San Diego mayoral election, 2012
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The 2012 San Diego mayoral election will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent
Incumbent
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 mayor Jerry Sanders
Jerry Sanders (politician)
Gerald Robert "Jerry" Sanders is an American politician, Mayor of San Diego, California, and former Chief of Police.-Personal life:...

 is ineligible due to term limits.

Municipal elections in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 are officially non-partisan, though candidates do receive funding and support from various political parties.

Declared

  • Carl DeMaio
    Carl DeMaio
    Carl DeMaio is an American elected official in San Diego, California. He serves as a San Diego City Councilmember representing City Council District 5. He was elected to a four-year term in 2008...

    , San Diego City Council
    San Diego City Council
    The San Diego City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of San Diego, California. The city councilmember seats are all officially non-partisan by state law. There are currently 8 members of the city council, which will be expanded to 9 members in 2012 under the terms of a...

  • Bonnie Dumanis
    Bonnie Dumanis
    Bonnie M. Dumanis is currently the District Attorney of San Diego County. Dumanis has been the District Attorney since 2003, when she defeated incumbent Paul Pfingst. Dumanis is currently running for Mayor of San Diego.Dumanis, a Republican, is the first openly gay or lesbian DA in the country...

    , District Attorney
    District attorney
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     of San Diego County
  • Bob Filner
    Bob Filner
    Robert Earl Filner is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 50th, serving since 1993, and Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

    , U. S. Representative
    United States House of Representatives
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  • Nathan Fletcher
    Nathan Fletcher
    Nathan Fletcher is a Republican member of the California State Assembly in the 75th Assembly District which includes the City of Poway, portions of Escondido, La Jolla, University City, Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Peñasquitos, and Carmel Valley, and the communities of...

    , State Assemblyman
    California State Assembly
    The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...


Potential

  • Christine Kehoe
    Christine Kehoe
    Christine T. Kehoe is an American politician from San Diego, California. A Democrat, she has served since 2004 as a member of the California State Senate representing the 39th district...

    , State Senator
    California State Senate
    The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 state senators. The state legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...

    http://www.kpbs.org/news/2011/jun/23/draw-san-diego-mayors-race/

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Carl
DeMaio
Bonnie
Dumans
Bob
Filner
Nathan
Fletcher
Other Undecided
Survey USA September 23-27, 2011 588 ±4.1% 25% 16% 25% 10% 9% 16%
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