2016 San Diego elections
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The 2016 San Diego City Council election will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The primary election will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Five of the nine seats will be contested. Two incumbents are expected to run for reelection.
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 if no candidate received a majority of the votes in the first round.
Campaign
Seats in districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 were up for election. Sherri Lightner (District 1) and Todd Gloria (District 3) were ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits. Incumbent Marti Emerald (District 9) chose not to seek reelection.[1]
Republicans hoped to overturn the Democratic Party's 5–4 majority by flipping District 1 from Democratic to Republican.[2]
Results
District 1
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. Incumbent Sherri Lightner was ineligible to run due to term limits. Republican Ray Ellis and Democrats Barbara Bry and Joe LaCava were expected to run to replace Lightner.[2] In January 2016, LaCava announced that he had decided not to run.[3] In March 2016, Bruce Lightner, husband to the incumbent Sherri Lightner, and Kyle Heiskala, a policy advisor on Sherri Lightner's City Council staff, pulled papers to run for the District 1 seat.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barbara Bry | |||
| Republican | Ray Ellis | |||
| Republican | Bruce D. Lightner | |||
| Nonpartisan | Kyle Heiskala | |||
| Nonpartisan | Louis A. Rodolico | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 3
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. Incumbent Todd Gloria was ineligible to run due to term limits.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chris Ward | |||
| Democratic | Anthony Bernal | |||
| Nonpartisan | Scott Sanborn | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 5
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. Incumbent Mark Kersey was initially expected to run unopposed, but ultimately faced two opponents to his reelection.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Kersey | |||
| Democratic | Frank Tsimboukakis | |||
| Democratic | Keith Mikas | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 7
District 7 consists of the neighborhoods of Allied Gardens, Del Cerro, Grantville, Linda Vista, Mission Valley, San Carlos, Serra Mesa, and Tierrasanta. Incumbent Scott Sherman filed to run for reelection.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Scott Sherman | |||
| Democratic | Justin DeCesare | |||
| Democratic | Jose Caballero | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 9
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. Incumbent Marti Emerald chose not to seek reelection.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ricardo Flores | |||
| Democratic | Georgette Gomez | |||
| Democratic | Sarah Saez | |||
| Democratic | Araceli Martinez | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ricardo Flores | |||
| Democratic | Georgette Gomez | |||
| Total votes | ||||
References
- ^ a b Bowler, Matthew (April 22, 2015). "Emerald Wants Her Chief Of Staff To Take Over San Diego Council Seat". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Garrick, David. "Key race could swing SD council majority". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ Srikrishnan, Maya (January 8, 2016). "Joe LaCava Bows Out of City Council Race". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Bowen, Andrew. "Lightner Staffer Moves To Enter District 1 City Council Race". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ "Election History - Council District 1" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Election History - Council District 3" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Election History - Council District 5" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Election History - Council District 7" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Election History - Council District 9" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved 12 January 2013.