2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Senate District 22

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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California uses a top-two primary: the two candidates with the most votes in the June 2 primary advanced, regardless of party, so both finalists can be from the same party.

California uses a top-two primary for congressional, statewide and legislative offices: the two candidates with the most primary votes advance regardless of party, so both general-election candidates can be from the same party. Write-in candidates for these offices can run only in the primary. California Secretary of State

Candidates

Mike Netter

Republican

Work: Small business owner; former KABC Talk Radio host; EV charging company founder

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Small Business Owner.

Mike Netter has hosted a program on KABC Talk Radio 790 AM. He founded and led Quantum Charging and held sales leadership roles at ChargeTech and Carrao Group; his ballot designation is "Small Business Owner."

Sources for Netter

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
Mike Netter: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Susan Rubio

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 22
Work: State Senator, 22nd District; former teacher

Susan Rubio is the sitting State Senator for District 22 in the California State Legislature.

Susan Rubio has served in the California Senate since 2018. She was a Baldwin Park City Council member (2009-2018) and city clerk (2005-2009) and worked as a teacher in the Baldwin Park and Monrovia school districts.

Sources for Rubio

California State Legislature: current member roster (California State Legislature (California State Senate; California State Assembly), Public record)
Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
Susan Rubio: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Susan Rubio (Wikipedia, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)

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