2022 California State Senate election should not be confused with 2022 United States Senate elections in California.
| Election Name: | 2022 California State Senate election |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2020 California State Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2024 California State Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 21 |
| Leader1: | Toni Atkins |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Leader Since1: | March 21, 2018 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 39th–San Diego |
| Seats Before1: | 31 |
| Seats After1: | 32 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,201,860 |
| Percentage1: | 63.69% |
| Leader2: | Scott Wilk |
| Party2: | California Republican Party |
| Leader Since2: | January 20, 2021 |
| Leaders Seat2: | 21st–Santa Clarita |
| Seats Before2: | 9 |
| Seats After2: | 8 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,825,644 |
| Percentage2: | 36.31% |
| President pro tempore | |
| Before Election: | Toni Atkins |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Toni Atkins |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
The 2022 California State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 8, with the primary election having been held on Thursday, June 7. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with elections for other offices, including the state assembly.
Democrats gained one seat, increasing their supermajority to 32 out of 40 seats, a four-fifths majority.[1]
† - Incumbent not seeking re-election
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Mike McGuire | Dem | Mike McGuire | Dem | ||
| 4th | New Seat | Marie Alvarado-Gil | Dem | |||
| 6th | New Seat | Roger Niello | Rep | |||
| 8th | Richard Pan† | Dem | Angelique Ashby | Dem | ||
| 10th | Bob Wieckowski† | Dem | Aisha Wahab | Dem | ||
| 12th | Shannon Grove | Rep | Shannon Grove | Rep | ||
| Andreas Borgeas† | Rep | |||||
| 14th | Anna Caballero | Dem | Anna Caballero | Dem | ||
| 16th | Melissa Hurtado | Dem | Melissa Hurtado | Dem | ||
| 18th | Ben Hueso† | Dem | Steve Padilla | Dem | ||
| 20th | Robert Hertzberg† | Dem | Caroline Menjivar | Dem | ||
| 22nd | Susan Rubio | Dem | Susan Rubio | Dem | ||
| Connie Leyva† | Dem | |||||
| 24th | Ben Allen | Dem | Ben Allen | Dem | ||
| 26th | María Elena Durazo | Dem | María Elena Durazo | Dem | ||
| 28th | Sydney Kamlager-Dove† | Dem | Lola Smallwood-Cuevas | Dem | ||
| 30th | Bob Archuleta | Dem | Bob Archuleta | Dem | ||
| 32nd | Melissa Melendez† | Rep | Kelly Seyarto | Rep | ||
| 34th | Tom Umberg | Dem | Tom Umberg | Dem | ||
| 36th | New Seat | Janet Nguyen | Rep | |||
| 38th | Patricia Bates† | Rep | Catherine Blakespear | Dem | ||
| 40th | Brian Jones | Rep | Brian Jones | Rep | ||
| 2022 California State Senate election Primary election | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party[3] | Votes | Percentage | Candidates | Advancing to general | Seats contesting | ||
| Democratic | 1,857,206 | 60.5 | 38 | 25 | 20 | ||
| Republican | 1,213,169 | 39.5 | 25 | 15 | 15 | ||
| Totals | 3,070,375 | 100.00 | 63 | 40 | — | ||
| 2022 California State Senate election General election – November 8, 2022[4] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | ||
| Democratic | 3,201,860 | 63.69 | 31 | 14 | 15 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Republican | 1,825,644 | 36.31 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 5,027,504 | 100.00 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 40 | — | ||
Jim Nielsen (R–Red Bluff): Termed out of office
Richard Pan (D–Sacramento): Termed out of office
Bob Wieckowski (D–Fremont): Termed out of office
Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno): Retiring
Ben Hueso (D–San Diego): Termed out of office
Robert Hertzberg (D–Van Nuys): Termed out of office
Connie Leyva (D-Chino): Running for San Bernardino County Supervisor
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles): Running for California's 37th congressional district
Melissa Melendez (R–Lake Elsinore): Termed out of office
Patricia Bates (R–Laguna Niguel): Termed out of office
| Election Name: | District 2 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | CA Sen Mike McGuire (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mike McGuire |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 283,689 |
| Percentage1: | 73.3% |
| Nominee2: | Gene Yoon |
| Party2: | California Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 103,333 |
| Percentage2: | 26.7% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Mike McGuire |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Mike McGuire |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
The 2nd district encompasses most of the North Coast region, stretching from the Oregon border to the northern Bay Area to include Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino, Sonoma, and Marin Counties. The incumbent was two-term Democrat Mike McGuire of Healdsburg, who ran for a third term.
| Election Name: | District 4 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Marie Alvarado-Gil official portrait (crop 2).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Marie Alvarado-Gil |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 137,157 |
| Percentage1: | 52.7% |
| Nominee2: | Tim Robertson |
| Party2: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 123,210 |
| Percentage2: | 47.3% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | None (New Seat) |
| After Election: | Marie Alvarado-Gil |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
See also: California's 4th State Senate district. The new 4th district is located in the northeastern Central Valley, the central Sierra Nevada, and Death Valley, including Stanislaus, Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Alpine, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera, Mono, and Inyo counties. The district had no incumbent.
| Election Name: | District 6 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 6 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 6 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Roger Niello, 2022 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Roger Niello |
| Party1: | California Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 202,569 |
| Percentage1: | 55.7% |
| Nominee2: | Paula Villescaz |
| Party2: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 160,846 |
| Percentage2: | 44.3% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | None (New Seat) |
| After Election: | Roger Niello |
| After Party: | California Republican Party |
See also: California's 6th State Senate district. The 6th district is located in northern and eastern suburbs of the Sacramento metropolitan area, including the Sacramento County cities of Rancho Cordova, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Gold River, Arden-Arcade, Folsom, Orangevale, Citrus Heights, and Antelope, and the western Placer County exurbs of Granite Bay, Roseville, Rocklin, Loomis, Whitney, and Lincoln. The district had no incumbent.
| Election Name: | District 8 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 8 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 8 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | AngeliquePortrait (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Angelique Ashby |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 118,135 |
| Percentage1: | 51.5% |
| Nominee2: | Dave Jones |
| Party2: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 111,035 |
| Percentage2: | 48.5% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Richard Pan |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Angelique Ashby |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
See also: California's 6th State Senate district and California's 8th State Senate district. The new 8th district is located in the core of the Sacramento metropolitan area, consisting of the state capital of Sacramento and surrounding suburbs, including Rio Linda, McClellan Park, North Highlands, Vineyard, Rosemont, Florin, and Elk Grove. The incumbent in this area was Democrat Richard Pan of Sacramento of the former 6th district, who was term-limited and could not run for re-election.
| Election Name: | District 10 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 10 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 10 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Sd10 headshot (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Aisha Wahab |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 114,997 |
| Percentage1: | 53.7% |
| Nominee2: | Lily Mei |
| Party2: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 99,011 |
| Percentage2: | 46.3% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Bob Wieckowski |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Aisha Wahab |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
See also: California's 10th State Senate district. The 10th district is located in the East Bay in Alameda County and the northwestern corner of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara County, including Fremont, Hayward, Union City, Newark, Milpitas, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara. The incumbent was Democrat Bob Wieckowski of Fremont, who was term-limited and could not run for re-election.
| Election Name: | District 12 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 12 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 12 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Shannon Grove 2009 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Shannon Grove |
| Party1: | California Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 119,319 |
| Percentage1: | 68.7% |
| Nominee2: | Susanne Gundy |
| Party2: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 89,469 |
| Percentage2: | 31.3 |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Andreas Borgeas (Republican) Shannon Grove (Republican) |
| After Election: | Shannon Grove |
| After Party: | California Republican Party |
See also: California's 12th State Senate district and California's 16th State Senate district.
The new 12th district encompasses the southeastern Central Valley and the northwestern corner of the Mojave Desert, including most of Kern County and the eastern portions of Tulare County and Fresno County. It merged the districts of first-term Republican Shannon Grove of Bakersfield of the former 16th district, who was running for re-election here, and first-term Republican Andreas Borgeas of the former 8th district, who decided not to seek reelection.
| Election Name: | District 14 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 14 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 14 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Anna Caballero (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Anna Caballero |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 90,016 |
| Percentage1: | 56.3% |
| Nominee2: | Amnon Shor |
| Party2: | California Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 69,970 |
| Percentage2: | 43.7% |
| Senators | |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Anna Caballero |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
See also: California's 12th State Senate district and California's 14th State Senate district. The new 14th district is located in the western Central Valley, including Merced County and western Fresno County. The incumbents in this area were first-term Democrat Anna Caballero of Merced and the former 12th district, and first-term Democrat Melissa Hurtado of Sanger and the former 14th district. Both incumbents initially were running for re-election in this district, but Hurtado dropped out to run for the 16th district.
| Election Name: | District 16 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 16 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 16 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Melissa Hurtado (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Melissa Hurtado |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 68,461 |
| Percentage1: | 50.005% |
| Nominee2: | David Shepard |
| Party2: | California Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 68,448 |
| Percentage2: | 49.995% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Melissa Hurtado |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Melissa Hurtado |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
See also: California's 14th State Senate district and California's 16th State Senate district. The new 16th district encompasses the southwestern Central Valley, including Kings County, western Tulare County, and northwestern Kern County. The seat originally had no incumbent, but first-term Democrat Melissa Hurtado of Sanger eventually chose to run for re-election here. On December 14, candidate David Shepard filed for a recount, after the race was certified with Senator Hurtado in the lead by a 20-vote margin.[31] The recount concluded on January 17, with Shepard gaining 11 votes, while Hurtado gained 4.[32]
| Election Name: | District 18 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 18 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 18 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Steve Padilla, 2023.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Steve Padilla |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 115,103 |
| Percentage1: | 59.8% |
| Nominee2: | Alejandro Galicia |
| Party2: | California Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 77,223 |
| Percentage2: | 40.2% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Ben Hueso |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Steve Padilla |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
See also: California's 18th State Senate district and California's 40th State Senate district. The new 18th district stretches along the Mexico–United States border and includes rural Imperial Valley and areas of California along the Colorado River, including Needles, Blythe and Indio, but most of the population is in southern San Diego County, including Imperial Beach, Otay Mesa, Chula Vista, National City, Lincoln Acres, Bonita, the Tijuana River Valley, and the southeast side of San Diego. The incumbent in this area was two-term Democrat Ben Hueso of San Diego and the former 40th district, who was term-limited and could not seek re-election.
| Election Name: | District 20 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 20 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 20 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Caroline Menjivar, 2021.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Caroline Menjivar |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 88,358 |
| Percentage1: | 58.5% |
| Nominee2: | Daniel Hertzberg |
| Party2: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 62,787 |
| Percentage2: | 41.5% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Robert Hertzberg |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Caroline Menjivar |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
See also: California's 18th State Senate district and California's 20th State Senate district. The new 20th district contains most of the San Fernando Valley section of northern Los Angeles, including Burbank, Van Nuys, Reseda, Canoga Park, Tujunga, Sun Valley, Shadow Hills, Lake View Terrace, Arleta, Panorama City, Pacoima, Mission Hills, San Fernando, and Sylmar. The incumbent in this area was two-term Democrat Robert Hertzberg of Van Nuys and the former 18th district, who was term-limited and could not seek re-election.
| Election Name: | District 22 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 22 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 22 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | SusanRubio-300x300 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Susan Rubio |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 110,327 |
| Percentage1: | 58.5% |
| Nominee2: | Vincent Tsai |
| Party2: | California Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 78,156 |
| Percentage2: | 41.5% |
| Senators | |
| Before Election: | Connie Leyva (Democratic) Susan Rubio (Democratic) |
| After Election: | Susan Rubio |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
See also: California's 20th State Senate district and California's 22nd State Senate district. The new 22nd district consists of the eastern San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Valley in Los Angeles County, including El Monte, West Covina, Covina, Duarte, Baldwin Park, Irwindale, Vincent, Azusa, San Dimas, La Verne, and Pomona, as well as Montclair, Chino, and Ontario in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County. The incumbents in this area were first-term Democrat Susan Rubio of Baldwin Park or the former 22nd district, and second-term Democrat Connie Leyva of Chino or the former 20th district. Rubio ran for re-election, while Leyva ran for San Bernardino County Supervisor.
| Election Name: | District 24 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 24 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 24 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Ben Allen, 2021.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ben Allen |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 248,642 |
| Percentage1: | 67.1% |
| Nominee2: | Kristina Irwin |
| Party2: | California Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 121,809 |
| Percentage2: | 32.9% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Ben Allen |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Ben Allen |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
See also: California's 24th State Senate district and California's 26th State Senate district. The new 24th district contains the Westside Los Angeles neighborhoods of Venice, West Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Bel Air, Century City, Sunset Strip, Laurel Canyon, Hollywood, and Miracle Mile, and the Santa Monica Mountains cities such as Hidden Hills, Calabasas, Topanga, and Malibu, as well as most of the South Bay cities of Los Angeles County, including Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood. The incumbent in this area was two-term Democrat Ben Allen of Santa Monica and the former 26th district, who ran for re-election.
| Election Name: | District 26 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 26 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 26 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Maria-Elena-Durazo-l (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | María Elena Durazo |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 155,727 |
| Percentage1: | 82.9% |
| Nominee2: | Claudia Agraz |
| Party2: | California Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 32,022 |
| Percentage2: | 17.1% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | María Elena Durazo |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | María Elena Durazo |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
See also: California's 24th State Senate district and California's 26th State Senate district. The new 26th district is located in the central and eastern Los Angeles neighborhoods of Los Feliz, East Hollywood, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Cypress Park, Koreatown, Wilshire Center, Westlake, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Garvanza, Lincoln Heights, Hermon, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, Boyle Heights, and El Sereno, along with the adjascent communities of City Terrace, East Los Angeles and Vernon. The incumbent in this area was first-term Democrat Maria Elena Durazo of Los Angeles and the former 24th district, who sought re-election.
| Election Name: | District 28 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 28 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 28 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Lola Smallwood-Cuevas on the Laura Flanders Show (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Lola Smallwood-Cuevas |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 117,315 |
| Percentage1: | 59.9% |
| Nominee2: | Cheryl Turner |
| Party2: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 78,453 |
| Percentage2: | 40.1% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Sydney Kamlager-Dove |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Lola Smallwood-Cuevas |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
See also: California's 28th State Senate district and California's 30th State Senate district.
The new 28th district contains Downtown Los Angeles and most of South Central Los Angeles, including Park La Brea, Pico Union, Mid City, West Adams, Baldwin Hills, Hyde Park, Nevin, Leimert Park, Jefferson Park, Crenshaw, Vermont Square, Adams-Normandie, Florence, Exposition Park, and University Park, as well as suburbs of Culver City, Ladera Heights, and a small part of the Westside Los Angeles neighborhoods, including Palms, Mar Vista and Playa Vista. The incumbent in this area was first-term Democrat Sydney Kamlager-Dove of Los Angeles and the former 30th district, who left to run for a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
| Election Name: | District 30 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 30 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 30 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Bob Archuleta (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bob Archuleta |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 129,890 |
| Percentage1: | 61.0% |
| Nominee2: | Mitch Clemmons |
| Party2: | California Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 83,214 |
| Percentage2: | 39.0 |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Bob Archuleta |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Bob Archuleta |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
See also: California's 30th State Senate district and California's 32nd State Senate district. The new 30th district contains the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County, including Downey, Norwalk, Bellflower, La Mirada, Santa Fe Springs, Los Nietos, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Whittier, Hacienda Heights, La Puente, Valinda, Avocado Heights, Industry, Rowland Heights, Walnut, and Diamond Bar, along with Brea in northeastern Orange County. The incumbent in this area was first-term Democrat Bob Archuleta of the former 32nd district, who sought re-election.
| Election Name: | District 32 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 32 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 32 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Kelly Seyarto, 2021 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Kelly Seyarto |
| Party1: | California Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 184,086 |
| Percentage1: | 62.0% |
| Nominee2: | Brian Nash |
| Party2: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 112,763 |
| Percentage2: | 38.0% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Melissa Melendez |
| Before Party: | California Republican Party |
| After Election: | Kelly Seyarto |
| After Party: | California Republican Party |
See also: California's 28th State Senate district and California's 32nd State Senate district. The new 32nd district consists of the southwestern corner of the Inland Empire, including the Riverside County communities of Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, Lakeland Village, Alberhill, Menifee, Sage, and Idyllwild, along with Yorba Linda in eastern Orange County, Chino Hills in southwestern San Bernardino County and the rural, northeastern corner of San Diego County. The incumbent in this area, Republican Melissa Melendez of the former 28th district, was term-limited and could not seek re-election.
| Election Name: | District 34 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 34 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 34 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Tom Umberg CA Senate official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Tom Umberg |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 96,419 |
| Percentage1: | 58.8% |
| Nominee2: | Rhonda Shader |
| Party2: | California Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 67,633 |
| Percentage2: | 41.2% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Tom Umberg |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Tom Umberg |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
See also: California's 34th State Senate district. The 34th district is based in northern Orange County, including most of Santa Ana, Anaheim, Placentia, Fullerton, Buena Park, La Habra, and the west side of Orange, along with the unincorporated community of South Whittier in Los Angeles County. The incumbent was first-term Democrat Tom Umberg of Santa Ana, who sought re-election.
| Election Name: | District 36 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 36 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 36 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Janetnguyun (cropped).png |
| Nominee1: | Janet Nguyen |
| Party1: | California Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 196,488 |
| Percentage1: | 56.9% |
| Nominee2: | Kim Carr |
| Party2: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 149,114 |
| Percentage2: | 43.1% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | None (New Seat) |
| After Election: | Janet Nguyen |
| After Party: | California Republican Party |
See also: California's 36th State Senate district. The new 36th district encompasses most of coastal Orange County, including Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point, and the Little Saigon area of northwestern Orange County, including Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Midway City, Stanton, Cypress, Rossmoor, and Los Alimitos, along with Artesia, Cerritos, and Hawaiian Gardens in southwestern Los Angeles County. The seat had no incumbent.
| Election Name: | District 38 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 38 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 38 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Catherine Blakespear Portrait (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Catherine Blakespear |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 190,992 |
| Percentage1: | 52.2% |
| Nominee2: | Matt Gunderson |
| Party2: | California Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 174,581 |
| Percentage2: | 47.8% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Patricia Bates |
| Before Party: | California Republican Party |
| After Election: | Catherine Blakespear |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
See also: California's 36th State Senate district and California's 38th State Senate district. The new 38th district encompasses the coastal North County San Diego County communities of La Jolla, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Cardiff, Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas, Carlsbad, Vista, Oceanside, San Luis Rey, and Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, along with the southern edge of Orange County, including San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, and Rancho Santa Margarita. The incumbent in this area, Republican Patricia Bates (R–Laguna Niguel), was term-limited and could not seek re-election.
| Election Name: | District 40 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 California State Senate election#District 40 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 California State Senate election#District 40 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | 190115 BrianJones (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Brian Jones |
| Party1: | California Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 170,109 |
| Percentage1: | 53.1% |
| Nominee2: | Joseph Rocha |
| Party2: | California Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 149,948 |
| Percentage2: | 46.9% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Brian Jones |
| Before Party: | California Republican Party |
| After Election: | Brian Jones |
| After Party: | California Republican Party |
See also: California's 38th State Senate district and California's 40th State Senate district. The new 40th district encompasses much of inland San Diego County, including Santee, Poway, Alpine, Pine Valley, Ramona, San Marcos, Escondido, Hidden Meadows, Valley Center, Pauma Valley, and Fallbrook, as well as the northeastern parts of the city of San Diego. The incumbent in this area was Republican Brian Jones of Santee and the former 38th district, who sought re-election.