| Election Name: | 2022 Los Angeles County elections |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Los Angeles County, California.svg |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Los Angeles County elections |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Los Angeles County elections |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Registered: | 5,627,796 |
| Turnout: | 43.65% (32.33 pp) |
The 2022 Los Angeles County elections were held on November 8, 2022, in Los Angeles County, California, with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on June 7. Two of the five seats of the Board of Supervisors were up for election, as well as two of the countywide elected officials, the Sheriff and the Assessor. In addition, elections were held for the Superior Court, along with two ballot measures.[1]
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
See main article: 2022 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election. Two of the five seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were up for election to four-year terms. Incumbent supervisors Hilda Solis handily won re-election in the primary. In the third district, incumbent Sheila Kuehl Supervisor Sheila Kuehl opted not to run for a third term, and instead chose to retire. State senator Robert Hertzberg West Hollywood City Councilor Lindsey Horvath advanced to the general election, eliminating state senator Henry Stern, Roxanne Beckford, Craig A. Brill and Jeffi Girgenti. Horvath narrowly defeated Hertzberg in the general election.
| Election Name: | 2022 Los Angeles County Sheriff election |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Los Angeles County, California.svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Los Angeles County Sheriff election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Los Angeles County Sheriff election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Turnout: | 26.05% (first round) 39.76% (runoff) |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Image1: | Robert Luna, 2016.jpg |
| Candidate1: | Robert Luna |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data1: | 383,181 25.9% |
| 2Data1: | 1,370,837 61.3% |
| Candidate2: | Alex Villanueva |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data2: | 454,556 30.7% |
| 2Data2: | 867,029 38.7% |
| Image3: | 3x4.svg |
| Candidate3: | Eric Strong |
| Color3: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data3: | 232,274 15.7% |
| 2Data3: | Eliminated |
| Image4: | Chief Rhambo.png |
| Candidate4: | Cecil Rhambo |
| Color4: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data4: | 113,386 7.7% |
| 2Data4: | Eliminated |
| Image5: | 3x4.svg |
| Candidate5: | Karla Yesenia Carranza |
| Color5: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data5: | 75,688 5.1% |
| 2Data5: | Eliminated |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Sheriff | |
| Before Election: | Alex Villanueva |
| After Election: | Robert Luna |
Incumbent Sheriff Alex Villanueva ran for re-election to a second four-year term.[2] He was first elected in 2018, defeating incumbent Jim McDonnell with 52.8% of the vote. Villanueva has been a controversial figure since then, including his refusal to enforce vaccine mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic in California,[3] as well as investigations regarding unconstitutional policing, obstruction of evidence, and the persistence of deputy gangs.[4] [5] [6] However, he is also credited with reforms in the department, including the implementation of body cameras and the removal of ICE agents from county jails.[7] [8]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Robert Luna | Alex Villanueva | Undecided | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley IGS | October 25–31, 2022 | 2,842 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 40% | 32% | 25% | |||
| Berkeley IGS | September 22–26, 2022 | 3,356 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 36% | 29% | 36% | |||
| 4,293 (RV) | ± 2.0% | 24% | 29% | 42% | |||||
| Berkeley IGS | August 9–15, 2022 | 3,067 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 31% | 27% | 42% |
| Election Name: | 2022 Los Angeles County Assessor election |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Los Angeles County, California.svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Los Angeles County Assessor election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Los Angeles County Assessor election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Turnout: | 23.38% |
| Image1: | Jeffrey Prang, 2020.jpg |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Candidate1: | Jeffrey Prang |
| Popular Vote1: | 667,160 |
| Percentage1: | 50.2% |
| Candidate2: | Sandy Sun |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 299,364 |
| Percentage2: | 22.5% |
| Candidate4: | Mike Campbell |
| Color4: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 210,572 |
| Percentage4: | 15.8% |
| Candidate5: | Anthony Lopez |
| Color5: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 153,101 |
| Percentage5: | 11.5% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Assessor | |
| Before Election: | Jeffrey Prang |
| After Election: | Jeffrey Prang |
Incumbent Assessor Jeffrey Prang ran for re-election to a third four-year term. He was re-elected in 2018 with 60.3% of the vote.
Nine elections were held for judges to the Los Angeles County Superior Court on June 7. Runoff elections were scheduled to be held on November 8 if no candidate received a majority of the vote. Judges are elected to six-year terms.
The following referendums appeared on the general election ballot: