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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 Serbian general election
The 2022 Serbian general election, held 3 April 2022, combined presidential, early parliamentary, and local elections. Vučić (SNS) won the presidency with 58.59% and his coalition took 120 of 250 parliamentary seats amid ODIHR criticism.
2022 Somali presidential election
The 2022 Somali presidential election, held 15 May 2022, indirectly elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the 10th president with 214 votes to incumbent Farmaajo's 110, ending a 15-month delay after Farmaajo's term expired in February 2021.
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 South Korean presidential election
The 2022 South Korean presidential election (제20대 대통령 선거), held March 9, 2022, elected Yoon Suk-yeol (People Power Party) over Lee Jae-myung by 0.73 points, 247,077 votes, the closest margin since 1987, with 77.1% turnout.
2022 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party leadership election
The 2022 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party leadership election was not a membership primary; Pedro Sánchez placed new leadership appointments ratified by an extraordinary Federal Committee in July 2022.
2022 Swedish general election
The 2022 Swedish general election (riksdagsvalet), held 11 September 2022, gave the right bloc 176 of 349 Riksdag seats against 173, ending Magdalena Andersson's Social Democratic government and producing the Kristersson coalition backed by the Sweden Democrats under the Tidö Agreement.
2022 Tauranga by-election
2022 Tauranga by-election, New Zealand House of Representatives by-election of 18 June 2022 won by National's Sam Uffindell (11,613 votes, 55.9%) over Labour's Jan Tinetti after Simon Bridges' resignation; turnout 40.5%.
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 Kingdom local elections
2022 United Kingdom local elections, held 5 May 2022 in England, Scotland and Wales: 6,863 council seats plus mayors. Conservatives lost about 500 seats amid Partygate; Labour, Liberal Democrats and Greens gained.
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.
2022 United States Senate election in Florida
2022 Florida US Senate election: Republican incumbent Marco Rubio defeated Democratic nominee Val Demings 58% to 41% on November 8, 2022, despite Demings' large fundraising advantage.
2022 United States Senate election in Georgia
2022 Georgia US Senate election: Raphael Warnock (D) beat Herschel Walker (R) 51.40%–48.60% in the December 6, 2022 runoff after Libertarian Chase Oliver forced a runoff; $338.5 million ad spending; Democrats' 51st Senate seat.
2022 United States Senate election in Missouri
2022 United States Senate election in Missouri: November 8, 2022 open-seat race after Roy Blunt's retirement. Republican Eric Schmitt defeated Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine 55.4% to 42.2% after winning a 21-candidate GOP primary over Greitens and Hartzler.
2022 United States Senate election in Nevada
2022 Nevada Senate election: incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Republican Adam Laxalt with a 48.8 percent plurality, a Toss Up race that helped Democrats keep Senate control; Latino support held at 61 percent.
2022 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
The 2022 New Hampshire U.S. Senate election: incumbent Democrat Maggie Hassan defeated Republican Don Bolduc 53.6% to 44.4%, a 9.1-point margin exceeding most polls, after Bolduc won a contested GOP primary over Chuck Morse.
2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina
The 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina was won by Republican Ted Budd, who defeated Democrat Cheri Beasley for the open seat of retiring Senator Richard Burr.
2022 United States Senate election in Ohio
2022 Ohio U.S. Senate election: Republican J.D. Vance defeated Democrat Tim Ryan on November 8, 2022, winning 53.03% (2,192,114 votes) for Rob Portman's open seat; term began January 3, 2023.
2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
2022 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election: Democrat John Fetterman defeated Republican Mehmet Oz, 51.17% to 46.27%, flipping Pat Toomey's open seat, the only Senate seat to change parties in 2022.
2022 United States Senate election in Washington
2022 Washington U.S. Senate election: incumbent Democrat Patty Murray won a sixth term, defeating Republican Tiffany Smiley 57.15% to 42.63% (margin 442,505 votes) on November 8, 2022, with 63.82% turnout.
2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
2022 Wisconsin U.S. Senate election: incumbent Republican Ron Johnson (50.41%) narrowly re-elected over Democrat Mandela Barnes (49.41%) by 26,718 votes on November 8, 2022.