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.
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
Board of Supervisors
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.
Sheriff
Incumbent Sheriff Alex Villanueva ran for re-election to a second four-year term. 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, as well as investigations regarding unconstitutional policing, obstruction of evidence, and the persistence of deputy gangs. 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.
Candidates Advanced to runoff Robert Luna, former Long Beach Police Chief Alex Villanueva, incumbent sheriff
Declared Cecil Rhambo, Los Angeles Airport Police Chief Matt Rodriguez, retired Santa Paula Police Chief April Saucedo Hood, Long Beach Unified School District police officer Britta Steinbrenner, retired LASD captain Eric Strong, LASD lieutenant Eli Vera, LASD division chief Karla Yesenia Carranza
Did not file Enrique Del Real
Declined Art Acevedo, former chief of the Houston, Austin, and Miami Police Departments
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Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error RobertLuna AlexVillanueva UndecidedBerkeley IGSBerkeley IGSOctober 25–31, 2022 2,842 (LV)± 2.5%40%32%25%Berkeley IGSBerkeley IGSSeptember 22–26, 2022 3,356 (LV)± 2.5%36%29%36% 4,293 (RV)± 2.0%24%29%42%Berkeley IGSBerkeley IGSAugust 9–15, 20223,067 (LV)± 2.5%31%27%42%
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Assessor
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.
Candidates Declared Mike Campbell, deputy assessor Anthony Lopez, deputy assessor Jeffrey Prang, incumbent assessor Sandy Sun, deputy assessor
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Superior Court 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.
Office 3 Candidates Frank Amador, attorney Sherilyn Peace Garnett, incumbent judge Tim Reuben, attorney
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Office 60 Candidates Abby Baron, Deputy Los Angeles County District Attorney Sharon Ransom, Deputy Los Angeles County District Attorney Mark Rosenfeld, attorney Troy Slaten, administrative law judge at the California Department of Industrial Relations Anna Slotky, Deputy Los Angeles County Public Defender
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Office 67 Candidates Fernanda Maria Barreto, Deputy Los Angeles County District Attorney Ryan Dibble, Deputy Los Angeles County District Attorney Elizabeth Lashley-Haynes, Deputy Los Angeles County Public Defender
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Office 70 Candidates Renee Yolande Chang, Deputy Los Angeles County District Attorney Randy Fudge, Long Beach Assistant City Prosecutor Holly L. Hancock, Deputy Los Angeles County Public Defender Eric Alfonso Torices, attorney and adjunct professor Matthew Vodnoy, attorney
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Office 90 Candidates Leslie Gutierrez, Deputy Los Angeles County District Attorney Naser Khoury, attorney Melissa Lyons, Deputy Los Angeles County District Attorney Kevin Thomas McGurk, Deputy Los Angeles County Public Defender
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Office 116 Candidates David Gelfound, incumbent judge Lloyd Handler, Deputy Los Angeles County Public Defender
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Office 118 Candidates Melissa Hammond, Deputy Los Angeles County District Attorney Georgia Huerta, Deputy Los Angeles County District Attorney Keith Koyano, Deputy Los Angeles County District Attorney Klint McKay, supervising ALJ for the California Department of Social Services Carolyn Park, attorney Shawn Thever, Deputy Los Angeles County Counsel
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Office 151 Candidates Thomas D. Allison, attorney and professor Karen A. Brako, Deputy Los Angeles County District Attorney Patrick Hare, Deputy Los Angeles County Public Defender Richard Quiñones, Deputy Los Angeles County District Attorney
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Office 156 Candidates Carol Elswick, incumbent judge Albert Robles, former mayor of Carson
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Ballot measures The following referendums appeared on the general election ballot: Measure A Providing Authority to Remove an Elected Sheriff for Cause. This charter amendment would allow the Board of Supervisors to remove an elected Sheriff from office by a four-fifths vote for reasons including "violation of law related to a Sheriff's duties, flagrant or repeated neglect of duties, misappropriation of funds, willful falsification of documents, or obstructing an investigation." The amendment is supported by a majority of the Board of Supervisors and the Los Angeles Times, and is opposed by Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
Measure C Cannabis Business Tax Measure. This measure would enact an annual tax on cannabis businesses located in unincorporated areas of the county.
See also Government of Los Angeles County 2022 California elections
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