The 2022 Orange, County, California District Attorney election was held on June 7, 2022.
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| Turnout | 35.2%  [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by county supervisorial district Spitzer: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent District Attorney Todd Spitzer ran for a second term. Spitzer was first elected in 2014 with 53.2% of the vote in 2018.
Because Spitzer got a majority of the vote in the first round, he avoided a runoff and won a second term in the first round.[2][3][4]
Candidates
edit- Note: County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. The parties below identify which party label each candidate would have run under if given the option.
Declared
edit- Bryan Chehock, federal attorney (No party preference)
- Pete Hardin, attorney (Democratic)
- Michael A. Jacobs, attorney (Republican)
- Todd Spitzer, incumbent District Attorney (Republican)
General election
editResults
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Spitzer (incumbent) | 352,415 | 62.49% | |
| Pete Hardin | 119,886 | 21.26% | |
| Bryan Chehock | 46,425 | 8.23% | |
| Michael A. Jacobs | 45,190 | 8.01% | |
| Total votes | 563,916 | 100.00% | |
Results by county supervisorial district
edit| District | Bryan Chehock | Pete Hardin | Michael A. Jacobs | Todd Spitzer | Vote margin | Total votes | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 1 | 10,466 | 8.52% | 23,013 | 18.73% | 9,344 | 7.61% | 80,033 | 65.14% | 57,020 | 46.41% | 122,856 |
| 2 | 5,705 | 9.18% | 13,376 | 21.52% | 6,519 | 10.49% | 36,554 | 58.81% | 23,178 | 37.29% | 62,154 |
| 3 | 11,243 | 8.04% | 28,529 | 20.39% | 10,960 | 7.83% | 89,176 | 63.74% | 60,647 | 43.35% | 139,908 |
| 4 | 8,002 | 9.47% | 15,548 | 18.41% | 6,949 | 8.23% | 53,955 | 63.89% | 38,407 | 45.48% | 84,454 |
| 5 | 11,009 | 7.13% | 39,420 | 25.53% | 11,022 | 7.14% | 92,697 | 60.03% | 53,277 | 34.50% | 154,418 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Certified statement of the voted cast" (PDF). ocvote.gov. June 7, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Incumbent OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer on his way to victory
- ^ OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer on way to win, looks for ‘common ground’
- ^ Spitzer Declares Victory In OCDA Race, Supervisor Seats Head To Runoff
External links
edit- Official campaign websites