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The 2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 7 and November 8, 2022. Three of the five seats of the Orange County, CaliforniaBoard of Supervisors were up for election. This was the first set of elections held after the 2020 redistricting cycle. County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. A two-round system was used for the election, starting with the first round in June. Runoffs were held in all three districts, as no candidate managed to reach the 50% + 1 threshold.
Preceding the election, the Republican Party held three seats on the board, while the Democratic Party held two. One Republican-held district, the 5th, and two Democratic-held districts, the 2nd and 4th, were up for election in 2022. In the 2nd and 4th districts, both candidates who advanced from the jungle primary were Democrats, guaranteeing that the Democratic Party will hold those seats. In the 5th district, one Republican and one Democrat advanced, meaning that control of the entire board rested on the outcome of the general election in that district. After the election Democrats flipped the 5th district, taking control of the board for the first time in over 40 years.[1]
Key issues in the 2022 election included the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the board's role in enforcing mask and vaccine mandates, and how to prioritize spending between law enforcement and other public services.[1]
The 2nd district includes Santa Ana as well as parts of Anaheim, Garden Grove, Orange, and Tustin. Due to changes in redistricting, this is the county's first ever majority-Latino district. Incumbent supervisor Katrina Foley chose to seek re-election in the 5th district, making this an open seat.[2]
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.
Kim Bernice Nguyen (Democratic), Garden Grove city councilor[2]
Jon Dumitru (Republican), Orange city councilor[2]
Cecilia Iglesias (Republican), former Santa Ana city councilor[2]
The 4th district includes Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, Stanton, and parts of Anaheim.[4] The incumbent is Democrat Doug Chaffee, who was elected with 50.4% of the vote in 2018.[5] Chaffee faced criticism within his own party for some of his votes and actions in office, and the Orange County Democratic Party endorsed his challenger Sunny Park.[6]
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.
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.
Patricia Bates (Republican), state senator, former minority leader of the California Senate, and former Orange County supervisor[7]
Katrina Foley (Democratic), incumbent 2nd district supervisor[7]
