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The2006 San Diego City Council election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary election was held on June 6, 2006. Four of the eight seats of theSan DiegoCity Council were contested. All four incumbent council members stood for reelection.
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. Since each incumbent was reelected with a majority in the June primary, there were no city council runoffs in the November general election.
The 2006 election used the eight district boundaries created by the 2000 Redistricting Commission. Seats in districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 were up for election.
Although the election featured four incumbent candidates, onlyDonna Frye had previously served a full term on the city council.Kevin Faulconer andBen Hueso both were serving partial terms after winning special elections to fill the seats vacated by the resignations ofMichael Zucchet andRalph Inzunza respectively.Tony Young had also served a partial term after winning a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death ofCharles L. Lewis.
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. Incumbent council memberKevin Faulconer, who had previously been elected to a partial term in 2005 after the resignation ofMichael Zucchet, was reelected with a majority of the votes in the June primary.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Kevin Faulconer | 18,097 | 71.81 | |
| Democratic | Kennan Kaeder | 6,920 | 27.46 | |
| Total votes | 25,202 | 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 | Tony Young | 10,275 | 72.00 | |
| Republican | Bruce Williams | 3,947 | 27.66 | |
| Total votes | 14,270 | 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 | 18,314 | 64.89 | |
| Republican | Judy Riddle | 7,926 | 28.08 | |
| Republican | Sandy Summers | 1,908 | 6.76 | |
| Total votes | 28,224 | 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.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ben Hueso | 7,994 | 70.13 | |
| Democratic | Remy Bermudez | 2,180 | 19.12 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tim Gomez | 1,161 | 10.19 | |
| Total votes | 11,399 | 100 | ||
The new city council was sworn in December 2006.Scott Peters of district 1 was unanimously elected to a second term as council president after running unopposed.[5] Peters had previously been elected as the first council president under the newstrong mayor system of government in San Diego in early 2006. Young continued to serve as council president pro tem.
