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Imperial, CA | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Inyo, CA | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Kern, CA | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Kings, CA | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Lake, CA | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Lassen, CA | Republican | R+68.5 |
| Los Angeles, CA | Democratic | D+35.6 |
| Madera, CA | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Marin, CA | Democratic | D+60.1 |
| Mariposa, CA | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Mendocino, CA | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Merced, CA | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Modoc, CA | Republican | R+59.7 |
| Mono, CA | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Monterey, CA | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Napa, CA | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| Nevada, CA | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Orange, CA | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Placer, CA | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Plumas, CA | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Riverside, CA | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Sacramento, CA | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| San Benito, CA | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| San Bernardino, CA | Republican | R+5.2 |
| San Diego, CA | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| San Francisco, CA | Democratic | D+70.8 |
| San Joaquin, CA | Republican | R+3.6 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| San Mateo, CA | Democratic | D+50.0 |
| Santa Barbara, CA | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Santa Clara, CA | Democratic | D+40.0 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | Democratic | D+51.9 |
| Shasta, CA | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Sierra, CA | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Siskiyou, CA | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Solano, CA | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Sonoma, CA | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Stanislaus, CA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Sutter, CA | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Tehama, CA | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Trinity, CA | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Tulare, CA | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Tuolumne, CA | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Ventura, CA | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Yolo, CA | Democratic | D+32.1 |
| Yuba, CA | Republican | R+33.4 |
presidential baselinePresident 2020D+29.2Governor 2022D+18.4vs. baselineR+10.8
California's 2022 governor race ran 10.8 points more Republican than its 2020 presidential margin.
California results by county
58 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure.
| Led by | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | Gavin Newsom+286,123 | 387,04679.3% | 100,92320.7% | 487,969 |
| Alpine | Gavin Newsom+107 | 36358.6% | 25641.4% | 619 |
| Amador | Brian Dahle+6,601 | 6,02732.3% | 12,62867.7% | 18,655 |
| Butte | Brian Dahle+9,437 | 31,50243.5% | 40,93956.5% | 72,441 |
| Calaveras | Brian Dahle+7,034 | 7,10333.4% | 14,13766.6% | 21,240 |
| Colusa | Brian Dahle+2,456 | 1,55327.9% | 4,00972.1% | 5,562 |
| Contra Costa | Gavin Newsom+142,239 | 265,37168.3% | 123,13231.7% | 388,503 |
| Del Norte | Brian Dahle+1,847 | 3,26439.0% | 5,11161.0% | 8,375 |
| El Dorado | Brian Dahle+19,603 | 34,53438.9% | 54,13761.1% | 88,671 |
| Fresno | Brian Dahle+22,251 | 98,41744.9% | 120,66855.1% | 219,085 |
| Glenn | Brian Dahle+4,070 | 1,93024.3% | 6,00075.7% | 7,930 |
| Humboldt | Gavin Newsom+11,284 | 29,54161.8% | 18,25738.2% | 47,798 |
| Imperial | Gavin Newsom+3,553 | 16,71155.9% | 13,15844.1% | 29,869 |
| Inyo | Brian Dahle+713 | 3,38245.2% | 4,09554.8% | 7,477 |
| Kern | Brian Dahle+49,301 | 69,70136.9% | 119,00263.1% | 188,703 |
| Kings | Brian Dahle+8,134 | 9,38934.9% | 17,52365.1% | 26,912 |
| Lake | Brian Dahle+589 | 9,77148.5% | 10,36051.5% | 20,131 |
| Lassen | Brian Dahle+6,282 | 1,44415.7% | 7,72684.3% | 9,170 |
| Los Angeles | Gavin Newsom+850,879 | 1,620,05367.8% | 769,17432.2% | 2,389,227 |
| Madera | Brian Dahle+10,395 | 13,28335.9% | 23,67864.1% | 36,961 |
| Marin | Gavin Newsom+71,514 | 95,28980.0% | 23,77520.0% | 119,064 |
| Mariposa | Brian Dahle+1,952 | 2,94437.6% | 4,89662.4% | 7,840 |
| Mendocino | Gavin Newsom+7,668 | 19,03162.6% | 11,36337.4% | 30,394 |
| Merced | Brian Dahle+4,873 | 25,20045.6% | 30,07354.4% | 55,273 |
| Modoc | Brian Dahle+2,038 | 68720.1% | 2,72579.9% | 3,412 |
| Mono | Gavin Newsom+417 | 2,49354.6% | 2,07645.4% | 4,569 |
| Monterey | Gavin Newsom+28,395 | 65,26263.9% | 36,86736.1% | 102,129 |
| Napa | Gavin Newsom+14,766 | 32,43764.7% | 17,67135.3% | 50,108 |
| Nevada | Gavin Newsom+2,573 | 26,65552.5% | 24,08247.5% | 50,737 |
| Orange | Brian Dahle+28,528 | 464,20648.5% | 492,73451.5% | 956,940 |
| Placer | Brian Dahle+34,831 | 73,61940.4% | 108,45059.6% | 182,069 |
| Plumas | Brian Dahle+2,467 | 3,08335.7% | 5,55064.3% | 8,633 |
| Riverside | Brian Dahle+25,901 | 285,00047.8% | 310,90152.2% | 595,901 |
| Sacramento | Gavin Newsom+71,747 | 274,68057.5% | 202,93342.5% | 477,613 |
| San Benito | Gavin Newsom+1,278 | 10,42853.3% | 9,15046.7% | 19,578 |
| San Bernardino | Brian Dahle+23,718 | 215,39147.4% | 239,10952.6% | 454,500 |
| San Diego | Gavin Newsom+119,232 | 573,76555.8% | 454,53344.2% | 1,028,298 |
| San Francisco | Gavin Newsom+213,338 | 257,40285.4% | 44,06414.6% | 301,466 |
| San Joaquin | Brian Dahle+6,329 | 85,49848.2% | 91,82751.8% | 177,325 |
| San Luis Obispo | Gavin Newsom+2,702 | 61,16651.1% | 58,46448.9% | 119,630 |
| San Mateo | Gavin Newsom+123,681 | 185,59975.0% | 61,91825.0% | 247,517 |
| Santa Barbara | Gavin Newsom+25,922 | 80,64859.6% | 54,72640.4% | 135,374 |
| Santa Clara | Gavin Newsom+216,859 | 379,37770.0% | 162,51830.0% | 541,895 |
| Santa Cruz | Gavin Newsom+54,065 | 79,11776.0% | 25,05224.0% | 104,169 |
| Shasta | Brian Dahle+31,306 | 18,60727.2% | 49,91372.8% | 68,520 |
| Sierra | Brian Dahle+485 | 52934.3% | 1,01465.7% | 1,543 |
| Siskiyou | Brian Dahle+5,071 | 6,32635.7% | 11,39764.3% | 17,723 |
| Solano | Gavin Newsom+24,919 | 77,76959.5% | 52,85040.5% | 130,619 |
| Sonoma | Gavin Newsom+82,628 | 140,04170.9% | 57,41329.1% | 197,454 |
| Stanislaus | Brian Dahle+20,345 | 55,31142.2% | 75,65657.8% | 130,967 |
| Sutter | Brian Dahle+9,942 | 9,08232.3% | 19,02467.7% | 28,106 |
| Tehama | Brian Dahle+10,583 | 5,02424.4% | 15,60775.6% | 20,631 |
| Trinity | Brian Dahle+807 | 1,86041.1% | 2,66758.9% | 4,527 |
| Tulare | Brian Dahle+24,780 | 33,27336.4% | 58,05363.6% | 91,326 |
| Tuolumne | Brian Dahle+6,288 | 8,47136.5% | 14,75963.5% | 23,230 |
| Ventura | Gavin Newsom+25,517 | 153,22654.5% | 127,70945.5% | 280,935 |
| Yolo | Gavin Newsom+21,521 | 44,32866.0% | 22,80734.0% | 67,135 |
| Yuba | Brian Dahle+6,563 | 6,53433.3% | 13,09766.7% | 19,631 |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2022 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.