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Vivian Moreno (San Diego, California)
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2018 - Present
2026
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Vivian Moreno is a member of the San Diego City Council in California, representing District 8. She assumed office on December 10, 2018. Her current term ends on December 10, 2026.
Moreno ran in a special election to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to represent District 1 in California. She lost in the special primary on April 8, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2025)
General election
Special general election for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 1
Paloma Aguirre defeated John McCann in the special general election for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 1 on July 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paloma Aguirre (Nonpartisan) | 53.9 | 42,026 | |
 | John McCann (Nonpartisan) | 46.1 | 35,943 | |
| Total votes: 77,969 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 1
The following candidates ran in the special primary for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 1 on April 8, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John McCann (Nonpartisan) | 42.4 | 28,087 |
| ✔ | Paloma Aguirre (Nonpartisan) | 32.3 | 21,424 | |
| Vivian Moreno (Nonpartisan) | 13.5 | 8,934 | ||
| Carolina Chavez (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 5,128 | ||
 | Louis Fuentes (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 1,053 | |
| Elizabeth Efird (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 1,027 | ||
 | Lincoln Pickard (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 619 | |
| Total votes: 66,272 | |||
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Endorsements
Moreno received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: City elections in San Diego, California (2022)
General election
General election for San Diego City Council District 8
Incumbent Vivian Moreno defeated Antonio Martinez in the general election for San Diego City Council District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vivian Moreno (Nonpartisan) | 63.3 | 13,194 | |
| Antonio Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 36.7 | 7,651 | ||
| Total votes: 20,845 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Diego City Council District 8
Incumbent Vivian Moreno and Antonio Martinez advanced from the primary for San Diego City Council District 8 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vivian Moreno (Nonpartisan) | 63.4 | 8,432 | |
| ✔ | Antonio Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 36.6 | 4,873 | |
| Total votes: 13,305 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for San Diego City Council District 8
Vivian Moreno defeated Antonio Martinez in the general election for San Diego City Council District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vivian Moreno (Nonpartisan) | 50.9 | 14,950 | |
| Antonio Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 49.1 | 14,401 | ||
| Total votes: 29,351 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Diego City Council District 8
Vivian Moreno and Antonio Martinez defeated Christian Ramirez and Zachary Lazarus in the primary for San Diego City Council District 8 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vivian Moreno (Nonpartisan) | 35.8 | 5,327 | |
| ✔ | Antonio Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 27.5 | 4,087 | |
| Christian Ramirez (Nonpartisan) | 27.5 | 4,084 | ||
| Zachary Lazarus (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 1,365 | ||
| Total votes: 14,863 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Vivian Moreno did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Vivian Moreno did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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