Voting concludes Tuesday, June 7 in the California primary, and the ballot includes races from the federal level to races throughout Orange County.

The Orange County Register staff has written previews of nearly all the races that will be on your ballots, and we’ve gathered them here for you to refer to them as you cast your vote.

Be sure to check back Tuesday night for our coverage of the results at OCRegister.com/tag/2022-elections.

Voting 101

Here is what you need to know about casting your ballot, whether you want to mail your ballot in or vote in person.

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Endorsements

Here are the endorsements by the editorial board for The Orange County Register and Southern California News Group.

Congressional races

CA-38: After political lines were redrawn, the district Linda Sánchez has represented for 10 terms isn’t quite as Democrat-heavy as it used to be.

CA-40: Rep. Young Kim faces one challenger from the left and two from the right in this GOP-leaning district.

CA-45: With the campaign already turning personal, both parties are throwing big money in the race for seat held by Rep. Michelle Steel. Experts predict it’ll be close.

CA-46: Three-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Lou Correa faces challenges from the left and the right in this redrawn district in central Orange County.

CA-47: This is expected to be one of the most expensive in California, with both parties targeting the coastal Orange County seat where Rep. Katie Porter faces four GOP challengers.

CA-49: There’s a heated battle between Rep. Mike Levin’s six challengers to see who else makes it out of the June 7 primary.

State Senate races

SD-30: A sexual harrassment lawsuit may cast a shadow over state Sen. Bob Archuleta as he faces two Democrats and one Republican challenger.

SD-32: For this newly drawn that includes portions of Orange and Riverside counties, the decision falls between just two people.

SD-34: Placentia Mayor Rhonda Shader is challenging incumbent state Sen. Tom Umberg in this heavily blue district.

SD-36: Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen and Huntington Beach Councilwoman Kim Carr are battling for this newly drawn coastal state Senate district.

SD-38: There’s no incumbent in the race for this Senate district that includes southern Orange County and northern San Diego County.

State Assembly races

AD-64: Five Democrats have an edge in the heavily blue district. But could they divide the primary vote enough to advance the sole Republican?

AD-67: Four candidates are looking for a win in the race for the newly created 67th Assembly District.

AD-68: Four candidates – and no incumbent – are hoping to be the next person to represent this solidly blue district.

AD-70: Five Republicans and one Democrat are vying for the highly competitive seat centered around Little Saigon.

AD-71: It’s the mayor vs. the ‘Mama Bear’ in this district that covers southern Orange and Riverside counties.

AD-72: Voter registration in the coastal O.C. district favors Republicans Diane Dixon, Benjamin Yu. Democrat Judie Mancuso hopes legislative experience might cover the gap.

AD-73: This is the only local race with two incumbents, as Republican Assemblyman Steven Choi and Democratic Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris compete for the seat centered around Irvine.

AD-74: It’s a rematch for a Republican and a Democrat from south Orange County in this newly formed district.

OC Board of Supervisors

District 2: Three candidates from Santa Ana, one from Garden Grove and one from Orange, all with experience in local office, want to represent the county’s first Latino majority district.

District 4: Incumbent Doug Chaffee faces two challengers – from the left, Buena Park Councilwoman Sunny Park, and from the right, Brea Councilman Steve Vargas – in his bid for a second term.

District 5: Supervisor seats are technically non-partisan, but political parties always hope to influence who wins them. Three Republicans are challenging a Democrat in a race that could tip the balance between the parties on the five-member board.

Countywide seats

District Attorney: Incumbent Todd Spitzer is facing three challengers calling for reform as he vies for a second four-year term. Pete Hardin, a former U.S. Marine Corps judge advocate, Bryan Chehock, an attorney for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, and Michael Jacobs, a retired Orange County prosecutor.

Judges: Nine Orange County Superior Court judgeships are up for grabs in the upcoming primary.

County Assessor: Incumbent Orange County Assessor Claude Parrish faces two challengers in his quest for a third term running the office that handles valuation and tax bills for home and business properties, personal and corporate planes and boats, and business equipment and machinery. Larry Bales, a retired employee of the assessor’s office, and Rick Foster, a real estate broker, are vying for the position.

County Clerk-Recorder: Hugh Nguyen is hoping to win a third term overseeing the office that handles marriage licenses, birth and death certificates, property sales records, and business registration. Challenging him are Sandy Kimble, a grocery cashier and Realtor, and Steve Rocco, an educational publisher and writer.

Sheriff-Coroner: Sheriff Don Barnes faces no opponents in his bid for another four-year term.

Board of Education and Superintendent of Department of Education

The three races of the Orange County Board of Education drew nine candidates with different goals for the board, which sets the budget for the county Department of Education and is an appellate panel for charters wanting to open and students wanting to transfer districts. Note: Although the June election serves as the primary for most races, county education races will be final.

Coastal Trustee Area Two: Incumbent Mari Barke, a consultant, faces two challengers: Martha Fluor, a former Newport-Mesa Unified school board member for nearly 30 years, and Christopher R. Ganiere, an architect.

Northern Trustee Area Four: Tim Shaw, a government affairs director for the Pacific West Association of Realtors, was first elected to this seat in 2020 and was reappointed in December after briefly leaving it. With him on the ballot are Paulette Chaffee, an attorney and former teacher, David M. Choi, a certified public accountant, and Ellisa Kim, a business owner.

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Southern Orange County Trustee Area Five: Chapman University professor Lisa Sparks is the incumbent in this race. Challenging her is Sherine Smith, a former Laguna Beach Unified School District superintendent.

Superintendent: Superintendent Al Mijares, who has been at the helm of the Orange County Department of Education since 2012, and Stefan Bean, a former superintendent of a chain of charter schools across California, are running for this seat. Mijares has based his campaign on his graduation rate and college readiness record whereas Bean has a more conservative agenda that includes anti-mask and vaccine mandates and school choice.