San Diego mayoral election, 2016
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The 2016 San Diego mayoral election will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Kevin Faulconer is running for a second term as mayor against former San Diego City Council member Ed Harris and former California State Assembly member Lori Saldaña.
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though some candidates do receive funding and support from various political parties. The non-partisan primary will be held Tuesday, June 7, 2016. The mayoral race can be won outright with a majority of votes in the primary, including mail ballots, precluding the need for the November election.
Candidates
Qualified
- Ed Harris, former San Diego City Council member (Voter registration: Democrat)[1]
- Kevin Faulconer, incumbent mayor of San Diego (Voter registration: Republican)[1]
- Lori Saldaña, former California State Assembly member (Voter registration: Independent)[1]
Campaign
In October 2015, Ocean Beach Town Council president Gretchen Newsom became the first major Democratic candidate to announce that she would challenge Kevin Faulconer's bid for re-election.[2] However, Newsom dropped out of the race only seven weeks after declaring her candidacy.[3]
In January 2016, former California State Assembly member Lori Saldaña announced that she intended to run for mayor against Faulconer. Although Saldaña had been a Democrat while in the state assembly, she subsequently left the party in September 2014 and intended to run for mayor as an independent.[4]
In March 2016, former San Diego City Council member Ed Harris declared his intention to run for mayor.[5]
Primary election
The primary election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.
| San Diego Mayoral Primary election, 2016[6] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ed Harris | |||
| Republican | Kevin Faulconer | |||
| Independent | Lori Saldaña | |||
| Total votes | ' | ' | ||
General election
If no candidate wins a majority of the votes in the primary, the two candidates with the highest votes will proceed to a runoff general election on November 8, 2016. However, if a candidate wins a majority of the votes in the June primary, there will be no need for a runoff in the November general election.
References
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