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]
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]
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.
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