2012 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 2012 San Diego mayoral election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 2008 San Diego mayoral election 2008 2013–2014 San Diego mayoral special election 2013–14 (special) 2012 11 6 File:Bob Filner mayoral portrait.jpg 150x150px Bob Filner Democratic Party (United States) 245,092 52.5% File:Carl DeMaio Official (cropped).jpg Carl DeMaio Republican Party (United States) 221,870 47.5% San Diego mayoral election, 2012.svg 180px Results by city council districtFilner: #4389e3 60–70%DeMaio: #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Mayor Jerry Sanders Republican Party (United States) Bob Filner Democratic Party (United States) The 2012 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the mayor of San Diego. Incumbent mayor Jerry Sanders was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. 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 5, 2012. As no candidate received a majority of primary votes to be declared elected outright,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 the top two finishers, San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio and Congressman Bob Filner, advanced to the November general election. Filner was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the November election. The top two candidates received official support from their respective parties in the primaries and the general election; DeMaio was endorsed by the California Republican Party and Filner was endorsed by the California Democratic Party. Candidates Declared Carl DeMaio, member of the San Diego City Councilhttp://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/05/demaio-kicks-campaign-san-diego-mayor/ DeMaio kicks off campaign for San Diego mayor June 5, 2011 April 13, 2012 U-T San Diego Craig Gustafson (Voter registration: Republican) Bonnie Dumanis, District Attorney of San Diego Countyhttp://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/10/dumanis-announce-mayoral-bid/ San Diego mayor's race begins to take shape March 10, 2011 April 13, 2012 U-T San Diego Christopher Cadelago (Voter registration: Republican) Bob Filner, U. S. Representativehttp://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NOBDC80.htm https://archive.today/20120724123328/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NOBDC80.htm dead July 24, 2012 Rep. Filner joins race for San Diego mayor June 9, 2011 April 13, 2012 Bloomberg Businessweek Associated Press (Voter registration: Democratic) Nathan Fletcher, state Assemblymanhttp://www.10news.com/news/28145236/detail.html Assemblyman Fletcher Enters San Diego Mayoral Race June 6, 2011 April 13, 2012 KGTV (Voter registration: Republican (until March 2012), Independent (after March 2012)) Tobiah Pettus, businessmanhttp://lajolla.patch.com/articles/eight-candidates-drop-from-san-diego-mayor-s-race Eight Candidates Drop from Mayor's Race March 21, 2012 April 13, 2012 La Jolla Patch (Voter registration: Republican) Declined Kevin Faulconer, member of the San Diego City Councilhttp://www.voiceofsandiego.org/government/thehall/article_ef76163a-913a-11e0-91a0-001cc4c03286.html Mayor's Race: Faulconer Out, Endorses Dumanis June 7, 2011 April 13, 2012 Voice of San Diego Liam Dillon https://web.archive.org/web/20110902082311/http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/government/thehall/article_ef76163a-913a-11e0-91a0-001cc4c03286.html September 2, 2011 dead (Voter registration: Republican) Steve Francis, businessman and mayoral candidate in 2005 and 2008http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/mar/21/francis-endorses-demaio/ Francis endorses DeMaio March 21, 2012 April 13, 2012 U-T San Diego Jen Lebron Kuhney (Voter registration: Republican) Christine Kehoe, state Senatorhttp://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/28/no-mayor-kehoe-senator-decides-not-to-run/ No Mayor Kehoe: State senator decides not to run June 28, 2011 April 13, 2012 U-T San Diego Michael Gardner (Voter registration: Democratic) Campaign The mayoral race received national attention in March 2012 when The New York Times columnist David Brooks penned a column praising the moderate Nathan Fletcher and decrying the San Diego GOP's decision to back "orthodox conservative" Carl DeMaio over Fletcher for the post.Brooks, David. A Moderate Conservative Dilemma. The New York Times. 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-04-10. Brooks was criticized by Reason's Matt Welch, who pointed out that DeMaio is openly gay and described him as having libertarian leanings.Welch, Matt. David Brooks and the Liberal Media Lament That a Gay-Baiting GOP "Moderate" Mayoral Candidate in California Can't Beat an "orthodox conservative." Who Is, uh, Gay. And Libertarian.. Reason.com. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2012-04-10. A few weeks after the local Republican party endorsed DeMaio, Fletcher announced he was leaving the Republican party and becoming an independent."Nathan Fletcher Announces He's Leaving The Republican Party", KPBS, March 28, 2012 In the primary election held June 5, DeMaio placed first with 31.4 percent of the vote, followed by Filner with 30.5 percent.San Diego mayor's race: Filner, DeMaio headed for Nov. runoff. Los Angeles Times. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-06-06. Trailing were Fletcher with 24.1 percent and Dumanis with 13.3 percent. As the top two vote-getters, DeMaio and Filner advanced to the November ballot. Filner was then elected mayor with 52.5 percent of the votes in the November election. Primary election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror CarlDeMaio BonnieDumanis BobFilner NathanFletcher Other UndecidedSurveyUSA/KGTVSurveyUSA/KGTV May 28–30, 2012 542 ± 4.3% 31% 11% 28% 23% 3% 4%SurveyUSA/KGTVSurveyUSA/KGTV May 11–13, 2012 525 ± 4.4% 31% 13% 21% 21% 6% 8%SurveyUSA/KGTVSurveyUSA/KGTV April 9–12, 2012 532 ± 4.3% 28% 13% 20% 26% 4% 10%SurveyUSA/KGTVSurveyUSA/KGTV January 30–February 3, 2012 511 ± 4.4% 25% 14% 24% 13% 11% 13%SurveyUSA/KGTVSurveyUSA/KGTV September 23–27, 2011 588 ± 4.1% 25% 16% 25% 10% 9% 16% Results San Diego Mayoral Primary election, 2012http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/voters/results/transform.htm?paramVal1=city_diego.xsl San Diego RegistrarElection History - Mayor of San Diego http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego 23 December 2012 Carl DeMaio Republican Party (United States) 73,508 31.4 Bob Filner Democratic Party (United States) 73,216 30.5 Nathan Fletcher Independent (politician) 57,939 24.1 Bonnie Dumanis Republican Party (United States) 31,926 13.3 Tobiah Pettushttp://www.smartvoter.org/2012/06/05/ca/sd/vote/pettus_t/ Tobiah L. Pettus 8 April 2012 Smartvoter.org League of Women Voters of California Education Fund 23 April 2013 Nonpartisan politician 1,709 0.7 752 0.3 241,050 100 General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror CarlDeMaio BobFilner UndecidedPharos ResearchPharos Research October 19–21, 2012 708 ± 3.7% 38.3% 46.8% 15.1%SurveyUSA/KGTVSurveyUSA/10News October 12–14, 2012 601 n/a 40% 47% 13%SurveyUSA/KGTVSurveyUSA/KGTV September 21–24, 2012 581 ± 4.1% 38% 50% 12%SurveyUSA/KGTVSurveyUSA/KGTV August 20–23, 2012 553 ± 4.3% 41% 47% 12%SurveyUSA/KGTVSurveyUSA/KGTV June 6–11, 2012 537 ± 4.3% 43% 46% 11% Results San Diego Mayoral General election, 2012 Bob Filner Democratic Party (United States) 245,092 52.5 Carl DeMaio Republican Party (United States) 221,870 47.5 466,962 100 References Category:2012 California elections Category:2012 United States mayoral elections 2012 2012