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The 2016 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, to elect the Mayor of San Diego. Incumbent Kevin Faulconer ran for a second term as mayor against former San Diego City Council member Ed Harris and former California State Assembly member Lori Saldaña.
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 7, 2016. Faulconer received a majority of votes in the general election, precluding the need for a November runoff. [1]
In October 2015, Ocean Beach Town Council president Gretchen Newsom became the first major Democratic candidate to announce that she would challenge Kevin Faulconer's bid for re-election. [3] However, Newsom dropped out of the race only seven weeks after declaring her candidacy. [4]
In January 2016, former California State Assembly member Lori Saldaña announced that she intended to run for mayor against Faulconer. Although Saldaña had been a Democrat while in the state assembly, she subsequently left the party in September 2014 and intended to run for mayor as an independent. [5]
In March 2016, former San Diego City Council member Ed Harris declared his intention to run for mayor. [6]
The general election was held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kevin Faulconer (incumbent) | 181,147 | 57.2% | |
Independent | Lori Saldaña | 73,932 | 23.3% | |
Democratic | Ed Harris | 61,458 | 19.4% | |
Total votes | 316,537 | 100.0% |