2022 Orange County, California District Attorney election

The 2022 Orange, County, California District Attorney election was held on June 7, 2022.

2022 Orange County, California District Attorney election

← 2018 June 7, 2022 2026 →
Turnout35.2% Decrease[1]
 
Candidate Todd Spitzer Pete Hardin
Popular vote 352,415 119,886
Percentage 62.49% 21.26%

 
Candidate Bryan Chehock Michael A. Jacobs
Popular vote 46,425 45,190
Percentage 8.23% 8.01%

Results by county supervisorial district
Spitzer:      50–60%      60–70%

District Attorney before election

Todd Spitzer

Elected District Attorney

Todd Spitzer

Incumbent District Attorney Todd Spitzer ran for a second term. Spitzer was first elected in 2014 with 53.2% of the vote in 2018.

Because Spitzer got a majority of the vote in the first round, he avoided a runoff and won a second term in the first round.[2][3][4]

Candidates edit

  • Note: County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. The parties below identify which party label each candidate would have run under if given the option.

Declared edit

  • Bryan Chehock, federal attorney (No party preference)
  • Pete Hardin, attorney (Democratic)
  • Michael A. Jacobs, attorney (Republican)
  • Todd Spitzer, incumbent District Attorney (Republican)

General election edit

Results edit

Orange County, California District Attorney election, 2022[1]
Candidate Votes %
Todd Spitzer (incumbent) 352,415 62.49%
Pete Hardin 119,886 21.26%
Bryan Chehock 46,425 8.23%
Michael A. Jacobs 45,190 8.01%
Total votes 563,916 100.00%

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Certified statement of the voted cast" (PDF). ocvote.gov. June 7, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Incumbent OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer on his way to victory
  3. ^ OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer on way to win, looks for ‘common ground’
  4. ^ Spitzer Declares Victory In OCDA Race, Supervisor Seats Head To Runoff

External links edit

Official campaign websites