2022 California Attorney General election

For related races, see 2022 United States attorney general elections.

The 2022 California Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of California. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta was appointed to the office on April 23, 2021, following the resignation of Xavier Becerra to become the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.^[1][2] Bonta won a full term.^[3]

2022 California Attorney General election

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Registered	21,940,274
Candidate Rob Bonta Nathan Hochman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 6,339,441 4,390,428 Percentage 59.08% 40.92%
County results Congressional district results Bonta:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Hochman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Attorney General before election Rob Bonta Democratic Elected Attorney General Rob Bonta Democratic

Candidates

A primary election took place on June 7, 2022.^[4] Under California law, all candidates appear on the same ballot under a nonpartisan blanket primary, with the top two finishers advancing to the general election.

Democratic Party

Advanced

• Rob Bonta, incumbent attorney general^[5][6]

Declined

• Ellen Corbett, former state senator from the 10th district (2006–2014)^[6]
• Lou Correa, U.S. Representative for California's 46th congressional district (running for re-election)^[7]
• Jeffrey F. Rosen, Santa Clara County district attorney (2011–present)^[8]
• Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative for California's 28th congressional district (running for re-election)^[6]

Republican Party

Advanced

• Nathan Hochman, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General^[9]

Eliminated

• Eric Early, candidate for attorney general in 2018,^[6] nominee for California's 28th congressional district in 2020

Green Party

Eliminated

• Dan Kapelovitz, candidate for governor in the 2021 recall election^[10]

No party preference

Eliminated

• Anne Marie Schubert, Sacramento County district attorney^[11]

Endorsements

Rob Bonta (D)

Organizations

• California Correctional Peace Officers Association^[12]
• California Democratic Party^[13]
• California Teachers Association^[14]
• Democracy for America^[15]
• Giffords^[16]
• Stonewall Democrats^[17]

Nathan Hochman (R)

U.S. Representatives

• Michelle Steel, U.S. Representative for California's 48th congressional district (2021–present)^[18]
• David Valadao, U.S. Representative for California's 21st congressional district (2021–present)^[19]

Organizations

• California Republican Party^[20]

Dan Kapelovitz (G)

Organizations

• Green Party of California^[21]
• Peace and Freedom Party^[21]

Primary election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Rob Bonta (D)	Eric Early (R)	Nathan Hochman (R)	Dan Kapelovitz (G)	Anne Marie Schubert (NPP)	Undecided
Berkeley IGS[22]	May 24–31, 2022	3,438 (LV)	± 2.2%	46%	16%	12%	2%	6%	19%

Results

Results by county

  Bonta

•   20–30%
•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Hochman

•   30–40%

  Early

•   30–40%
•   40–50%

Primary election results^[23][24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Bonta (incumbent)	3,756,486	54.32%
	Republican	Nathan Hochman	1,256,465	18.17%
	Republican	Eric Early	1,142,747	16.52%
	No party preference	Anne Marie Schubert	539,746	7.81%
	Green	Dan Kapelovitz	219,912	3.18%
Total votes			6,915,356	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[25]	Safe D	September 14, 2022
Elections Daily[26]	Safe D	November 1, 2022

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Rob Bonta (D)	Nathan Hochman (R)	Undecided
USC[27]	October 30 – November 2, 2022	802 (RV)	± 3.5%	60%	40%	–

Results

Shift by county

Trend by county

Legend

•   Republican — >15%
•   Republican — +12.5−15%
•   Republican — +10−12.5%
•   Republican — +7.5−10%
•   Republican — +5−7.5%
•   Republican — +2.5−5%
•   Republican — +0−2.5%
•   Democratic — +0−2.5%
•   Democratic — +2.5−5%
•   Democratic — +5−7.5%
•   Democratic — +7.5-10%

2022 California Attorney General election^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rob Bonta (incumbent)	6,339,441	59.08%	−4.47%
	Republican	Nathan Hochman	4,390,428	40.92%	+4.47%
Total votes			10,729,869	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Bonta won 38 of 52 congressional districts, with the remaining 14 going to Hochman, including two that elected Democrats.^[29]

District	Bonta	Hochman	Representative
1st	35%	65%	Doug LaMalfa
2nd	71%	29%	Jared Huffman
3rd	44%	56%	Kevin Kiley
4th	64%	36%	Mike Thompson
5th	39%	61%	Tom McClintock
6th	55%	45%	Ami Bera
7th	64%	36%	Doris Matsui
8th	74%	26%	John Garamendi
9th	49.5%	50.5%	Josh Harder
10th	64%	36%	Mark DeSaulnier
11th	84%	16%	Nancy Pelosi
12th	89%	11%	Barbara Lee
13th	47%	53%	John Duarte
14th	67%	33%	Eric Swalwell
15th	75%	25%	Jackie Speier (117th Congress)
			Kevin Mullin (118th Congress)
16th	71%	29%	Anna Eshoo
17th	69%	31%	Ro Khanna
18th	66%	34%	Zoe Lofgren
19th	65%	35%	Jimmy Panetta
20th	31%	69%	Kevin McCarthy
21st	52%	48%	Jim Costa
22nd	49.9%	50.1%	David Valadao
23rd	40%	60%	Jay Obernolte
24th	59%	41%	Salud Carbajal
25th	53%	47%	Raul Ruiz
26th	53%	47%	Julia Brownley
27th	49%	51%	Mike Garcia
28th	62%	38%	Judy Chu
29th	73%	27%	Tony Cárdenas
30th	75%	25%	Adam Schiff
31st	58%	42%	Grace Napolitano
32nd	65%	35%	Brad Sherman
33rd	55%	45%	Pete Aguilar
34th	81%	19%	Jimmy Gomez
35th	56%	44%	Norma Torres
36th	66%	34%	Ted Lieu
37th	85%	15%	Karen Bass (117th Congress)
			Sydney Kamlager-Dove (118th Congress)
38th	57%	43%	Linda Sánchez
39th	55%	45%	Mark Takano
40th	44%	56%	Young Kim
41st	45%	55%	Ken Calvert
42nd	67%	33%	Lucille Roybal-Allard (117th Congress)
			Robert Garcia (118th Congress)
43rd	78%	22%	Maxine Waters
44th	70%	30%	Nanette Barragán
45th	48%	52%	Michelle Steel
46th	59%	41%	Lou Correa
47th	49%	51%	Katie Porter
48th	39%	61%	Darrell Issa
49th	50.1%	49.9%	Mike Levin
50th	60%	40%	Scott Peters
51st	59%	41%	Sara Jacobs
52nd	63%	37%	Juan Vargas

See also

• 2022 United States attorney general elections
• 2022 California elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear