The 2022 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of California. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for Governor of California. The nonpartisan blanket primary was held on June 7. California is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis won re-election to a second term with 59.7% of the vote, defeating her Republican challenger.
Candidates
A primary election is scheduled for June 7, 2022. 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
Declared
Eleni Kounalakis, incumbent lieutenant governor
Jeffrey Highbear Morgan, businessman and engineer
William Cavett "Skee" Saacke, attorney
Disqualified
Roy Foreman, construction worker
Republican Party
Declared
David Fennell, venture capitalist and candidate in 2018
Clint W. Saunders, mental health worker
Angela Underwood Jacobs, deputy mayor of Lancaster
Peace and Freedom Party
Declared
Mohammad Arif, businessman
No Party Preference
Declared
David Hillberg, mechanic and actor
James Orlando Ogle, perennial candidate (write-in)