2004 San Diego mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 2004 San Diego mayoral election Flag of San Diego, California.svg presidential no 2000 San Diego mayoral election 2000 2005 San Diego mayoral special election 2005 (special) 2004 11 2 File:Ron Roberts.jpg 150x150px Ron Roberts Republican Party (United States) 141,884 31.1% File:Donna Frye City Council.jpg Donna Frye(write-in) Democratic Party (United States) 155,851 34.2% File:Dick Murphy.jpg Dick Murphy Republican Party (United States) 157,929 34.7% Mayor Dick Murphy Republican Party (United States) Dick Murphy Republican Party (United States) The 2004 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 to elect the mayor of San Diego. Incumbent mayor Dick Murphy stood for reelection for a second term. 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, 2004. Murphy and county supervisor Ron Roberts received the most votes and advanced to 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 After the primary San Diego City Council member Donna Frye entered the race as a write-in candidate for the November general election. Murphy was certified as winner with a narrow plurality of the votes in the general election over runner-up Frye. This result was subject to a recount and litigation before ultimately being upheld by the courts in February 2005. Candidates Declared Dick Murphy, incumbent mayor of San Diego (Voter registration: Republican) Ron Roberts, San Diego County supervisor and mayoral candidate in 1992 and 2000 (Voter registration: Republican) Peter Q. Davis, bankerPerry Tony In San Diego Mayor's Race, Wilson Still Sets the Style https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-feb-12-mn-63624-story.html October 19, 2014 Los Angeles Times February 12, 2000 (Voter registration: Republican) Jim Bell, environmental designer (Party preference: Democratic) Write-in Donna Frye, city council member (Voter registration: Democratic) Campaign In the March primary Dick Murphy received the most votes but not a majority, denying him the outright majority needed for an outright victory. This was the first time in twenty years that an incumbent mayor was forced to face a runoff election. San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts received the second most votes and advanced to the general election alongside Murphy. Roberts had also been the runner-up in the 2000 mayoral election against Murphy.Vigil Jennifer Ewell orders big changes at City Hall http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040422/news_1n22shakeup.html 24 December 2012 San Diego Union-Tribune 22 April 2004 After the primary elections, San Diego City Council member Donna Frye announced that she would run as a write-in candidate. Frye ran a maverick campaign against Murphy and Roberts, who were both considered establishment candidates by the media. Frye was the only member of the city council to vote against the underfunding of San Diego's pension liabilities that led to the San Diego pension scandal. As mayor, Murphy had voted in favor of the underfunding.Rainey James Media's role clouds San Diego recount: Push to examine ballots stirs debate on impartiality http://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/12/25/medias_role_clouds_san_diego_recount/ 24 December 2012 Los Angeles Times 25 December 2004 Recount and litigation In the general election, Dick Murphy was certified as winner of a plurality of votes by a margin of 2,108 votes over runner-up Frye. However, news outlets uncovered 5,547 ballots that were not counted on which voters had written in Frye's name but not filled in the adjacent oval. If these votes had been counted, Frye would have been elected mayor instead of Murphy. Members of the media requested a recount indirectly on Frye's behalf, leading to allegations of bias from Murphy's lawyers. Attorney Fred Woocher filed a lawsuit on behalf of three voters contesting Murphy's victory due to the 5,000 uncounted ballots. On February 2, 2005, Judge Michael Brenner ruled that the unfilled ovals did not count as votes under California state law, ending the post-election litigation battle.Moran Greg Quick decision turns aside challenges in mayoral race http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050203/news_1n3ballot.html 24 December 2012 San Diego Union-Tribune 3 February 2005 Aftermath In April 2005, only two months after the results of the election were officially upheld by the courts, Murphy announced that he would be resigning as mayor. In the face of a deepening pension scandal that he was personally involved in, Murphy stated that San Diego needed a mayor with the support of the majority of residents and a clear mandate to lead the city out of its crisis.San Diego mayor resigns amid pension fund probe http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-04-25-mayor-resigns_x.htm 23 December 2012 USA Today 25 April 2005 The city held a special election to fill the vacancy at mayor. In response to Donna Frye's nearly successful write-in candidacy, the San Diego City Council amended the municipal code so that write-in candidates could not run in general elections or run-off elections. Write-ins are still permitted in primary elections and recall elections.Article 7: Elections, Campaign Finance and Lobbying, Division 3: Write-In Candidates http://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art07Division03.pdf Municipal Code City of San Diego 24 December 2012 Primary election results San Diego mayoral primary election, 2004Election History - Mayor of San Diego http://www.sandiego.gov/city-clerk/pdf/mayorresults.pdf City of San Diego 23 December 2012 Dick Murphy (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 100,086 40.3 Ron Roberts Republican Party (United States) 73,223 29.4 Peter Q. Davis Republican Party (United States) 56,037 22.5 Jim Bell Democratic Party (United States) 18,933 7.6 248,868 100.0 General election results San Diego mayoral general election, 2004 Dick Murphy (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 157,929 34.7 Donna Frye (write-in) Democratic Party (United States) 155,851 34.2 Ron Roberts Republican Party (United States) 141,884 31.1 455,694 100.0 References Category:2004 United States mayoral elections 2004 2004 Category:2004 California elections