2020 San Diego City Attorney election

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2020 San Diego City Attorney election
Flag of San Diego, California.svg
  2016 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)2024 
  CityAttorneyMaraElliott.jpg Cory Briggs.png
Nominee Mara Elliott Cory Briggs
Popular vote375,060187,791
Percentage66.6%33.4%

City Attorney before election

Mara Elliott

Elected City Attorney

Mara Elliott

The 2020 San Diego City Attorney election was scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The primary election was held on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

Contents

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, although most members do identify a party preference. A two-round system was used for the election, starting with a primary in March followed by a runoff in November between the top-two candidates. Incumbent City Attorney Mara Elliott advanced from the primary election to face private sector attorney Cory Briggs in the general election.

Campaign

The incumbent City Attorney Mara Elliott stood for reelection to a second term. She was challenged for the position by two private sector attorneys: Cory Briggs and Pete Mesich. [1]

In the March primary, Elliott received about two-thirds of the vote to advance to the general election against Briggs, the closest runner up. [2]

Polling

Primary Election

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Mara
Elliott
Cory
Briggs
Pete
Mesich
Undecided
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune February 6–8, 2020527 (LV)± 5.3%28%15%9%47%
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune January 16–19, 2020518 (LV)± 5.2%28%18%6%48%

General Election

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Mara
Elliott
Cory
Briggs
Undecided
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune October 1–5, 2020547 (LV)± 5.3%28%22%50%
SurveyUSA/KGTV-TV/San Diego Union-Tribune August 28–31, 2020517 (LV)± 5.3%30%20%50%

Results

2020 San Diego City Attorney election [3]
Primary election
CandidateVotes %
Mara W. Elliott208,76767.9%
Cory Briggs71,67223.3%
Pete Mesich47,0728.9%
Total votes307,662 100%
General election
Mara W. Elliott 375,06066.6%
Cory Briggs187,79133.4%
Total votes562,851 100%

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

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References

  1. Garrick, David (February 1, 2020). "Election challengers attack San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott's record". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. Hong, Joe (March 4, 2020). "Incumbent Elliott, Briggs To Fight For San Diego City Attorney In November". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  3. "Election History - City Attorney, City of San Diego" (PDF). San Diego City Clerk. Retrieved April 12, 2020.