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The 2012 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the mayor of San Diego. Incumbent mayor Jerry Sanders was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though some candidates do receive funding and support from various political parties. The non-partisan primary was held Tuesday, June 5, 2012. As no candidate received a majority of primary votes to be declared elected outright,[1] the top two finishers, San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio and Congressman Bob Filner, advanced to the November general election.[2] Filner was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the November election.
The top two candidates received official support from their respective parties in the primaries and the general election; DeMaio was endorsed by the California Republican Party and Filner was endorsed by the California Democratic Party.
- ^ "How to Run for Office". The City of San Diego-Office of the City Clerk. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
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