2022 California gubernatorial election

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2022 California gubernatorial election
	County results
Incumbent Governor; Gavin Newsom; Democratic	; ;

The 2022 California gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Governor of California. Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom will be eligible to seek a second term but has not yet indicated if he will do so.

Democratic candidates

Potential

Gavin Newsom, incumbent governor^[1]

Republican candidates

Declared

Patrick Barnes, security guard^[2]
Mike Grover Coltharp, businessman^[3]
Kevin Faulconer, former Mayor of San Diego (2014–2020)^[4]^[5]^[6]
Daniel Mercuri, Navy veteran, former candidate for California's 25th congressional district in 2020^[7]
Dakota K. Vaughn, business owner^[8]
Errol Webber, perennial candidate, cinematographer, nominee for California's 37th congressional district in 2020^[9]
Nickolas Wildstar, community activist and political candidate^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Major Williams, businessman and former Pasadena mayoral candidate^[14]

Filed exploratory committee

John H. Cox, businessman and 2018 Republican gubernatorial nominee^[15]^[16]

Publicly expressed interest

Aubrey Huff, former baseball player for the San Francisco Giants^[17]

Independent and minor-party candidates

Declared

Hilaire Fuji Shioura, Placentia, California Library Trustee (Independent)^[18]

Adriel Hampton, digital media businessman (Independent)^[19]

Potential

Tim Dillon, comedian and podcaster^[20]
Dave Rubin, host and creator of The Rubin Report^[21]
Kanye West, rapper^[22]^[23]

Primary election

The 2022 statewide direct primary election will take place June 7, 2022.^[24]

Endorsements

Polling

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[25]	Solid D	February 1, 2021

Notes

References

^ "Gavin Newsom isn't on this ballot, but his opponents are already lining up". SFChronicle.com. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^ "Patrick J. Barnes for Governor of California 2022". patrickjbarnes2022.com. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
^ "Meet Grover". Retrieved 2020-12-05.
^ "Faulconer formally announces bid for governorship". Fox 5. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "Kevin Faulconer on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "Kevin Faulconer for CA Governor". Kevin Faulconer for CA Governor. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ Daniel Mercuri official campaign website
^ "Dakota K. Vaughn for California Governor 2022". 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
^ "Errol Webber for Governor". Retrieved 2020-12-09.
^ Saturn, William (2020-11-15). "Press Release: Nickolas Wildstar Announces Run for California Governor". Independent Political Report. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
^ "Official Election Results" (PDF). California Secretary of State.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Governor of California". Ballotpedia.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Mayoral election in Fresno, California (2020)". Ballotpedia.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Major Williams running for California Governor in 2022 -". McKinnon Broadcasting. 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^ Michaelson, Elex (2020-09-03). "John Cox launches exploratory committee to challenge Gavin Newsom in 2022: "The state is in crisis"". FOX 11. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^ "John Cox Forms Exploratory Committee For 2022 Gubernatorial Run". California Globe. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^ @aubrey_huff (Nov 17, 2020). "Think I'll hit up Governor of California in 2022. Let's get more conservative athletes in politics that won't cave to liberal attacks, & evil agendas. Congrats @BurgessOwens!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Placentia Library Board of Trustees". 2020-12-22.
^ Haber, Matt (2019-10-31). "Meet the Gubernatorial Candidate Whose Campaign Has One Mission: Attacking Facebook's Fake Political Ads Problem". Inc.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^ Dillon, Tim. "Recall Newsom. I am running for Governor of California. No joke". Twitter. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^ "@RubinReport says "I might run for Governor of California, I can't take it anymore, I have absolutely had it with this person." [with @JohnFBachman on Newsmax TV]". Twitter. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
^ "Kanye West might run for governor if he doesn't become president". FOX6 News Milwaukee. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^ "Kanye West Open to Running for CA Governor on Joe Rogan's Podcast". TMZ. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^ http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB970
^ "2022 Governor Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

External links

Official campaign websites

[1] "Gavin Newsom isn't on this ballot, but his opponents are already lining up". SFChronicle.com. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

[2] "Patrick J. Barnes for Governor of California 2022". patrickjbarnes2022.com. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-29.

[3] "Meet Grover". Retrieved 2020-12-05.

[4] "Faulconer formally announces bid for governorship". Fox 5. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[5] "Kevin Faulconer on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[6] "Kevin Faulconer for CA Governor". Kevin Faulconer for CA Governor. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[7] Daniel Mercuri official campaign website

[8] "Dakota K. Vaughn for California Governor 2022". 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-01-17.

[9] "Errol Webber for Governor". Retrieved 2020-12-09.

[10] Saturn, William (2020-11-15). "Press Release: Nickolas Wildstar Announces Run for California Governor". Independent Political Report. Retrieved 2020-11-17.

[11] "Official Election Results" (PDF). California Secretary of State.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[12] "Governor of California". Ballotpedia.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[13] "Mayoral election in Fresno, California (2020)". Ballotpedia.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[14] "Major Williams running for California Governor in 2022 -". McKinnon Broadcasting. 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

[15] Michaelson, Elex (2020-09-03). "John Cox launches exploratory committee to challenge Gavin Newsom in 2022: "The state is in crisis"". FOX 11. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

[16] "John Cox Forms Exploratory Committee For 2022 Gubernatorial Run". California Globe. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

[17] @aubrey_huff (Nov 17, 2020). "Think I'll hit up Governor of California in 2022. Let's get more conservative athletes in politics that won't cave to liberal attacks, & evil agendas. Congrats @BurgessOwens!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[18] "Placentia Library Board of Trustees". 2020-12-22.

[19] Haber, Matt (2019-10-31). "Meet the Gubernatorial Candidate Whose Campaign Has One Mission: Attacking Facebook's Fake Political Ads Problem". Inc.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

[20] Dillon, Tim. "Recall Newsom. I am running for Governor of California. No joke". Twitter. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[21] "@RubinReport says "I might run for Governor of California, I can't take it anymore, I have absolutely had it with this person." [with @JohnFBachman on Newsmax TV]". Twitter. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

[22] "Kanye West might run for governor if he doesn't become president". FOX6 News Milwaukee. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

[23] "Kanye West Open to Running for CA Governor on Joe Rogan's Podcast". TMZ. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

[24] ttp://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB970

[Cook_PR-25] "2022 Governor Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

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Democratic candidates

Potential

Republican candidates

Declared

Filed exploratory committee

Publicly expressed interest

Independent and minor-party candidates

Declared

Potential

Primary election

Endorsements

Polling

General election

Predictions

Notes

See also

References

External links