San Diego City Council election, 2018
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November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) |
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4 of 9 seats on the San Diego City Council |
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The 2018 San Diego City Council election is scheduled for November 6, 2018. The primary election is scheduled for June 5, 2018. Four of the nine seats of the San Diego City Council will be contested.
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, although most members do identify a party preference. A two-round system will be used for the election, starting with a primary in June followed by a runoff in November between the top-two candidates in each district.
Campaign
Council Districts used for the 2018 election
The even-numbered districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 are up for election in 2018. It is the first City Council election using the new rules that requires a runoff in November between the top-two candidates in the June primary whether or not any of the candidates get a majority of the vote.[1]
Incumbents Lorie Zapf (District 2), Myrtle Cole (District 4), and Chris Cate (District 6) stood for reelection. David Alvarez (District 8) was ineligible to run due to term limits.[1] Republicans were considered more vulnerable to lose seats in the election due to the two Republican-held seats, Districts 2 and 6, being considered swing districts while the two Democrat-held seats, Districts 4 and 8, were considered safe districts. However, incumbents historically have not lost reelection to the San Diego City Council, and both Zapf and Cate had raised far more money than their challengers as of February 2018.[2]
Results
District 4
District 4 consisted of the communities of Alta Vista, Broadway Heights, Chollas View, Emerald Hills, Encanto, Greater Skyline Hills, Jamacha, Lincoln Park, Lomita Village, North Bay Terrace, Oak Park, O'Farrell, Paradise Hills, Redwood Village, Rolando Park, South Bay Terrace, Valencia Park, and Webster. Three challengers qualified to run against incumbent Council President Myrtle Cole, all from her own party.[1] In the June primary, Cole advanced to the general election to face civil rights lawyer Monica Montgomery.[6]
District 8
District 8 consisted of the southern communities of San Diego and those along the Mexico–United States border, including the communities of Barrio Logan, Egger Highlands, Grant Hill, Logan Heights, Memorial, Nestor, Ocean View Hills, Otay Mesa West, Otay Mesa East, San Ysidro, Sherman Heights, Stockton, and Tijuana River Valley. Incumbent council member David Alvarez is ineligible to run due to term limits. Four candidates qualified to run for the open seat.[1][3] In the June primary, Vivian Moreno, a political staffer in Alvarez's office, advanced to the general election.[10]
San Diego City Council District 8 election, 2018[11] |
Primary election |
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Candidate |
Votes |
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Democratic |
Vivian Moreno |
5,327 |
35.84 |
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Democratic |
Antonio Martinez |
4,087 |
27.50 |
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Democratic |
Christian Ramirez |
4,084 |
27.48 |
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Democratic |
Zachary Lazarus |
1,365 |
9.18 |
Total votes |
14,863 |
100 |
General election |
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Democratic |
Vivian Moreno |
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Democratic |
Antonio Martinez |
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Total votes |
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Garrick, David (October 30, 2017). "San Diego City Council races taking shape with new challengers". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ↑ Garrick, David (February 5, 2018). "Strong fund raising shaping San Diego City Council races heading into June primary". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- 1 2 City News Service (January 1, 2018). "Local election season looms in San Diego in 2018". fox5sandiego.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ↑ Stickney, R. (June 6, 2018). "Primary Results Set Races for City Council Seats". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Election History - Council District 2" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ Stickney, R. (June 6, 2018). "Primary Results Set Races for City Council Seats". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Election History - Council District 4" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ Stickney, R. (June 6, 2018). "Primary Results Set Races for City Council Seats". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Election History - Council District 6" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ Stickney, R. (June 6, 2018). "Primary Results Set Races for City Council Seats". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Election History - Council District 8" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved March 17, 2018.