2022 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election

2022 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election
November 8, 2022
2 of the 5 seats of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
3 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Independent
Seats before 4 1
Seats won 5 0
Seats after 5 0
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
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The 2022 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect two of the five seats on the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County, California. District 1 was an open seat due to the terming out of Supervisor Mike Wasserman.[1] The race was highly competitive and the first since the 2020 United States redistricting cycle which changed the boundaries of the district.[2] District 4 was uncontested and incumbent Supervisor Susan Ellenberg was reelected.

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 California are officially nonpartisan and use a top-two primary system; if no candidate receives a majority of the June 7, 2022 vote, a runoff was held between the top two candidates on November 8, 2022.

In the redistricting process, the boundaries of District 1 changed significantly; eventual victor Sylvia Arenas was drawn into the district,[3] while candidates Johnny Khamis and Rob Rennie were drawn out.[4] Khamis threatened legal action when the new district map was proposed,[5] and after it was adopted, he moved into the new district boundaries to continue his campaign.[6]

District 1

2022 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election District 1
 
Candidate Sylvia Arenas Johnny Khamis Claudia Rossi
First round 20,262
28.62% 		18,800
26.56 		13,824
19.53
Runoff 59,526
54.45% 		49,800
45.55%
 
Candidate Rich Constantine Denelle Fedor
First round 13,742
19.41% 		4,157
5.87%
Supervisor before election

Mike Wasserman

 Supervisor after election

Sylvia Arenas

Candidates

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

  • Claudia Rossi, registered nurse and member of the Santa Clara County Board of Education
  • Rich Constantine, Mayor of Morgan Hill
  • Denelle Fedor, nonprofit case manager and former political staffer[7]

Withdrew

Results

2022 Santa Clara County 1st supervisorial district election[9]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Sylvia Arenas 20,262 28.62
Johnny Khamis 18,800 26.56
Claudia Rossi 13,824 19.53
Rich Constantine 13,742 19.41
Denelle Fedor 4,157 5.87
Total votes 70,785 100.00
General election
Sylvia Arenas 59,526 54.45
Johnny Khamis 49,800 45.55
Total votes 109,326 100.00

District 4

2022 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election District 4
 
Candidate Susan Ellenberg
First round 54,403
100%
Supervisor before election

Susan Ellenberg

 Supervisor after election

Susan Ellenberg

Candidate

  • Susan Ellenberg, incumbent supervisor

Results

2022 Santa Clara County 4th supervisorial district election[10]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Susan Ellenberg (incumbent) 54,403 100.00
Total votes 54,403 100.00

References

  1. ^ Nguyen, Tran (April 13, 2022). "Election 2022: The race for Santa Clara County Supervisor District 1". San José Spotlight. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Wolfe, Eli (November 29, 2021). "Fight over Silicon Valley political boundaries intensifies". San José Spotlight. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "San Jose Councilmember Sylvia Arenas Declares as 4th Candidate for District 1 Supervisor". San Jose Inside. January 7, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Greschler, Gabriel (December 7, 2021). "In a win for progressives, Santa Clara County supervisors adopt new district boundaries". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  5. ^ Greschler, Gabriel (December 1, 2021). "Battle lines drawn over controversial Santa Clara County redistricting map". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  6. ^ Kadah, Jana (January 6, 2022). "Santa Clara County supervisor candidate moves to stay in race". San José Spotlight. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  7. ^ Wolfe, Eli (February 10, 2022). "Former political staffer campaigns for Santa Clara County supervisor". San José Spotlight. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  8. ^ Kanik, Hannah (March 18, 2022). "Los Gatos mayor running for California Assembly". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  9. ^ "County Supervisor, District 1". Country Registrar of Voters. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  10. ^ "County Supervisor, District 4". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
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