Elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor ofChula Vista, California .
1990 Chula Vista mayoral election ← 1986 November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06 ) 1991 →
Turnout 55.77% Candidate Gayle McCandliss Bob Piantedosi Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 21,815 7,866 Percentage 73.50% 26.50%
Mayor before election Gregory R. Cox
Elected mayor Gayle McCandliss
The1990 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on November 6, 1990. It saw the election of Gayle McCandliss.
General election results[ 1] Candidate Votes % Gayle McCandliss 21,815 73.50 Bob Piantedosi 7,866 26.50 Total votes 29,681 100
1991 Chula Vista special election ← 1990 June 4, 1991 (1991-06-04 ) 1994 →
Turnout 23.84% Mayor before election Gayle McCandliss
Elected mayor Tim NaderRepublican
In January 1991, the incumbent mayor Gayle McCandliss died of cancer. A special election for the mayor position was held on June 4, 1991. It ended with the election of Tim Nader, a member of the city council.[ 2]
Special election results[ 3] Candidate Votes % Tim Nader 5,878 36.14 Frank Scott 3,355 20.63 Chris Chase 2,753 16.93 Nick Aguilar 2,154 13.24 Bob Beyerle 475 2.92 Bob Piantedosi 463 2.85 David E. Campbell 450 2.77 Fred Drew 324 1.99 Jerry Forbes 251 1.54 Joseph O. Albert 112 0.69 Mark Boltz 50 0.31 Total votes 16,265 100
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1994 Chula Vista mayoral election ← 1991 June 7, 1994 (1994-06-07 ) 1998 →
Turnout 36.71%
The1994 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on June 7, 1994. The incumbent mayor Tim Nader did not seek reelection.Shirley Horton , a member of the city council, won the mayoral office with more than 50% of the votes in the primary election.
Primary election results[ 4] Candidate Votes % Shirley Horton 10,248 50.73 Penny Allen 6,778 33.55 Bob Piantedosi 1,660 8.22 Wayne Thomas Tucker 1,516 7.50 Total votes 20,202 100
1998 Chula Vista mayoral election ← 1994 June 2, 1998 (1998-06-02 ) 2002 →
Turnout 40.74%
The1998 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on June 2, 1998. Incumbent mayorShirley Horton secured her second term as mayor with over 70% of the votes in the primary election.
Primary election results[ 5] Candidate Votes % Shirley Horton 17,991 71.82 Carolyn A. Malcolm 2,664 10.63 Bob Piantedosi 1,881 7.51 Petra E. Barajas 1,840 7.35 Everett E. Borha 675 2.69 Total votes 25,051 100
2002 Chula Vista mayoral election ← 1998 March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05 ) (P) (2002-11-05 ) (G) 2006 →
Turnout 33.3% (P)
The2002 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent mayorShirley Horton could not run for reelection due to term limit.Steve Padilla , a member of the city council, won the election.
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2006 Chula Vista mayoral election ← 2002 June 6, 2006 (2006-06-06 ) (P) (2006-11-07 ) (G) 2010 →
Turnout 37.29% (P)
The2006 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on November 7, 2006. A primary election was held on June 6. Incumbent mayorSteve Padilla ran for reelection, but was defeated byCheryl Cox , an administrator of Chula Vista Elementary School District.
Primary election results[ 8] Candidate Votes % Cheryl Cox 11,394 40.52 Steve Padilla 8,681 30.87 Steve Castaneda 6,978 24.81 Ricardo Macias 527 1.87 Petra E. Barajas 478 1.70 Write-in 64 0.23 Total votes 28,122 100
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2010 Chula Vista mayoral election ← 2006 June 8, 2010 (2010-06-08 ) 2014 →
Turnout 38.03%
The2010 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on June 8, 2010. This primary election resulted in the reelection ofCheryl Cox , as she gained over 50% of the votes.
Primary election results[ 10] Candidate Votes % Cheryl Cox 18,771 56.31 Steve Castaneda 9,886 29.66 Jorge Dominguez 4,561 13.68 Write-in 115 0.35 Total votes 33,333 100
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2014 Chula Vista mayoral election ← 2010 June 3, 2014 (2014-06-03 ) (P) (2014-11-04 ) (G) 2018 →
Turnout 27.23% (P)
The2014 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on November 4, 2014. It saw the election ofMary Salas , a member of the city council.
The incumbent mayorCheryl Cox did not seek reelection due to term limit. A primary election took place on June 3 to determine the two candidates for the general election.
Primary election results[ 11] Candidate Votes % Mary Salas 9,808 44.07 Jerry R. Rindone 8,638 38.82 Pamela Bensoussan 3,732 16.77 Write-in 75 0.34 Total votes 22,253 100
General election results[ 12] Candidate Votes % Mary Salas 19,995 52.87 Jerry R. Rindone 17,827 47.13 Total votes 37,822 100
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2018 Chula Vista mayoral election ← 2014 June 5, 2018 (2018-06-05 ) (P) (2018-11-06 ) (G) 2022 →
Turnout 39.8% (P)
The2018 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on November 6, 2018. A primary election was held on June 5 to select the candidates for the general election on November.Mary Salas , the incumbent mayor, won reelection to her second term.[ 13]
Primary election results[ 14] Candidate Votes % Mary Salas 24,572 62.68 Hector Gastelum 6,676 17.03 Daniel Schreck 4,408 11.24 Arthur Kende 3,547 9.05 Total votes 39,203 100
General election results[ 15] Candidate Votes % Mary Salas 54,062 71.86 Hector Gastelum 21,175 28.14 Total votes 75,237 100
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2022 Chula Vista mayoral election ← 2018 June 7, 2022 (2022-06-07 ) (P) (2022-11-08 ) (G) 2026 →
Turnout 34.9% (P)
The2022 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022. John McCann, a member of the city council, won the election.[ 16]
Incumbent mayorMary Salas could not seek reelection due to term limit. A primary election was held on June 7, 2022.
Primary election results[ 17] Candidate Votes % John McCann 13,580 30.81 Ammar Campa-Najjar 9,943 22.56 Jill M. Galvez 8,689 19.72 Zaneta Encarnacion 5,974 13.56 Rudy Ramirez 3,008 6.83 Spencer Cash 2,840 6.44 Christine Brady 35 0.08 Total votes 44,069 100
General election results[ 18] Candidate Votes % John McCann 33,992 52.08 Ammar Campa-Najjar 31,280 47.92 Total votes 65,272 100
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