The California Primary Election will be held on June 7, 2022. 

Every registered voter in California will receive a ballot in the mail about a month before Election Day. You can choose to return the ballot by mail, drop it off, or vote in person.  

View your ballot, find out where to vote, and learn about the candidates using our unbiased online voter guide, Voter's Edge. 

Who you get to vote for in this election depends on which districts you live in. In California, district lines are redrawn every ten years by an independent commission based on changes in the Census. In this election, you may see changes in who you are voting for and where you vote as districts may have changed. 

• You may choose any candidate on your ballot, from any political party.
• The two candidates who win the most votes in the primary will run against each other in November, regardless of party preference.
• For State Superintendent of Public Instruction or for voter-nominated offices in special elections (such as the short-term Senate contest), a candidate who receives more than 50% of the votes in the primary wins the contest without  going into the general election. If no one wins more than 50% in the primary, the two candidates with the most votes will run against each other in November.

• A candidate who receives more than 50% of the votes in the primary wins the contest without going into the general election.
• If no one wins more than 50% in the primary, the two candidates with the most votes will run against each other in November.

• Full-term seat: 6-year term starting January 3, 2023 and ending January 3, 2029.
• The top two winners of the primary contest will run against each other on the November ballot.
• Short-term seat: (Special Election): Term ending on January 3, 2023.
• This contest is to fill the remainder of the term Kamala Harris won in 2016, which ends in January 2023. The winner of this contest will hold the office until January 3, 2023.
• Alex Padilla is currently holding this seat. Governor Newsom appointed Padilla to fill this seat until the Special Election could be held.
• A candidate who receives more than 50% of the votes in the primary wins the contest without going into the general election. If no one wins more than 50% in the primary, the two candidates with the most votes will run against each other in November.

• Last day to register to vote online for the June 7, 2022, Election is May 23, 2022.
  If you miss the May 23 Voter Registration deadline, you can still vote in this election. Go to any Voting Location to register and vote on the same day – all the way up through Election Day. If possible, find your assigned location at findmypollingplace.sos.ca.gov and go to that Voting Location to make sure you get a ballot with all your local contests. (If you need to register after May 23 and want to vote from home, contact the County Elections Office to find out how to register and get a vote by mail ballot through Election Day.)
• County elections office will begin mailing ballots by May 9, 2022.
• Return your vote-by-mail ballot by mail with prepaid postage postmarked on or before Election day or in-person to a secure ballot drop box, to a voting location or your elections office by 8 p.m. on June 7, 2022.

After returning your ballot, check WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov to find out where your ballot is in the process and when it has been accepted.

• Elections and Voting (LWVDV)
• 2022 Voter Resource Guide - Downloadable PDF (LWVDV)
• CA Secretary of State Election Information
• Contra Costa County Elections Division
• Voters' Edge California
• Easy Voter Guide
• Primary Election June 7 (LWV California)