2022 California U.S. Senate Special

California · 2 candidates · See every 2022 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2022 California U.S. Senate Special?

Alex Padilla won the 2022 California U.S. Senate Special. Alex Padilla received 6,559,308 popular votes (60.89%). The main challenger was Mark P. Meuser (39.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Padilla and Meuser

Padilla +21.8 pts · won by 2,346,858 votes

Alex Padilla DemocraticWINNER60.89%

6,559,308 votes

Mark P. Meuser Republican39.11%

4,212,450 votes

A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.