Ricardo Flores (San Diego, California, city council candidate)
Ricardo Flores was a candidate for the nonpartisan District 9 seat on the San Diego City Council in California. He advanced from the primary election on June 7, 2016, but was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
The mayor's chair and five of the nine seats on the San Diego City Council were up for election on June 7, 2016.
While the June election was called a primary, it was functionally a general election. The only races where no candidate won a majority (50 percent plus one) of the votes cast in the primary advanced to the election on November 8, 2016. The November election was called a general election, but it was functionally a runoff election. Georgette Gomez defeated Ricardo Flores in the general election for San Diego City Council District 9.
| San Diego City Council District 9, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Georgette Gomez |
52.54% | 10,017 |
| Ricardo Flores | 47.46% | 9,048 |
| Total Votes | 19,065 | |
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
Ricardo Flores and Georgette Gomez defeated Sarah Saez, Araceli Martinez, and Sam Bedwell (potential write-in candidate) in the primary election for San Diego City Council District 9.
| San Diego City Council District 9, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Ricardo Flores |
36.09% | 4,539 |
| Georgette Gomez |
30.23% | 3,802 |
| Sarah Saez | 22.45% | 2,823 |
| Araceli Martinez | 11.23% | 1,413 |
| Sam Bedwell (potential write-in candidate) | 0.00% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 12,577 | |
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential Primary Election, Tuesday, June 7, 2016," June 8, 2016 | ||
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See also
- San Diego, California
- Municipal elections in San Diego, California (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
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