Carolina Chavez
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2022 - Present
2026
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Carolina Chavez is a member of the Chula Vista City Council in California, representing District 1. She assumed office on December 13, 2022. Her current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Chavez ran in a special election to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to represent District 1 in California. She lost in the special primary on April 8, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2025)
General election
Special general election for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 1
Paloma Aguirre defeated John McCann in the special general election for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 1 on July 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paloma Aguirre (Nonpartisan) | 53.9 | 42,026 | |
 | John McCann (Nonpartisan) | 46.1 | 35,943 | |
| Total votes: 77,969 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 1
The following candidates ran in the special primary for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 1 on April 8, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John McCann (Nonpartisan) | 42.4 | 28,087 |
| ✔ | Paloma Aguirre (Nonpartisan) | 32.3 | 21,424 | |
| Vivian Moreno (Nonpartisan) | 13.5 | 8,934 | ||
| Carolina Chavez (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 5,128 | ||
 | Louis Fuentes (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 1,053 | |
| Elizabeth Efird (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 1,027 | ||
 | Lincoln Pickard (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 619 | |
| Total votes: 66,272 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Chavez in this election.
2022
See also: City elections in Chula Vista, California (2022)
General election
General election for Chula Vista City Council District 1
Carolina Chavez defeated Marco Contreras in the general election for Chula Vista City Council District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolina Chavez (Nonpartisan) | 53.5 | 10,275 | |
 | Marco Contreras (Nonpartisan) | 46.5 | 8,925 | |
| Total votes: 19,200 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Chula Vista City Council District 1
Carolina Chavez and Marco Contreras defeated Francisco Rivera, Robert Cromer, and Mark Liuag in the primary for Chula Vista City Council District 1 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolina Chavez (Nonpartisan) | 34.5 | 4,696 | |
| ✔ | | Marco Contreras (Nonpartisan) | 27.5 | 3,742 |
| Francisco Rivera (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 2,385 | ||
 | Robert Cromer (Nonpartisan) | 11.8 | 1,608 | |
| Mark Liuag (Nonpartisan) | 8.7 | 1,190 | ||
| Total votes: 13,621 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Carolina Chavez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 1 |
Officeholder Chula Vista City Council District 1 |
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