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2022 California Gubernatorial Election

California · 2 candidates · See every 2022 Governor race

Who won the 2022 California Gubernatorial Election?

Gavin Newsom won the 2022 California Gubernatorial Election. Gavin Newsom received 6,470,104 popular votes (59.18%). The main challenger was Brian Dahle (40.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Newsom and Dahle

Newsom +18.4 pts · won by 2,007,190 votes
Gavin NewsomDemocraticWINNER59.18%
6,470,104 votes
Brian DahleRepublican40.82%
4,462,914 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.