San Diego, CA
San Diego election early results show Dems leading
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Attendees watch voting results come in at a San Diego County Republican Party event held Nov. 5, 2024, at the U.S. Grant Hotel downtown. (Philip Salata/inewsource) -
A man stares at a television screen during an election watch party at the East Village Tavern + Bowl in San Diego on Nov. 5, 2024. (Crystal Niebla/inewsource) -
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria speaks during an election watch party at The Westin Gaslamp Quarter on Nov. 5, 2024. (Crystal Niebla/inewsource) -
People listen to a speaker inside a ballroom of The Westin Gaslamp Quarter during an election watch party in San Diego on Nov. 5, 2024. (Crystal Niebla/inewsource) -
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria glances at a crowd during a speech at an election watch party in The Westin Gaslamp Quarter hotel on Nov. 5, 2024. (Crystal Niebla/inewsource) -
Larry Turner, an independent candidate running to become San Diego Mayor, gazes at a television alongside his peers during his election watch party at the East Village Tavern + Bowl on Nov. 5, 2024. (Crystal Niebla/inewsource) -
Stephen Whitburn, incumbent for District 3 of the San Diego City Council, speaks to a reporter during an election watch party at The Westin Gaslamp Quarter on Nov. 5, 2024. (Crystal Niebla/inewsource) -
Attendees watch voting results come in at a San Diego County Republican Party event held Nov. 5, 2024, at the U.S. Grant Hotel downtown. (Philip Salata/inewsource) -
Sean Elo-Rivera, incumbent for District 9 of the San Diego City Council, speaks during an election watch party at The Westin Gaslamp Quarter on Nov. 5, 2024. (Crystal Niebla/inewsource)
Hello there,
It’s the day after Election Day. San Diego County elections officials have tallied about a million votes and have more than a half-million more to count.We’ve got a breakdown for you below on how results are shaping up as of Wednesday morning.
First, take a minute to check out some of our Election Day coverage. Our editorial cartoonist Steve Breen visited several vote centers Tuesday to talk to residents about their top issues and how they’re voting.
He also drew them. Take a look on Instagram.
inewsource reporters also visited vote centers during the day and attended election parties Tuesday night where local candidates and their supporters celebrated early victories and confronted losses.
🗳️ Getting to this post later? Go to inewsource.org to see the latest city, county, state and federal results at our Election Source.
State and national early results
U.S. president
Early results: Donald Trump declared victory in the race for the White House, overcoming current vice president Kamala Harris after a heated, tense and too-close-to-call campaign that capped off when Trump was projected to secure the last electoral votes he needed to win with Pennsylvania. Harris delivered a concession speech at her alma mater, Howard University, this afternoon.
What we covered: The outcome of the presidential election is expected to have a big impact on thousands of asylum seekers who have been waiting months to enter the U.S. through the Biden administration’s current appointment program.
State Assembly, 75th District
Early results: Republican Carl DeMaio appears poised to easily defeat fellow Republican Andrew Hayes, winning 60% of the vote so far.
What we covered: DeMaio’s campaign leaned into voter anxiety on the border and suggested with little evidence that noncitizens could impact the outcome of the election.
City of San Diego races show mostly Democrats leading
San Diego mayor
Early results: Democratic incumbent Mayor Todd Gloria celebrated a strong lead over his opponent Larry Turner, winning 54.6% of the vote in early returns.
What we covered: Homelessness was a top issue for San Diego voters. Key areas of concern were how to deal with unhoused residents and provide shelter beds.
San Diego city attorney
Early results: Deputy City Attorney Heather Febert held a strong lead over opponent Brian Maienschein with 56.3% of the vote.
What we covered: If he won, Maienschein would have pulled down his annual pension allotment from his time as a councilman, plus the almost $240,000 annual salary as the city’s top lawyer.
San Diego City Council, District 3
Early results: Democratic incumbent Stephen Whitburn is poised to easily hold onto his seat with 59.8% of the vote against his challenger Colleen Cusack.
From our partners: Early results show San Diego County Supervisor Joel Anderson winning reelection
San Diego City Council, District 9
Early results: Democratic incumbent Sean Elo-Rivera held a strong lead over opponent Terry Hoskins with 58% of the vote in early returns.
From our partners: Sean Elo-Rivera takes lead Over Terry Hoskins in San Diego District 9 race
County supes poised for reelection
County supervisor, District 1
Early results: Incumbent Nora Vargas held a commanding lead over challenger Alejandro Galicia with 61.6% of the vote.
From our partners: Nora Vargas poised to win second term as San Diego County Supervisor
County supervisor, District 2
Early results: Republican incumbent Joel Anderson picked up 61.4% of the early vote against his opponent, Democrat Gina Jacobs.
From our partners: Early results show San Diego County Supervisor Joel Anderson winning reelection
County supervisor, District 3
Early results: Early returns showed Democratic incumbent Terra Lawson-Remer leading over Republican challenger Kevin Faulconer 56%-44%.
What we covered: A political action committee was set to spend over $800,000 to help elect Faulconer, with its top donors also being developers who need to secure approval from the county to move their projects forward.
Chula Vista schools race
Early results: It’s still a tight race for the Chula Vista Elementary School District’s Seat 4, with Francisco Tamayo leading over incumbent Kate Bishop and three other candidates. For Seat 2, incumbent Lucy Ugarte held a wide lead over Sharmane Estolano.
What we covered: Tamayo’s decision to run against Bishop could result in a special election with taxpayers footing the bill or a board appointment. And this year could bring multiple vacancies — school board member Cesar Fernandez was leading in early returns in his bid to join the City Council.
Opposition to local and state measures slightly leading
Prop 33
Early results: Voters resoundingly rejected Prop 33 with 3 in 5 voting no.
What we covered: Prop 33 would have given local governments more control over local rent control laws.
Measures E & G
Early results: Two local sales tax increases, pitched as ways to fund infrastructure projects, are ones to watch as more votes are tallied. Opponents of the city of San Diego’s Measure E, a one-cent citywide sales tax, are leading supporters by less than 2 percentage points. And opponents of Measure G, a half-cent countywide sales tax, are leading by about a 3 percentage-point margin.
What we covered: Some of Measure G’s top financial supporters were companies that have received massive contract increases in recent years from the agency which would have received most of the measure’s funding.
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News: Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.
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County leaders are keeping their options open for a future county-backed tax hike as a citizens coalition pushes a November sales tax measure.
Officials in late April quietly extended a contract with consultants tasked with researching and poll-testing potential county revenue options for a Board of Supervisors subcommittee led by Chair Terra Lawson-Remer and Vice Chair Monica Montgomery Steppe. The extension is for up to two years and the price tag remains up to $320,000.
Other county supervisors’ offices told Voice of San Diego they weren’t notified of the change – and one is now working on a policy proposal to force public updates on subcommittee-directed contracts.
County spokesperson Tammy Glenn said staff directed the contract extension “in consultation with the subcommittee” and based on prior board approval last September to create the Sustainable Fiscal Planning Subcommittee. The item allowed the subcommittee to hire and pay consultants up to $500,000 to explore multiple options to increase county revenues and taxes.
An initial January 2026 contract called for Chula Vista-based Ironwood Public Affairs and four subcontractors including a prominent local Democratic campaign consultant to survey county residents, prepare revenue estimates for potential tax hike options, conduct focus groups and outreach and submit a report by May 1.
On April 30, county staff amended the contract with Ironwood to “deliver any requested ballot measure language, report, and presentations no later than June 30, 2028.”
Five days later, a coalition that includes labor groups and advocates submitted signatures to the county registrar’s office for a proposed countywide sales tax hike projected to raise $360 million annually to fund healthcare, child care, solutions to the Tijuana River sewage crisis and public safety. The registrar’s office has since confirmed the measure qualified for the November ballot.
Lawson-Remer has rallied behind the sales tax proposal and argued that a “local revenue measure” could shield the county from Trump administration-backed cuts. The county has projected that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could cost the county $300 million annually.
In a statement, Lawson-Remer’s office noted that a board majority voted last September to create the subcommittee and hire a consultant.
“With the Trump Administration threatening healthcare, food assistance, behavioral health, and other core services — and federal decisions being announced, reversed, paused, challenged, and revived in real time — the county and Fiscal Subcommittee has a responsibility to plan for multiple scenarios, including federal cuts, state shortfalls, taxpayer savings, state advocacy, and whether any local funding option does or does not materialize,” Lawson-Remer’s office wrote.
In a separate statement, Montgomery Steppe also pointed to board approval of the subcommittee and its work “evaluating fiscal risks and options to help inform future Board decisions.”
A few months after the September vote to approve the subcommittee, the county hired Ironwood Public Affairs led by former county staffer Victor Aviña. Aviña’s company subcontracted with prominent Democratic campaign consultant Dan Rottenstreich’s company Amplify Campaigns, polling firm FM3 Research, Los Angeles revenue forecasting firm Economic & Planning Systems and Los Angeles-based law firm Kaufman Legal Group.
Glenn said the county has thus far paid Ironwood $96,000 for planning tasks that the initial contract said should be completed by early this year.
The county has yet to provide documents to Voice that the contractor submitted to the county about its work a month after a public-records request.
Spokespeople for the county’s three other elected supervisors said this week they weren’t notified about the changes to the contract.
Supervisors Joel Anderson and Jim Desmond, the two Republicans on the board, have criticized the lack of transparency surrounding the subcommittees and consultants at least two of them have hired.
At an April board meeting, Desmond argued that subcommittees shouldn’t be allowed to spend county money or secure contracts without a review by the full board.
And Anderson has pushed for reforms to increase transparency for subcommittees that have met behind closed doors. The board on Thursday unanimously approved changes to make more of those meetings more public.
Anderson’s office said he is now working on a board proposal that, among other changes, would also require updates to the full board on work that outside consultants are doing for subcommittees. He expects to bring the proposal to the board in August.
“There’s no possibility of secrecy when a vendor/contractor reports to the entire board,” Anderson wrote in a statement.
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