California held its top-two primary on June 7, 2022. The Green Party, and the Peace & Freedom Party, each had higher percentages for statewide offices than they had received in the 2018 top-two primary.

In the 2022 primary, each party had three statewide candidates who polled over 2%. By contrast, in 2018, each party only had one candidate who polled 2%. Polling 2% guarantees a party continued qualified status for the next two elections.

In 2022, Peace & Freedom polled 3.1% for Treasurer, 2.3% for Insurance Commissioner, and 2.1% for Lieutenant Governor. But in 2018, it only had one candidate who polled over 2% for a statewide office: Treasurer 2.3%.

In 2022, the Green Party polled 3.5% for Controller, 2.7% for Attorney General, and 2.5% for Secretary of State. But in 2018, it only had one candidate who polled over 2% for a statewide office: Secretary of State 2.1%.

Last autumn, the two parties worked out an agreement to endorse each other’s statewide candidates, and to discourage its members from running for a statewide race if the other partner party had already announced a candidate for that particular office.

The Libertarian Party, and the American Independent Party, didn’t run any statewide candidates in 2022, but they each have far more registrations than they need to retain their qualified status.