2022 San Diego City Council election

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2022 San Diego City Council election
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4 of the 9 seats on the San Diego City Council
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Party Democratic Republican
Seats before81
Seats after90
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Council President before election

Sean Elo-Rivera
Democratic

Elected Council President

Sean Elo-Rivera
Democratic

The 2022 San Diego City Council election was held on November 8, 2022. The primary election was held on June 7, 2022. Four of the nine seats of the San Diego City Council were contested.

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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 in each district.

The election resulted in a 9-0 Democratic majority on the city council for the first time in San Diego history. [1]

Campaign

The even-numbered districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 were up for election in 2022. It was the first city council election to use the newly redrawn districts following the 2020 Census.

Incumbents Jennifer Campbell (District 2), Monica Montgomery Steppe (District 4), and Vivian Moreno (District 8) stood for reelection. Chris Cate (District 6) was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits. Republicans were considered vulnerable to lose their last seat, District 6, since it leaned more Democratic following redistricting. All three eligible incumbents won re-election, while Democrat Kent Lee flipped District 6 from Republican to Democrat control, cementing a 9-0 Democratic majority.

Results

District 2

District 2 consisted of the communities of Bay Ho/Bay Park/Morena, Midway/North Bay, Mission Beach, Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach, and Point Loma.

Democratic incumbent Jennifer Campbell had faced a recall campaign in 2021 over her stance on the city's regulation of vacation rentals and her support of an exemption to the 30-foot height limit in San Diego's Midway District. [2] Recall proponents claimed that Campbell had made decisions contradictory to promises she had made to constituents during the election. The recall effort ultimately failed to collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, but prompted a large number of candidates to challenge Campbell in the 2022 election. [3] [4]

Democratic incumbent Jennifer Campbell and Linda Lukacs, a retired Republican dentist, defeated four Democratic challengers and advanced from the primary on June 7, 2022. [5] Campbell went on to defeat Lukacs 56.% to 43.5% in the general election.

2022 San Diego City Council District 2 election [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jennifer Campbell (incumbent) 10,832 29.8
Republican Linda Lukacs 9,211 25.4
Democratic Lori Saldaña 6,60318.2
Democratic Joel Day5,13014.1
Democratic Mandy Havlik3,0278.3
Democratic Dan Smiechowski1,5324.2
Total votes36,335 100.0
General election
Democratic Jennifer Campbell 28,379 56.5
Republican Linda Lukacs21,85443.5
Total votes50,233 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

District 4 consisted of the communities of Alta Vista, Broadway Heights, Chollas View, Emerald Hills, Encanto, Greater Skyline Hills, Jamacha, Lincoln Park, Lomita Village, North Bay Terrace, Oak Park, O'Farrell, Paradise Hills, Redwood Village, Rolando Park, South Bay Terrace, Valencia Park, and Webster.

Democratic incumbent Monica Montgomery Steppe and Gloria Evangelista, a Republican dietician, advanced from the primary on June 7, 2022. Montgomery Steppe went on to defeat Evangelista 68.8% to 31.2% in the general election.

2022 San Diego City Council District 4 election [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Monica Montgomery Steppe (incumbent) 12,110 71.1
Republican Gloria Evangelista 3,683 21.6
Democratic Tylisa D. Suseberry1,2287.2
Total votes17,021 100.0
General election
Democratic Monica Montgomery Steppe 17,878 68.8
Republican Gloria Evangelista8,11231.2
Total votes25,990 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

District 6 consisted of the communities of Clairemont Mesa, Kearny Mesa, Mira Mesa, Mission Valley, North Clairemont, and Rancho Peñasquitos.

Incumbent Chris Cate was ineligible for re-election due to term limits. Kent Lee and Tommy Hough, both Democrats, advanced from the primary on June 7, 2022. Lee went on to defeat Hough 60.5% to 39.5%.

2022 San Diego City Council District 6 election [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kent Lee 10,390 40.7
Democratic Tommy Hough 9,461 37.1
Republican Jane L. Glasson5,65722.2
Total votes25,508 100.0
General election
Democratic Kent Lee 22,040 60.5
Democratic Tommy Hough14,38039.5
Total votes36,420 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 8

District 8 consisted of the southern communities of San Diego and those along the Mexico–United States border, including the communities of Barrio Logan, Egger Highlands, Grant Hill, Logan Heights, Memorial, Nestor, Ocean View Hills, Otay Mesa West, Otay Mesa East, San Ysidro, Sherman Heights, Stockton, and Tijuana River Valley.

Incumbent Vivian Moreno and Antonio Martinez, both Democrats, advanced from the primary on June 7, 2022. Moreno went on to defeat Martinez 63.3% to 36.7%.

2022 San Diego City Council District 8 election [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vivian Moreno (incumbent) 8,432 63.4
Democratic Antonio Martinez 4,873 36.6
Total votes13,305 100.0
General election
Democratic Vivian Moreno 13,194 63.3
Democratic Antonio Martinez7,65136.7
Total votes20,845 100.0
Democratic hold

Council president

On December 10, 2022, the new council was sworn in. The council voted to re-appoint Sean Elo-Rivera as council president, who had served in that role since 2021. [1]

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  3. ↑ Bravo, Christina (June 3, 2021). "Effort to Recall San Diego Council Member Jennifer Campbell Fails to Gather Signatures Needed". OB Rag. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ Jennewein, Chris (June 1, 2021). "Group Seeking to Recall City Council President Jen Campbell Says Their Effort Failed". Times of San Diego. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ Curry, Judi (July 27, 2022). "Who Is Linda Lukacs? She's Running in District 2 Against Jen Campbell – Part 1". OB Rag. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
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