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The2016 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, to elect themayor of San Diego. IncumbentKevin Faulconer ran for a second term as mayor against formerSan Diego City Council memberEd Harris and formerCalifornia State Assembly memberLori Saldaña.
Municipal elections inCalifornia 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, formerCalifornia State Assembly memberLori 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 anindependent.[5]
In March 2016, formerSan Diego City Council memberEd 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% | ||
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