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Election eve was a good night for San Diego’s incumbents, as they all won. Gloria, Lawson-Remer, Elo-Rivera, Whitburn — and even Ferbert if you consider her office an incumbency.
This trend also extended to the state and House races. Here are the results so far for the County with 49.2% of votes counted.
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A reader sent this in:
“I just want to point out that 54% is a piss poor showing for an incumbent Mayor with the Party and all the unions behind him – running against an unknown Independent in a Democratic city. While he was glowing last night during his premature “victory” speech, he should be recognizing that almost half the people in the city think he’s doing a crappy job and feel that someone with no political experience could likely do it better. That’s the message that this incumbent Mayor should be getting from these results.
Add to this that Measure E is failing, in large part because Gloria and his administration are not to be trusted with the tax $ they have, let alone more funds, and you have a reflection of the people’s lack of faith in Todd’s regime. It is unfortunate he will have another four years to wreak havoc on our beloved city before he moves on to greener pastures, bigger budgets, fresh neighborhoods to destroy and voters to disappoint and infuriate.”
Frank, I share all your feelings on both the national & local scene. But the mayoral race is too close to call. The Registrar’s website stated at 11a just a 33,000 vote lead by Gloria with 590,000 votes remaining to be counted. I will not give up hope until the last results are
tabulated.
Thank you, Lisa.
This from the Turner camp:
Mayoral candidate Larry Turner remains cautiously optimistic as the final vote counts are tallied. “It’s like being down a couple of touchdowns at halftime, but a new team of voters—independents—are coming in for the second half,” Turner said.
Early absentee ballots, largely cast before the recent fire, were disproportionately Democratic. Independents, who tend to wait until Election Day to make their decisions, were underrepresented, but Turner does better among these voters. As the late vote is counted, Turner believes he’s in a strong position to close the gap.
“We’ve already seen the trend shift. As of the last update, I gained a larger percentage of votes from the 40,000 ballots added. With an estimated 200,000 more votes to be counted, particularly in San Diego, there’s every reason to think the gap could close or even reverse,” Turner added.
While the final count may take another few days, Turner remains hopeful. “We’ll know more by Friday, but it’s too early to count us out. I’m cautiously optimistic about the outcome,” Turner said.
Turner also took a moment to thank voters for their support, stating, “I want to extend my deepest gratitude to everyone who has cast their vote and shown confidence in this campaign. Your support means the world to me, and no matter the outcome, we are grateful for the opportunity to engage with our community in this important race.”