Municipal elections in Chula Vista, California (2014)
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The city of Chula Vista, California, held elections for mayor and city council on June 3, 2014. A runoff election for races in which a single candidate failed to receive a majority in the elections on June 3 took place on November 4, 2014.[1] The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014.[2][3]
Including the mayor's office, three of the five city council seats were up for election. The only incumbent was Seat 2 council member Patricia Aguilar. In the mayoral race, Mayor Cheryl Cox was ineligible to run due to term limits. Seat 1 council member Rudy Ramirez was also ineligible to run because of term limits.
Though candidates cited jobs, public safety and urban development as key issues in Chula Vista's 2014 election cycle, two particularly critical themes were the questions of who can bring a four-year university to the city and who can revitalize the Chula Vista bay front.[4]
Mayor
Candidate list
Note: Incumbent Cheryl Cox was ineligible to run due to term limits.
June 3 General election candidates:
November 4 Runoff election candidates:
Election results
| Chula Vista Mayor, General Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Mary Salas |
52.9% | 19,995 | |
| Jerry Rindone | 47.1% | 17,827 | |
| Total Votes | 37,822 | ||
| Source: County of San Diego - 2014 Election Results | |||
| Chula Vista Mayor, Primary Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Mary Salas |
44.2% | 9,808 | |
| Jerry Rindone |
38.9% | 8,638 | |
| Pamela Bensoussan | 16.8% | 3,732 | |
| Total Votes | 22,178 | ||
| Source: County of San Diego - 2014 Election Results | |||
City council
Candidate list
Seat 1
Note: Incumbent Rudy Ramirez was ineligible to run due to term limits.
June 3 General election candidates:
November 4 Runoff election candidates:
Seat 2
June 3 General election candidates:
- Patricia Aguilar
- Incumbent Aguilar first assumed office in 2010. - Dan Smith
- Hector Gastelum
- David Gonzalez, Jr.
- Willie Harris
- Michael Spethman
November 4 Runoff election candidates:
Election results
General
| Chula Vista City Council, Seat 1, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| John McCann |
50% | 18,448 | |
| Steve Padilla | 50% | 18,446 | |
| Total Votes | 36,894 | ||
| Source: County of San Diego - 2014 Election Results | |||
| Chula Vista City Council, Seat 2, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Patricia Aguilar |
57.6% | 20,638 | |
| Dan Smith | 42.4% | 15,215 | |
| Total Votes | 35,853 | ||
| Source: County of San Diego - 2014 Election Results | |||
Primary
| Chula Vista City Council, Seat 1, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| John McCann |
37.1% | 8,109 | |
| Steve Padilla |
32.5% | 7,099 | |
| Robert Corcilius | 1.8% | 400 | |
| Jason Paguio | 9.5% | 2,078 | |
| Heideh Rivera | 5.6% | 1,230 | |
| Scott Vinson | 13.5% | 2,960 | |
| Total Votes | 18,916 | ||
| Source: County of San Diego - 2014 Election Results | |||
| Chula Vista City Council, Seat 2, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Patricia Aguilar |
48.2% | 10,265 | |
| Dan Smith |
16.7% | 3,562 | |
| Hector Gastelum | 10% | 2,131 | |
| David Gonzalez, Jr. | 10.8% | 2,303 | |
| Willie Harris | 6.5% | 1,393 | |
| Michael Spethman | 7.8% | 1,652 | |
| Total Votes | 19,654 | ||
| Source: County of San Diego - 2014 Election Results | |||
Noteworthy events
A tight election took place for Seat 1, where John McCann won by just two votes. According to a lawsuit filed in January 2015, 15 mail-in ballots were rejected by the San Diego County Registrar despite having matching signatures to the ones on file. The Registrar, Michael Vu, was involved in a Cuyahoga County, Ohio presidential recount in 2004. In that case, two of his immediate reports were indicted and convicted for rigging the recount election.[5]
A new judge was assigned to the case in February 2015.[6] The case was later dismissed and McCann took his seat on the council.[7]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Chula + Vista + California + election
See also
External links
- United States Conference of Mayors - Elections in 2014
- City of Chula Vista - Official candidate list
- kpbs.org - Election Results
- County of San Diego - 2014 Election Results
Footnotes
- ↑ San Diego Source, "Chula Vista mayor's race, council seat 1 undecided," June 3, 2014
- ↑ City of Chula Vista, "Elections," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ The Charter of the City of Chula Vista, "Article III, Section 300.A.3," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ UT-San Diego, "For Chula Vista: Rindone, McCann, Aguilar," October 1, 2014
- ↑ ABC 10 News, "Chula Vista City Councilman John McCann lashes out at those challenging his election," January 30, 2015
- ↑ The Star News, "McCann gets a new judge," February 14, 2015
- ↑ KPBS, "Roundtable On Early Political Races, Chula Vista Turmoil, Government Water Use," May 1, 2015
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