From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)

3 of the 5 seats on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 1 4
Seats after 3 2
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2

Chair before election

Greg Cox
Republican

Elected Chair

Nathan Fletcher
Democratic

The 2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, with the primary election held on March 3, 2020. While the San Diego County Board of Supervisors is officially a nonpartisan institution, Republicans controlled four out of the five supervisory seats, while a Democrat held one. However, the election resulted in a Democratic majority for the first time in decades after Nora Vargas and Terra Lawson-Remer respectively won supervisorial elections in the first and third districts.

Background

Even though county supervisor elections are officially nonpartisan in California, Republicans held a 4–1 majority in the San Diego County Board of Supervisors heading into the 2020 election, with the one being a lone Democrat. [1]

Results

In the general election, Democrats Nora Vargas and Terra Lawson-Remer respectively won supervisory seats in the first and third districts, assuring a Democratic majority in the next term and for the first time in a generation. [2]

First district

First round

2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors election for the first district [3]
Candidate Votes %
Ben Hueso 32,263 29.29
Nora Vargas 20,767 18.86
Rafa Castellanos 17,934 16.28
Sophia Rodriguez 16,634 15.10
Alex Galicia 13,232 12.01
Henry Belisle 4,035 3.66
Camilo Marquez 2,679 2.43
Tony Villafranca 2,591 2.35
Total votes 110,135 100.00

Runoff

2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors runoff election for the first district [4]
Candidate Votes %
Nora Vargas 131,783 56.58
Ben Hueso 101,133 43.42
Total votes 232,916 100.00

Second district

General election

2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors election for the second district [3]
Candidate Votes %
Joel Anderson 59,803 35.46
Steve Vaus 52,357 31.04
Kenya Taylor 45,037 26.70
Brian Sesko 11,465 6.80
Total votes 168,662 100.00

Runoff

2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors runoff election for the second district [4]
Candidate Votes %
Joel Anderson 145,103 50.05
Steve Vaus 144,821 49.95
Total votes 289,924 100.00

Third district

General election

2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors general election for the third district [3]
Candidate Votes %
Kristin Diane Gaspar (incumbent) 72,598 42.82
Terra Lawson-Remer 52,899 31.20
Olga Diaz 44,063 25.99
Total votes 169,560 100.00

Runoff

2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors general election for the third district [4]
Candidate Votes %
Terra Lawson-Remer 176,594 58.12
Kristin Diane Gaspar (incumbent) 127,259 41.88
Total votes 303,853 100.00

Post-election

On January 5, 2021, the Board of Supervisors elected Nathan Fletcher as the new chair, succeeding Greg Cox. [5]

References

  1. ^ Clark, Charles T. (November 1, 2020). "As Supervisors Jacob and Cox leave office, they see new challenges for San Diego County". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Marx, Jesse; Srikrishnan, Maya (November 4, 2020). "Welcome to a Dem-Controlled County". Voice of San Diego. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "County of San Diego Presidential Primary Election – Tuesday, March 3, 2020 – Official Results (San Diego Portion Only)" (PDF). San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "County of San Diego Presidential General Election – Tuesday, November 3, 2020 – Official Results (San Diego Portion Only)" (PDF). San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Warth, Gary (January 5, 2021). "Nathan Fletcher selected chair of county Board of Supervisors". The San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.