Larry Turner (California)
Larry Turner ran for election for Mayor of San Diego in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Turner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Larry Turner's career experience includes working as a law enforcement officer. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in San Diego, California (2024)
General election
General election for Mayor of San Diego
Incumbent Todd Gloria defeated Larry Turner in the general election for Mayor of San Diego on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Todd Gloria (Nonpartisan) | 55.3 | 317,015 |
 | Larry Turner (Nonpartisan)  | 44.7 | 255,782 | |
| Total votes: 572,797 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of San Diego
Incumbent Todd Gloria and Larry Turner defeated Geneviéve L. Jones-Wright, Jane L. Glasson, and Dan Smiechowski in the primary for Mayor of San Diego on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Todd Gloria (Nonpartisan) | 50.0 | 132,055 |
| ✔ | | Larry Turner (Nonpartisan) | 23.1 | 60,931 |
 | Geneviéve L. Jones-Wright (Nonpartisan) | 16.0 | 42,196 | |
| Jane L. Glasson (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 18,990 | ||
 | Dan Smiechowski (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 9,973 | |
| Total votes: 264,145 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Turner in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Larry Turner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Turner's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am a family man. My amazing wife, Cynthia, and I are raising our two wonderful children, Zac and Zoey, in our beloved San Diego. I care deeply about the future of our city.
The lack of strong, ethical leadership in our city is unacceptable. The mayor should work FOR the people, not against them.
I am a lifelong Independent. I don’t believe in partisan political bickering. I believe in solutions only. - The number one job of any government is ensuring public safety. We must reform police culture in San Diego: establish a relationship of trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve, attract and retain the best and brightest who embody the San Diego Spirit, and hire behavioral health experts to respond to non-violent calls. We must demand accountability for repeat drug and theft offenders. We must ensure the safety of our housed and unhoused citizens alike: engage with the community on solutions; no “closed-door” plans, no more dehumanizing homeless individuals, “herding” them out-of-sight with no plan to improve their lives. End violent crime hiding amongst, and preying upon, our unsheltered population.
- We must return power to the people: San Diegans are tired of the ruling elite who are above the law and above community feedback. I will not go against San Diegans’ best interests by pandering to friendly donors. Because of the culture of corruption in the Mayor's office, our core city services have been devastated. In order to restore public trust, we need an honest audit and diagnosis of the problems our city faces, so we can problem solve. I will cut the city’s overspending for the benefit of taxpayers and allocate the money where it is most needed: fixing our unsafe streets and repairing our city's broken and deadly stormwater management system.
For years I have listened to our local businesses, community leaders, and our most vulnerable citizens in crisis. I have worked on your behalf to create a safer San Diego.
I’ve learned how our city works from your voice, from the streets, up to City Hall. After working with our elected officials, I became disappointed by their lack of care and responsiveness to the needs of our community. I’m not a career politician and I refuse to become one. But, I know what good leadership is, and how a government is supposed to function. This isn’t working.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 10, 2024
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