Municipal elections will be held in San Diego in 2024, for mayor, city attorney, and city council. The primary election occurred Tuesday, March 5, 2024, and the general election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Five of the nine council seats are up for election, with all five incumbents standing for re-election, as well as incumbent mayor Todd Gloria.

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

Mayor

City attorney

City council

Seats in San Diego City Council districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 were up for election. Incumbents Joe LaCava, Stephen Whitburn, Marni von Wilpert, Raul Campillo, and Sean Elo-Rivera are running for re-election.

District 1

District 1 consists of the communities of Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights, Del Mar Mesa, Pacific Highlands Ranch, La Jolla , Torrey Hills, Torrey Pines, University City, and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) campus.

Incumbent Joe LaCava ran unopposed for re-election and won the election outright in the primary on March 5, 2024.

2024 San Diego City Council District 1 election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe LaCava (incumbent)	24,283	100.0
Total votes			24,283	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

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

Incumbent Stephen Whitburn and Coleen Cusack, both Democrats, advanced from the primary on March 5, 2024, to the general election.

2024 San Diego City Council District 3 election^[1]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephen Whitburn (incumbent)	17.033	52.4
	Democratic	Coleen Cusack	6,811	20.9
	Democratic	Kate Callen	5,417	16.7
	Republican	Ellis T. California Jones III	3,254	10.0
Total votes			32,515	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Stephen Whitburn
	Democratic	Coleen Cusack
Total votes

District 5

District 5 consists of the communities 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 Marni von Wilpert ran unopposed for re-election and won the election outright in the primary on March 5, 2024.

2024 San Diego City Council District 5 election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marni von Wilpert (incumbent)	28,231	100.0
Total votes			28,231	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

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

Incumbent Marni von Wilpert ran unopposed for re-election and won the election outright in the primary on March 5, 2024.

2024 San Diego City Council District 5 election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marni von Wilpert (incumbent)	23,196	100.0
Total votes			23,196	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

District 9 consists of the communities of the communities of Kensington, Normal Heights, and East San Diego, as well as the main campus of San Diego State University.

Incumbent Sean Elo-Rivera and Terry Hoskins, both Democrats, advanced from the primary on March 5, 2024, to the general election.

2024 San Diego City Council District 9 election^[1]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Elo-Rivera (incumbent)	10,042	51.9
	Democratic	Terry Hoskins	5,816	30.1
	Independent	Fernando Garcia	3,491	18.0
Total votes			19,349	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Sean Elo-Rivera (incumbent)
	Democratic	Terry Hoskins
Total votes

Council president

The city council will select a council president in December 2024, following the swearing in of the elected city council members. The current council president is Sean Elo-Rivera of District 9, who has served since 2021.

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b "Election History - Council District 3" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

External links

Sean Elo-Rivera

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2024 San Diego City Council election
5 of the 9 seats on the San Diego City Council
Incumbent Council President; Sean Elo-Rivera; Democratic	; ;

Electoral history

2020

2020 San Diego City Council District 9 election^[1]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Kelvin Barrios	7,426	31.6
	Nonpartisan	Sean Elo-Rivera	4,819	20.5
	Nonpartisan	Johnny Lee Dang	3,473	14.8
	Nonpartisan	Andrew Gade	2,222	9.5
	Nonpartisan	Ross Naismith	1,997	8.5
	Nonpartisan	Sam Bedwell	1,986	8.5
	Nonpartisan	Alex Soto	1,564	6.7
Total votes			23,487	100.0
General election
	Nonpartisan	Sean Elo-Rivera	26,835	62.7
	Nonpartisan	Kelvin Barrios	15,990	37.3
Total votes			42,825	100.0

2024

2024 San Diego City Council District 9 election^[2]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Sean Elo-Rivera (incumbent)	10,042	51.9
	Nonpartisan	Terry Hoskins	5,816	30.1
	Nonpartisan	Fernando Garcia	3,491	18.0
Total votes			23,487	100.0
General election
	Nonpartisan	Sean Elo-Rivera (incumbent)
	Nonpartisan	Terry Hoskins
Total votes			TBD	100.0

Darshana Patel

Darshana Patel

Poway Unified Board of Education Trustee Area A
Incumbent
Assumed office 2020

Personal details
Born	Darshana Patel
Political party	Democratic
Children	3
Residence(s)	San Diego, California, U.S.
Education	Harvard University (BA) University of Nevada Las Vegas (MEd) Harvard Law School (J.D.)
Profession	Attorney

Darshana Patel (born c. 19??) is an American scientist and politician who has ...

Electoral History

2016

2016 Poway Unified School District At-Large General Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Darshana Patel	26,713	20.79
	Nonpartisan	Kimberly Beatty (incumbent)	24,681	19.21
	Nonpartisan	Debra Cooper	21,436	16.68
	Nonpartisan	Carol Ware	13,694	10.66
	Nonpartisan	Jimmy Karam	12,504	9.73
	Nonpartisan	John Moriarty	7,747	6.03
	Nonpartisan	Terry Norwood	7,289	5.67
	Nonpartisan	Nick Anastasopoulos	7,235	5.63
	Nonpartisan	Stanley Rodkin	7,213	5.61
Total votes			128,512	100.0

2020

2020 General election for Poway Unified Board of Education Trustee Area A
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Darshana Patel (incumbent)	13,972	61.20
	Nonpartisan	Tim Dougherty	8,870	38.80
Total votes			22,842	100.0

2024

California's 76th State Assembly district election, 2024
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristie Bruce-Lane	49,316	49.5
	Democratic	Darshana Patel	34,066	34.2
	Democratic	Joseph Rocha	16,312	16.4
Total votes			99,694	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Darshana Patel
	Republican	Kristie Bruce-Lane
Total votes
	hold

Raul Campillo

Raul Campillo

Member of the San Diego City Council from the 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 10, 2020
Mayor	Todd Gloria
Preceded by	Scott Sherman

Personal details
Born	Raul Campillo (1987-10-04) October 4, 1987 (age 37) San Diego, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Nadia Farjood (m. 2022)
Residence(s)	San Diego, California, U.S.
Education	Harvard University (BA) University of Nevada Las Vegas (MEd) Harvard Law School (J.D.)
Profession	Attorney

Raul Campillo (born October 4, 1987) is an American attorney and politician who has served as a member of the San Diego City Council since 2020, representing district 7. A member of the Democratic Party, he represents the San Diego neighborhoods of Allied Gardens, Del Cerro, Linda Vista, Mission Valley, San Carlos, Serra Mesa, Tierrasanta, and Lake Murray.^[3]

Early life and education

Campillo was born in San Diego, California, and grew up in El Cajon. He graduated from University of San Diego High School before attending Harvard University, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in government. After graduation, Campillo joined Teach for America, relocating to Nevada to teach elementary school in Clark County, Nevada. During his teaching career, he attended night school, eventually recieveing his Masters in Education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Electoral history

2020

2020 San Diego City Council District 7 election^[4]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Raul Campillo	15,025	35.9
	Nonpartisan	Noli Zosa	12,783	30.5
	Nonpartisan	Wendy Wheatcroft	8,526	20.4
	Nonpartisan	Monty McIntyre	5,558	13.3
Total votes			41,892	100.0
General election
	Nonpartisan	Raul Campillo	40,310	55.0
	Nonpartisan	Noli Zosa	32,963	45.0
Total votes			73,273	100.0

2024

2024 San Diego City Council District 7 election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Raul Campillo (incumbent)	23,196	100.0
Total votes			23,196	100.0

Henry Foster

Henry Foster III

Member of the San Diego City Council from the 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office April 8, 2024
Mayor	Todd Gloria
Preceded by	Monica Montgomery Steppe

Personal details
Born	Henry Foster III
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	San Diego, California, U.S.
Education	Hampton University (BA)

Henry Foster III (born c. 19??) is an American politician who has served as a member of the San Diego City Council since 2024, representing district 4. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Chief of Staff to his predecessor, Monica Montgomery Steppe, until her election to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in 2024.

Foster represents the San Diego neighborhoods of Alta Vista, Broadway Heights, Chollas View, Emerald Hills, Encanto, Greater Skyline Hills, Jamacha, Lincoln Park, Lomita Village, Mountain View, Oak Park, O'Farrell, Paradise Hills, Ridgeview, Bay Terraces, Valencia Park, and Webster.

Early life and education

Foster was raised in Valencia Park, San Diego. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, after which he attended Hampton University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Career

Foster worked as a

Electoral History

2024

2024 San Diego City Council District 4 Special election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Henry Foster III	8,840	53.83
	Nonpartisan	Chida Warren-Darby	4,481	27.29
	Nonpartisan	Tylisa D. Suseberry	3,100	18.88
Total votes			16,421	100.0

Personal life

Foster has lives in San Diego, California.

References

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External links

John McCann

John McCann

Mayor of Chula Vista
Incumbent
Assumed office December 13, 2022
Preceded by	Mary Salas
Member of the Chula Vista City Council
In office 2002–2010
In office 2014–2022

Personal details
Born	John McCann Chula Vista, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Chula Vista, California
Education	San Diego State University (BEc & MEc)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Rank	Commander

John McCann is an American politician, military officer, and businessman who has served as the Mayor of Chula Vista, California, since 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served on the Chula Vista City Council from 2002 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2022.

Early Life and Education

John McCann was born in Chula Vista, California. He was raised by a single mother, and graduated from Bonita Vista High School. He later attended San Diego State University, where he obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Economics.

Military Service

McCann joined the U.S. Navy as an enlisted member and was later commissioned as a Naval Officer. He was stationed in Mosul, Iraq during the War in Iraq, and currently serves as a Commander in the U.S. Navy.

Political career

McCann was first elected to the Chula Vista City Council in 2002, where he served until 2010. In 2014, he rejoined the City Council and served until 2022, when he was elected Mayor of Chula Vista in a close contest against Democratic candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar. (ref) (ref) (ref)

McCann's tenure as Mayor has been focused on improving public safety programs, including increasing the number of police officers, implementing greater police transparency measures, and improving police response with a GPS dispatch system. He has also been involved with initiatives aimed at decreasing traffic congestion, reducing tolls, refinancing city projects, and improving neighborhoods. A small business owner himself, McCann has lobbied for streamlining permitting processes for small businesses and for various other economic development projects, including the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan and the Millenia Master Plan Project.

Personal life

McCann and his wife, Mylissa, live in Chula Vista, where they are involved in raising their children and grandchild. (ref) They are the owners of two pet dogs. His community involvement earned him recognition as the San Diego County Local Elected Official of the Year in 2008. (ref)

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References

[CD3results-1] "Election History - Council District 3" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

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