2012 San Diego elections

none September 2023 2012 San Diego City Council election United States Flag of San Diego, California.svg legislative no 2010 San Diego elections 2010 2012 11 6 2014 San Diego elections 2014 5 of the 9 seats on the San Diego City Council Democratic Party (US) 5 5 Republican Party (US) 3 4 1 Council President Tony Young Democratic Party (US) Todd Gloria Democratic Party (US) Municipal elections were held in San Diego in 2012 for mayor, city attorney, five seats to the San Diego City Council, and propositions. The primary election was held on June 5, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. This was the first city council election to use nine council districts. Two city council incumbents ran for reelection in their same district and one ran for election in the newly created ninth district. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, although most members do identify a party preference. A two-round system was 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. Mayor 2012 San Diego mayoral electionAfter a contentious race during the June primary, Congressman Bob Filner was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the November election. City Attorney 2012 San Diego City Attorney election City Council thumb|Council Districts used for the 2012 election The 2012 election was the first to use the new districts created by the 2010 Redistricting Commission. Seats in districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 were up for election. Carl DeMaio did not run for re-election when his term expired in 2012; he was replaced by Mark Kersey, who ran unopposed for the District 5 seat. Scott Sherman was narrowly elected in June to the District 7 seat, which had no incumbent. Todd Gloria (District 3) and Marti Emerald (District 9) won re-election by getting more than 50% in the June primary. Sherri Lightner (District 1) was forced into a November runoff which she won, 55% to 45%.http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/voters/Eng/archive/201206bull.pdf County of San Diego, Presidential Primary Election, Tuesday, June 5, 2012 San Diego County Registrar of Voters 9 November 2012http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/voters/results/transform.htm?paramVal1=election.xsl County of San Diego Presidential General Election, Tuesday, November 6, 2012 San Diego County Registrar of Voters 9 November 2012 During the 2012 election cycle the local Republican Party made a strong bid to take over the majority on the (officially nonpartisan) city council.http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/19/republicans-seek-majority-san-diego-council/ Republicans seek majority on San Diego council Gustafson Craig November 19, 2011 San Diego Union Tribune 9 November 2012 They ran a coordinated slate of three candidates, of whom Mark Kersey and Scott Sherman were elected to seats with no incumbent, but Ray Ellis lost to incumbent Sherri Lightner, so that the council maintained a partisan balance of five Democrats and four Republicans. 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 council member Sherri Lightner ran for reelection. Although she received fewer votes than Ray Ellis in the June primary, she was reelected with a majority of the vote in the November general election. San Diego City Council District 1 election, 2012Election History - Council District 1 http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/pdf/cd1results.pdf City of San Diego 12 January 2013 Ray Ellis Republican Party (United States) 14,133 45.61 Sherri Lightner Democratic Party (United States) 12,889 41.59 Bryan Pease Democratic Party (United States) 2,210 7.13 Dennis Ridz Nonpartisan politician 1,755 5.66 30,987 100 Sherri Lightner Democratic Party (United States) 31,585 54.96 Ray Ellis Republican Party (United States) 25,881 45.04 57,466 100 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 council member Todd Gloria ran for reelection unopposed. San Diego City Council District 3 election, 2012Election History - Council District 3 http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/pdf/cd3results.pdf City of San Diego 12 January 2013 Todd Gloria Democratic Party (United States) 24,475 100.00 24,475 100 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 council member Carl DeMaio chose not run for reelection so that he could instead run for mayor of San Diego. Mark Kersey ran for the empty seat unopposed. San Diego City Council District 5 election, 2012Election History - Council District 5 http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/pdf/cd5results.pdf City of San Diego 12 January 2013 Mark Kersey Republican Party (United States) 24,869 100.00 24,869 100 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 council member Marti Emerald chose to run for reelection in the newly created district 9 instead of district 7. Scott Sherman was elected with a majority of the vote in the June primary. San Diego City Council District 7 election, 2012Election History - Council District 7 http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/pdf/cd7results.pdf City of San Diego 12 January 2013 Scott Sherman Republican Party (United States) 15,575 50.17 Mat Kostrinsky Democratic Party (United States) 12,462 40.14 Rik Hauptfeld Nonpartisan politician 1,794 5.78 Nathan E. Johnson Nonpartisan politician 1,212 3.90 31,043 100 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 council member from district 7 Marti Emerald chose to run for reelection in the newly created district 9. She was elected with a majority of the vote in the June primary election. San Diego City Council District 9 election, 2012Election History - Council District 9 http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/pdf/cd9results.pdf City of San Diego 12 January 2013 Marti Emerald Democratic Party (United States) 10,107 72.14 Mateo Camarillo Democratic Party (United States) 3,904 27.86 14,011 100 Aftermath The new city council was sworn in on December 3, 2012. The week after the election, Council President Tony Young announced that he would resign from the City Council to become CEO of the San Diego-Imperial Counties chapter of the American Red Cross. His resignation on January 1, 2013, triggered a special election for the balance of his term, which ended in 2014.Council President Tony Young to Vacate Seat, Work for Red Cross http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/politics/Council-President-to-Vacate-Seat-Work-for-Red-Cross-Sources-179182741.html#ixzz2ChuPdLfE November 17, 2012 NBC 7 San Diego 19 November 2012 At its first meeting the Council unanimously elected Todd Gloria to succeed him as Council President.http://www.cbs8.com/story/20251132/gloria-succeeds-young-as-city-council-president Gloria succeeds Young as City Council president December 3, 2012 CBS-8 5 December 2012 On May 21, 2013 Myrtle Cole was elected to finish the remainder of Young's term.Gustafson Craig Cole defeats Crenshaw in District 4 council race http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/may/21/cole-leads-crenshaw-city-council-race/ 22 May 2013 UT San Diego 21 May 2013 June propositions Proposition A Ballot Title: Prohibits the City from Requiring Project Labor Agreements on City Construction Projects Ballot Language: "Should the City of San Diego be prohibited from requiring contractors to use Project Labor Agreements for City construction projects, except where required by law, and should the Mayor be required to post online all construction contracts over $25,000?" Proposition A 134724 97209 100.00 Proposition B Ballot Title: Amends City Charter Regarding Retirement Benefits Ballot Language: "Should the Charter be amended to: direct City negotiators to seek limits on a City employee's compensation used to calculate pension benefits; eliminate defined benefit pensions for all new City Officials and employees, except police officers, substituting a defined contribution 401(k)-type plan; require substantially equal pension contributions from the City and employees; and eliminate, if permissible, a vote of employees or retirees to change their benefits?" Proposition B 154216 80126 100.00 References External links San Diego Office of the City Clerk Voter Pamphlets and Election Results by Election Date (from 1970 forward) Propositions: Ballot Questions and Results by Decade (from 1900 forward) Category:2012 California elections Category:San Diego City Council elections Category:2010s in San Diego