City elections in Chula Vista, California (2023-2024)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 11, 2022 |
| General election: November 7, 2023 Runoff election: March 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City attorney |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2023 |
The city of Chula Vista, California, held a special general election for city attorney on November 7, 2023. A special general runoff was held on March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was August 11, 2022.
The election was called because Simon Silva, the candidate who won the 2022 city attorney election, died before the November election.
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Candidates and results
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Chula Vista City Attorney
Marco Verdugo defeated Bart Miesfeld in the special general runoff election for Chula Vista City Attorney on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marco Verdugo (Nonpartisan) | 58.5 | 22,862 | |
| Bart Miesfeld (Nonpartisan) | 41.5 | 16,213 | ||
| Total votes: 39,075 | ||||
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General election
Special general election for Chula Vista City Attorney
Marco Verdugo and Bart Miesfeld advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dan Smith Diaz in the special general election for Chula Vista City Attorney on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marco Verdugo (Nonpartisan) | 39.0 | 9,733 | |
| ✔ | Bart Miesfeld (Nonpartisan) | 37.8 | 9,430 | |
| Dan Smith Diaz (Nonpartisan) | 23.2 | 5,783 | ||
| Total votes: 24,946 | ||||
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- See also: California elections, 2023
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About the city
- See also: Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista is a city in San Diego County, California. As of 2020, its population was 275,487.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Chula Vista uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives..[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Chula Vista, California | ||
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| Chula Vista | California | |
| Population | 243,916 | 37,253,956 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 49 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 64.8% | 59.7% |
| Black/African American | 4.7% | 5.8% |
| Asian | 16.4% | 14.5% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Two or more | 5.4% | 4.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 59.8% | 39% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 82.8% | 83.3% |
| College graduation rate | 29.4% | 33.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $81,272 | $75,235 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9.6% | 13.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **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
| Chula Vista, California | California | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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