The 2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, with the primary election held on March 3, 2020. While the San Diego County Board of Supervisors is officially a nonpartisan institution, Republicans controlled four out of the five supervisory seats, while a Democrat held one. However, the election resulted in a Democratic majority for the first time in decades after Nora Vargas and Terra Lawson-Remer respectively won supervisorial elections in the first and third districts.
Even though county supervisor elections are officially nonpartisan in California, Republicans held a 4–1 majority in the San Diego County Board of Supervisors heading into the 2020 election, with the one being a lone Democrat .[ 1]
In the general election, Democrats Nora Vargas and Terra Lawson-Remer respectively won supervisory seats in the first and third districts, assuring a Democratic majority in the next term and for the first time in a generation.[ 2]
2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors election for the first district[ 3]
Candidate
Votes
%
Ben Hueso
32,263
29.29
Nora Vargas
20,767
18.86
Rafa Castellanos
17,934
16.28
Sophia Rodriguez
16,634
15.10
Alex Galicia
13,232
12.01
Henry Belisle
4,035
3.66
Camilo Marquez
2,679
2.43
Tony Villafranca
2,591
2.35
Total votes
110,135
100.00
First district runoff results by precinct 50-55%
55-60%
60-65%
65-70%
70-75%
>75%
50-55%
55-60%
60-65%
65-70%
70-75%
>75%
Tie
No data
2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors runoff election for the first district[ 4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Nora Vargas
131,783
56.58
Ben Hueso
101,133
43.42
Total votes
232,916
100.00
2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors election for the second district[ 3]
Candidate
Votes
%
Joel Anderson
59,803
35.46
Steve Vaus
52,357
31.04
Kenya Taylor
45,037
26.70
Brian Sesko
11,465
6.80
Total votes
168,662
100.00
Second district runoff results by precinct 50-55%
55-60%
60-65%
65-70%
70-75%
>75%
50-55%
55-60%
60-65%
65-70%
70-75%
>75%
Tie
No data
2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors runoff election for the second district[ 4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Joel Anderson
145,103
50.05
Steve Vaus
144,821
49.95
Total votes
289,924
100.00
2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors general election for the third district[ 3]
Candidate
Votes
%
Kristin Diane Gaspar (incumbent)
72,598
42.82
Terra Lawson-Remer
52,899
31.20
Olga Diaz
44,063
25.99
Total votes
169,560
100.00
Third district runoff results by precinct 50-55%
55-60%
60-65%
65-70%
70-75%
>75%
50-55%
55-60%
60-65%
65-70%
70-75%
>75%
Tie
No data
2020 San Diego County Board of Supervisors general election for the third district[ 4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Terra Lawson-Remer
176,594
58.12
Kristin Diane Gaspar (incumbent)
127,259
41.88
Total votes
303,853
100.00
On January 5, 2021, the Board of Supervisors elected Nathan Fletcher as the new chair, succeeding Greg Cox .[ 5]
^ Clark, Charles T. (November 1, 2020). "As Supervisors Jacob and Cox leave office, they see new challenges for San Diego County" . The San Diego Union-Tribune . Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020 .
^ Marx, Jesse; Srikrishnan, Maya (November 4, 2020). "Welcome to a Dem-Controlled County" . Voice of San Diego. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020 .
^ a b c "County of San Diego Presidential Primary Election – Tuesday, March 3, 2020 – Official Results (San Diego Portion Only)" (PDF) . San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020 .
^ a b c "County of San Diego Presidential General Election – Tuesday, November 3, 2020 – Official Results (San Diego Portion Only)" (PDF) . San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020 .
^ Warth, Gary (January 5, 2021). "Nathan Fletcher selected chair of county Board of Supervisors" . The San Diego Union-Tribune . San Diego. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021 .
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