2028 San Diego mayoral election

2028 San Diego mayoral election

←  2024 November 7, 2028 2032 →

Incumbent Mayor Todd Gloria Democratic

The 2028 San Diego mayoral election will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2028, to elect the mayor of San Diego, California. The primary election will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2028, after which the two top vote-getting candidates will advance to the general election. Incumbent mayor Todd Gloria is ineligible for re-election due to term limits. ^[1]

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, although most members do identify a party preference. A two-round system is used for the elections, starting with primaries in March followed by runoff elections in November between the top-two candidates in each race. ^[2]

Candidates

Publicly expressed interest

• Raul Campillo, San Diego city councilmember from district 7 (2020–present) ^{[3] [4]}
• Scott Peters, U.S. Representative from California's 50th (2021–present) and previously 52nd congressional district s (2013–2021), 2008 candidate for San Diego City Attorney, former President of the San Diego city council (2006–2008), and former San Diego city councilmember from district 1 (2000–2008) ^{[3] [5]}

Potential

• David Alvarez, California state assemblymember from the 80th district (2020–present), candidate for mayor of San Diego in the 2013-2014 special election, former San Diego city councilmember from district 8 (2010-2018) ^[3]
• Sean Elo-Rivera, San Diego city councilmember from district 9 (2020–present), former president of the San Diego city council (2021–2024) ^[3]
• Lorena Gonzalez, president of the California Labor Federation (2022-present), former California state assemblymember from the 80th district (2013-2022) ^[3]
• Monica Montgomery Steppe, member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors from district 4 (2023-Present), former San Diego city councilmember from district 4 (2018-2023) ^[3]

Primary election

Campaign

After declining to run in the 2024 election against Todd Gloria, Democratic congressman and former San Diego city councilmember Scott Peters has publicly expressed interest in running for mayor of San Diego in the 2028 election, as well as city councilmember Raul Campillo. ^[3] However, as of January 19, 2025, no candidates have formally announced a bid for mayor of San Diego.

References

1. "A History of San Diego Government". City of San Diego . Retrieved January 19, 2025.
2. "2024 Elections". Office of the City Clerk of San Diego. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
3. Garrick, Garrick (January 8, 2025). "Who will run for San Diego mayor in 2028? A lot may depend on what one man decides". The San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego, CA. Retrieved January 19, 2025.(subscription required)
4. Keatts, Andrew (December 10, 2021). "San Diego council member pledges to bring tax hike back to 2026 ballot". Axios San Diego. San Diego, CA. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
5. Lewis, Scott (October 28, 2023). "Politics Report: Why the Mayor Didn't Attract a Major Opponent". Voice of San Diego. San Diego, CA. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2025.