The 2022 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 8, 2022, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization , with the non-partisan blanket primary election taking place on June 7, 2022.
California State Board of Equalization primary election, 2022
Party
Votes
Candidates
Advancing to general
Seats contesting
No.
%
Democratic Party
3,596,705
61.10%
10
5
4
Republican Party
2,615,705
34.63%
9
2
2
No party preference
43,084
4.27%
1
1
1
Total
6,452,940
100.0%
20
8
California State Board of Equalization general election, 2022
Party
Candidates
Votes
Seats
No.
%
Before
After
+/–
%
Democratic Party
4
6,854,999
69.9%
3
3
75.0%
Republican Party
3
2,318,229
23.7%
1
1
25.0%
No party preference
1
623,017
6.4%
0
0
0.0%
Total
8
11,901,189
100.0%
4
4
100.0%
Popular vote
Democratic
69.9%
Republican
23.7%
Independent
6.4%
Board of Equalization seats
Democratic
75.0%
Republican
25.0%
2022 California's 1st State Board of Equalization district election
Primary election results by county General election results by county Gaines: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80% 80–90%Altamirano: 30–40% 50–60% 60–70%
The incumbent was Republican Ted Gaines , who was elected in 2018 with 51.4% of the vote. He was running for reelection.
Jose Altamirano (D), business operations manager
Ted Gaines (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
Braden Murphy (D), father
Nader Shahatit (D), tax consultant
Braden Murphy (D)
Organizations
Elected officials
California's 1st Board of Equalization district , 2022[ 1]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Ted Gaines (incumbent)
858,912
55.1
Democratic
Jose Altamirano
334,818
21.5
Democratic
Braden Murphy
225,428
14.5
Democratic
Nader Shahatit
139,922
9.0
Total votes
1,559,080
100.0
General election
Republican
Ted Gaines (incumbent)
1,390,533
55.5
Democratic
Jose Altamirano
1,114,423
44.5
Total votes
2,504,956
100.0
Republican hold
2022 California's 2nd State Board of Equalization district election
Primary results by county General election results by county Lieber: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Verbica: 40–50% 50–60%
The incumbent was Democrat Malia Cohen , who was elected in 2018 with 72.8% of the vote. Cohen was running in the 2022 California State Controller election .[ 2]
Michela Alioto-Pier (D), member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2004–2011), granddaughter of San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto
Sally Lieber (D), assemblymember 2002–2008
Peter Coe Verbica (R), investment advisor, family donated heart of Henry Coe State Park, Chair of Investment Committee, San Jose Symphony Foundation
California's 2nd Board of Equalization district , 2022[ 1]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Sally Lieber
1,034,551
53.0
Republican
Peter Coe Verbica
549,455
28.2
Democratic
Michela Alioto-Pier
366,406
18.8
Total votes
1,950,412
100.0
General election
Democratic
Sally Lieber
2,146,948
69.8
Republican
Peter Coe Verbica
927,700
32.2
Total votes
3,074,648
100.0
Democratic hold
2022 California's 3rd State Board of Equalization district election
Primary results by county supervisorial district General election results by county supervisorial district Vazquez: 60–70% 70–80%
The incumbent was Democrat Tony Vazquez , who was elected in 2018 with 69.9% of the vote. He was running for reelection.
California's 3rd Board of Equalization district , 2022[ 1]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Tony Vazquez (incumbent)
849,250
66.5
No party preference
Y. Marie Manvel
275,830
21.6
Democratic
John Mendoza
144,153
11.3
Republican
G. Rick Marshall (write-in)
8,769
0.7
Total votes
1,278,002
100.0
General election
Democratic
Tony Vazquez (incumbent)
1,484,626
70.4
No party preference
Y. Marie Manvel
623,017
29.6
Total votes
2,107,643
100.0
Democratic hold
2022 California's 4th State Board of Equalization district election
Primary election results by county General election results by county Schaefer: 30–40% 50–60% 60–70%Dodson: 50–60%
The incumbent was Democrat Mike Schaefer , who was elected in 2018 with 52.2% of the vote. He was running for reelection.
Denis R. Bilodeau (R), taxpayer advocate and engineer
David Dodson (D), California State Board of Equalization, Supervisor
Randell R. Economy (R), small business owner
Matthew Harper (R), Mayor of Huntington Beach (2013–2014), Member of the California State Assembly, 74th district (2014–2018)
John F. Kelly (R), small business owner
Erik Peterson (R), businessman and Huntington Beach councilmember
Mike Schaefer (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
California's 4th Board of Equalization district , 2022[ 1]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Mike Schaefer (incumbent)
597,948
35.9
Democratic
David Dodson
249,971
15.0
Republican
Denis R. Bilodeau
236,625
14.2
Republican
Matthew Harper
183,330
11.0
Republican
Erik Peterson
180,278
10.8
Republican
Randell R. Economy
109,975
6.6
Republican
John F. Kelly
107,319
6.4
Total votes
1,665,446
100.0
General election
Democratic
Mike Schaefer (incumbent)
1,241,062
58.8
Democratic
David Dodson
867,945
41.2
Total votes
2,109,007
100.0
Democratic hold