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Kevin Faulconer
Nonpartisan
Prior offices:
Mayor of San Diego
Years in office: 2014 - 2020
Successor:Todd Gloria (Nonpartisan)
San Diego City Council District 2
Years in office: 2002 - 2014
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
San Diego State University
Personal
Profession
Public relations
Contact

Kevin Faulconer was theMayor of San Diego in California. He assumed office on March 3, 2014. He left office on December 14, 2020.

Faulconer ran for election to theSan Diego County Board of Supervisors to representDistrict 3 in California. He lost in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

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Faulconer earned his bachelor's degree from San Diego State University. His professional experience includes working in the public affairs sector.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2024)

General election

General election for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 3

IncumbentTerra Lawson-Remer defeatedKevin Faulconer in the general election for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Terra Lawson-Remer
Terra Lawson-Remer (Nonpartisan)
 
57.0
 
178,781
Image of Kevin Faulconer
Kevin Faulconer (Nonpartisan)
 
43.0
 
134,991

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Total votes: 313,772
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. IncumbentTerra Lawson-Remer andKevin Faulconer advanced from the primary for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 3.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Faulconer in this election.

2021

Gavin Newsom yes/no recall question

Gavin Newsom recall, 2021

Gavin Newsom won the Governor of California recall election onSeptember 14, 2021.

Recall
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
38.1
 
4,894,473
✔
No
 
61.9
 
7,944,092
Total Votes
12,838,565

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It has been certified. Source

Gavin Newsom replacement question

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General election

Special general election for Governor of California

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Governor of California on September 14, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Larry Elder
Larry Elder (R)
 
48.4
 
3,563,867
Image of Kevin Paffrath
Kevin Paffrath (D) Candidate Connection
 
9.6
 
706,778
Image of Kevin Faulconer
Kevin Faulconer (R)
 
8.0
 
590,346
Image of Brandon Ross
Brandon Ross (D) Candidate Connection
 
5.3
 
392,029
Image of John Cox
John Cox (R)
 
4.1
 
305,095
Image of Kevin Kiley
Kevin Kiley (R)
 
3.5
 
255,490
Image of Jacqueline McGowan
Jacqueline McGowan (D)
 
2.9
 
214,242
Image of Joel Ventresca
Joel Ventresca (D) Candidate Connection
 
2.5
 
186,345
Image of Daniel Watts
Daniel Watts (D) Candidate Connection
 
2.3
 
167,355
Image of Holly Baade
Holly Baade (D) Candidate Connection
 
1.3
 
92,218
Image of Patrick Kilpatrick
Patrick Kilpatrick (D) Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
86,617
Image of Armando Perez-Serrato
Armando Perez-Serrato (D)
 
1.2
 
85,061
Image of Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner (R)
 
1.0
 
75,215
Image of John Drake
John Drake (D) Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
68,545
Image of Daniel Kapelovitz
Daniel Kapelovitz (G)
 
0.9
 
64,375
Image of Jeff Hewitt
Jeff Hewitt (L)
 
0.7
 
50,378
Image of Ted Gaines
Ted Gaines (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
47,937
Image of Angelyne
Angelyne (No party preference)
 
0.5
 
35,900
Image of David Moore
David Moore (No party preference)
 
0.4
 
31,224
Image of Anthony Trimino
Anthony Trimino (R)
 
0.4
 
28,101
Image of Doug Ose
Doug Ose (R) (Unofficially withdrew)
 
0.4
 
26,204
Image of Michael Loebs
Michael Loebs (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
25,468
Image of Heather Collins
Heather Collins (G)
 
0.3
 
24,260
Image of Major Singh
Major Singh (No party preference)
 
0.3
 
21,394
Image of David Lozano
David Lozano (R)
 
0.3
 
19,945
Image of Denver Stoner
Denver Stoner (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
19,588
Image of Samuel Gallucci
Samuel Gallucci (R)
 
0.2
 
18,134
Image of Steven Chavez Lodge
Steven Chavez Lodge (R)
 
0.2
 
17,435
Image of Jenny Rae Le Roux
Jenny Rae Le Roux (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
16,032
Image of David Bramante
David Bramante (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
11,501
Image of Diego Martinez
Diego Martinez (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
10,860
Image of Robert Newman
Robert Newman (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
10,602
Image of Sarah Stephens
Sarah Stephens (R)
 
0.1
 
10,583
Image of Dennis Richter
Dennis Richter (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
10,468
Image of Major Williams
Major Williams (R) (Write-in)
 
0.1
 
8,965
Image of Denis Lucey
Denis Lucey (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
8,182
Image of James Hanink
James Hanink (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
7,193
Image of Daniel Mercuri
Daniel Mercuri (R)
 
0.1
 
7,110
Image of Chauncey Killens
Chauncey Killens (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
6,879
Image of Leo Zacky
Leo Zacky (R)
 
0.1
 
6,099
Image of Kevin Kaul
Kevin Kaul (No party preference)
 
0.1
 
5,600
Image of David Hillberg
David Hillberg (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
4,435
Image of Adam Papagan
Adam Papagan (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
4,021
Image of Rhonda Furin
Rhonda Furin (R)
 
0.1
 
3,964
Image of Nickolas Wildstar
Nickolas Wildstar (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
3,811
Image of Jeremiah Marciniak
Jeremiah Marciniak (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
2,894
Image of Joe Symmon
Joe Symmon (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
2,397
Miki Habryn (No party preference) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
137
Roxanne (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
116
Stacy Smith (D) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
81
Vivek Mohan (No party preference) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
68
Thuy Hugens (American Independent Party of California) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
19
Vince Lundgren (No party preference) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
5

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Total votes: 7,361,568
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also:Mayoral election in San Diego, California (2020)

Kevin Faulconer did not file to run for re-election.

2016

See also:Municipal elections in San Diego, California (2016)

The mayor's chair and five of the nine seats on theSan Diego City Council were up for election on June 7, 2016.

While the June election was called a primary, it was functionally a general election. The only races where no candidate won a majority (50 percent plus one) of the votes cast in the primary advanced to the election on November 8, 2016. The November election was called a general election, but it was functionally arunoff election. IncumbentKevin Faulconer defeatedLori Saldaña,Ed Harris, andGita Appelbaum (write-in candidate) in the primary election for Mayor of San Diego.

Mayor of San Diego, Primary Election, 2016
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKevin FaulconerIncumbent58.20%108,653
Lori Saldaña22.46%41,934
Ed Harris19.34%36,117
Gita Appelbaum (write-in candidate)0.00%0
Total Votes (100% reporting)186,704
Source:San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential Primary Election, Tuesday, June 7, 2016," June 8, 2016

2013-2014

See also:San Diego mayoral election, 2014

Although all municipal elections in San Diego are conducted on a nonpartisan basis, Faulconer was endorsed in his bid for mayor by the San Diego CountyRepublican Party.[2]

On November 19, 2013, Faulconer andDavid Alvarez advanced past nine other candidates in a primary election. Faulconer defeated Alvarez in a runoff election on February 11, 2014.[3][4]

Mayor of San Diego, Runoff Election, 2014
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Faulconer52.9%153,491
David Alvarez47.1%136,701
Total Votes290,192
Source:San Diego County
Mayor of San Diego, Primary Election, 2013
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Faulconer42.2%101,953
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Alvarez27.2%65,740
Nathan Fletcher24.1%58,355
Michael Aguirre4.5%10,783
Lincoln Pickard0.5%1,144
Bruce Coons0.4%1,012
Simon Moghadam0.3%748
Hud Collins0.3%647
Michael Kemmer0.3%612
Harry Dirks0.2%434
Tobiah Pettus0.1%344
Total Votes237,975
Source:San Diego County

2010

In 2010, Faulconer faced Patrick Finucane and Jim Morrison in a primary election for the San Diego City Council District 2 seat. Faulconer won over 60 percent of the vote, thereby securing a second term without the need for a runoff.[5]

District 2 Councilmember, San Diego City Council Nonpartisan Primary, 2010
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKevin FaulconerIncumbent61.7%17,089
Patrick Finucane24.6%6,828
Jim Morrison13.7%3,796
Total Votes27,713

Campaign themes

2024

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2021

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Campaign website

Faulconer’s campaign website stated the following:

“

WILDFIRES: LIVES, HOMES AND PROPERTY
As Governor, I will STOP cutting wildfire funding.

HELPING OUR HEROES
I will pass reforms to make sure our veterans are taxed less and housed more.

SAVE CALIFORNIA RESTAURANTS PLAN
I will enact the Save California Restaurants plan to help our restaurants recover.

TAX CUT PLAN
The California Comeback Tax Cut to Help Make Our Golden State Affordable Again.

REDUCING HOMELESSNESS
We need real action to solve homelessness, California’s humanitarian crisis.

REFORM CALIFORNIA’S UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM
We must reform the EDD, safeguard our unemployment dollars and get help to those who deserve it.

IMPROVING OUR QUALITY OF LIFE
Our housing is too expensive, and our roads need repair.

KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE
Protecting our neighborhoods is government’s top priority.

RESPECTING YOUR HARD-EARNED MONEY
You should be able to keep more of the money you work so hard to earn.

MAKING GOVERNMENT WORK
You deserve a government that actually does its job.

CLEANING UP OUR COMMUNITIES
We need to restore pride to our neighborhoods.

RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY
We should be able to afford our utilities and rely on them to function.

PUTTING KIDS AND TEACHERS FIRST
Every child deserves a quality education.

CLASSROOM EDUCATION SHOULD BE NORM, NOT EXCEPTION
We must help students start making up for learning loss during the pandemic.

ACCESSIBLE WATER TO ALL CALIFORNIANS
[6]

”
—Kevin Faulconer’s campaign website (2021)[7]

Noteworthy events

Events and activity following the death of George Floyd

See also:Events following the death of George Floyd and responses in select cities from May 29-31, 2020

Faulconer was mayor of San Diego during the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, when events and activity took place in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. Events inSan Diego, California began on Saturday, May 30, 2020.[8] No curfews were issued. The national guard was not deployed.

To read more about the death of George Floyd and subsequent events, click [show] to the right. 

On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police officers arrested Floyd, a Black man, after receiving a call that he had made a purchase with a counterfeit $20 bill.[9] Floyd died after Derek Chauvin, a White officer, arrived at the scene and pressed his knee onto Floyd's neck as Floyd laid face-down on the street in handcuffs.[10] Both the Hennepin County Medical Examiner and an independent autopsy conducted by Floyd's family ruled Floyd's death as a homicide stemming from the incident.[11] The medical examiner's report, prepared by Dr. Michael Baden and Dr. Allecia Wilson, said that it was "not a legal determination of culpability or intent, and should not be used to usurp the judicial process."[11] On April 20, 2021, Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in relation to Floyd's death.[12]

Floyd's death was filmed and shared widely, leading to activity regarding racism, civil rights, and police use of force. The first events took place in Minneapolis-St. Paul on May 26.[13] An event in Chicago organized by Chance the Rapper and Rev. Michael Pfleger took place the same day, making it the first major city outside of Minneapolis to host an event in response to Floyd's death.[14]

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑City of San Diego, "Kevin L. Faulconer, Councilmember," accessed August 2, 2021
    2. ↑San Diego Union-Tribune, "Cal. Att'y. Gen. backs Fletcher for mayor," October 29, 2013
    3. ↑U-T San Diego, "Faulconer wins mayor's race," February 11, 2014
    4. ↑City of San Diego, "November 19, 2013 Election Results," accessed December 18, 2013
    5. ↑City of San Diego, "Election History - Council District 2," accessed December 19, 2013
    6. ↑Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    7. ↑Kevin Faulconer’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed July 28, 2021
    8. ↑AJC, "UPDATE: Minneapolis, San Diego erupt in violence," May 30, 2020
    9. ↑Washington Post, "The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes," May 30, 2020
    10. ↑The New York Times, "8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody," May 31, 2020
    11. ↑11.011.1USA Today, "Medical examiner and family-commissioned autopsy agree: George Floyd's death was a homicide," June 1, 2020
    12. ↑Associated Press, "Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death," April 20, 2021
    13. ↑CNN, "Protests across America after George Floyd's death," accessed June 2, 2020
    14. ↑Cite error: Invalid<ref> tag; no text was provided for refs namedchi1

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