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2022 Italian presidential election

2022 Italian presidential election: indirect election of 29 January 2022 in which Sergio Mattarella was re-elected president on the eighth ballot with 759 votes after Mario Draghi's candidacy failed, making Mattarella the second re-elected president after Napolitano.

2022 Kazakh constitutional referendum

The 2022 Kazakh constitutional referendum was a nationwide vote on 5 June 2022, proposed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev after the January unrest, approving amendments with 77.18 percent support.

2022 Kenyan general election

The 2022 Kenyan general election, held 9 August 2022, elected William Ruto as Kenya's fifth president over Raila Odinga, 50.49% to 48.85%, with 64.77% turnout; the Supreme Court upheld the result after a disputed declaration.

2022 Lebanese general election

2022 Lebanese general election, held 15 May 2022 for all 128 National Assembly seats: Hezbollah and allies lost their majority (59-62 seats), the Lebanese Forces became the largest Christian party, and 13-14 protest-movement independents entered a fragmented, low-turnout parliament.

2022 local electoral calendar

2022 Australian electoral calendar: federal election 21 May (Labor 77 seats, teal independents), SA March and Victoria November state elections, NSW by-elections 12 February, Bragg by-election 14 June, record 17.2 million enrolled.

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 Malaysian general election

The 15th Malaysian general election (GE15), held 19 November 2022, produced Malaysia's first hung parliament: PH 82, PN 74, BN 30 of 222 seats, leading to Anwar Ibrahim's unity government.

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 Nepalese general election

2022 Nepalese general election, held 20 November 2022, elected Nepal's 275-member House of Representatives (165 FPTP, 110 PR) and provincial assemblies; Nepali Congress won 89 seats, CPN-UML 78, producing a hung parliament and a fragile Dahal-led coalition.

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 New Zealand local elections

Triennial New Zealand local elections held by postal vote with voting closing 8 October 2022; turnout fell to 40.44 percent, 35 councils introduced Māori wards, councils shifted right, and Wayne Brown became Auckland mayor.

2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election

The 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election (5 May 2022, STV, 90 MLAs) made Sinn Féin the largest party for the first time with 27 seats and 29.0% of first preferences; the DUP fell to second and blocked power-sharing for two years over the Protocol.

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 Ontario general election

The 2022 Ontario general election, held June 2, 2022, elected the 43rd Legislative Assembly: Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives won a majority with 67% of seats on about 40% of the vote, amid record-low 44.06% turnout.

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 Papua New Guinean general election

2022 Papua New Guinea general election (4-22 July 2022): national election for the 118-seat National Parliament; PANGU under James Marape won the most seats and he was re-elected Prime Minister; election marked by electoral roll failures, vote buying, and violence.

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 Philippine general election

2022 Philippine general election (May 9, 2022): Marcos Jr.-Sara Duterte UniTeam landslide, 59% and 61% wins, machine failures, disinformation, and the return of the Marcos dynasty to power.

2022 Philippine presidential election

2022 Philippine presidential election (9 May 2022): Ferdinand Marcos Jr. won 31,629,783 votes (58.77%) as 17th president, Sara Duterte took the record vice-presidential vote, turnout hit 83%, audits upheld the count amid machine failures and disinformation.

2022 Philippine Senate election

Held May 9, 2022, this election filled 12 of 24 Philippine Senate seats; 64 candidates ran, turnout was 83.1%, and Marcos-Duterte allies won 11 of 12 seats, leaving Risa Hontiveros the sole opposition senator.

2022 Portuguese legislative election

Snap Portuguese legislative election of 30 January 2022, triggered by rejection of the 2022 budget; António Costa's Socialist Party won an absolute majority (120 of 230 seats), with Chega rising to third place.

2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 16th Vidhan Sabha polls, results 10 March 2022: Aam Aadmi Party won 92 of 117 seats under Bhagwant Mann, sworn in 16 March 2022, defeating Congress and SAD-BJP.

2022 Quebec general election

The 2022 Quebec general election was held on 3 October 2022, when Premier François Legault's Coalition Avenir Québec won a second majority government with 90 of 125 seats.

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.