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The2002 San Diego City Council election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary election was held on March 5, 2002. Four of the eight seats of theSan DiegoCity Council were contested. Two incumbent council members stood for reelection after having previously been elected to partial terms.
Municipal elections inCalifornia are officially non-partisan, although most candidates do identify a party preference. Atwo-round system was used for the election, starting with a primary in June followed by a runoff in November between the top-two candidates if no candidate received a majority of the votes in the first round.
Three of the council seats filled in this election became vacant prior to the completion of the 2006 term end date. This led to three special elections to choose council members to complete these terms.
The 2002 election was the first to use the eight district boundaries created by the 2000 Redistricting Commission. Seats in districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 were up for election.
Donna Frye andRalph Inzunza both were incumbents serving partial terms after winning special elections to fill the seats vacated by the resignations of Valerie Stallings andJuan Vargas respectively.
District 2 consisted of the communities ofBankers Hill/Park West,Downtown San Diego,La Jolla/Mount Soledad,Little Italy,Midway/North Bay,Mission Beach,Mission Hills,Ocean Beach,Old Town,Pacific Beach, andPoint Loma.Michael Zucchet andKevin Faulconer received the most votes in the primary and advanced to the general election. Zucchet was elected to city council with the majority of votes in November.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Michael Zucchet | 9,705 | 34.1 | |
| Republican | Kevin Faulconer | 9,063 | 31.9 | |
| Republican | Wayne Raffesberger | 4,279 | 15.0 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Bell | 2,829 | 9.9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chuck Bahde | 1,045 | 3.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Morrison | 841 | 2.9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Woody Guthrie Deck | 648 | 2.2 | |
| Total votes | 31,929 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Michael Zucchet | 22,610 | 55.6 | |
| Republican | Kevin Faulconer | 18,050 | 44.3 | |
| Total votes | 40,660 | 100 | ||
District 4 consisted of the communities ofAlta Vista,Broadway Heights,Chollas View,Emerald Hills,Encanto, Jamacha,Lincoln Park, Lomita Village,Mount Hope,Mountain View, North Bay Terrace,Oak Park, O'Farrell,Paradise Hills, Ridgeview, Skyline Hills, South Bay Terrace,Valencia Park, andWebster. Incumbent council memberTony Young, who had previously been elected to a partial term in 2004 after the death ofCharles L. Lewis, was reelected with a majority of the votes in the June primary.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Charles L. Lewis | 6,065 | 40.0 | |
| Democratic | Dwayne Crenshaw | 3,481 | 22.9 | |
| Democratic | Butch Hubble | 1,655 | 10.9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marissa Acierto | 1,134 | 7.4 | |
| Nonpartisan | Fulberto Rodriguez | 971 | 6.4 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tonja McCoy | 593 | 3.9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Tambuzi | 501 | 3.3 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Galley | 450 | 2.9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Oran Brown | 196 | 1.2 | |
| Nonpartisan | Milton Gale | 97 | 0.6 | |
| Total votes | 16,389 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Charles L. Lewis | 11,965 | 52.3 | |
| Democratic | Dwayne Crenshaw | 10,908 | 47.6 | |
| Total votes | 22,873 | 100 | ||
District 6 consisted of the communities ofBay Ho,Bay Park,Clairemont Mesa,Fashion Valley,Kearny Mesa,Linda Vista,Mission Valley,North Clairemont, andSerra Mesa. Incumbent council memberDonna Frye won reelection with a majority of the votes in the June primary.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Donna Frye | 17,136 | 64.0 | |
| Republican | Thomas W. Martin | 9,599 | 35.9 | |
| Total votes | 28,633 | 100 | ||
District 8 consisted of the communities of San Diego along theMexico–United States border, including the communities ofBarrio Logan,Egger Highlands,Grant Hill,Golden Hill,Logan Heights, Memorial,Nestor,Ocean View Hills,Otay Mesa West,Otay Mesa East,San Ysidro,Sherman Heights,Southcrest,Stockton, andTijuana River Valley. Incumbent council memberBen Hueso, who had previously been elected to a partial term in 2005 after the resignation ofRalph Inzunza, was reelected with a majority of the votes in the June primary.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ralph Inzunza | 6,103 | 69.9 | |
| Democratic | Yolanda Escamilla | 2,620 | 30.0 | |
| Total votes | 11,399 | 100 | ||
