Scott Sherman (politician)

Further information: San Diego City Council

Sherman ran for the District 7 council seat in the 2012 election after District 7 incumbent Marti Emerald decided to run in the newly created District 9 seat. Sherman was recruited to run by then-councilmember Carl DeMaio. ^[4] He had not previously been active in politics. ^[5]

In the June 2012 primary he earned 50.09% of the vote, ^[6] edging out three competitors to win the seat outright and avoid a November runoff. ^[7] He took office December 3, 2012.

Sherman was part of a coordinated three-person slate supported by the local Republican Party in an attempt to gain a Republican majority on the nine-member council. ^[8] Sherman and fellow Republican Mark Kersey won their seats, but the third candidate, Ray Ellis, lost to incumbent Sherri Lightner, so that the council retained a 5-4 Democratic majority.

Sherman was elected to a second term in June 2016. ^[9] He was termed out of his council position in 2020 and was replaced by Raul Campillo. ^[10]

Committee assignments

• Audit Committee (chair)
  • Budget Review Committee
• Environment Committee
• Land Use and Housing Committee

Source: Office of the City Clerk

2020 San Diego mayoral election candidacy

Further information: 2020 San Diego mayoral election

On November 27, 2019, Sherman filed as a candidate in the 2020 San Diego mayoral election. He was the only Republican candidate to enter the race. ^[11] He was narrowly eliminated in the primary. ^[12]

Scott Sherman
Member of the San Diego City Council from the 7th district
In office December 3, 2012 –December 10, 2020

2020 San Diego mayoral election ^[13]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Todd Gloria	147,654	41.5%
	Nonpartisan	Barbara Bry	81,541	22.9%
	Nonpartisan	Scott Sherman	80,352	22.6%
	Nonpartisan	Tasha Williamson	25,629	7.2%
	Nonpartisan	Gita Applebaum Singh	12,716	3.6%
	Nonpartisan	Rich Riel	8,067	2.3%
	Write-In	Jarvis Gandy	3	0.0%
Total votes			355,994	100%
General election
	Nonpartisan	Barbara Bry
	Nonpartisan	Todd Gloria
Total votes				100%

San Diego City Council District 7 election, 2016 ^[14]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Scott Sherman	22,040	60%
	Nonpartisan	Justin DeCesare	8,225	22%
	Nonpartisan	Jose Caballero	6,339	17%
Total votes			36,604	100%

San Diego City Council District 7 election, 2012 ^[14]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Scott Sherman	15,575	50.17
	Nonpartisan	Mat Kostrinsky	12,462	40.14
	Nonpartisan	Rik Hauptfeld	1,794	5.78
	Nonpartisan	Nathan E. Johnson	1,212	3.90
Total votes			31,043	100%

References

1. "Communities - City of San Diego Official Website".
2. "Scott Sherman". BD Outdoors. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
3. "About Scott Sherman". Campaign website. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
4. Carless, Will (April 17, 2012). "Not 'DeMaio's Guy': A Reader's Guide to Scott Sherman". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
5. "Who is Scott Sherman? (Part I)". San Diego Politico. May 1, 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
6. "Presidential Primary Election, June 5, 2012" (PDF). Registrar of Voters. County of San Diego. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
7. "Sherman Wins Outright In Council District 7". KPBS News. June 6, 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
8. Gustafson, Craig (November 19, 2011). "Related: News» Republicans seek majority on San Diego council". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
9. Handy, Shannon (December 12, 2016). "New and re-elected San Diego city leaders take office" . Retrieved December 22, 2016.
10. Garrick, David (2020-12-06). "Campillo brings Harvard Law degree, commitment to government helping people to San Diego council". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
11. "Republican City Councilman Scott Sherman files to run for mayor of San Diego". San Diego Union-Tribune. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
12. Jennewein, Chris (2020-04-03). "Final Elections Results Put Barbara Bry in Mayoral Runoff with Todd Gloria". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
13. "Election Night Results". March 2, 2020 Presidential Primary. San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
14. "Election History - Council District 7" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved 12 January 2013.