2022 Sierran provincial elections
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The 2022 Sierran provincial elections were a series of general elections held across 17 PSAs for control over their legislatures and governorships. A total of 8 elections will be held in Federal Sierra, 5 will be held in Bajaría, 3 will be held in Hawaii, and 2 will be held in the Deseret. Elections are set to begin on March 6, 2022 with the Channel Islands, Cancún, Mérida, Pacífico Norte, Pacífico Sur, and New Onieda, Sweetwater, and South Sonora and are scheduled to end on December 8, 2022 with Clark. Due to differing election laws, general elections may rescheduled by their respective local governments for any reason.
The high visibility of governors and provincial/state legislators during the COVID-19 pandemic has seen the historically insignificant position be thrusted into the forefront of Sierran politics, resulting in increased interest in Sierra's governorships, both by the public and political parties. A number of elections have been viewed as competitive in 2022 by political observers, largely seen as a product of the rapid political realignment started with the election of Social Democrat Susan Kwon and seen in the 2021 provincial elections. Along with that, a total of eight territories will be holding their first general elections, with all eight ascending as sub-national entities of their respected nation in 2021.
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Apache
In 2018, Apache Democratic-Republicans expanded their majority in the Apache Grand Council into a supermajority and elected Allen Nez as governor. In 2022, the Apache Democratic-Republicans retained their supermajority and Nez was re-elected to a second term.
Cancún
Enrique Juarez of the Progressive Democratic Party of Bajaría was made Governor of Cancún after the territory was formally incorporated into the union as the 1st state of Bajaría on March 6, 2021. In 2022, the Progressive Democratic Party won a supermajority in the Legislative Council and Juarez was elected to a full term.
Clark
In 2018, the Clark Royalists won a plurality in the Clark Provincial Assembly, defeating the incumbent Libertarian government and electing Georg von der Bellen as governor. The general election is scheduled to take place on December 8 and will be the last provincial election held in 2022,
Channel Islands
Claire Porcher of the Unity Party was made Governor of the Channel Islands after the territory was formally incorporated into the union as the 24th province of Sierra on March 6, 2021. In 2022, the Unity Party won a majority in the Channel Islands Legislature and Porcher was elected to a full term.
