2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors election ← 2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03 ) 2022 →
San Diego County Board of Supervisors Results of the elections: Democratic gain Republican hold No election
The2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, with the primary election held on March 3, 2020. While theSan Diego County Board of Supervisors is officially anonpartisan institution,Republicans controlled four out of the five supervisory seats, while aDemocrat held one. However, the election resulted in a Democratic majority for the first time in decades afterNora Vargas andTerra Lawson-Remer respectively won supervisorial elections in the first and third districts.
Even thoughcounty supervisor elections are officiallynonpartisan in California,Republicans held a 4–1 majority in theSan Diego County Board of Supervisors heading into the 2020 election, with the one being a loneDemocrat .[ 1]
In the general election, DemocratsNora Vargas andTerra 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]
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
On January 5, 2021, the Board of Supervisors electedNathan Fletcher as the new chair, succeedingGreg Cox .[ 5]
^ 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. RetrievedDecember 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. RetrievedDecember 27, 2020 . ^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. RetrievedDecember 27, 2020 .^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. RetrievedDecember 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. RetrievedJanuary 5, 2021 .
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