US Senate 2022 | US Senate Elections | California Races
2022 California U.S. Senate Election Results
Alex Padilla
Percent: 61.06%
Votes: 6,621,621
Mark P. Meuser
Percent: 38.94%
Votes: 4,222,029
Race Summary
In the 2022 California U.S. Senate elections held on November 8, 2022, incumbent Democratic Senator Alex Padilla secured a special election to complete the remainder of Vice President Kamala Harris's term and a regular election for a full six-year term. Padilla, appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2021 following Harris's resignation, faced Republican attorney Mark Meuser in both contests. Padilla received 61.06% of the vote in the regular election, while Meuser garnered 38.94%. This victory made Padilla the first Latino elected to the U.S. Senate from California.
Full Results
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 61.06%
Votes: 6,621,621
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 38.94%
Votes: 4,222,029
Total votes: 10,843,650
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Results by County
Alameda County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 80.26%
Votes: 383,300
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 19.74%
Votes: 94,283
Total votes: 477,583
Calaveras County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 36.31%
Votes: 7,649
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 63.69%
Votes: 13,415
Total votes: 21,064
El Dorado County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 41.81%
Votes: 36,669
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 58.19%
Votes: 51,025
Total votes: 87,694
Imperial County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 59.86%
Votes: 17,774
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 40.14%
Votes: 11,919
Total votes: 29,693
Lake County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 50.93%
Votes: 10,138
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 49.07%
Votes: 9,769
Total votes: 19,907
Marin County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 81.05%
Votes: 95,496
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 18.95%
Votes: 22,326
Total votes: 117,822
Modoc County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 23.91%
Votes: 802
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 76.09%
Votes: 2,552
Total votes: 3,354
Nevada County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 55.38%
Votes: 27,898
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 44.62%
Votes: 22,478
Total votes: 50,376
Riverside County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 49.40%
Votes: 289,599
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 50.60%
Votes: 296,687
Total votes: 586,286
San Diego County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 57.57%
Votes: 586,284
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 42.43%
Votes: 432,027
Total votes: 1,018,311
San Mateo County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 76.37%
Votes: 186,891
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 23.63%
Votes: 57,825
Total votes: 244,716
Shasta County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 30.80%
Votes: 20,805
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 69.20%
Votes: 46,750
Total votes: 67,555
Sonoma County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 73.37%
Votes: 143,197
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 26.63%
Votes: 51,982
Total votes: 195,179
Trinity County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 44.80%
Votes: 2,019
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 55.20%
Votes: 2,488
Total votes: 4,507
Yolo County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 68.68%
Votes: 46,094
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 31.32%
Votes: 21,022
Total votes: 67,116
Alpine County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 60.78%
Votes: 372
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 39.22%
Votes: 240
Total votes: 612
Colusa County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 33.11%
Votes: 1,807
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 66.89%
Votes: 3,651
Total votes: 5,458
Fresno County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 47.00%
Votes: 100,963
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 53.00%
Votes: 113,845
Total votes: 214,808
Inyo County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 47.35%
Votes: 3,488
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 52.65%
Votes: 3,878
Total votes: 7,366
Lassen County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 20.82%
Votes: 1,888
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 79.18%
Votes: 7,181
Total votes: 9,069
Mariposa County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 39.34%
Votes: 3,050
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 60.66%
Votes: 4,703
Total votes: 7,753
Mono County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 57.40%
Votes: 2,594
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 42.60%
Votes: 1,925
Total votes: 4,519
Orange County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 49.50%
Votes: 479,494
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 50.50%
Votes: 489,185
Total votes: 968,679
Sacramento County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 59.98%
Votes: 283,117
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 40.02%
Votes: 188,925
Total votes: 472,042
San Francisco County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 85.65%
Votes: 254,756
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 14.35%
Votes: 42,699
Total votes: 297,455
Santa Barbara County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 61.57%
Votes: 82,255
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 38.43%
Votes: 51,339
Total votes: 133,594
Sierra County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 37.02%
Votes: 572
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 62.98%
Votes: 973
Total votes: 1,545
Stanislaus County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 44.97%
Votes: 57,861
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 55.03%
Votes: 70,792
Total votes: 128,653
Tulare County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 38.88%
Votes: 35,215
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 61.12%
Votes: 55,359
Total votes: 90,574
Yuba County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 36.15%
Votes: 7,043
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 63.85%
Votes: 12,439
Total votes: 19,482
Amador County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 35.37%
Votes: 6,522
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 64.63%
Votes: 11,917
Total votes: 18,439
Contra Costa County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 69.72%
Votes: 267,331
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 30.28%
Votes: 116,122
Total votes: 383,453
Glenn County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 28.52%
Votes: 2,234
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 71.48%
Votes: 5,600
Total votes: 7,834
Kern County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 39.41%
Votes: 73,784
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 60.59%
Votes: 113,432
Total votes: 187,216
Los Angeles County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 70.00%
Votes: 1,670,306
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 30.00%
Votes: 715,913
Total votes: 2,386,219
Mendocino County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 65.49%
Votes: 19,745
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 34.51%
Votes: 10,406
Total votes: 30,151
Monterey County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 66.37%
Votes: 67,153
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 33.63%
Votes: 34,026
Total votes: 101,179
Placer County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 43.05%
Votes: 77,540
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 56.95%
Votes: 102,597
Total votes: 180,137
San Benito County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 56.83%
Votes: 11,016
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 43.17%
Votes: 8,368
Total votes: 19,384
San Joaquin County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 51.49%
Votes: 90,289
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 48.51%
Votes: 85,078
Total votes: 175,367
Santa Clara County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 71.43%
Votes: 383,152
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 28.57%
Votes: 153,249
Total votes: 536,401
Siskiyou County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 39.39%
Votes: 6,892
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 60.61%
Votes: 10,607
Total votes: 17,499
Sutter County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 35.47%
Votes: 9,797
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 64.53%
Votes: 17,827
Total votes: 27,624
Tuolumne County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 38.92%
Votes: 8,932
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 61.08%
Votes: 14,016
Total votes: 22,948
Butte County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 46.71%
Votes: 33,467
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 53.29%
Votes: 38,183
Total votes: 71,650
Del Norte County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 41.20%
Votes: 3,400
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 58.80%
Votes: 4,852
Total votes: 8,252
Humboldt County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 64.17%
Votes: 30,612
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 35.83%
Votes: 17,096
Total votes: 47,708
Kings County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 37.85%
Votes: 10,067
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 62.15%
Votes: 16,533
Total votes: 26,600
Madera County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 38.37%
Votes: 14,018
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 61.63%
Votes: 22,514
Total votes: 36,532
Merced County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 48.96%
Votes: 26,755
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 51.04%
Votes: 27,893
Total votes: 54,648
Napa County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 66.36%
Votes: 32,651
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 33.64%
Votes: 16,549
Total votes: 49,200
Plumas County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 39.79%
Votes: 3,405
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 60.21%
Votes: 5,153
Total votes: 8,558
San Bernardino County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 49.10%
Votes: 218,494
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 50.90%
Votes: 226,470
Total votes: 444,964
San Luis Obispo County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 53.38%
Votes: 63,076
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 46.62%
Votes: 55,087
Total votes: 118,163
Santa Cruz County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 77.96%
Votes: 80,675
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 22.04%
Votes: 22,810
Total votes: 103,485
Solano County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 61.90%
Votes: 80,317
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 38.10%
Votes: 49,443
Total votes: 129,760
Tehama County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 27.72%
Votes: 5,670
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 72.28%
Votes: 14,784
Total votes: 20,454
Ventura County
Alex Padilla (DEM)
Percent: 56.03%
Votes: 155,231
Mark P. Meuser (REP)
Percent: 43.97%
Votes: 121,822
Total votes: 277,053