Kelly Martinez
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2023 - Present
2027
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Kelly Martinez is the San Diego County Sheriff in California. She assumed office on January 2, 2023. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Martinez ran for election for San Diego County Sheriff in California. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2022)
General election
General election for San Diego County Sheriff
Kelly Martinez defeated John Hemmerling in the general election for San Diego County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelly Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 58.6 | 525,111 | |
| John Hemmerling (Nonpartisan) | 41.4 | 371,104 | ||
| Total votes: 896,215 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Diego County Sheriff
The following candidates ran in the primary for San Diego County Sheriff on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelly Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 37.5 | 229,193 | |
| ✔ | John Hemmerling (Nonpartisan) | 20.4 | 124,591 | |
| Dave Myers (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 116,072 | ||
| Jonathan Peck (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 43,857 | ||
 | Juan Carlos Mercado (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 41,937 | |
| John Gunderson (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 41,800 | ||
| Charles Battle (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 13,752 | ||
| Total votes: 611,202 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
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