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Municipal elections in Chula Vista, California (2018)

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2018 Chula Vista elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 9, 2018
Primary election: June 5, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor, city council, and city attorney
Total seats up: 4 (click here for the mayoral election)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2018
The city of Chula Vista, California, held general elections for mayor, city council and city attorney on November 6, 2018. The primary was on June 5, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was March 9, 2018.


Click here for more information about the Chula Vista mayoral election.

Elections

City Attorney

General election

General election for Chula Vista City Attorney

Incumbent Glen Googins defeated Andrew Deddeh in the general election for Chula Vista City Attorney on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Glen Googins
Glen Googins (Nonpartisan)
 
60.3
 
43,333
Andrew Deddeh (Nonpartisan)
 
39.7
 
28,501

Total votes: 71,834
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Glen Googins and Andrew Deddeh advanced from the primary for Chula Vista City Attorney.

City Council

District 1

General election

General election for Chula Vista City Council District 1

Incumbent John McCann defeated Mark Bartlett in the general election for Chula Vista City Council District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John McCann
John McCann (Nonpartisan)
 
51.7
 
11,945
Image of Mark Bartlett
Mark Bartlett (Nonpartisan)
 
48.3
 
11,178

Total votes: 23,123
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent John McCann and Mark Bartlett advanced from the primary for Chula Vista City Council District 1.

District 2

General election

General election for Chula Vista City Council District 2

Jill Galvez defeated Steve Stenberg in the general election for Chula Vista City Council District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jill Galvez
Jill Galvez (Nonpartisan)
 
52.5
 
8,871
Image of Steve Stenberg
Steve Stenberg (Nonpartisan)
 
47.5
 
8,027

Total votes: 16,898
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Chula Vista City Council District 2

The following candidates ran in the primary for Chula Vista City Council District 2 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Stenberg
Steve Stenberg (Nonpartisan)
 
25.9
 
2,521
Image of Jill Galvez
Jill Galvez (Nonpartisan)
 
24.7
 
2,411
Patrick MacFarland (Nonpartisan)
 
18.4
 
1,798
Steve Castaneda (Nonpartisan)
 
14.4
 
1,399
Jesse Navarro (Nonpartisan)
 
10.7
 
1,041
Max Zaker (Nonpartisan)
 
5.9
 
579

Total votes: 9,749
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: California elections, 2018

Municipal partisanship

Once mayors elected in 2018 assumed office, Democrats held mayorships in 61 of the 100 largest cities in the country. Out of the twenty-five mayoral elections that were held in 2018 in the 100 largest cities, two party changes occurred. In the election in Lexington, Kentucky, Republican Linda Gorton won the seat, replacing former Democratic Mayor Jim Gray. In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Republican Bob Dyer won the seat, replacing former independent Mayor Louis Jones. Click here to learn more.

About the city

See also: Chula Vista, California

Chula Vista is a city in San Diego County, California. As of 2010, its population was 243,916.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Chula Vista uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives..[1]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista California
Population 243,916 37,253,956
Land area (sq mi) 49 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 64.8% 59.7%
Black/African American 4.7% 5.8%
Asian 16.4% 14.5%
Native American 0.4% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.4%
Other (single race) 7.7% 14%
Multiple 5.4% 4.9%
Hispanic/Latino 59.8% 39%
Education
High school graduation rate 82.8% 83.3%
College graduation rate 29.4% 33.9%
Income
Median household income $81,272 $75,235
Persons below poverty level 9.6% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in California. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won California with 61.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 31.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, California voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, California voted Democratic all five times. In 2016, California had 55 electoral votes, which was the most of any state. The 55 electoral votes were 10.2 percent of all 538 available electoral votes and were 20.4 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in California. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 58 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 38.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 66 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 40.3 points. Clinton won 11 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 12.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 14 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 13 points.

See also

Chula Vista, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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