The 2024 San Diego City Council election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The primary election was held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Five of the nine council seats are up for election, with all five incumbents standing for re-election. A special election was also held at the time of the primary to fill the District 4 seat vacated by Monica Montgomery Steppe, who resigned following her election to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in 2023.
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5 of the 9 seats on the San Diego City Council | ||||||||||
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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.
Background
editSeats 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.
Results
editDistrict 1
editDistrict 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.[1]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Joe LaCava (incumbent) | 24,283 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 24,283 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
editDistrict 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.[3]
Candidates
editQualified
edit- Stephen Whitburn, San Diego City Councilmember from District 3 (2020-present)
- Coleen Cusack, public interest attorney and community activist[4]
- Kate Callen, writer and community activist
- Ellis T. California Jones III, home energy inspector and ex-felon[5]
Endorsements
edit- Organizations
- California Democratic Party
- San Diego County Democratic Party
- San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL–CIO
- San Diego Municipal Employees Association
- American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Workers, Local 127
- San Diego City Firefighters Association, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 145
- San Diego Police Officers Association
- Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 89
- San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Downtown San Diego Partnership
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 569
- San Diego County Young Democrats
- San Diego Democrats for Equality
- San Diego Labor Democratic Club
- San Diego YIMBY Democratic Club
- AAPI Democratic Club of San Diego
- U.S. Representatives
- Scott Peters, U.S. Representative for the 50th district and former San Diego City Councilmember from district 1 (2000-2008)
- Sara Jacobs, U.S Representative for the 51st district
- Local politicians
- Todd Gloria, 37th Mayor of San Diego (2020–present), former State Assemblymember from the 78th District (2016-2020), former San Diego City Councilmember from district 3 (2008–2016)
- Joe LaCava, San Diego City Councilmember from the district 1 (2020-present)
- Jennifer Campbell, San Diego City Councilmember from district 2, former President of the San Diego City Council (2020-2021)
- Marni von Wilpert, San Diego City Councilmember from district 5 (2020–present)
- Raul Campillo, San Diego City Councilmember from district 7 (2020–present)
- Nora Vargas, member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (2021–present)
| 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 (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Coleen Cusack | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 4 Special
editDistrict 4 consists of the communities of Alta Vista, Broadway Heights, Chollas View, Emerald Hills, Encanto, Greater Skyline Hills, Jamacha, Lincoln Park, Lomita Village, Mountain View, North Bay Terrace, Oak Park, O'Farrell, Paradise Hills, Ridgeview, South Bay Terrace, Valencia Park, and Webster.
Monica Montgomery Steppe, who represented District 4 from 2018, won election to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in a special election on November 7, 2023.[7] She resigned from her seat on the city council on December 5, 2023. During the vacancy, her Chief of Staff, Henry Foster III, acted as the de facto manager of the District 4 office.
Candidates
editQualified
edit- Henry Foster III, Chief of Staff to former city councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe
- Tylisa Suseberry, executive assistant in the office of State Senator Toni Atkins
- Chida Warren-Darby, Boards and Commissions Director for Mayor Todd Gloria
Endorsements
edit- Organizations
- Local politicians
- Monica Montgomery Steppe, member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (2023-Present), former San Diego City Councilmember from District 4 (2018-2023)[8]
- Sean Elo-Rivera, President of the San Diego City Council (2021-Present), San Diego City Councilmember from District 9 (2020-Present)[8]
- U.S. Representatives
- Juan Vargas, U.S. Representative for the 52nd district[8]
- Local politicians
- Todd Gloria, 37th Mayor of San Diego (2020-Present), former State Assemblymember from the 78th District (2016-2020), former San Diego City Councilmember from District 3 (2008-2016)[8]
Foster won the special election on March 5, 2024, to serve the remainder of the term until 2026. His election resulted in the restoration of a 9-0 Democratic supermajority on the city council.[9]
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Henry Foster III | 8,840 | 53.83 | |
| Democratic | Chida Warren-Darby | 4,481 | 27.29 | |
| Democratic | Tylisa D. Suseberry | 3,100 | 18.88 | |
| Total votes | 16,421 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
editDistrict 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.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Marni von Wilpert (incumbent) | 28,231 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 28,231 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
editDistrict 7 consists of the communities of Allied Gardens, Del Cerro, Grantville, Linda Vista, Mission Valley, San Carlos, Serra Mesa, and Tierrasanta.
Incumbent Raul Campillo ran unopposed for re-election and won the election outright in the primary on March 5, 2024.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Raul Campillo (incumbent) | 23,196 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 23,196 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
editDistrict 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.
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ Garrick, David (December 28, 2023). "Joe LaCava's run for reelection to San Diego City Council will be unopposed". Del Mar Times. Del Mar, CA. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "San Diego County Primary Election Results, March 5, 2024". April 4, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Bowen, Andrew (March 5, 2024). "Live results: 2024 Primary Election - San Diego City Council District 3". KPBS. San Diego, CA. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Bowen, Andrew (February 5, 2024). "Primary Election 2024: San Diego City Council races". KPBS. San Diego, CA. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ a b Stone, Ken (February 6, 2024). "Q&A With GOP's Ellis T. Jones, D3 San Diego City Council Candidate, Ex-Felon". Times of San Diego. San Diego, CA. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board (February 17, 2024). "Coleen Cusack for San Diego City Council, District 3". The San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego, CA. Retrieved July 15, 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ Bowen, Andrew (November 7, 2023). "Montgomery Steppe wins District 4 County Supervisor race". KPBS. San Diego, CA. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Safchik, Joey (February 20, 2024). "3 candidates vie for San Diego City Council District 4 seat in the 2024 Election". NBC7 San Diego. San Diego, CA. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Henry Foster III wins San Diego City Council District 4 seat outright". KPBS. San Diego, CA. March 15, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.