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Robert Hickey (California)
Robert Hickey was a candidate for city attorney of San Diego, 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. Mara Elliott defeated Robert Hickey in the general election for San Diego City Attorney.
| San Diego City Attorney, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mara Elliott |
56.64% | 144,082 |
| Robert Hickey | 43.36% | 110,286 |
| Total Votes | 254,368 | |
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
Robert Hickey and Mara Elliott advanced from the primary election for San Diego City Attorney.
| San Diego City Attorney, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Robert Hickey |
28.98% | 81,513 |
| Mara Elliott |
24.18% | 68,020 |
| Rafael Castellanos | 19.31% | 54,319 |
| Gil Cabrera | 16.73% | 47,072 |
| Bryan Pease | 10.67% | 30,011 |
| Total Votes | 280,935 | |
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election Results," accessed August, 17, 2017 | ||
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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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