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2020 San Diego elections

Municipal elections were held in San Diego in 2020 for mayor, city attorney, and city council. The primary election occurred Tuesday, March 3, 2020, and the general election occurred Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Five of the nine council seats were contested. No council incumbents stood for reelection.

2020 San Diego City Council election
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5 of the 9 seats on the San Diego City Council
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Seats before 6 2 1
Seats after 8 1 0
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Council President before election

Georgette Gómez
Democratic

Elected Council President

Jennifer Campbell
Democratic

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

Mayor

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Main article: 2020 San Diego mayoral election

City attorney

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Main article: 2020 San Diego City Attorney election

City council

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Council Districts used for the 2020 election

Seats in San Diego City Council districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 were up for election. Incumbents Mark Kersey (District 5) and Scott Sherman (District 7) were ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits. The other three incumbent council members chose to run for higher office rather than seek reelection: Barbara Bry (District 1) for mayor of San Diego, Chris Ward (District 3) for California's 78th State Assembly district, and Georgette Gómez (District 9) for California's 53rd congressional district.[1]

District 1

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District 1 consists of the communities of Carmel Valley, Del Mar Mesa, Del Mar Heights, La Jolla, Pacific Highlands Ranch, Torrey Hills, Torrey Pines, and University City. No Republican candidates contested the race.[2][3]

2020 San Diego City Council District 1 election[4]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe LaCava 10,355 24.1
Democratic Will Moore 7,054 16.4
Democratic Aaron Brennan 6,399 14.9
Democratic Sam Nejabat 5,884 13.7
Independent Lijun (Lily) Zhou 3,910 9.1
Democratic James P. Rudolph 3,505 8.2
Democratic Harid "H." Puentes 3,340 7.8
Democratic Louis A. Rodolico 2,484 5.8
Total votes 42,911 100%
General election
Democratic Joe LaCava 42,613 61.0
Democratic Will Moore 27,250 39.0
Total votes 69,863 100%

District 3

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District 3 consists of the communities of Balboa Park, Bankers Hill/Park West, Downtown San Diego, Golden Hill, Hillcrest, Little Italy, Mission Hills, Normal Heights, North Park, Old Town, South Park, and University Heights.

2020 San Diego City Council District 3 election[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephen Whitburn 14,844 31.1
Democratic Toni Duran 10,836 22.7
Democratic Chris Olsen 9,705 20.3
Republican Michelle Nguyen 8,340 17.5
Democratic Adrian Kwiatkowski 3,996 8.4
Total votes 47,721 100%
General election
Democratic Stephen Whitburn 49,119 63.0
Democratic Toni Duran 28,813 37.0
Total votes 77,932 100%

District 5

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District 5 consists of the neighborhoods of Black Mountain Ranch, Carmel Mountain Ranch, Miramar, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Encantada, Rancho Peñasquitos, Sabre Springs, San Pasqual Valley, Scripps Ranch, and Torrey Highlands.

2020 San Diego City Council District 5 election[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marni von Wilpert 18,084 39.8
Republican Joe Leventhal 16,778 36.9
Democratic Isaac Wang 8,764 19.3
Republican Simon Moghadam 1,836 4.0
Total votes 45,462 100%
General election
Democratic Marni von Wilpert 43,630 53.2
Republican Joe Leventhal 38,308 46.8
Total votes 81,938 100%

District 7

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District 7 consists of the neighborhoods of Allied Gardens, Del Cerro, Grantville, Linda Vista, Mission Valley, San Carlos, Serra Mesa, and Tierrasanta.

2020 San Diego City Council District 7 election[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raul Campillo 15,025 35.9
Republican Noli Zosa 12,783 30.5
Democratic Wendy Wheatcroft 8,526 20.4
Democratic Monty McIntyre 5,558 13.3
Total votes 41,892 100%
General election
Democratic Raul Campillo 40,310 55.0
Republican Noli Zosa 32,963 45.0
Total votes 73,273 100%

District 9

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District 9 consists of the communities of Alvarado Estates, City Heights, College Area, College View Estates, El Cerrito, Kensington, Mountain View, Mount Hope, Rolando, Southcrest, and Talmadge.

2020 San Diego City Council District 9 election[8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelvin H. Barrios 7,426 31.6
Democratic Sean Elo-Rivera 4,819 20.5
Independent Johnny Lee Dang 3,473 14.8
Republican Andrew Gade 2,222 9.5
Democratic Ross Naismith 1,997 8.5
Democratic Sam Bedwell 1,986 8.5
Democratic Alex Soto 1,564 6.7
Total votes 23,487 100%
General election
Democratic Sean Elo-Rivera 26,835 62.7
Democratic Kelvin H. Barrios 15,990 37.3
Total votes 42,825 100%

Council president

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At their first meeting on December 10, 2020, the newly seated City Council selected Jen Campbell to serve as the Council President on a 5–4 vote. The other four council members supported Monica Montgomery Steppe.[9]

Ballot measures

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Polling

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Primary election

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Measure C in the primary was distinct from Measure C in the general election. The first of these did not pass.

Measure C

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		For Measure C Against Measure C Undecided
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune[10] February 6–8, 2020 527 (LV) ± 5.3% 61% 21% 18%
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune[11] January 16–19, 2020 518 (LV) ± 5.2% 51% 27% 22%

On whether to raise taxes to pay for the expansion of the San Diego convention centre (Measure C fit this building)

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		For this proposal Against this proposal Undecided
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune[12] September 3–5, 2019 550 (LV) ± 4.9% 50% 34% 15%

General election

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Measure A

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		For Measure A Against Measure A Undecided
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune[13] October 1–5, 2020 547 (LV) ± 5.3% 38% 33% 29%
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune[14] August 28–31, 2020 517 (LV) ± 5.3% 36% 32% 32%

Measure B

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		For Measure B Against Measure B Undecided
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune[15] October 1–5, 2020 547 (LV) ± 5.3% 53% 21% 27%
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune[16] August 28–31, 2020 517 (LV) ± 5.3% 55% 19% 26%

Measure C

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		For Measure C Against Measure C Undecided
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune[17] October 1–5, 2020 547 (LV) ± 5.3% 39% 14% 47%
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune[18] August 28–31, 2020 517 (LV) ± 5.3% 39% 12% 49%

Measure E

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		For Measure E Against Measure E Undecided
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune[19] October 1–5, 2020 547 (LV) ± 5.3% 37% 25% 38%
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune[20] August 28–31, 2020 517 (LV) ± 5.3% 31% 29% 39%

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

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  1. ^ Garrick, David (December 7, 2019). "Forty candidates battling for seven open seats in San Diego next year". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Bowen, Andrew (January 23, 2020). "Different Shades Of Blue In City Council District 1 Race". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Garrick, David (November 9, 2019). "Five Democrats battling to replace Bry on San Diego council". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Election History - Council District 1" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Election History - Council District 3" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "Election History - Council District 5" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  7. ^ "Election History - Council District 7" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "Election History - Council District 9" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  9. ^ Bowen, Andrew (December 10, 2020). "Jen Campbell Chosen As New San Diego City Council President". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  10. ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
  11. ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
  12. ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
  13. ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
  14. ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
  15. ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
  16. ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
  17. ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
  18. ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
  19. ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
  20. ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune
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