2008 San Diego City Council election

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2008 San Diego City Council election
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  2006 November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04) 2010  

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

Council President before election

Scott Peters
Democratic

Elected Council President

Ben Hueso
Democratic

The 2008 San Diego City Council election occurred on November 4, 2008. The primary election was held on June 5, 2008. Four of the eight seats of the San Diego City Council were contested. This was the last election for the odd-numbered districts using the boundaries created by the 2000 Redistricting Committee. No incumbent council members were eligible to run for reelection due to term limits.

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Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, although most members 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.

Campaign

Council Districts used for the 2008 election SDCitycouncilmap.gif
Council Districts used for the 2008 election

The 2008 election was the last to use the eight district boundaries created by the 2000 Redistricting Commission for the odd numbered districts. Seats in districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 were up for election.

Prior to 2008, there had been two openly gay members of the San Diego City Council: Christine Kehoe and Toni Atkins, both from the Third District. In the June primary for District 5, Carl DeMaio, a Republican, won a majority of the vote to become San Diego's first openly gay man and gay Republican elected to city council (after Christine Kehoe and Toni Atkins, both lesbians and Democrats). In the November general election, Todd Gloria, joined him, resulting in the first occasion that two openly gay council members served concurrently. [1]

Results

District 1

District 1 consisted of the communities of Black Mountain Ranch, Carmel Valley, Del Mar Mesa, La Jolla, Pacific Highlands Ranch, Rancho Peñasquitos, Torrey Highlands, Torrey Hills, Torrey Pines, and University City. Incumbent council member Scott Peters was ineligible to run due to term limits. After advancing out of the primary with a plurality of the vote Sherri Lightner was elected with a majority of the vote in the general election.

San Diego City Council District 1 election, 2008 [2]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sherri Lightner 12,708 36.56
Republican Phil Thalheimer 11,777 33.88
Republican Marshall Merrifield10,27829.57
Total votes34,763 100
General election
Democratic Sherri Lightner 40,282 51.80
Republican Phil Thalheimer37,36048.20
Total votes77,855 100

District 3

District 3 consisted of the communities of Balboa Park, City Heights, Golden Hill, Hillcrest, Kensington, Normal Heights, North Park, South Park, Talmadge, and University Heights. Incumbent council member Toni Atkins was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits. After advancing out of the primary with a plurality of the vote Todd Gloria was elected with a majority of the vote in the general election.

San Diego City Council District 3 election, 2008 [3]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Todd Gloria 9,288 40.64
Democratic Stephen Whitburn 6,543 28.63
Democratic John Hartley4,01817.58
Nonpartisan Paul Broadway1,4286.25
Nonpartisan Robert E. Lee8403.68
Nonpartisan James Hartline7393.23
Total votes22,856 100
General election
Democratic Todd Gloria 27,922 54.60
Democratic Stephen Whitburn23,19145.40
Total votes51,398 100

District 5

District 5 consisted of the communities of Carmel Mountain Ranch, Mira Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, Sabre Springs, Scripps Ranch, and San Pasqual. Incumbent council member Brian Maienschein was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits. Carl DeMaio was elected with the majority of the vote in the primary election.

San Diego City Council District 5 election, 2008 [4]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carl DeMaio 19,461 66.16
Democratic George George9,95333.84
Total votes29,414 100

District 7

District 7 consisted of the communities of Allied Gardens, City Heights, College Area, Del Cerro, El Cerrito, Grantville, MCAS Miramar, Mission Trails Regional Park, Redwood VillageOak Park, Rolando, San Carlos, Stonebridge Estates, and Tierrasanta. Incumbent council member Jim Madaffer was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits. After advancing out of the primary with the second-most votes, Marti Emerald was elected with a majority of the vote in the general election.

San Diego City Council District 7 election, 2008 [5]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican April Boling 13,794 46.55
Democratic Marti Emerald 13,392 45.19
Nonpartisan David Tos1,4424.87
Nonpartisan Bill Daniel1,0043.39
Total votes29,632 100
General election
Democratic Marti Emerald 27,836 50.55
Republican April Boling27,22849.45
Total votes55,197 100

Council President

The new city council was sworn in December 2008. Ben Hueso was elected as council president in a 6-2 vote by his fellow council members. [6]

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References

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