2022Final resultsSpecial election
2022 special election for U.S. Senate in California
U.S. Senate · California
Alex Padilla (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Mark P. Meuser (R) by 21.8 points.
Alex PadillaDemocrat · winner
60.9%6,559,308
Mark P. MeuserRepublican
39.1%4,212,450
10,771,758 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Alex PadillaMark P. Meuser
$11.8M
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$4.6M
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$7.5M
Cash on hand
$20.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022