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Sam Bedwell
Sam Bedwell ran for election to the San Diego City Council to represent District 9 in California. Bedwell lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in San Diego, California (2020)
General election
General election for San Diego City Council District 9
Sean Elo-Rivera defeated Kelvin Barrios in the general election for San Diego City Council District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sean Elo-Rivera (Nonpartisan)  | 62.7 | 26,835 |
| Kelvin Barrios (Nonpartisan) | 37.3 | 15,990 | ||
| Total votes: 42,825 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Diego City Council District 9
The following candidates ran in the primary for San Diego City Council District 9 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelvin Barrios (Nonpartisan) | 31.6 | 7,426 | |
| ✔ | | Sean Elo-Rivera (Nonpartisan) | 20.5 | 4,819 |
| Johnny Lee Dang (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 3,473 | ||
| Andrew Gade (Nonpartisan) | 9.5 | 2,222 | ||
| Ross Naismith (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 1,997 | ||
| Sam Bedwell (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 1,986 | ||
| Alex Soto (Nonpartisan) | 6.7 | 1,564 | ||
| Total votes: 23,487 | |||
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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 | ||
Campaign themes
2020
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Sam Bedwell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
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