2020 San Diego elections

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2020 San Diego City Council election
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5 of the 9 seats on the San Diego City Council
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Seats before621
Seats after810
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Council President before election

Georgette Gómez
Democratic

Elected Council President

Jennifer Campbell
Democratic

Municipal elections were held in San Diego in 2020 for mayor, city attorney, and city council. The primary election occurred Tuesday, March 3, 2020, and the general election occurred Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Five of the nine council seats were contested. No council incumbents stood for reelection.

Contents

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, although most members do identify a party preference. A two-round system was used for the elections, starting with primaries in March followed by runoff elections in November between the top-two candidates in each race.

Mayor

City attorney

City council

Council Districts used for the 2020 election Cdmapth.jpg
Council Districts used for the 2020 election

Seats in San Diego City Council districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 were up for election. Incumbents Mark Kersey (District 5) and Scott Sherman (District 7) were ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits. The other three incumbent council members chose to run for higher office rather than seek reelection: Barbara Bry (District 1) for mayor of San Diego, Chris Ward (District 3) for California's 78th State Assembly district, and Georgette Gómez (District 9) for California's 53rd congressional district. [1]

District 1

District 1 consists of the communities of Carmel Valley, Del Mar Mesa, Del Mar Heights, La Jolla, Pacific Highlands Ranch, Torrey Hills, Torrey Pines, and University City. No Republican candidates contested the race. [2] [3]

2020 San Diego City Council District 1 election [4]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe LaCava 10,355 24.1
Democratic Will Moore 7,054 16.4
Democratic Aaron Brennan6,39914.9
Democratic Sam Nejabat5,88413.7
Independent Lijun (Lily) Zhou3,9109.1
Democratic James P. Rudolph3,5058.2
Democratic Harid "H." Puentes3,3407.8
Democratic Louis A. Rodolico2,4845.8
Total votes42,911 100%
General election
Democratic Joe LaCava 42,613 61.0
Democratic Will Moore27,25039.0
Total votes69,863 100%

District 3

District 3 consists of the communities of Balboa Park, Bankers Hill/Park West, Downtown San Diego, Golden Hill, Hillcrest, Little Italy, Mission Hills, Normal Heights, North Park, Old Town, South Park, and University Heights.

2020 San Diego City Council District 3 election [5]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stephen Whitburn 14,844 31.1
Democratic Toni Duran 10,836 22.7
Democratic Chris Olsen9,70520.3
Republican Michelle Nguyen8,34017.5
Democratic Adrian Kwiatkowski3,9968.4
Total votes47,721 100%
General election
Democratic Stephen Whitburn 49,119 63.0
Democratic Toni Duran28,81337.0
Total votes77,932 100%

District 5

District 5 consists of the neighborhoods of Black Mountain Ranch, Carmel Mountain Ranch, Miramar, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Encantada, Rancho Peñasquitos, Sabre Springs, San Pasqual Valley, Scripps Ranch, and Torrey Highlands.

2020 San Diego City Council District 5 election [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marni von Wilpert 18,084 39.8
Republican Joe Leventhal 16,778 36.9
Democratic Isaac Wang8,76419.3
Republican Simon Moghadam1,8364.0
Total votes45,462 100%
General election
Democratic Marni von Wilpert 43,630 53.2
Republican Joe Leventhal38,30846.8
Total votes81,938 100%

District 7

District 7 consists of the neighborhoods of Allied Gardens, Del Cerro, Grantville, Linda Vista, Mission Valley, San Carlos, Serra Mesa, and Tierrasanta.

2020 San Diego City Council District 7 election [7]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Raul Campillo 15,025 35.9
Republican Noli Zosa 12,783 30.5
Democratic Wendy Wheatcroft8,52620.4
Democratic Monty McIntyre5,55813.3
Total votes41,892 100%
General election
Democratic Raul Campillo 40,310 55.0
Republican Noli Zosa32,96345.0
Total votes73,273 100%

District 9

District 9 consists of the communities of Alvarado Estates, City Heights, College Area, College View Estates, El Cerrito, Kensington, Mountain View, Mount Hope, Rolando, Southcrest, and Talmadge.

2020 San Diego City Council District 9 election [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kelvin H. Barrios 7,426 31.6
Democratic Sean Elo-Rivera 4,819 20.5
Independent Johnny Lee Dang3,47314.8
Republican Andrew Gade2,2229.5
Democratic Ross Naismith1,9978.5
Democratic Sam Bedwell1,9868.5
Democratic Alex Soto1,5646.7
Total votes23,487 100%
General election
Democratic Sean Elo-Rivera 26,835 62.7
Democratic Kelvin H. Barrios15,99037.3
Total votes42,825 100%

Council president

At their first meeting on December 10, 2020, the newly seated City Council selected Jen Campbell to serve as the Council President on a 5–4 vote. The other four council members supported Monica Montgomery Steppe. [9]

Ballot measures

Polling

Primary election

Measure C in the primary was distinct from Measure C in the general election. The first of these did not pass.

Measure C

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		For Measure CAgainst Measure CUndecided
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune [10] February 6–8, 2020527 (LV)± 5.3%61%21%18%
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune [11] January 16–19, 2020518 (LV)± 5.2%51%27%22%

On whether to raise taxes to pay for the expansion of the San Diego convention centre (Measure C fit this building)

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		For this proposalAgainst this proposalUndecided
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune [12] September 3–5, 2019550 (LV)± 4.9%50%34%15%

General election

Measure A

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		For Measure AAgainst Measure AUndecided
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune [13] October 1–5, 2020547 (LV)± 5.3%38%33%29%
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune [14] August 28–31, 2020517 (LV)± 5.3%36%32%32%

Measure B

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		For Measure BAgainst Measure BUndecided
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune [15] October 1–5, 2020547 (LV)± 5.3%53%21%27%
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune [16] August 28–31, 2020517 (LV)± 5.3%55%19%26%

Measure C

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		For Measure CAgainst Measure CUndecided
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune [17] October 1–5, 2020547 (LV)± 5.3%39%14%47%
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune [18] August 28–31, 2020517 (LV)± 5.3%39%12%49%

Measure E

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		For Measure EAgainst Measure EUndecided
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune [19] October 1–5, 2020547 (LV)± 5.3%37%25%38%
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune [20] August 28–31, 2020517 (LV)± 5.3%31%29%39%

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

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References

  1. ↑ Garrick, David (December 7, 2019). "Forty candidates battling for seven open seats in San Diego next year". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ Bowen, Andrew (January 23, 2020). "Different Shades Of Blue In City Council District 1 Race". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ Garrick, David (November 9, 2019). "Five Democrats battling to replace Bry on San Diego council". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Election History - Council District 1" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Election History - Council District 3" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Election History - Council District 5" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Election History - Council District 7" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Election History - Council District 9" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  9. ↑ Bowen, Andrew (December 10, 2020). "Jen Campbell Chosen As New San Diego City Council President". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  10. ↑ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
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  12. ↑ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
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  14. ↑ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
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  16. ↑ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
  17. ↑ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
  18. ↑ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
  19. ↑ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
  20. ↑ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
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