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The2004 San Diego City Council election occurred on November 2, 2004. The primary election was held on March 2, 2004. Four of the eight seats of theSan DiegoCity Council were contested. This election used the boundaries created by the 2000 Redistricting Committee for the odd-numbered districts. All four incumbent council members ran for reelection in their respective districts.
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 March followed by a runoff in November between the top-two candidates if no candidate received a majority of the votes in the first round.
The 2004 election used the eight district boundaries created by the 2000 Redistricting Commission for the odd numbered districts. Seats in districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 were up for election.
District 1 consisted of the communities ofBlack Mountain Ranch,Carmel Valley,Del Mar Mesa,La Jolla,Pacific Highlands Ranch,Rancho Peñasquitos,Torrey Highlands,Torrey Hills,Torrey Pines, andUniversity City. Incumbent council memberScott Peters stood for reelection. Peters advanced out of the March primary with a plurality of the vote and was reelected with a majority of the vote in the November general election.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Scott Peters | 19,983 | 48.43 | |
| Republican | Phil Thalheimer | 12,816 | 31.06 | |
| Democratic | Kathryn Burton | 8,433 | 20.44 | |
| Total votes | 41,260 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Scott Peters | 38,087 | 54.71 | |
| Republican | Phil Thalheimer | 31,535 | 45.29 | |
| Total votes | 69,622 | 100 | ||
District 3 consisted of the communities ofBalboa Park,City Heights,Golden Hill,Hillcrest,Kensington,Normal Heights,North Park,South Park,Talmadge, andUniversity Heights. Incumbent council memberToni Atkins stood for reelection. Atkins was reelected with a majority of the vote in the March primary.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Toni Atkins | 16,273 | 60.37 | |
| Democratic | John Hartley | 8,746 | 32.45 | |
| Republican | Gonzalo Garcia | 1,898 | 7.04 | |
| Total votes | 26,954 | 100 | ||
District 5 consisted of the communities ofCarmel Mountain Ranch,Mira Mesa,Rancho Bernardo,Sabre Springs,Scripps Ranch, andSan Pasqual. Incumbent council memberBrian Maienschein ran for reelection uncontested and was therefore elected with 100 percent of the vote in the March primary.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Brian Maienschein | 33,024 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 33,024 | 100 | ||
District 7 consisted of the communities ofAllied Gardens,City Heights,College Area,Del Cerro,El Cerrito,Grantville,MCAS Miramar,Mission Trails Regional Park,Redwood Village –Oak Park,Rolando,San Carlos,Stonebridge Estates, andTierrasanta. Incumbent council member Jim Madaffer stood for reelection. Madaffer was reelected with a majority of the vote in the March primary.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jim Madaffer | 20,977 | 68.35 | |
| Democratic | Irene Stallard-Rodriguez | 9,659 | 31.47 | |
| Total votes | 30,689 | 100 | ||
The new city council was sworn in December 2004. Council memberMichael Zucchet of district 2 was initially tapped to serve as deputy mayor.[5] Zucchet briefly served as actingmayor of San Diego after the resignation ofDick Murphy. Atkins took over as acting mayor when Zucchet was forced to resign shortly thereafter due to a corruption conviction.[6]
