2016 San Diego elections

none September 2023 2016 San Diego City Council election United States Flag of San Diego, California.svg legislative no 2014 San Diego elections 2014 2016 11 8 2018 San Diego City Council election 2018 5 of the 9 seats on the San Diego City Council Democratic Party (United States) 5 5 Republican Party (United States) 4 4 Council President Sherri Lightner Democratic Party (United States) Myrtle Cole Democratic Party (United States) Municipal elections were held in San Diego in 2016 for mayor, city attorney, city council, and ballot measures. The primary election was held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Five of the nine council seats were contested. Two city council incumbents ran for reelection. 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 2016 San Diego mayoral election Incumbent Kevin Faulconer ran for a second term as mayor against former San Diego City Councilmember Ed Harris and former California State Assemblymember Lori Saldaña.http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/may/09/mayor-race/ Three's Company In San Diego Mayoral Race Bowen Andrew KPBS Public Media en He won election in the primary with over 50% of the vote.San Diego Mayoral primary election, 2016Election History - Mayor of San Diego http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego March 26, 2016 Kevin Faulconer Republican Party (United States) 181147 57.2% Lori Saldaña Independent (politician) 73932 23.3% Ed Harris Democratic Party (United States) 61458 19.4% 316537 100% City Attorney San Diego City Attorney election, 2016 City Council thumb|Council Districts used for the 2016 election Seats in districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 were up for election. Sherri Lightner (District 1) and Todd Gloria (District 3) were ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits. Incumbent Marti Emerald (District 9) chose not to seek reelection.Bowler Matthew Emerald Wants Her Chief Of Staff To Take Over San Diego Council Seat http://www.kpbs.org/news/2015/apr/22/emerald-endorses-chief-staff-san-diego-city-counci/ December 19, 2015 KPBS Public Media April 22, 2015 Republicans hoped to overturn the Democratic Party's 5–4 majority by flipping District 1 from Democratic to Republican.Garrick David Key race could swing SD council majority http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/jan/06/city-council-election-sherri-lightner-gop/ December 19, 2015 The San Diego Union-Tribune 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 Sherri Lightner was ineligible to run due to term limits. Republican Ray Ellis and Democrats Barbara Bry and Joe LaCava were expected to run to replace Lightner. In January 2016, LaCava announced that he had decided not to run.Srikrishnan Maya Joe LaCava Bows Out of City Council Race http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/politics/joe-lacava-bows-out-of-district-1-city-council-race/ January 24, 2016 Voice of San Diego January 8, 2016 en-US Morning of March 3, 2016 Louis Rodolico entered the race followed that same afternoon by Bruce Lightner, husband to the incumbent Sherri Lightner, and Kyle Heiskala, two days layer a policy advisor on Sherri Lightner's City Council staff, pulled papers to run for the District 1 seat.Bowen Andrew Lightner Staffer Moves To Enter District 1 City Council Race http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/mar/04/lightner-staffer-enters-district-1-city-council/ April 1, 2016 KPBS Public Media Since no candidate received a majority of the votes in the June primary, Bry and Ellis were slated to advance to the November runoff election. However, on August 12, 2016, Ellis announced that he would be withdrawing from the election.Jenkins Logan Ellis concedes council race to Bry http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/aug/12/ellis-concedes-defeat-to-bry/ August 12, 2016 The San Diego Union Tribune August 12, 2016 Despite effectively conceding the race, Ellis's name still appeared on November ballot.Bowen Andrew Ruth Brooke Ray Ellis Drops Out Of District 1 San Diego City Council Race http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/aug/12/ray-ellis-drops-out-district-1-san-diego-city-coun/ August 16, 2016 KPBS August 12, 2016 Bry was then elected to the City Council in November. San Diego City Council District 1 election, 2016Election History - Council District 1 http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/pdf/cd1results.pdf City of San Diego 12 January 2013 Barbara Bry Democratic Party (United States) 18559 48% Ray Ellis Republican Party (United States) 12982 34% Bruce D. Lightner Republican Party (United States) 3711 10% Kyle Heiskala Nonpartisan politician 2344 6% Louis A. Rodolico Nonpartisan politician 707 2% 38303 100% Barbara Bry Democratic Party (United States) 38,470 65% Ray Ellis Republican Party (United States) 20,305 35% 58,775 100% 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 Todd Gloria was ineligible to run due to term limits. Chris Ward was elected in the June primary with a majority of the vote. San Diego City Council District 3 election, 2016Election History - Council District 3 http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/pdf/cd3results.pdf City of San Diego 12 January 2013 Chris Ward Democratic Party (United States) 24512 59% Anthony Bernal Democratic Party (United States) 11492 27% Scott Sanborn Nonpartisan politician 5800 14% 41804 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 Mark Kersey was initially expected to run unopposed, but ultimately faced two opponents to his reelection. Kersey was reelected in the June primary with a majority of the vote. San Diego City Council District 5 election, 2016Election 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) 23858 71% Frank Tsimboukakis Democratic Party (United States) 6784 20% Keith Mikas Democratic Party (United States) 3157 9% 33799 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 Scott Sherman filed to run for reelection. Sherman was reelected in the June primary with a majority of the vote. San Diego City Council District 7 election, 2016Election 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) 22040 60% Justin DeCesare Democratic Party (United States) 8225 22% Jose Caballero Democratic Party (United States) 6339 17% 36604 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 Marti Emerald chose not to seek reelection. Since no candidate received a majority of the votes in the June primary, a runoff election was held in November 2016 between Ricardo Flores and Georgette Gomez. Gomez was then elected to the City Council in November. San Diego City Council District 9 election, 2016Election History - Council District 9 http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/pdf/cd9results.pdf City of San Diego 12 January 2013 Ricardo Flores Democratic Party (United States) 7348 34% Georgette Gomez Democratic Party (United States) 6567 31% Sarah Saez Democratic Party (United States) 5023 23% Araceli Martinez Democratic Party (United States) 2589 12% 21527 100% San Diego City Council District 9 general election, 2016 Georgette Gomez Democratic Party (United States) 20075 55% Ricardo Flores Democratic Party (United States) 16583 45% 36658 100% Council President On December 12, 2016, the new council was sworn in. For their first action, the council voted 6–3 to appoint Myrtle Cole as council president. David Alvarez, who was considered the other main candidate for the position, was joined in opposition to Cole's appointment by newly sworn in council members Ward and Gomez. Although both Alvarez and Cole were Democrats, Cole was seen as more moderate or centrist than Alvarez.Garrick David Cole selected San Diego City Council president http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-council-president-20161212-story.html February 26, 2017 sandiegouniontribune.com Boards of Education Three of the five seats on the independent San Diego Unified School District Board of Education were up for the general election. Richard Barrera ran unopposed. All three incumbents won reelection. Only one seat was up on the San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees. Incumbent Mary Graham won reelection. San Diego Unified School District - District A John Lee Evans Democratic Party (United States) 216948 68.32% Stephen Groce Democratic Party (United States) 100577 31.68% 317525 100% San Diego Unified School District - District D Richard Barrera Democratic Party (United States) 282195 100% 282195 100% San Diego Unified School District - District E Sharon Whitehurst-Payne Non-partisan 172347 54.78% Lashae Collins Democratic Party (United States) 142293 45.22% 314640 100% San Diego Community College District - District D Mary Graham Non-partisan 204445 64.28% Alyce Pipkin-Allen Democratic Party (United States) 112461 35.36% 318030 100% June measures Measure A Ballot Title: Charter Amendments Regarding Redistricting of Council Districts in the City of San Diego Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to update the process related to redistricting of City Council districts, including amendments to expand the citizen Redistricting Commission from seven to nine members, to clarify and expand the timeline for the appointment and qualification of members, to provide for alternate members on the Commission and appointing panel, and to explain the effective date of boundaries." Measure A 198064 77306 100.00 Measure B Ballot Title: Charter Amendments Regarding the Authorization and Issuance of General Obligation Bonds and Revenue Bonds Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to update provisions related to the authorization and issuance of bonds, to reflect changes in state law, and simplify and conform the City's processes with the California Constitution?" Measure B 215776 56301 100.00 Measure C Ballot Title: Charter Amendments Regarding the Levy, Assessment and Collection of Property Taxes and the Repeal of Provisions for Collecting Property Taxes the City Cannot Collect Under State Law. Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to clarify the manner in which the City levies, assesses and collects property taxes in the City, and to repeal provisions regarding property taxes the City is not able to levy as a result of Proposition 13 and related state law?" Measure C 184271 89450 100.00 Measure D Ballot Title: Charter Amendment Regarding Power to Fix Salaries Ballot Language: "Shall City Charter section 70 be amended to conform to existing provisions related to the strong mayor form of government, by updating titles of specified officers and clarifying who has authority to fix their salaries and the City's compensation schedules; to specify the City's legal duty to comply with California's collective bargaining laws in establishing annual compensation schedules; and to update language?" Measure D 211923 62683 100.00 Measure E Ballot Title: Charter Amendments Regarding the Budget and Appropriations Process for the City of San Diego Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to update the process related to budgeting and appropriating funds, to consolidate provisions that appeared throughout the Charter and to clarify the approval process for the City budget?" Measure E 225949 45719 100.00 Measure F Ballot Title: Charter Amendments Regarding Financial Operations of the City of San Diego Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to update the City's financial operations, including amendments regarding the certification of funds, the authorization and payment of claims, the management of funds, the disposition of proceeds of the sale of City-owned real property and the establishment of reserves?" Measure F 218384 50807 100.00 Measure G Ballot Title: Charter Amendment Regarding Audits of Accounts of City Officials and Officers Upon Their Death, Resignation, or Removal from City Office Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to update language and to repeal the requirement that the City Auditor conduct audits and investigations of City officials and officers upon their death, resignation, or removal from City office?" Measure G 192814 81853 100.00 Measure H Ballot Title: Charter Amendment: Infrastructure Fund Ballot Language: "Shall the Charter be amended to require certain unrestricted General Fund revenues to be deposited in an Infrastructure Fund used exclusively to pay for capital improvements including streets, sidewalks, bridges, bike paths, storm water and drainage systems; public buildings including libraries, recreational and community centers; public safety facilities including police, fire and lifeguard stations; and park facilities, but expressly not used for new convention center facilities and new professional sports venues?" Measure H 186617 100395 100.00 Measure I Ballot Title: Referendum of Ordinance Regarding Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ballot Language: "Shall Ordinance O-20390 be approved, establishing that employers are to compensate employees working in the City of San Diego with earned sick leave of up to forty hours a year and a minimum wage of $10.50 an hour upon the Ordinance's effective date, $11.50 an hour on January 1, 2017, and increasing with the cost of living on January 1, 2019 and annually thereafter?" Measure I 193300 109500 100.00 November measures Measure A Ballot Title: San Diego County Road Repair, Transit, Traffic Relief, Safety and Water Quality Measure Ballot Language: "Shall an ordinance be adopted to: repair roads, deteriorating bridges; relieve congestion; provide every community funds for pothole/street repairs; expand public transit, including improved services for seniors, disabled, students, veterans; reduce polluted runoff; preserve open space to protect water quality/reduce wildfires by enacting, with independent oversight/audits, a 40-year, half-cent local sales tax ($308 million annually) that Sacramento cannot take away?" Measure A 720158 513646 100.00 Measure B Ballot Title: Ordinance Amending the County General Plan, County Zoning Map and County Code, and Adopting the Lilac Hills Ranch Specific Plan Ballot Language: "Shall this Initiative be adopted for the purpose of amending the County General Plan, Zoning Ordinance and Code of Regulatory Ordinances and approving the Lilac Hills Ranch Specific Plan ("Plan")? The Plan provides for the development of a 608-acre master-planned community including 1,746 dwelling units, three commercial centers, a public park, 10 private parks and 16 miles of trails. The project site is generally located north of Escondido and east of I-15 in the unincorporated area of North San Diego County." Measure B 422322 735894 100.00 Measure C Ballot Title: Downtown Stadium Initiative Ballot Language: "Should the measure be adopted to: increase San Diego's hotel occupancy tax by 6% to build a City-owned downtown professional football stadium and convention center project, and fund tourism marketing; effect the project financing, design, construction, use, management, and maintenance, including a $650,000,000 contribution and 30-year commitment by a professional football entity; end Tourism Marketing District assessments; adopt a development ordinance, and related land use, sign, and zoning laws?" Measure C 237597 306887 100.00 Measure D Ballot Title: Facilities and Tourism Tax Initiative Ballot Language: "Should the measure be adopted to: among other provisions, increase San Diego's hotel occupancy tax up to 5%; end Tourism Marketing District; allow hoteliers to create assessment districts and use hotel occupancy taxes for downtown convention center and not a stadium; prohibit contiguous expansion of existing convention center; create downtown overlay zone for convention and sports facilities; create environmental processes; and allow Qualcomm stadium property's sale for educational and park uses?" Measure D 211739 303144 100.00 Measure E Ballot Title: Charter Amendment Regarding Qualifications, Vacancy, and Removal from Office for mayor, City Attorney, and City Council Ballot Language: "Shall the Charter be amended to include a new article adding: incapacity, felony conviction, and removal as grounds for vacancies in office; a procedure for calling a special election to remove an officer for cause; a revised procedure for filling vacancies; to require the City Attorney be a licensed attorney; and to define authority during vacancies and enforcement of office forfeiture?" Measure E 419748 62400 100.00 Measure F Ballot Title: Charter Amendment Regarding Required Term of Service for Certain Terminations or Suspensions of Deputy City Attorneys Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to change the term of service required of Deputy City Attorneys, for protection from termination or suspension without good cause, from two years or more of continuous service to one year or more of continuous service, which protection would continue not to apply to layoffs due to lack of work or insufficient appropriations?" Measure F 317803 147720 100.00 Measure G Ballot Title: Charter Amendments Regarding The Citizens' Review Board on Police Practices Ballot Language: "Shall section 43(d) of the City Charter be amended to rename the Citizens' Review Board on Police Practices as the Community Review Board on Police Practices, to replace references to "City Manager" with "Mayor and City Council," and to require the board to review all deaths occurring while someone is in the custody of the San Diego Police Department and all police officer-related shootings?" Measure G 404803 82372 100.00 Measure H Ballot Title: Charter Amendments Regarding Purchasing and Contracting Processes for the City of San Diego Ballot Language: "Shall the City Charter be amended to: require contracts for public works, goods, services, and consultants to be awarded through a competitive process in accordance with rules adopted by ordinance, remove the position of Purchasing Agent, eliminate the requirement to publish certain notices in printed newspapers, and update other provisions consistent with state law?" Measure H 360127 107047 100.00 Measure I Ballot Title: Charter Amendment Regarding Balboa Park and San Diego High School Ballot Language: "Shall City Charter section 55 be amended to authorize the City Council to lease the dedicated park property in Balboa Park currently occupied by San Diego High School, to the San Diego Unified School District for educational, cultural, recreational, and civic programs and activities, provided that the property is used for a public high school?" Measure I 383025 108565 100.00 Measure J Ballot Title: Charter Amendment Regarding Use of Lease Revenue from Mission Bay Park Ballot Language: "Shall Charter section 55.2 be amended to: increase, from 25% to 35%, the allocation of annual Mission Bay Park lease revenues exceeding $20 million, for capital improvements in San Diego Regional Parks; allow Council to add City-owned parkland to Mission Bay Park's boundaries; combine and coordinate construction of Mission Bay Park improvements identified in this section; and extend operation of this section until 2069?" Measure J 336810 136933 100.00 Measure K Ballot Title: Charter Amendment Requiring Run-Off Election for the Offices of mayor, City Attorney, and Councilmember Ballot Language: "Shall the Charter be amended to eliminate the provision that elects a candidate for mayor, City Attorney, or Councilmember to office if the candidate receives a majority vote in the June primary election, and instead require a run-off election at the November general election between the two candidates who received the most votes in the primary election?" Measure K 280075 194412 100.00 Measure L Ballot Title: Charter Amendment Regarding the Timing of Elections for Citizens' Initiative Measures and Referendum Measures Ballot Language: "Shall the Charter be amended to require qualified citizens' initiative and referendum measures to be submitted to voters on the next November general election ballot and not at a June primary election, unless the Council chooses to submit the measure to voters prior to that election?" Measure L 305638 158911 100.00 Measure M Ballot Title: Affordable Housing: Increasing the Limit on the Number of Units the City and Certain Public Agencies are Allowed to Help Develop Ballot Language: "Shall the voters increase by 38,680 the maximum number of housing units the City and certain other public agencies are allowed to help develop, construct, or acquire for people with low incomes, without this ballot measure approving specific housing units, providing funds for development, removing requirements that otherwise apply, or taking any other action?" Measure M 328588 166171 100.00 Measure N Ballot Title: Non-Medical Cannabis Business Tax Ballot Language: "If California voters approve Proposition 64 legalizing marijuana in the state, shall the City adopt an ordinance imposing a gross receipts tax, for general revenue purposes, on non-medical cannabis (also known as marijuana) businesses operating in the City, initially set at 5% and increasing to 8% on July 1, 2019, having a maximum rate of 15%, generating an undetermined amount of revenue and continuing indefinitely?" Measure N 351088 160109 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) San Diego San Diego 2016 Category:2016 in San Diego