2022 California State Board of Equalization elections

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.

2022 California State Board of Equalization elections

← 2018 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2026 →
All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Republican No party preference Last election 3 1 0 Seats before 3 1 0 Seats won 3 1 0 Seat change Popular vote 6,854,999 2,318,229 623,017 Percentage 69.9% 23.7% 6.4%
Winners Vote share Democratic:      60–70%      70–80%      100% Republican:      50–60% Winners:      Democratic hold      Republican hold

Overview

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%

Board of Equalization District	Incumbent	Party		Elected officeholder	Party
1st[1]	Ted Gaines		Republican	Ted Gaines		Republican
2nd[1]	Malia Cohen		Democratic	Sally Lieber		Democratic
3rd[1]	Tony Vazquez		Democratic	Tony Vazquez		Democratic
4th[1]	Mike Schaefer		Democratic	Mike Schaefer		Democratic

District 1

2022 California's 1st State Board of Equalization district election

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Nominee Ted Gaines Jose Altamirano Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,390,533 1,114,423 Percentage 55.5% 44.5%

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%

Board of Equalization member before election Ted Gaines Republican Elected Board of Equalization member Ted Gaines Republican

The incumbent was Republican Ted Gaines, who was elected in 2018 with 51.4% of the vote. He was running for reelection.

Candidates

• 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

Endorsements

Braden Murphy (D)

Organizations

• California Democratic Party
• California Federation of Teachers
• California Nurses Association
• SEIU California

Elected officials

• Malia Cohen, Chair of the California State Board of Equalization
• Sally Lieber, former state assemblywoman from the 22nd district and candidate for California's 2nd Board of Equalization district in 2022
• Fiona Ma, Treasurer of California
• Kevin McCarty, California assemblyman from the 7th district

Results

California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 2022^[2]

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

District 2

2022 California's 2nd State Board of Equalization district election

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Nominee Sally Lieber Peter Coe Verbica Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,146,948 927,700 Percentage 69.8% 30.2%

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%

Board of Equalization member before election Malia Cohen Democratic Elected Board of Equalization member Sally Lieber Democratic

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.^[3]

Candidates

• 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

Endorsements

Michela Alioto-Pier (D)

Organizations

• California Democratic Party (co-endorsed with Sally Lieber)^[4]

Sally Lieber (D)

Organizations

• California Democratic Party (co-endorsed with Michela Alioto-Pier)^[4]

Results

California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 2022^[2]

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

District 3

2022 California's 3rd State Board of Equalization district election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2026 →

Nominee Tony Vazquez Y. Marie Manvel Party Democratic No party preference Popular vote 1,484,626 623,017 Percentage 70.4% 20.6%

Primary results by county supervisorial district General election results by county supervisorial district Vazquez:      60–70%      70–80%

Board of Equalization member before election Tony Vazquez Democratic Elected Board of Equalization member Tony Vazquez Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Tony Vazquez, who was elected in 2018 with 69.9% of the vote. He was running for reelection.

Candidates

• Y. Marie Manvel (NPP)
• John Mendoza (D)
• Tony Vazquez (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization

Endorsements

Tony Vazquez (D)

Organizations

• California Democratic Party^[4]

Results

California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 2022^[2]

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

District 4

2022 California's 4th State Board of Equalization district election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2026 →

Nominee Mike Schaefer David Dodson Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 1,241,062 867,945 Percentage 58.8% 41.2%

Primary election results by county General election results by county Schaefer:      30–40%      50–60%      60–70% Dodson:      50–60%

Board of Equalization member before election Mike Schaefer Democratic Elected Board of Equalization member Mike Schaefer Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Mike Schaefer, who was elected in 2018 with 52.2% of the vote. He was running for reelection.

Candidates

• 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

Endorsements

Mike Schaefer (D)

Organizations

• California Democratic Party^[4]

Results

California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 2022^[2]

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