What is 2022 California gubernatorial election?
{{Infobox election | election_name = 2022 California gubernatorial election | type = presidential | ongoing = no | country = California | previous_year = [[2018 California gubernatorial election|2018]] <br> [[2021 California gubernatorial recall election|2021 (recall)]] | election_date = November 8, 2022 | next_year = [[2026 California gubernatorial election|2026]] | image1 = [[File:Newsom April 2024 (cropped).jpg|x200px]] | image2 = [[File:Senator-dahle (cropped).jpg|x200px]] | nominee1 = ''' [[Gavin Newsom]] ''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | nominee2 = [[Brian Dahle]] | title = [[Governor of California|Governor]] | before_party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | after_party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | before_election = [[Gavin Newsom]] | after_election = [[Gavin Newsom]] | popular_vote1 = '''6,470,099''' | percentage1 = '''59.18%''' | popular_vote2 = 4,462,910 | percentage2 = 40.82% | map_image = File:2022 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg | map_caption = County results<br/>'''Newsom:''' {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}<br/>'''Dahle:''' {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}} | running_mate1 = [[Eleni Kounalakis]] | running_mate2 = [[Angela Underwood Jacobs]] }} The '''2022 California gubernatorial election''' was held on November 8, 2022. The election was to elect the [[governor of California]]. Incumbent governor [[Gavin Newsom]] was reelected for a second term as governor, defeating state senator and republican candidate [[Brian Dahle]], after defeating a [[2021 California gubernatorial recall election|recall election]] in 2021. == Background == {{Main article|Brian Dahle 2022 gubernatorial campaign}} In early 2022, Republican state senator [[Brian Dahle]] said he would run for governor, to unseat [[Gavin Newsom]] in the 2022 election. {{Ma