2010 San Diego elections

2010 San Diego City Council election

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4 of the 8 seats on the San Diego City Council
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 6 2
Seats after 5 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1

Council President before election

Ben Hueso
Democratic

Elected Council President

Tony Young
Democratic

Municipal elections were held in San Diego in 2010 for city council and propositions. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. Four of the eight seats of the San Diego City Council were contested. This was the last election to use eight council districts. Two incumbents ran for reelection in their council district.

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 if no candidate received a majority of the votes in the first round.