2022 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election explained

Election Name:2022 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election
Flag Image:Flag of Santa Clara County, California.svg
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2024 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election
Next Year:2024
Election Date:November 8, 2022
Seats For Election:2 of the 5 seats of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
Majority Seats:3
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Seats Before1:4
Seats1:5
Seats After1:5
Seat Change1:1
Party2:Independent
Seats Before2:1
Seats2:0
Seats After2:0
Seat Change2:1

The 2022 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect two of the five seats on the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County, California. District 1 was an open seat due to the terming out of Supervisor Mike Wasserman.[1] The race was highly competitive and the first since the 2020 United States redistricting cycle which changed the boundaries of the district.[2] Since District 4 was uncontested, incumbent Supervisor Susan Ellenberg did not appear on the November 8th ballot.

Background

Santa Clara County is the 18th largest county in the United States and the 6th largest in the state of California. All local elections in California are officially nonpartisan and use a top-two primary system; if no candidate receives a majority of the June 7, 2022 vote, a runoff was held between the top two candidates on November 8, 2022. In the redistricting process, the district lines were changed during a contentious process in which one of the candidates, Johnny Khamis, threatened to sue for alleged gerrymandering.

District 1

Election Name:2022 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election District 1
Flag Image:File:Flag of Santa Clara County, California.svg
Country:Santa Clara
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2026 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election
Next Year:2026
1Blank:First round
2Blank:Runoff
Image1:File:Sylvia Arenas - San Jose City Councilwoman.jpg
Color1:c0c0c0
Candidate1:Sylvia Arenas
1Data1:20,262
28.62%
2Data1:59,526
54.45%
Color2:c0c0c0
Candidate2:Johnny Khamis
1Data2:18,800
26.56
2Data2:49,800
45.55%
Image3:3x4.svg
Color3:c0c0c0
Candidate3:Claudia Rossi
1Data3:13,824
19.53
Image4:Rich Constantine Headshot.jpg
Color4:c0c0c0
Candidate4:Rich Constantine
1Data4:13,742
19.41%
Image5:3x4.svg
Color5:c0c0c0
Candidate5:Denelle Fedor
1Data5:4,157
5.87%
Supervisor
Before Election:Greg Wasserman
Posttitle:Supervisor after election
After Election:Sylvia Arenas

Candidates

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

Results

District 4

Election Name:2022 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election District 4
Flag Image:File:Flag of Santa Clara County, California.svg
Country:Santa Clara
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2026 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election
Next Year:2026
1Blank:First round
Image1:SusanEllenbergBOS.jpg
Color1:c0c0c0
Candidate1:Susan Ellenberg
1Data1:54,403
100%
Supervisor
Before Election:Susan Ellenberg
Posttitle:Supervisor after election
After Election:Susan Ellenberg

Candidate

Results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nguyen . Tran . 2022-04-13 . Election 2022: The race for Santa Clara County Supervisor District 1 . 2022-11-24 . San José Spotlight . en-US.
  2. Web site: Wolfe . Eli . 2021-11-29 . Fight over Silicon Valley political boundaries intensifies . 2022-11-24 . San José Spotlight . en-US.
  3. Web site: Wolfe . Eli . 2022-02-10 . Former political staffer campaigns for Santa Clara County supervisor . 2022-11-24 . San José Spotlight . en-US.