List of special elections to the San Diego City Council

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Special elections to the San Diego City Council are called by the San Diego City Council when a vacancy arises on the Council with more than one year remaining in the term. [1] Most special elections are conducted in two rounds. The first is an open primary and the candidate with the most votes must have a majority of the votes plus one to win the seat. If no candidate wins a majority a second round is held with the two top candidates regardless of party.

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List of special elections

The dates listed only include the open primary round if no second round was held. [2]

DistrictDatePredecessorWinner
3April 23, 1935Alva DavisWalter Wurfel
3April 15, 1947Elmer BlasePaul Hartley
4November 4, 1969 Tom Hom (R)Leon Williams (D)
6November 4, 1969Jack Walsh (R)Bob Martinet
3November 8, 1983 Susan Golding (R)Gloria McColl (R)
8February 16, 1993 Bob Filner (D) Juan Vargas (D)
8September 21, 1993 Juan Vargas (D) Juan Vargas (D)
8February 27, 2001 Juan Vargas (D) Ralph Inzunza (D)
6June 5, 2001Valerie Stallings (D) Donna Frye (D)
4January 4, 2005 Charles L. Lewis (D) Tony Young (D)
2January 10, 2006 Michael Zucchet (D) Kevin Faulconer (R)
8January 10, 2006 Ralph Inzunza (D) Ben Hueso (D)
4May 21, 2013 Tony Young (D) Myrtle Cole (D)

List of recall elections

When applicable, the candidate who succeeded the recalled council member is listed. If the recall election was not successful the winner is listed as "none".

DistrictDateIncumbentWinner
5April 9, 1991Linda BernhardtTom Behr

Results

2001 District 8 special election

2001 San Diego City Council District 8 special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Juan Vargas
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ralph Inzunza 4,759 62.10
Republican Richard Babcock7149.32
Nonpartisan Rafael Ramirez6067.91
Nonpartisan David Gomez3254.24
Nonpartisan Christian Ramirez2383.11
Nonpartisan Gloria Tyler-Mallery2122.77
Nonpartisan Kevin Hancock1682.19
Nonpartisan Mary Arends-Biddlecome1642.14
Nonpartisan Joe Ortega1642.14
Nonpartisan Janice Jordan1381.80
Nonpartisan Elias Rojas1171.53
Republican Lincoln Pickard590.77
Nonpartisan Petra Barajas120.15
Total votes7,802 100

2001 District 6 special election

2001 San Diego City Council District 6 special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Valerie Stallings
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Danon 4,992 26.22
Democratic Donna Frye 4,867 25.57
Nonpartisan Michael Pallamary3,57318.77
Nonpartisan Peter Navarro 1,4947.85
Nonpartisan Kim Cox1,4007.35
Nonpartisan Gary Rotto1,2496.56
Nonpartisan Larry L. Murray5692.99
Nonpartisan Tom Switzer4502.36
Nonpartisan Donald Mayes2991.57
Nonpartisan Rick Richard1430.75
Nonpartisan James Morrison (write-in)120.06
Total votes19,119 100
General election
Democratic Donna Frye 12,259 52.25
Republican Steve Danon11,20147.75
Total votes23,564 100

2004–2005 District 4 special election

Charles L. Lewis died in office while under federal indictment on charges of bribery and corruption as a result of the FBI investigation known as Operation G-Sting. Tony Young, previously Lewis' chief of staff, ran in the special election to replace him. Young advanced to the runoff after receiving the second most votes in the special primary election on November 16, 2004. He went on to win election by receiving the majority of votes in the special runoff election on January 4, 2005.

2004–2005 San Diego City Council District 4 special election
Vacancy resulting from the death of Charles L. Lewis
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Stevens 4,615 34.29
Democratic Tony Young 3,102 23.04
Democratic Dwayne Crenshaw2,89821.54
Nonpartisan Marissa Acierto1,2108.99
Republican Bruce Williams9176.81
Nonpartisan Jim Galley2601.93
Nonpartisan Gloria Tyler-Mallery2521.87
Nonpartisan Patrick DeShields2051.52
Total votes13,459 100
General election
Democratic Tony Young 6,911 59.42
Democratic George Stevens4,71940.58
Total votes11,630 100

2005–2006 District 2 special election

Michael Zucchet resigned from office in July 2005 when he was convicted of corruption as a result of the FBI investigation known as Operation G-Sting, though he was later cleared of all charges. [3] Kevin Faulconer, who had been the runner-up in the 2002 election against Zucchet, ran again in the crowded special election. He received the most votes in the primary election on November 8, 2005, and was elected with a majority of the votes in the runoff on January 10, 2006.

2005–2006 San Diego City Council District 2 special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Michael Zucchet
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin Faulconer 15,912 34.44
Democratic Lorena Gonzalez 11,543 24.98
Nonpartisan Carolyn Chase4,0908.85
Nonpartisan Rich Grosch2,9066.29
Nonpartisan Tim Rutherford2,4425.29
Nonpartisan Kathleen Blavatt1,8484.00
Nonpartisan Ian Trowbridge1,7463.78
Nonpartisan Pat Zaharopoulos1,2732.76
Nonpartisan Phil Meinhardt1,0542.28
Nonpartisan Tom Eaton7541.63
Nonpartisan Greg Finley6151.33
Nonpartisan David Diehl4701.02
Nonpartisan James Joaquin Morrison4410.95
Nonpartisan George Najjar2800.61
Nonpartisan Robert E. Lee2500.54
Nonpartisan Allen Hujsak2420.52
Nonpartisan Linda Susan Finley2020.44
Total votes52,154 100
General election
Republican Kevin Faulconer 15,044 51.23
Democratic Lorena Gonzalez 14,32048.77
Total votes29,448 100

2005–2006 District 8 special election

Ralph Inzunza resigned from office in July 2005 when he was convicted of corruption as a result of the FBI investigation known as Operation G-Sting. [3] Ben Hueso ran in the special election to replace Inzunza. He advanced to the special runoff election after receiving the plurality of the votes in the special primary on November 8, 2005. Hueso was elected to office with a majority of the votes in the runoff on January 10, 2006.

2005–2006 San Diego City Council District 8 special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Ralph Inzunza
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ben Hueso 7,454 38.15
Republican Luis Acle 3,621 18.53
Nonpartisan Remigia Bermudez3,01815.45
Nonpartisan Dan Coffey1,6018.19
Nonpartisan Kathy Vandenheuvel1,0605.43
Nonpartisan Douglas Holbrook8004.09
Nonpartisan Tim Gomez7753.97
Republican Lincoln Pickard5953.05
Nonpartisan Matthew Moncayo5372.75
Total votes21,000 100
General election
Democratic Ben Hueso 6,408 70.60
Republican Luis Acle2,60028.65
Total votes9,090 100

2013 District 4 special election

On November 17, 2012, Council President Tony Young announced that he would resign from the City Council early to become CEO of the San Diego-Imperial Counties chapter of the American Red Cross, triggering a special election. [4] Nine candidates qualified for the special primary election, scheduled for March 26, 2013. [5] Myrtle Cole, who had been endorsed by the local Democratic Party and the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, received the most votes in the primary. She advanced to the May 21, 2013 general election to face runner-up Dwayne Crenshaw, Executive Director of San Diego LGBT Pride. [6] Cole was elected to the City Council with a majority of the votes in the runoff. [7]

2013 San Diego City Council District 4 special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Tony Young
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Myrtle Cole 4,304 32.3
Democratic Dwayne Crenshaw 2,025 15.2
Democratic Brian "Barry" Pollard1,54811.6
Democratic Ray Smith1,2079.1
Democratic Blanca Lopez Brown1,0848.1
Republican Sandy Spackman1,0678.0
Democratic Bruce Williams1,0598.0
Democratic Tony Villafranca6214.7
Democratic Monica Montgomery 4043.0
Total votes13,319 100
General election
Democratic Myrtle Cole 6,612 54.1
Democratic Dwayne Crenshaw5,60345.9
Total votes12,215 100

References

  1. ↑ City of San Diego. "City Charter". www.sandiego.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. ↑ City of San Diego. "Past City Elections". www.sandiego.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Coffey, Daniel (October 14, 2010). "Justice undone: Michael Zucchet and Ralph Inzunza". San Diego Daily Transcript. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Council President Tony Young to Vacate Seat, Work for Red Cross". NBC 7 San Diego. November 17, 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Official Ballot Municipal Special Election - City Council District 4" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  6. ↑ Dillon, Liam (26 March 2013). "Cole, Crenshaw Advance in District 4". Voice of San Diego. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Gustafson, Craig (21 May 2013). "Cole defeats Crenshaw in District 4 council race". UT San Diego. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
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