2022 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election was held on November 8, 2022. Two of the five seats on the
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is the board of supervisors governing Santa Clara County, California. It is made of elected representatives from each of the county's five districts.
Districts and current members
District 1 includes ...
were up for election. District 1 was an open seat due to the terming out of Supervisor Mike Wasserman. The was highly competitive and the first since the
2020 United States redistricting cycle
The 2020 United States redistricting cycle is in progress following the completion of the 2020 United States census. In all fifty states, various bodies are re-drawing state legislative districts. States that are apportioned more than one se ...
which changed the boundaries of the District. Since District 4 was uncontested, incumbent Supervisor Susan Ellenberg did not appear on the November 8th ballot.
Background
Santa Clara County is the 18th largest county in the United States and the 6th largest in the State of California. All local elections in the State of California are officially
nonpartisan
Nonpartisanism is a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias towards, a political party.
While an Oxford English Dictionary definition of ''partisan'' includes adherents of a party, cause, person, etc., in most cases, nonpartisan refers sp ...
and use a top-two primary system; if no candidate receives a majority of the June 7, 2022 vote, a runoff will be held between the top two candidates on November 8, 2022. In the redistricting process, the district lines were changed during a contentious process in which one of the candidates, Johnny Khamis, threatened to sue for alleged
Gerrymandering.
Primary candidates
District 1
Sylvia Arenas - Member of the
San Jose City Council
The San Jose City Council, officially San José City Council, is the legislature of the government of the City of San Jose, California.
As the Mayor of San Jose, Sam Liccardo casts the 11th vote on matters before the council and acts as chair ...
representing District 8
Johnny Khamis - Former member of the San Jose City Council, represented District 10
Claudia Rossi - Registered Nurse, Member of the Santa Clara County Board of Education
Rich Constantine - Mayor of
Morgan Hill, California
Denelle Fedor- Nonprofit case manager, former political staffer
File:Sylvia Arenas - San Jose City Councilwoman.jpg, Sylvia Arenas
File:Johnny Khamis (32901038817) (cropped).jpg, Johnny Khamis
District 4
Susan Ellenberg - Incumbent, current Santa Clara County Supervisor .
File:Susan Ellenberg.jpg, Susan Ellenberg
Results
District 1
District 4
References
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2022 California elections
Local elections in California
2022 United States local elections
Government of Santa Clara County, California