2022 United States Senate elections in California

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The 2022 United States Senate election in California will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of California.

Incumbent one-term Democratic U.S. senator Kamala Harris was first elected in 2016. She has been chosen as the Democratic vice presidential nominee for the 2020 presidential election by presumptive nominee Joe Biden. If Biden and Harris win the election, she will vacate her Senate seat, allowing Governor Gavin Newsom to appoint a replacement. Per California election law, the appointee would serve until the 2022 election.^[1]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

Akinyemi Agbede, perennial candidate^[2]

Potential

Toni Atkins, President pro tempore of the California Senate^[3]
Karen Bass, U.S. Representative and former Speaker of the California Assembly^[4]
Xavier Becerra, California Attorney General and former U.S. Representative^[4]
London Breed, Mayor of San Francisco^[4]
Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles^[4]
Kamala Harris, incumbent U.S. senator, former 2020 presidential candidate, 2020 presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee^[5]
Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative^[4]
Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor of California and former United States Ambassador to Hungary^[4]
Barbara Lee, U.S. Representative^[3]
Ted Lieu, U.S. Representative^[4]
Alex Padilla, California Secretary of State^[4]
Katie Porter, U.S. Representative^[4]
Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland^[3]
Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative^[4]
Tom Steyer, hedge fund manager and former 2020 presidential candidate^[5]

Republican Party

Declared

Erin Cruz, author and candidate for California's 36th congressional district in 2020^[6]
Paul Anthony Gutierrez^[7]

Potential

References

^ "If Kamala Harris becomes vice president, what happens to her Senate seat?". SFGate. August 11, 2020.
^ "AGBEDE, AKINYEMI - Candidate overview". FEC.gov.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hubler, Shawn (August 13, 2020). "Who Would Replace Kamala Harris in the Senate for California? Let the Jockeying Begin". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Marinucci, Carla (August 11, 2020). "Let the next California parlor game begin: Who would replace Harris?". Politico California.
^ ^a ^b Martin, Jonathan; Herndon, Astead W.; Burns, Alexander (November 29, 2019). "How Kamala Harris's Campaign Unraveled". The New York Times.
^ "CRUZ, ERIN - Candidate overview". FEC.gov.
^ "GUTIERREZ, PAUL ANTHONY - Candidate overview". FEC.gov.

[1] "If Kamala Harris becomes vice president, what happens to her Senate seat?". SFGate. August 11, 2020.

[2] "AGBEDE, AKINYEMI - Candidate overview". FEC.gov.

[NYT-3] Hubler, Shawn (August 13, 2020). "Who Would Replace Kamala Harris in the Senate for California? Let the Jockeying Begin". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

[auto1-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Marinucci, Carla (August 11, 2020). "Let the next California parlor game begin: Who would replace Harris?". Politico California.

[auto-5] Martin, Jonathan; Herndon, Astead W.; Burns, Alexander (November 29, 2019). "How Kamala Harris's Campaign Unraveled". The New York Times.

[6] "CRUZ, ERIN - Candidate overview". FEC.gov.

[7] "GUTIERREZ, PAUL ANTHONY - Candidate overview". FEC.gov.

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