2008 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 2008 San Diego mayoral election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 2005 San Diego mayoral special election 2005 (special) 2012 San Diego mayoral election 2012 2008 6 3 File:Steve Francis.jpg 150x150px Steve Francis Republican Party (United States) 73,665 34.3% File:Sanders official portrait.jpg Jerry Sanders Republican Party (United States) 116,527 54.3% Mayor Jerry Sanders Republican Party (United States) Jerry Sanders Republican Party (United States) The 2008 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday, June 3, 2008, to elect the mayor of San Diego. Incumbent mayor Jerry Sanders ran for a second term as mayor against field of four other candidates. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though some candidates do receive funding and support from various political parties. The non-partisan primary was held Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Since the incumbent Sanders received a majority of primary votes, he was elected outright with no need for a runoff in the November general election.http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/elections/city/run.shtml How to Run for Office April 13, 2012 The City of San Diego-Office of the City Clerk May 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120506204005/http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/elections/city/run.shtml dead Candidates Jerry Sanders, incumbent mayor of San Diego (Voter registration: Republican) Steve Francis, businessman and mayoral candidate in 2005 (Voter registration: Republican) Floyd L. Morrow, former member of the San Diego City Council and mayoral candidate in 1986 and 1988Francis Congratulates Sanders On Election Win http://www.10news.com/news/francis-congratulates-sanders-on-election-win 23 December 2012 ABC 10 News 4 June 2005 (Voter registration: Democratic) Eric M. Bidwell, T-shirt designerHoffman Allison Fringe candidate stirs up San Diego mayoral race http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politics/2008-05-30-2400493905_x.htm 23 December 2012 USA Today 31 May 2008 (No political affiliation) James B. Hart, aircraft mechanic and perennial candidate (Voter registration: Republican) Campaign Fellow republican Steve Francis was considered the main opponent to incumbent Jerry Sanders by local reporters.St. John Alison Mayor Sanders Defends Profanity Against Francis https://www.kpbs.org/news/2008/apr/24/mayor-sanders-defends-profanity-against-francis/ 23 December 2012 KPBS 24 April 2008 The race was notable for the open hostility between the two front-runners. Memorably, after an April debate in Balboa Park, instead of shaking Francis's hand, Sanders privately said "Fuck you, Steve" instead. Francis later reported the profanity to the local media. In response to questions about the incident, Sanders claimed that he was frustrated with Francis trying to "buy the office" with his personal fortune and conducting push polls impugning his record as mayor.Donohue Andrew I Said 'F--- You, Steve' http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/election/article_2b9338ab-1956-5376-89d3-8275ef689ec6.html 23 December 2012 Voice of San Diego 23 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20120107061523/http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/election/article_2b9338ab-1956-5376-89d3-8275ef689ec6.html 7 January 2012 dead Primary election results San Diego Mayoral Primary election, 2008Election History - Mayor of San Diego https://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego 23 December 2012 Jerry Sanders (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 116,527 54.3 Steve Francis Republican Party (United States) 73,665 34.3 Floyd L. Morrow Democratic Party (United States) 13,620 6.4 Eric M. Bidwell Nonpartisan candidate 8,368 3.9 James B. Hart Republican Party (United States) 2,392 0.7 214,572 100 General election Because Sanders won a majority of the votes in the June primary, there was no need for a runoff in the November general election. References Category:2008 California elections Category:2008 United States mayoral elections 2008 2008 Category:June 2008 in the United States