2002 San Diego City Council election

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2002 San Diego City Council election
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 2000November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004  

4 of the 8 seats on the San Diego City Council
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before53
Seats after62
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

The 2002 San Diego City Council election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary election was held on March 5, 2002. Four of the eight seats of the San Diego City Council were contested. Two incumbent council members stood for reelection after having previously been elected to partial terms.

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Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, although most candidates do identify a party preference. A two-round system was used for the election, starting with a primary in June followed by a runoff in November between the top-two candidates if no candidate received a majority of the votes in the first round.

Three of the council seats filled in this election became vacant prior to the completion of the 2006 term end date. This led to three special elections to choose council members to complete these terms.

Campaign

Council Districts used for the 2002 election SDCitycouncilmap.gif
Council Districts used for the 2002 election

The 2002 election was the first to use the eight district boundaries created by the 2000 Redistricting Commission. Seats in districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 were up for election.

Donna Frye and Ralph Inzunza both were incumbents serving partial terms after winning special elections to fill the seats vacated by the resignations of Valerie Stallings and Juan Vargas respectively.

Results

District 2

District 2 consisted of the communities of Bankers Hill/Park West, Downtown San Diego, La Jolla/Mount Soledad, Little Italy, Midway/North Bay, Mission Beach, Mission Hills, Ocean Beach, Old Town, Pacific Beach, and Point Loma. Michael Zucchet and Kevin Faulconer received the most votes in the primary and advanced to the general election. Zucchet was elected to city council with the majority of votes in November.

San Diego City Council District 2 election, 2002 [1]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Zucchet 9,705 34.1
Republican Kevin Faulconer 9,063 31.9
Republican Wayne Raffesberger4,27915.0
Nonpartisan candidate Jim Bell2,8299.9
Nonpartisan candidate Chuck Bahde1,0453.6
Nonpartisan candidate Jim Morrison8412.9
Nonpartisan candidate Woody Guthrie Deck 6482.2
Total votes31,929 100
General election
Democratic Michael Zucchet 22,610 55.6
Republican Kevin Faulconer 18,05044.3
Total votes40,660 100

District 4

District 4 consisted of the communities of Alta Vista, Broadway Heights, Chollas View, Emerald Hills, Encanto, Jamacha, Lincoln Park, Lomita Village, Mount Hope, Mountain View, North Bay Terrace, Oak Park, O'Farrell, Paradise Hills, Ridgeview, Skyline Hills, South Bay Terrace, Valencia Park, and Webster. Incumbent council member Tony Young, who had previously been elected to a partial term in 2004 after the death of Charles L. Lewis, was reelected with a majority of the votes in the June primary.

San Diego City Council District 4 election, 2002 [2]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles L. Lewis 6,065 40.0
Democratic Dwayne Crenshaw 3,481 22.9
Democratic Butch Hubble1,65510.9
Nonpartisan candidate Marissa Acierto1,1347.4
Nonpartisan candidate Fulberto Rodriguez9716.4
Nonpartisan candidate Tonja McCoy5933.9
Nonpartisan candidate Robert Tambuzi5013.3
Nonpartisan candidate James Galley4502.9
Nonpartisan candidate Oran Brown1961.2
Nonpartisan candidate Milton Gale970.6
Total votes16,389 100
General election
Democratic Charles L. Lewis 11,965 52.3
Democratic Dwayne Crenshaw10,90847.6
Total votes22,873 100

District 6

District 6 consisted of the communities of Bay Ho, Bay Park, Clairemont Mesa, Fashion Valley, Kearny Mesa, Linda Vista, Mission Valley, North Clairemont, and Serra Mesa. Incumbent council member Donna Frye won reelection with a majority of the votes in the June primary.

San Diego City Council District 6 election, 2002 [3]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donna Frye 17,136 64.0
Republican Thomas W. Martin9,59935.9
Total votes28,633 100

District 8

District 8 consisted of the communities of San Diego along the Mexico–United States border, including the communities of Barrio Logan, Egger Highlands, Grant Hill, Golden Hill, Logan Heights, Memorial, Nestor, Ocean View Hills, Otay Mesa West, Otay Mesa East, San Ysidro, Sherman Heights, Southcrest, Stockton, and Tijuana River Valley. Incumbent council member Ben Hueso, who had previously been elected to a partial term in 2005 after the resignation of Ralph Inzunza, was reelected with a majority of the votes in the June primary.

San Diego City Council District 8 election, 2002 [4]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ralph Inzunza 6,103 69.9
Democratic Yolanda Escamilla2,62030.0
Total votes11,399 100

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