2022 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election
The 2022 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election will be held on June 7, 2022 to elect the Superintendent of Public Instruction of California. Unlike most other elections in the state, the office is not elected under the state's nonpartisan blanket primary system. Instead, the officially nonpartisan position is elected via a general election, with a runoff scheduled for November 8, 2022 if no candidate receives a majority of the vote.
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Incumbent Superintendent Tony Thurmond is running for re-election to a second term. He was first elected in 2018 with 50.9% of the vote, narrowly defeating Marshall Tuck in a runoff election.[1]
Candidates
Declared
- Marco Amaral, teacher and trustee[2]
- Joseph Guy Campbell, Montessori education publisher[2]
- Lance Ray Christensen, education policy executive[2]
- Jim Gibson, cyber security professional and candidate for mayor of Oceanside in 2016[2]
- Ainye E. Long, public school teacher[2]
- Tony Thurmond, incumbent superintendent[2]
- George Yang, software architect and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016[2]
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Endorsements
Lance Christensen (R)
- Organizations
Tony Thurmond
Primary election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Marco Amaral | |||
| Nonpartisan | Joseph Guy Campbell | |||
| Nonpartisan | Lance Ray Christensen | |||
| Nonpartisan | Jim Gibson | |||
| Nonpartisan | Ainye E. Long | |||
| Nonpartisan | Tony Thurmond (incumbent) | |||
| Nonpartisan | George Yang | |||
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Notes
- The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.
References
- "Superintendent of Public Instruction - Statewide Results" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- "Primary Election - June 7, 2022". Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- Mehta, Seema (April 24, 2022). "California GOP endorses Brian Dahle for governor despite controversy over payment to party". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- "2022 Primary Endorsements" (PDF). cadem.org. California Democratic Party. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- "2022 June Primary Election Candidate Recommendations". cta.org. California Teachers Association.
- "Endorsements". stonewalldems.org. Stonewall Democrats. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
External links
- Official campaign links
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