Information About Candidate Statements
U.S. Senate
The office of U.S. Senate will have TWO separate contests on the November 8, 2022, General Election ballot. You may vote on both.
- The first contest is the regular election for the full 6-year term of office beginning on January 3, 2023 (full term).
- The second contest is a special vacancy election, since the current officeholder is temporarily filling a vacancy, for the remainder of the term ending on January 3, 2023 (partial/unexpired term).
U.S. Senate candidates can buy space for their candidate statement in this voter guide. Some candidates, however, choose not to buy space for a statement.
U.S. Senate (full term)
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Mark P. Meuser |
Republican |
| Alex Padilla |
Democratic |
U.S. Senate (partial/unexpired term)
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Mark P. Meuser |
Republican |
| Alex Padilla |
Democratic |
Statewide Constitutional Offices
California law includes voluntary spending limits for candidates running for state office who choose to keep their campaign expenses under specified dollar amounts. Statewide constitutional office candidates may buy space for a candidate statement (up to 250 words) in this voter guide.
Voluntary spending limits for the following offices for the November 8, 2022, General Election are:
- Governor—$16,212,000
- Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, and Superintendent of Public Instruction—$9,728,000
- Member of the Board of Equalization—$2,432,000
In the following candidate lists, an asterisk (*) designates a statewide constitutional office candidate who accepted California’s voluntary campaign spending limits and therefore has the option to buy space for a candidate statement in this voter guide.
Candidates who did not accept the voluntary campaign spending limits are not eligible to buy space for a candidate statement.
In addition, some candidates who did accept the voluntary campaign spending limits may choose not to buy space for a candidate statement.
Governor
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Brian Dahle* |
Republican |
| Gavin Newsom |
Democratic |
Lieutenant Governor
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Eleni Kounalakis* |
Democratic |
| Angela E. Underwood Jacobs |
Republican |
Secretary of State
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Rob Bernosky* |
Republican |
| Shirley N. Weber* |
Democratic |
Controller
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Lanhee J. Chen* |
Republican |
| Malia M. Cohen* |
Democratic |
Treasurer
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Jack M. Guerrero* |
Republican |
| Fiona Ma* |
Democratic |
Attorney General
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Rob Bonta* |
Democratic |
| Nathan Hochman* |
Republican |
Insurance Commissioner
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Robert Howell* |
Republican |
| Ricardo Lara* |
Democratic |
Superintendent of Public Instruction
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Lance Ray Christensen* |
Nonpartisan |
| Tony K. Thurmond* |
Nonpartisan |
Board of Equalization District 1
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Jose S. Altamirano* |
Democratic |
| Ted Gaines* |
Republican |
Board of Equalization District 2
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Sally J. Lieber* |
Democratic |
| Peter Coe Verbica* |
Republican |
Board of Equalization District 3
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Y. Marie Manvel |
No Party Preference |
| Tony Vazquez |
Democratic |
Board of Equalization District 4
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| David Dodson* |
Democratic |
| Mike Schaefer* |
Democratic |
For purposes of this guide, candidates listed as having “No Party Preference” either selected that choice or did not make any selection when registering to vote.
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