2008 San Diego City Attorney election

2008 San Diego City Attorney election

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Nominee Jan Goldsmith Mike Aguirre
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 278,830 189,628
Percentage 59.5% 40.5%

City Attorney before election

Mike Aguirre
Democratic

Elected City Attorney

Jan Goldsmith
Republican

The 2008 San Diego City Attorney election occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The primary election was held on Tuesday, June 3, 2008.

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 June followed by a runoff in November between the top-two candidates.