City elections in San Diego, California (2024)
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| 2024 San Diego elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 7, 2023 & December 14, 2023 |
| Primary election: March 5, 2024 General election: March 5, 2024 & November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor, city council, and city attorney |
| Total seats up: 8 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of San Diego, California, held general elections for mayor, city attorney, and city council on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 7, 2023.
San Diego, California, also held a special election for city council on March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 14, 2023.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2024:
City attorney
General election
General election for San Diego City Attorney
Heather Ferbert defeated Brian Maienschein in the general election for San Diego City Attorney on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Heather Ferbert (Nonpartisan) | 56.8 | 282,912 | |
| Brian Maienschein (Nonpartisan) | 43.2 | 214,872 | ||
| Total votes: 497,784 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Diego City Attorney
Heather Ferbert and Brian Maienschein advanced from the primary for San Diego City Attorney on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Heather Ferbert (Nonpartisan) | 53.2 | 122,894 | |
| ✔ | Brian Maienschein (Nonpartisan) | 46.8 | 108,264 | |
| Total votes: 231,158 | ||||
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City council
General election
San Diego City Council general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 | This general election was canceled. |
| District 3 |
 Stephen Whitburn (i) Coleen Cusack |
| District 5 | This general election was canceled. |
| District 7 | This general election was canceled. |
| District 9 |
Sean Elo-Rivera (i) Terry Hoskins |
Primary
San Diego City Council primary, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Joe LaCava (i) |
| District 3 |
Stephen Whitburn (i) Ellis California Jones Kate Callen Coleen Cusack |
| District 5 |
Marni von Wilpert (i) |
| District 7 |
Raul Campillo (i) |
| District 9 |
Sean Elo-Rivera (i) Fernando Garcia Terry Hoskins |
Special election
General election
Special general election for San Diego City Council District 4
Henry Foster III defeated Chida Warren-Darby and Tylisa D. Suseberry in the special general election for San Diego City Council District 4 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Henry Foster III (Nonpartisan) | 53.8 | 8,840 | |
| Chida Warren-Darby (Nonpartisan) | 27.3 | 4,481 | ||
| Tylisa D. Suseberry (Nonpartisan) | 18.9 | 3,100 | ||
| Total votes: 16,421 | ||||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2024
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About the city
- See also: San Diego, California
San Diego is the county seat of San Diego County. As of 2020, its population was 1,386,932.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of San Diego uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for San Diego, California | ||
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| San Diego | California | |
| Population | 1,386,932 | 39,538,223 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 325 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 62% | 56.1% |
| Black/African American | 6.1% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 17.3% | 14.8% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Two or more | 7.8% | 7.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 30.1% | 39.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.8% | 83.9% |
| College graduation rate | 46.7% | 34.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $83,454 | $78,672 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11.8% | 12.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| San Diego, California | California | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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