Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2023)

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2023 San Diego County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: June 6, 2023
Primary election: August 15, 2023
General election: November 7, 2023
Election stats
Offices up: County board of supervisors District 4
Total seats up: 1
Election type: Nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2023

San Diego County, California, held a special primary election for the District 4 seat of the county board of supervisors on August 15, 2023. A special general election was scheduled for November 7, 2023, for the top two candidates in the primary if no candidate received a majority of the vote in the primary. The filing deadline for this election was June 6, 2023.

Elections

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Candidates and results

General election

Special general election for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4

Monica Montgomery Steppe defeated Amy Reichert in the special general election for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Monica Montgomery Steppe
Monica Montgomery Steppe (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
61.6
 
60,383
Image of Amy Reichert
Amy Reichert (Nonpartisan)
 
38.4
 
37,681

Total votes: 98,064
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4

Monica Montgomery Steppe and Amy Reichert defeated Janessa Goldbeck and Paul McQuigg in the special primary for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4 on August 15, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Monica Montgomery Steppe
Monica Montgomery Steppe (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
41.7
 
40,165
Image of Amy Reichert
Amy Reichert (Nonpartisan)
 
28.8
 
27,781
Image of Janessa Goldbeck
Janessa Goldbeck (Nonpartisan)
 
24.8
 
23,929
Image of Paul McQuigg
Paul McQuigg (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.6
 
4,452

Total votes: 96,327
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About the county

See also: San Diego County, California

The county government of San Diego County is located in San Diego, California. The county was first established in 1850. It covers a total of 4,206 square miles in southern California. [1]As of 2020, its population was 3,298,634.

County government

See also: Government of San Diego County, California

San Diego County is overseen by a five-member board of supervisors. Each supervisor is elected by district to a four-year term. Residents also elect a county assessor/recorder/clerk, district attorney, county treasurer/tax collector, and county sheriff.

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for San Diego County, California
San Diego County California
Population 3,298,634 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 4,210 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 66.6% 56.1%
Black/African American 4.9% 5.7%
Asian 12% 14.8%
Native American 0.7% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.4%
Two or more 8.6% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 33.9% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 88% 83.9%
College graduation rate 39.5% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $82,426 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 10.9% 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 County, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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