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.
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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,[1] the top two finishers, San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio and Congressman Bob Filner, advanced to the November general election.[2] 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
editDeclared
edit- Carl DeMaio, member of the San Diego City Council[3] (Voter registration: Republican)
- Bonnie Dumanis, District Attorney of San Diego County[4] (Voter registration: Republican)
- Bob Filner, U. S. Representative[5] (Voter registration: Democratic)
- Nathan Fletcher, state Assemblyman[6] (Voter registration: Republican (until March 2012[7]), Independent (after March 2012))
- Tobiah Pettus, businessman[8] (Voter registration: Republican)
Declined
edit- Kevin Faulconer, member of the San Diego City Council[9] (Voter registration: Republican)
- Steve Francis, businessman and mayoral candidate in 2005 and 2008[10] (Voter registration: Republican)
- Christine Kehoe, state Senator[11] (Voter registration: Democratic)
Campaign
editThe 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.[12] Brooks was criticized by Reason's Matt Welch, who pointed out that DeMaio is openly gay and described him as having libertarian leanings.[13] A few weeks after the local Republican party endorsed DeMaio, Fletcher announced he was leaving the Republican party and becoming an independent.[7]
In the primary election held June 5, DeMaio placed first with 31.4 percent of the vote, followed by Filner with 30.5 percent.[2] 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.[2] Filner was then elected mayor with 52.5 percent of the votes in the November election.[14]
Primary election
editPolling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Carl DeMaio |
Bonnie Dumanis |
Bob Filner |
Nathan Fletcher |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV[15] | May 28–30, 2012 | 542 | ± 4.3% | 31% | 11% | 28% | 23% | 3% | 4% |
| SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV[16] | May 11–13, 2012 | 525 | ± 4.4% | 31% | 13% | 21% | 21% | 6% | 8% |
| SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV[17] | April 9–12, 2012 | 532 | ± 4.3% | 28% | 13% | 20% | 26% | 4% | 10% |
| SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV[18] | January 30–February 3, 2012 | 511 | ± 4.4% | 25% | 14% | 24% | 13% | 11% | 13% |
| SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV[19] | September 23–27, 2011 | 588 | ± 4.1% | 25% | 16% | 25% | 10% | 9% | 16% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carl DeMaio | 73,508 | 31.4 | |
| Democratic | Bob Filner | 73,216 | 30.5 | |
| Independent | Nathan Fletcher | 57,939 | 24.1 | |
| Republican | Bonnie Dumanis | 31,926 | 13.3 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tobiah Pettus[21] | 1,709 | 0.7 | |
| Write-in | 752 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 241,050 | 100 | ||
General election
editPolling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Carl DeMaio |
Bob Filner |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharos Research[22] | October 19–21, 2012 | 708 | ± 3.7% | 38.3% | 46.8% | 15.1% |
| SurveyUSA/10 News[23] | October 12–14, 2012 | 601 | n/a | 40% | 47% | 13% |
| SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV[24] | September 21–24, 2012 | 581 | ± 4.1% | 38% | 50% | 12% |
| SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV[25] | August 20–23, 2012 | 553 | ± 4.3% | 41% | 47% | 12% |
| SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV[26] | June 6–11, 2012 | 537 | ± 4.3% | 43% | 46% | 11% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Filner | 245,092 | 52.5 | |
| Republican | Carl DeMaio | 221,870 | 47.5 | |
| Total votes | 466,962 | 100 | ||
References
edit- ^ "How to Run for Office". The City of San Diego-Office of the City Clerk. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ a b c San Diego mayor's race: Filner, DeMaio headed for Nov. runoff. Los Angeles Times. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- ^ Gustafson, Craig (June 5, 2011). "DeMaio kicks off campaign for San Diego mayor". U-T San Diego. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ Cadelago, Christopher (March 10, 2011). "San Diego mayor's race begins to take shape". U-T San Diego. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ "Rep. Filner joins race for San Diego mayor". Bloomberg Businessweek. Associated Press. June 9, 2011. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ "Assemblyman Fletcher Enters San Diego Mayoral Race". KGTV-TV. June 6, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ a b "Nathan Fletcher Announces He’s Leaving The Republican Party", KPBS, March 28, 2012
- ^ "Eight Candidates Drop from Mayor's Race". La Jolla Patch. March 21, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ Dillon, Liam (June 7, 2011). "Mayor's Race: Faulconer Out, Endorses Dumanis". Voice of San Diego. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ Kuhney, Jen Lebron (March 21, 2012). "Francis endorses DeMaio". U-T San Diego. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ Gardner, Michael (June 28, 2011). "No Mayor Kehoe: State senator decides not to run". U-T San Diego. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ Brooks, David. A Moderate Conservative Dilemma. The New York Times. 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
- ^ 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 b c "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV
- ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV
- ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV
- ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV
- ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV
- ^ "San Diego Registrar".
- ^ "Tobiah L. Pettus". Smartvoter.org. League of Women Voters of California Education Fund. April 8, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
- ^ Pharos Research
- ^ SurveyUSA/10 News
- ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV
- ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV
- ^ SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV