2022-11-08 Senatorial Election Results for California (Class 3)

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County	Turnout	Alex Padilla* (D)		Mark Meuser (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Alameda	37%	383,300	80.3%	94,283	19.7%	0	0.0%	289,017	477,583
Alpine	65%	372	60.8%	240	39.2%	0	0.0%	132	612
Amador	52%	6,522	35.4%	11,917	64.6%	0	0.0%	-5,395	18,439
Butte	44%	33,467	46.7%	38,183	53.3%	0	0.0%	-4,716	71,650
Calaveras	55%	7,649	36.3%	13,415	63.7%	0	0.0%	-5,766	21,064
Colusa	34%	1,807	33.1%	3,651	66.9%	0	0.0%	-1,844	5,458
Contra Costa	43%	267,331	69.7%	116,122	30.3%	0	0.0%	151,209	383,453
Del Norte	38%	3,400	41.2%	4,852	58.8%	0	0.0%	-1,452	8,252
El Dorado	57%	36,669	41.8%	51,025	58.2%	0	0.0%	-14,356	87,694
Fresno	30%	100,963	47.0%	113,845	53.0%	0	0.0%	-12,882	214,808
Glenn	37%	2,234	28.5%	5,600	71.5%	0	0.0%	-3,366	7,834
Humboldt	43%	30,612	64.2%	17,096	35.8%	0	0.0%	13,516	47,708
Imperial	23%	17,774	59.9%	11,919	40.1%	0	0.0%	5,855	29,693
Inyo	49%	3,488	47.4%	3,878	52.6%	0	0.0%	-390	7,366
Kern	29%	73,779	39.4%	113,428	60.6%	0	0.0%	-39,649	187,207
Kings	24%	10,067	37.8%	16,533	62.2%	0	0.0%	-6,466	26,600
Lake	37%	10,138	50.9%	9,769	49.1%	0	0.0%	369	19,907
Lassen	33%	1,888	20.8%	7,181	79.2%	0	0.0%	-5,293	9,069
Los Angeles	31%	1,670,306	70.0%	715,913	30.0%	0	0.0%	954,393	2,386,219
Madera	31%	14,018	38.4%	22,514	61.6%	0	0.0%	-8,496	36,532
Marin	57%	95,496	81.1%	22,326	18.9%	0	0.0%	73,170	117,822
Mariposa	54%	3,050	39.3%	4,703	60.7%	0	0.0%	-1,653	7,753
Mendocino	42%	19,745	65.5%	10,406	34.5%	0	0.0%	9,339	30,151
Merced	27%	26,755	49.0%	27,893	51.0%	0	0.0%	-1,138	54,648
Modoc	48%	802	23.9%	2,552	76.1%	0	0.0%	-1,750	3,354
Mono	43%	2,594	57.4%	1,925	42.6%	0	0.0%	669	4,519
Monterey	32%	67,153	66.4%	34,026	33.6%	0	0.0%	33,127	101,179
Napa	46%	32,651	66.4%	16,549	33.6%	0	0.0%	16,102	49,200
Nevada	59%	27,898	55.4%	22,478	44.6%	0	0.0%	5,420	50,376
Orange	39%	479,494	49.5%	489,185	50.5%	0	0.0%	-9,691	968,679
Placer	56%	77,540	43.0%	102,597	57.0%	0	0.0%	-25,057	180,137
Plumas	52%	3,405	39.8%	5,153	60.2%	0	0.0%	-1,748	8,558
Riverside	32%	289,599	49.4%	296,687	50.6%	0	0.0%	-7,088	586,286
Sacramento	39%	283,117	60.0%	188,925	40.0%	0	0.0%	94,192	472,042
San Benito	38%	11,016	56.8%	8,368	43.2%	0	0.0%	2,648	19,384
San Bernardino	27%	218,494	49.1%	226,470	50.9%	0	0.0%	-7,976	444,964
San Diego	40%	586,284	57.6%	432,027	42.4%	0	0.0%	154,257	1,018,311
San Francisco	43%	254,756	85.6%	42,699	14.4%	0	0.0%	212,057	297,455
San Joaquin	30%	90,289	51.5%	85,078	48.5%	0	0.0%	5,211	175,367
San Luis Obispo	51%	63,076	53.4%	55,087	46.6%	0	0.0%	7,989	118,163
San Mateo	42%	186,891	76.4%	57,825	23.6%	0	0.0%	129,066	244,716
Santa Barbara	39%	82,255	61.6%	51,339	38.4%	0	0.0%	30,916	133,594
Santa Clara	37%	383,152	71.4%	153,249	28.6%	0	0.0%	229,903	536,401
Santa Cruz	48%	80,675	78.0%	22,810	22.0%	0	0.0%	57,865	103,485
Shasta	47%	20,805	30.8%	46,750	69.2%	0	0.0%	-25,945	67,555
Sierra	55%	572	37.0%	973	63.0%	0	0.0%	-401	1,545
Siskiyou	50%	6,892	39.4%	10,607	60.6%	0	0.0%	-3,715	17,499
Solano	37%	80,317	61.9%	49,443	38.1%	0	0.0%	30,874	129,760
Sonoma	50%	143,197	73.4%	51,982	26.6%	0	0.0%	91,215	195,179
Stanislaus	32%	57,861	45.0%	70,792	55.0%	0	0.0%	-12,931	128,653
Sutter	38%	9,797	35.5%	17,827	64.5%	0	0.0%	-8,030	27,624
Tehama	41%	5,670	27.7%	14,784	72.3%	0	0.0%	-9,114	20,454
Trinity	34%	2,019	44.8%	2,488	55.2%	0	0.0%	-469	4,507
Tulare	27%	35,215	38.9%	55,359	61.1%	0	0.0%	-20,144	90,574
Tuolumne	50%	8,932	38.9%	14,016	61.1%	0	0.0%	-5,084	22,948
Ventura	43%	155,231	56.0%	121,822	44.0%	0	0.0%	33,409	277,053
Yolo	39%	46,094	68.7%	21,022	31.3%	0	0.0%	25,072	67,116
Yuba	32%	7,043	36.2%	12,439	63.8%	0	0.0%	-5,396	19,482
TOTAL	36%	6,621,616	61.1%	4,222,025	38.9%	0	0.0%	2,399,591	10,843,641
Total R vote: 4,222,025 (38.9%)      Total D vote: 6,621,616 (61.1%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$4,572,866		$1,032,273
Total Receipts:		$12,026,093		$1,052,436
Cash on Hand:		$7,453,226		$20,163
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$9,537,166		$1,037,039
Party Contributions:		$376		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$2,284,271		$10,749
Transfers from Other Committees:		$203,172		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$20,097		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$20,097		$0
Net Spending:		$4,592,963		$1,032,273

2022 Senate class 3, Alameda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	383,300	80.3%
Mark Meuser (R)	94,283	19.7%
TOTAL	477,583
Turnout: 37%

2022 Senate class 3, Alpine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	372	60.8%
Mark Meuser (R)	240	39.2%
TOTAL	612
Turnout: 65%

2022 Senate class 3, Amador County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	6,522	35.4%
Mark Meuser (R)	11,917	64.6%
TOTAL	18,439
Turnout: 52%

2022 Senate class 3, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	33,467	46.7%
Mark Meuser (R)	38,183	53.3%
TOTAL	71,650
Turnout: 44%

2022 Senate class 3, Calaveras County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	7,649	36.3%
Mark Meuser (R)	13,415	63.7%
TOTAL	21,064
Turnout: 55%

2022 Senate class 3, Colusa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	1,807	33.1%
Mark Meuser (R)	3,651	66.9%
TOTAL	5,458
Turnout: 34%

2022 Senate class 3, Contra Costa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	267,331	69.7%
Mark Meuser (R)	116,122	30.3%
TOTAL	383,453
Turnout: 43%

2022 Senate class 3, Del Norte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	3,400	41.2%
Mark Meuser (R)	4,852	58.8%
TOTAL	8,252
Turnout: 38%

2022 Senate class 3, El Dorado County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	36,669	41.8%
Mark Meuser (R)	51,025	58.2%
TOTAL	87,694
Turnout: 57%

2022 Senate class 3, Fresno County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	100,963	47.0%
Mark Meuser (R)	113,845	53.0%
TOTAL	214,808
Turnout: 30%

2022 Senate class 3, Glenn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	2,234	28.5%
Mark Meuser (R)	5,600	71.5%
TOTAL	7,834
Turnout: 37%

2022 Senate class 3, Humboldt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	30,612	64.2%
Mark Meuser (R)	17,096	35.8%
TOTAL	47,708
Turnout: 43%

2022 Senate class 3, Imperial County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	17,774	59.9%
Mark Meuser (R)	11,919	40.1%
TOTAL	29,693
Turnout: 23%

2022 Senate class 3, Inyo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	3,488	47.4%
Mark Meuser (R)	3,878	52.6%
TOTAL	7,366
Turnout: 49%

2022 Senate class 3, Kern County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	73,779	39.4%
Mark Meuser (R)	113,428	60.6%
TOTAL	187,207
Turnout: 29%

2022 Senate class 3, Kings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	10,067	37.8%
Mark Meuser (R)	16,533	62.2%
TOTAL	26,600
Turnout: 24%

2022 Senate class 3, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	10,138	50.9%
Mark Meuser (R)	9,769	49.1%
TOTAL	19,907
Turnout: 37%

2022 Senate class 3, Lassen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	1,888	20.8%
Mark Meuser (R)	7,181	79.2%
TOTAL	9,069
Turnout: 33%

2022 Senate class 3, Los Angeles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	1,670,306	70.0%
Mark Meuser (R)	715,913	30.0%
TOTAL	2,386,219
Turnout: 31%

2022 Senate class 3, Madera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	14,018	38.4%
Mark Meuser (R)	22,514	61.6%
TOTAL	36,532
Turnout: 31%

2022 Senate class 3, Marin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	95,496	81.1%
Mark Meuser (R)	22,326	18.9%
TOTAL	117,822
Turnout: 57%

2022 Senate class 3, Mariposa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	3,050	39.3%
Mark Meuser (R)	4,703	60.7%
TOTAL	7,753
Turnout: 54%

2022 Senate class 3, Mendocino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	19,745	65.5%
Mark Meuser (R)	10,406	34.5%
TOTAL	30,151
Turnout: 42%

2022 Senate class 3, Merced County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	26,755	49.0%
Mark Meuser (R)	27,893	51.0%
TOTAL	54,648
Turnout: 27%

2022 Senate class 3, Modoc County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	802	23.9%
Mark Meuser (R)	2,552	76.1%
TOTAL	3,354
Turnout: 48%

2022 Senate class 3, Mono County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	2,594	57.4%
Mark Meuser (R)	1,925	42.6%
TOTAL	4,519
Turnout: 43%

2022 Senate class 3, Monterey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	67,153	66.4%
Mark Meuser (R)	34,026	33.6%
TOTAL	101,179
Turnout: 32%

2022 Senate class 3, Napa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	32,651	66.4%
Mark Meuser (R)	16,549	33.6%
TOTAL	49,200
Turnout: 46%

2022 Senate class 3, Nevada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	27,898	55.4%
Mark Meuser (R)	22,478	44.6%
TOTAL	50,376
Turnout: 59%

2022 Senate class 3, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	479,494	49.5%
Mark Meuser (R)	489,185	50.5%
TOTAL	968,679
Turnout: 39%

2022 Senate class 3, Placer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	77,540	43.0%
Mark Meuser (R)	102,597	57.0%
TOTAL	180,137
Turnout: 56%

2022 Senate class 3, Plumas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	3,405	39.8%
Mark Meuser (R)	5,153	60.2%
TOTAL	8,558
Turnout: 52%

2022 Senate class 3, Riverside County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	289,599	49.4%
Mark Meuser (R)	296,687	50.6%
TOTAL	586,286
Turnout: 32%

2022 Senate class 3, Sacramento County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	283,117	60.0%
Mark Meuser (R)	188,925	40.0%
TOTAL	472,042
Turnout: 39%

2022 Senate class 3, San Benito County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	11,016	56.8%
Mark Meuser (R)	8,368	43.2%
TOTAL	19,384
Turnout: 38%

2022 Senate class 3, San Bernardino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	218,494	49.1%
Mark Meuser (R)	226,470	50.9%
TOTAL	444,964
Turnout: 27%

2022 Senate class 3, San Diego County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	586,284	57.6%
Mark Meuser (R)	432,027	42.4%
TOTAL	1,018,311
Turnout: 40%

2022 Senate class 3, San Francisco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	254,756	85.6%
Mark Meuser (R)	42,699	14.4%
TOTAL	297,455
Turnout: 43%

2022 Senate class 3, San Joaquin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	90,289	51.5%
Mark Meuser (R)	85,078	48.5%
TOTAL	175,367
Turnout: 30%

2022 Senate class 3, San Luis Obispo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	63,076	53.4%
Mark Meuser (R)	55,087	46.6%
TOTAL	118,163
Turnout: 51%

2022 Senate class 3, San Mateo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	186,891	76.4%
Mark Meuser (R)	57,825	23.6%
TOTAL	244,716
Turnout: 42%

2022 Senate class 3, Santa Barbara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	82,255	61.6%
Mark Meuser (R)	51,339	38.4%
TOTAL	133,594
Turnout: 39%

2022 Senate class 3, Santa Clara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	383,152	71.4%
Mark Meuser (R)	153,249	28.6%
TOTAL	536,401
Turnout: 37%

2022 Senate class 3, Santa Cruz County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	80,675	78.0%
Mark Meuser (R)	22,810	22.0%
TOTAL	103,485
Turnout: 48%

2022 Senate class 3, Shasta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	20,805	30.8%
Mark Meuser (R)	46,750	69.2%
TOTAL	67,555
Turnout: 47%

2022 Senate class 3, Sierra County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	572	37.0%
Mark Meuser (R)	973	63.0%
TOTAL	1,545
Turnout: 55%

2022 Senate class 3, Siskiyou County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	6,892	39.4%
Mark Meuser (R)	10,607	60.6%
TOTAL	17,499
Turnout: 50%

2022 Senate class 3, Solano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	80,317	61.9%
Mark Meuser (R)	49,443	38.1%
TOTAL	129,760
Turnout: 37%

2022 Senate class 3, Sonoma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	143,197	73.4%
Mark Meuser (R)	51,982	26.6%
TOTAL	195,179
Turnout: 50%

2022 Senate class 3, Stanislaus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	57,861	45.0%
Mark Meuser (R)	70,792	55.0%
TOTAL	128,653
Turnout: 32%

2022 Senate class 3, Sutter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	9,797	35.5%
Mark Meuser (R)	17,827	64.5%
TOTAL	27,624
Turnout: 38%

2022 Senate class 3, Tehama County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	5,670	27.7%
Mark Meuser (R)	14,784	72.3%
TOTAL	20,454
Turnout: 41%

2022 Senate class 3, Trinity County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	2,019	44.8%
Mark Meuser (R)	2,488	55.2%
TOTAL	4,507
Turnout: 34%

2022 Senate class 3, Tulare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	35,215	38.9%
Mark Meuser (R)	55,359	61.1%
TOTAL	90,574
Turnout: 27%

2022 Senate class 3, Tuolumne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	8,932	38.9%
Mark Meuser (R)	14,016	61.1%
TOTAL	22,948
Turnout: 50%

2022 Senate class 3, Ventura County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	155,231	56.0%
Mark Meuser (R)	121,822	44.0%
TOTAL	277,053
Turnout: 43%

2022 Senate class 3, Yolo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	46,094	68.7%
Mark Meuser (R)	21,022	31.3%
TOTAL	67,116
Turnout: 39%

2022 Senate class 3, Yuba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Alex Padilla* (D)	7,043	36.2%
Mark Meuser (R)	12,439	63.8%
TOTAL	19,482
Turnout: 32%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Alex Padilla*
Total Disbursements:	$4,572,866
Total Receipts:	$12,026,093
Cash on Hand:	$7,453,226
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$9,537,166
Party Contributions:	$376
Other Committee Contributions:	$2,284,271
Other Committee Transfers:	$203,172
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$20,097
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$20,097
Net Spending:	$4,592,963

Mark Meuser
Total Disbursements:	$1,032,273
Total Receipts:	$1,052,436
Cash on Hand:	$20,163
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$1,037,039
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$10,749
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$1,032,273

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/CA/2022

View 2024 FEC data

Open Primary
Pos	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	$**
1	Alex Padilla*	D	3,725,544	54.1%	$4,572,866
2	Mark Meuser	R	1,028,374	14.9%	$1,032,273
3	Cordie Williams	R	474,321	6.9%	$361,161
4	Jon Elist	R	289,716	4.2%	$516,699
5	Chuck Smith	R	266,766	3.9%	$24,672
6	James Bradley	R	235,788	3.4%	$154,265
7	Douglas Pierce	D	116,771	1.7%
8	John Parker	Peace & Freedom	105,477	1.5%
9	Sarah Sun Liew	R	76,994	1.1%	$137,983
10	Dan O'Dowd	D	74,916	1.1%	$7,550,358
11	Akinyemi Agbede	D	70,971	1.0%
12	Myron Hall	R	66,161	1.0%	$104,086
13	Timothy Ursich	D	58,348	0.8%	$1,726
14	Robert Lucero	R	53,398	0.8%	$10,087
15	Henk Conn	Green	35,983	0.5%
16	Eleanor Garcia	I	34,625	0.5%
17	Carlos Tapia	R	33,870	0.5%
18	Pamela Elizondo	Green	31,981	0.5%
19	Enrique Petris	R	31,883	0.5%
20	Obaidul Pirjata	D	27,889	0.4%
21	Daphne Bradford	I	26,900	0.4%	$10,899
22	Don Grundmann	I	10,181	0.1%
23	Deon Jenkins	I	6,936	0.1%
	Other		66	0.0%
TOTAL VOTES			6,883,859