HOCKMAN’S CAMPAI.GN NOW TO THE U.S. SENATE RACE, ALEX PADILLA HOPING TO RETNAI THE SEAT THE GOVERNOR APPOINTED HIM TO WHEN KAMALA HARRI STEPPED DOWN TO BECOME VICE PRESIDENT. HE’S FACING A NUMBER OF CHALLENGERS FROM BOTH PARTIES. HE WILL BE MOVINONG TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. THE U.S. SENATOR TALKED ABOUT THE CHALLENGE OF BEING ON THE BALLOT TWI.CE >> IT WAS A CHALLENGE FOR OUR CAMPAIGN TO COMEDIC EIGHT TO VOTERS NOT TO JUST VOTE FOR ME ONCE, BUT TWICE. THE FIRST BOAT WAS TO SPECIAL ELECTION AND HIS FOR THE BALANCE OF THE TERM. IT WAS NOT FORHE T FULL BALANCE OF VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS IS TERM, IT IS THIS ELECTION. WE NEED ONE VOTE FROM THE VOTERS FROMHE T ELECTION TO THE END OF TERM, THEN A SEPARATE VOTE FOR THEEX N FULL SIX-YEAR TERM. THAT IS WHY YOU GET A CHANCE TO TE FOR ALEX PADILLA TWICE. I’M J
2022 California Primary Election results: Alex Padilla, Mark Meuser advance in both US Senate races
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Updated: 12:23 PM PDT Jun 8, 2022
This year's primary elections is something of a political anomaly for one of California's U.S. Senate seats.Voters will decide on who they want to serve the rest of the Senate seat left vacant by Kamala Harris when she became vice president. Alex Padilla, who was appointed to temporarily fill the position, will advance to the November election for the seat that expires Jan. 3, 2023. Republican Mark Meuser will also advance to the special election and general election. | RELATED | Why California voters will cast their ballot for same U.S. Senate twice in 2022The same seat is also on the ballot, the second one being a full six-year term that begins after the partial term expires. Padilla will advance for this race as well. View results for the partial and full Senate term below after polls close at 8 p.m. (Important, app users CLICK HERE to see the results.)Return to full election results for California.PGlmcmFtZSBjbGFzcz0iYXAtZW1iZWQiIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly9pbnRlcmFjdGl2ZXMuYXAub3JnL2VsZWN0aW9uLXJlc3VsdHMvY3VzdG9tZXJzL2xheW91dHMvb3JnYW5pemF0aW9uLWxheW91dHMvcHVibGlzaGVkLzU4NjY3LzE1OTEuaHRtbCIgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyPSIwIiBzY3JvbGxpbmc9Im5vIiBtYXJnaW5oZWlnaHQ9IjAiPjwvaWZyYW1lPjxzY3JpcHQgZGVmZXIgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlcy5hcC5vcmcvZWxlY3Rpb24tcmVzdWx0cy9hc3NldHMvbWljcm9zaXRlL3Jlc2l6ZUNsaWVudC5qcyI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This year's primary elections is something of a political anomaly for one of California's U.S. Senate seats.
Voters will decide on who they want to serve the rest of the Senate seat left vacant by Kamala Harris when she became vice president. Alex Padilla, who was appointed to temporarily fill the position, will advance to the November election for the seat that expires Jan. 3, 2023.
Republican Mark Meuser will also advance to the special election and general election.
| RELATED | Why California voters will cast their ballot for same U.S. Senate twice in 2022
The same seat is also on the ballot, the second one being a full six-year term that begins after the partial term expires. Padilla will advance for this race as well.
View results for the partial and full Senate term below after polls close at 8 p.m. (Important, app users CLICK HERE to see the results.)
Return to full election results for California.
