California Democratic Party Releases the 2022 Official Endorsements for Midterm Elections
The California Democratic Party’s (CADEM) 2021-2023 delegation voted today to officially endorse candidates for the Statewide and Legislative races for the 2022 midterm elections. The 2022 Statewide Endorsing Caucus gathered during its virtual Statewide Convention to endorse statewide candidates including U.S. Senate, Governor, Lt. Governor, State Treasurer, State Controller, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Insurance Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Members of the State Board of Equalization and legislative candidates including U.S. House, State Senate, and State Assembly.
CADEM is set to ratify the endorsements of the legislative races on Sunday, March 6 during its General Session III.
Eligible Voters 3037
Total Ballots 2877
Total Turnout 94.73%
GOVERNOR
Name Votes Percentage
Gavin Newsom 2622 92.7%
No Endorsement 205 7.3%
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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Name Votes Percentage
Eleni Kounalakis 2615 93.8%
No Endorsement 173 6.2%
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SECRETARY OF STATE
Name Votes Percentage
Dr. Shirley Weber 2712 96.4%
No Endorsement 101 3.6%
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CONTROLLER
Name Votes Percentage
Malia Cohen 1710 62.3%
Ron Galperin 829 30.2%
Yvonne Yiu 105 3.8%
No Endorsement 101 3.7%
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TREASURER
Name Votes Percentage
Fiona Ma 2592 93.9%
No Endorsement 169 6.1%
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ATTORNEY GENERAL
Name Votes Percentage
Rob Bonta 2663 95.1%
No Endorsement 138 4.9%
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INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
Name Votes Percentage
Ricardo Lara 1679 61.3%
Marc Levine 832 30.4%
No Endorsement 230 8.4%
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SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Name Votes Percentage
Tony Thurmond 2602 93.7%
No Endorsement 174 6.3%
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BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, DISTRICT 1
Name Votes Percentage
Braden Murphy 2016 91.3%
No Endorsement 191 8.7%
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BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, DISTRICT 2
Name Votes Percentage
Sally Lieber 1635 71.4%
Michela Alioto-Pier 453 19.8%
No Endorsement 203 8.9%
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BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, DISTRICT 3
Name Votes Percentage
Antonio Vazquez 1983 88.7%
No Endorsement 253 11.3%
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BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, DISTRICT 4
Name Votes Percentage
Mike Schaefer 1763 82.3%
No Endorsement 378 17.7%
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U.S. SENATOR (REGULAR)
Name Votes Percentage
Alex Padilla 2722 96.2%
No Endorsement 107 3.8%
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U.S. SENATOR (SPECIAL ELECTION)
Name Votes Percentage
Alex Padilla 2721 96.3%
No Endorsement 104 3.7%
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ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 17
Name Votes Percentage
Matt Haney 7 12.5%
David Campos 5 8.9%
Bilal Mahmood 0 0.0%
Thea Selby 0 0.0%
No Endorsement 44 78.6%
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ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 30
Name Votes Percentage
Dawn Addis 34 66.7%
Jon Wizard 15 29.4%
Zoe Carter 1 2.0%
No Endorsement 1 2.0%
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ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 35
Name Votes Percentage
Leticia Perez 15 65.2%
Jasmeet Bains 2 8.7%
No Endorsement 6 26.1%
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ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 39
Name Votes Percentage
Andrea Rosenthal 13 59.1%
Socorro Cisneros 4 18.2%
Steve Fox 3 13.6%
Juan Carrillo 2 9.1%
No Endorsement 0 0.0%
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ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 44
Name Votes Percentage
Laura Friedman 63 98.4%
No Endorsement 1 1.6%
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ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 64
Name Votes Percentage
Blanca Pacheco 21 51.2%
Elizabeth Alcantar 3 7.3%
Ana Valencia 0 0.0%
Roberto Cancio 0 0.0%
Rose Espinoza 0 0.0%
No Endorsement 17 41.5%
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ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 65
Name Votes Percentage
Mike Gipson 29 65.9%
Fatima Iqbal-Zubair 13 29.5%
No Endorsement 2 4.5%
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STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8
Name Votes Percentage
Dave Jones 74 69.8%
Angelique Ashby 27 25.5%
No Endorsement 5 4.7%
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STATE SENATE DISTRICT 20
Name Votes Percentage
Daniel Hertzberg 45 71.4%
Caroline Menjivar 18 28.6%
Seydi Alejandra Morales 0 0.0%
No Endorsement 0 0.0%
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STATE SENATE DISTRICT 28
Name Votes Percentage
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas 59 93.7%
Jamaal Gulledge 1 1.6%
Cheryl Turner 1 1.6%
No Endorsement 2 3.2%
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STATE SENATE DISTRICT 30
Name Votes Percentage
Bob Archuleta 63 64.9%
Henry Bouchot 34 35.1%
No Endorsement 0 0.0%
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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 5
Name Votes Percentage
Michael Barkley 38 65.5%
No Endorsement 20 34.5%
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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 13
Name Votes Percentage
Adam Gray 36 67.9%
Phil Arballo 14 26.4%
No Endorsement 3 5.7%
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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 34
Name Votes Percentage
Jimmy Gomez 63 70.8%
David Kim 25 28.1%
No Endorsement 1 1.1%
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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 41
Name Votes Percentage
Will Rollins 26 57.8%
Brandon Mosely 15 33.3%
Shrina Kurani 4 8.9%
No Endorsement 0 0.0%
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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 42
Name Votes Percentage
Robert Garcia 50 59.5%
Cristina Garcia 31 36.9%
William Summerville 2 2.4%
Peter Mathews 0 0.0%
No Endorsement 1 1.2%
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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 50
Name Votes Percentage
Scott Peters 50 67.6%
Kylie Taitano 21 28.4%
Adam Schindler 0 0.0%
No Endorsement 3 4.1%
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2022 California Democratic Party Convention Pre-Endorsing Conference Results
A candidate must receive 70% of the vote to be placed on the Consent Calendar. If a candidate receives more than 50% and less than 70%, then the race will be considered at an Endorsing Caucus on March 5th, at the 2022 Convention. If no candidate received over 50%, then the California Democratic Party will take the position of No Consensus. If no candidate filed, the party will take the position of No Endorsement.
* denotes an Incumbent
AD 01
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Rebecca Chenoweth | 57 | 96.61% |
| No Endorsement | 2 | 3.39% |
Result: Rebecca Chenoweth placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Eric Guerra | 24 | 48.00% |
| Stephanie Nguyen | 15 | 30.00% |
| No Endorsement | 9 | 18.00% |
| Jim Cooper* | 2 | 4.00% |
| Tecoy Porter | 0 | 0.00% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Lori Wilson | 55 | 93.22% |
| No Endorsement | 4 | 6.78% |
Result: Lori Wilson placed on Consent Calendar
| Ida Times-Green | 19 | 28.36% |
| Damon Connolly | 17 | 25.37% |
| No Endorsement | 16 | 23.88% |
| Sara Aminzadeh | 15 | 22.39% |
| Steve Schwartz | 0 | 0.00% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| No Endorsement | 22 | 73.33% |
| Carlos Villapudua* | 4 | 13.33% |
| Mateo Bedolla | 4 | 13.33% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| David Campos | 37 | 52.11% |
| No Endorsement | 31 | 43.66% |
| Matt Haney | 2 | 2.82% |
| Bilal Mahmood | 1 | 1.41% |
| Thea Selby | 0 | 0.00% |
Result: An Endorsing Caucus will be held at Convention
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| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Elizabeth Ortega | 19 | 37.25% |
| Jennifer Esteen | 18 | 35.29% |
| Shawn Kumagai | 13 | 25.49% |
| No Endorsement | 1 | 1.96% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Giselle Hale | 25 | 48.08% |
| Diane Papan | 10 | 19.23% |
| No Endorsement | 10 | 19.23% |
| James Coleman | 6 | 11.54% |
| Maurice Goodman | 1 | 1.92% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Jessica Self | 40 | 95.24% |
| Chad Condit | 2 | 4.76% |
| No Endorsement | 0 | 0.00% |
Result: Jessica Self placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Esmeralda Soria | 39 | 100.00% |
| Mike Karbassi | 0 | 0.00% |
| No Endorsement | 0 | 0.00% |
Result: Esmeralda Soria placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Dawn Addis | 64 | 68.09% |
| Jon Wizard | 24 | 25.53% |
| No Endorsement | 4 | 4.26% |
| Alexis Garcia-Arrazola | 2 | 2.13% |
| Zoe Carter | 0 | 0.00% |
Result: An Endorsing Caucus will be held at Convention
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Jose Sigala | 36 | 81.82% |
| No Endorsement | 5 | 11.36% |
| Ruben Macareno | 3 | 6.82% |
Result: Jose Sigala placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Rita Ramirez-Dean | 18 | 81.82% |
| No Endorsement | 4 | 18.18% |
Result: Rita Ramirez-Dean placed on Consent Calendar
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| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Leticia Perez | 12 | 66.67% |
| No Endorsement | 4 | 22.22% |
| Jasmeet Bains | 2 | 11.11% |
Result: An Endorsing Caucus will be held at Convention
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| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Gregg Hart | 35 | 83.33% |
| No Endorsement | 4 | 9.52% |
| Gabe Escobedo | 3 | 7.14% |
Result: Gregg Hart placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Andrea Rosenthal | 11 | 52.38% |
| Socorro Cisneros | 4 | 19.05% |
| Steve Fox | 3 | 14.29% |
| Juan Carrillo | 2 | 9.52% |
| No Endorsement | 1 | 4.76% |
Result: An Endorsing Caucus will be held at Convention
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| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Pilar Schiavo | 51 | 80.95% |
| Annie Cho | 10 | 15.87% |
| No Endorsement | 2 | 3.17% |
Result: Pilar Schiavo placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Laura Friedman* | 42 | 60.87% |
| Adrin Nazarian* | 15 | 21.74% |
| No Endorsement | 12 | 17.39% |
Result: An Endorsing Caucus will be held at Convention
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| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Christy Holstege | 38 | 97.44% |
| No Endorsement | 1 | 2.56% |
Result: Christy Holstege placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Mike Fong | 28 | 96.55% |
| No Endorsement | 1 | 3.45% |
Result: Mike Fong placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Rick Chavez Zbur | 56 | 91.80% |
| Louis Abramson | 4 | 6.56% |
| No Endorsement | 1 | 1.64% |
Result: Rick Chavez Zbur placed on Consent Calendar
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| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Wendy Carrillo* | 102 | 77.27% |
| Mia Livas Porter | 21 | 15.91% |
| No Endorsement | 9 | 6.82% |
Result: Wendy Carrillo placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Corey Jackson | 13 | 81.25% |
| Esther Portillo | 3 | 18.75% |
Result: Corey Jackson placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Robert Pullen-Miles | 14 | 70.00% |
| Tina McKinnor | 4 | 20.00% |
| No Endorsement | 2 | 10.00% |
| Angie Reyes English | 0 | 0.00% |
Result: Robert Pullen-Miles placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Fauzia Rizvi | 27 | 93.10% |
| No Endorsement | 2 | 6.90% |
Result: Fauzia Rizvi placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Blanca Pacheco | 19 | 54.29% |
| Elizabeth Alcantar | 10 | 28.57% |
| Ana Valencia | 6 | 17.14% |
| Roberto Cancio | 0 | 0.00% |
| Rose Espinoza | 0 | 0.00% |
| No Endorsement | 0 | 0.00% |
Result: An Endorsing Caucus will be held at Convention
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| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Mike Gipson* | 40 | 70.18% |
| Fatima Iqbal-Zubair | 16 | 28.07% |
| No Endorsement | 0 | 0.00% |
Result: Mike Gipson placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Josh Lowenthal | 56 | 88.89% |
| No Endorsement | 3 | 4.76% |
| Al Austin | 2 | 3.17% |
| Janet Foster | 2 | 3.17% |
Result: Josh Lowenthal placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen | 17 | 80.95% |
| No Endorsement | 4 | 19.05% |
Result: Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Judie Mancuso | 55 | 98.21% |
| No Endorsement | 1 | 1.79% |
Result: Judie Mancuso placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Chris Duncan | 43 | 79.63% |
| Laurie Girand | 6 | 11.11% |
| No Endorsement | 5 | 9.26% |
Result: Chris Duncan placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Georgette Gómez | 40 | 88.89% |
| David Alvarez | 5 | 11.11% |
| No Endorsement | 0 | 0.00% |
Result: Georgette Gómez placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Tim Robertson | 76 | 89.41% |
| No Endorsement | 9 | 10.59% |
Result: Tim Robertson placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Paula Villescaz | 75 | 97.40% |
| No Endorsement | 2 | 2.60% |
Result: Paula Villescaz placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Dave Jones | 99 | 66.89% |
| Angelique Ashby | 36 | 24.32% |
| No Endorsement | 13 | 8.78% |
Result: An Endorsing Caucus will be held at Convention
SD 10
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Aisha Wahab | 67 | 94.37% |
| No Endorsement | 3 | 4.23% |
| Lily Mei | 1 | 1.41% |
Result: Aisha Wahab placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Susanne Gundy | 13 | 92.86% |
| No Endorsement | 1 | 7.14% |
Result: Susanne Gundy placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Anna Caballero* | 56 | 76.71% |
| Melissa Hurtado* | 16 | 21.92% |
| No Endorsement | 1 | 1.37% |
Result: Anna Caballero placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Rob Fuentes | 27 | 39.13% |
| Imelda Ceja | 23 | 33.33% |
| Bryan Osorio | 19 | 27.54% |
| No Endorsement | 0 | 0.00% |
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Steve Padilla | 48 | 100.00% |
| No Endorsement | 0 | 0.00% |
Result: Steve Padilla placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Daniel Hertzberg | 34 | 69.39% |
| Caroline Menjivar | 15 | 30.61% |
| No Endorsement | 0 | 0.00% |
Result: An Endorsing Caucus will be held at Convention
SD 28
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Lola Smallwood-Cuevas | 39 | 56.52% |
| Patrick MacFarlane | 18 | 26.09% |
| No Endorsement | 8 | 11.59% |
| Jamaal Gulledge | 3 | 4.35% |
| Cheryl Turner | 1 | 1.45% |
Result: An Endorsing Caucus will be held at Convention
SD 30
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Bob Archuleta* | 60 | 60.61% |
| Henry Bouchot | 36 | 36.36% |
| No Endorsement | 3 | 3.03% |
Result: An Endorsing Caucus will be held at Convention
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Kim Carr | 55 | 96.49% |
| No Endorsement | 2 | 3.51% |
Result: Kim Carr placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Catherine Blakespear | 110 | 96.49% |
| Joe Kerr | 2 | 1.75% |
| No Endorsement | 2 | 1.75% |
Result: Catherine Blakespear placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Joseph Rocha | 53 | 94.64% |
| No Endorsement | 3 | 5.36% |
Result: Joe Rocha placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Max Steiner | 57 | 82.61% |
| David Leon Zink | 12 | 17.39% |
Result: Max Steiner placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Kermit Jones | 106 | 97.25% |
| No Endorsement | 2 | 1.83% |
| David Peterson | 1 | 0.92% |
Result: Kermit Jones placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Michael Barkley | 29 | 56.86% |
| No Endorsement | 22 | 43.14% |
Result: An Endorsing Caucus will be held at Convention
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| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Adam Gray | 42 | 67.74% |
| Phil Arballo | 19 | 30.65% |
| No Endorsement | 1 | 1.61% |
Result: An Endorsing Caucus will be held at Convention
CD 15
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Kevin Mullin | 65 | 78.31% |
| David Canepa | 15 | 18.07% |
| No Endorsement | 3 | 3.61% |
| Emily Beach | 0 | 0.00% |
| Andrew Watters | 0 | 0.00% |
Result: Kevin Mullin placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Marisa Wood | 24 | 100.00% |
| No Endorsement | 0 | 0.00% |
Result: Marisa Wood placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Rudy Salas | 33 | 86.84% |
| No Endorsement | 5 | 13.16% |
Result: Rudy Salas placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Derek Marshall | 51 | 98.08% |
| Blanca Gomez | 1 | 1.92% |
| No Endorsement | 0 | 0.00% |
Result: Derek Marshall placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Christy Smith | 58 | 73.42% |
| Quaye Quartey | 15 | 18.99% |
| Ruth Luevanos | 4 | 5.06% |
| No Endorsement | 2 | 2.53% |
Result: Christy Smith placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Jimmy Gomez* | 118 | 80.82% |
| David Kim | 24 | 16.44% |
| No Endorsement | 4 | 2.74% |
Result: Jimmy Gomez placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Sydney Kamlager | 48 | 77.42% |
| Daniel Lee | 7 | 11.29% |
| Jan Perry | 5 | 8.06% |
| No Endorsement | 2 | 3.23% |
Result: Sydney Kamlager placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Asif Mahmood | 49 | 92.45% |
| No Endorsement | 4 | 7.55% |
Result: Asif Mahmood placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Will Rollins | 24 | 57.14% |
| Brandon Mosely | 14 | 33.33% |
| Shrina Kurani | 4 | 9.52% |
| No Endorsement | 0 | 0.00% |
Result: An Endorsing Caucus will be held at Convention
CD 42
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Robert Garcia | 54 | 59.34% |
| Cristina Garcia | 31 | 34.07% |
| No Endorsement | 4 | 4.40% |
| William Summerville | 2 | 2.20% |
Result: An Endorsing Caucus will be held at Convention
CD 45
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Jay Chen | 26 | 92.86% |
| No Endorsement | 2 | 7.14% |
Result: Jay Chen placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Lou Correa* | 48 | 85.71% |
| Mike Ortega | 5 | 8.93% |
| No Endorsement | 3 | 5.36% |
Result: Lou Correa placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Stephen Houlahan | 37 | 94.87% |
| No Endorsement | 2 | 5.13% |
Result: Stephen Houlahan placed on Consent Calendar
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Scott Peters* | 70 | 67.31% |
| Kylie Taitano | 32 | 30.77% |
| No Endorsement | 2 | 1.92% |
Result: An Endorsing Caucus will be held at Convention