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2022 Georgia state elections
The 2022 Georgia state elections were a series of contests in Georgia, culminating in a December 6 U.S. Senate runoff that Raphael Warnock won over Herschel Walker.
2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election
2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election, held November 8, 2022: Democrat Josh Green beat Republican Duke Aiona 261,025 to 152,237 votes for the open seat left by term-limited Governor David Ige, with Sylvia Luke elected lieutenant governor.
2022 Illinois gubernatorial election
2022 Illinois gubernatorial election, November 8, 2022: incumbent Democrat J.B. Pritzker defeated Republican state Senator Darren Bailey 54.9% to 42.4% (margin +12.5, 4,104,636 votes) after a $136 million primary in which Democrats boosted Bailey over Richard Irvin.
2022 Iowa State Auditor election
The 2022 Iowa State Auditor election: incumbent Democrat Rob Sand narrowly re-elected over Republican Todd Halbur, 600,719 to 597,826 votes, recounts in two counties, and Sand as the only Democrat to win statewide office that year.
2022 Los Angeles mayoral election
2022 Los Angeles mayoral election: Karen Bass defeated Rick Caruso 54.83% to 45.17% in the November 8 runoff after a June 7 primary, becoming the first woman and second Black mayor of Los Angeles; Caruso spent over $100 million.
2022 Maryland gubernatorial election
2022 Maryland gubernatorial election, November 8, 2022: Democrat Wes Moore and Aruna Miller beat Republican Dan Cox and Gordana Schifanelli 64.53% to 32.12% for the open seat of term-limited Larry Hogan; Moore became Maryland's first Black governor.
2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, November 8, 2022: Democrat Maura Healey beat Republican Geoff Diehl 63.7% to 34.6% for the open seat of retiring Governor Charlie Baker, becoming the state's first elected female governor.
2022 Michigan elections
The 2022 Michigan elections (November 8, 2022) delivered a Democratic sweep of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both legislative chambers, the first election under Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission maps, with Proposal 2 voting rights and Proposal 3 reproductive freedom amendments passing.
2022 Michigan gubernatorial election
2022 Michigan gubernatorial election (November 8, 2022): incumbent Democrat Gretchen Whitmer and Garlin Gilchrist II defeated Republican Tudor Dixon and Shane Hernandez, 2,430,505 votes (54.43%) to 1,960,635 (43.91%), amid a GOP petition signature-fraud scandal and the Proposal 3 abortion-rights vote.
2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election (November 8, 2022) reelected DFL incumbent Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan over Republicans Scott Jensen and Matt Birk, 52.27% to 44.61%, part of a DFL sweep of all statewide offices.
2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election
2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election: Republican Jim Pillen defeated Democrat Carol Blood on November 8, 2022, succeeding term-limited Governor Pete Ricketts after a record nine-candidate GOP primary.
2022 Nevada gubernatorial election
2022 Nevada gubernatorial election, November 8, 2022: Republican Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo unseated first-term Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak after a toss-up race fought over abortion, education, the economy, and COVID response.
2022 New York gubernatorial election
2022 New York gubernatorial election, November 8, 2022: incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul and Antonio Delgado defeated Republican Lee Zeldin and Alison Esposito 53.12% to 46.73%, the closest New York governor's race since 1994 and the first woman elected governor.
2022 Ohio gubernatorial election
The 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election (November 8, 2022): Republican incumbent Mike DeWine and Jon Husted re-elected with 62.41% over Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley and Cheryl Stephens (37.38%), a 25-point margin.
2022 Oregon gubernatorial election
The 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election (November 8, 2022): Democrat Tina Kotek beat Republican Christine Drazan 46.96% to 43.54%, with unaffiliated Betsy Johnson at 8.62%, keeping Oregon's Democratic gubernatorial streak alive since 1982.
2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, November 8, 2022: Democrat Josh Shapiro beat Republican Doug Mastriano by about 15 points for the open seat of term-limited Tom Wolf, in a record $100 million race verified by the state's first statewide risk-limiting audit.
2022 San Francisco Board of Education recall election
The 2022 San Francisco Board of Education recall election was a February 15, 2022 special election in which San Francisco voters removed three members of the city's seven-member school board.
2022 San Francisco District Attorney recall election
The 2022 San Francisco District Attorney recall election, Proposition H on June 7, 2022, removed Chesa Boudin from office roughly halfway through his term, with about 55% voting yes.
2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election: incumbent Republican Henry McMaster re-elected November 8, 2022 with 58.04% over Democrat Joe Cunningham (40.67%), first general election with early voting under Act 150, certified November 17, 2022.
2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election
2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election, November 8, 2022: incumbent Republican Bill Lee reelected with 64.91% (1,129,390 votes) over Democrat Jason Martin (32.92%) and independents; turnout 38.18% of registered voters.
2022 Texas gubernatorial election
2022 Texas gubernatorial election, November 8, 2022: Republican Governor Greg Abbott defeated Democrat Beto O'Rourke 54.82%-43.8% for a third term, with immigration, abortion, and the Uvalde shooting defining the campaign.
2022 United States elections
The 2022 United States midterm elections, held November 8, 2022, elected the 118th Congress: Republicans took the House 222-213 while Democrats held the Senate; turnout reached 52.2% of the citizen voting-age population.
2022 United States gubernatorial elections
2022 United States gubernatorial elections: November 8, 2022 races in 36 states and three territories. Democrats netted two governorships (Arizona, Maryland, Massachusetts) versus one Republican flip (Nevada), leaving 26R-24D; 27 of 28 incumbent governors won re-election.
2022 United States House of Representatives elections
2022 U.S. House of Representatives elections, held November 8, 2022 for the 118th Congress: Republicans won a narrow majority (needing five seats) despite forecasts of 20-35-seat gains; turnout was 107.7 million, 45.1% of eligible voters.
2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California
2022 California US House elections: all 52 districts (state lost a seat after 2020 census) on November 8, 2022; Republicans gained one seat for a 40-12 Democratic delegation, helping elect Speaker Kevin McCarthy; closest race CA-13, Duarte by 564 votes.
2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
2022 U.S. House elections in Florida, held November 8, 2022: all 28 districts contested under Governor Ron DeSantis's redistricting map; Republicans won 20 seats, Democrats 8, with legal challenges to the map continuing after the election.
2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
2022 U.S. House elections in New York: all 26 seats on November 8, 2022, plus an August 23 special in NY-19, held under a court special master map after the Democratic gerrymander was struck down; Republicans flipped NYC-suburban seats, swept Long Island, and helped win the House.
2022 United States Senate election in Alabama
2022 Alabama U.S. Senate election (Class 3): open seat after Richard Shelby retired; Katie Britt beat Mo Brooks in the GOP runoff after Trump switched endorsements, then defeated Democrat Will Boyd 66.62% to 30.88% on November 8, 2022.
2022 United States Senate election in Alaska
2022 Alaska U.S. Senate election: Lisa Murkowski defeated Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka, Pat Chesbro, and Buzz Kelley under Alaska's new top-four primary and ranked-choice voting system, winning 53.70% in the final RCV round.
2022 United States Senate election in Arizona
2022 Arizona U.S. Senate election: incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly defeated Republican Blake Masters 51.39% to 46.51% (margin 125,719 of 2,572,294 votes) on November 8, 2022, winning a full six-year term after his 2020 special-election win.