2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors election
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.
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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Ben Hueso | 32,263 | 29.29 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nora Vargas | 20,767 | 18.86 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rafa Castellanos | 17,934 | 16.28 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sophia Rodriguez | 16,634 | 15.10 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alex Galicia | 13,232 | 12.01 | |
| Nonpartisan | Henry Belisle | 4,035 | 3.66 | |
| Nonpartisan | Camilo Marquez | 2,679 | 2.43 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tony Villafranca | 2,591 | 2.35 | |
| Total votes | 110,135 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Nora Vargas | 131,783 | 56.58 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ben Hueso | 101,133 | 43.42 | |
| Total votes | 232,916 | 100.00 | ||
Second district
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Joel Anderson | 59,803 | 35.46 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Vaus | 52,357 | 31.04 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kenya Taylor | 45,037 | 26.70 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brian Sesko | 11,465 | 6.80 | |
| Total votes | 168,662 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Joel Anderson | 145,103 | 50.05 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Vaus | 144,821 | 49.95 | |
| Total votes | 289,924 | 100.00 | ||
Third district
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Kristin Diane Gaspar (incumbent) | 72,598 | 42.82 | |
| Nonpartisan | Terra Lawson-Remer | 52,899 | 31.20 | |
| Nonpartisan | Olga Diaz | 44,063 | 25.99 | |
| Total votes | 169,560 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Terra Lawson-Remer | 176,594 | 58.12 | |
| Nonpartisan | 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
- 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.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- 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.