The mayor of Chula Vista, John McCann and the mayor of Imperial Beach, Paloma Aguirre, have unless their place in July run in the special elections of the District 1 Comté supervisor, the latest results showed on Friday.
McCann has always held a two-digit lead in Aguirre before the weekend, but the two candidates were in advance on the other five racing contenders.
If one or the other candidate was to obtain more than 50% of the votes once everything is counted, they would win the elections – although the two candidates expect the race to run.
Friday evening, McCann had around 42%of the votes and Aguirre 32%, and the participation rate had climbed to 17.8%, certain ballots to count.
The participation rate is generally low in special elections, said county officials. The last special election in 2023 saw only 24.5% of the registered voters participate.
But many are at stake in this election. The race is non-partisan, but the new District 1 supervisor will break the dead end 2-2 between the two Democrats and the two Republicans of the current supervisor council.
McCann was approved by the local Republican Party and Aguirre by the Democratic Party.
The siege of District 1 represents the cities of Chula Vista, National City and Imperial Beach, the districts of San Diego de Barrio Logan, Nestor and San Ysidro and the unheeded areas of Bonita and certain parts of Spring Valley.
The region has been without representation since Nora Vargas announced earlier this year that it would not serve a second term after her re -election last November.
Beyond McCann and Aguirre, the other candidates were the member of the Municipal Council of San Diego Vivian Moreno, the member of the Council of Chula Vista Carolina Chavez, the energy consultant Elizabeth Efird, the businessman Louis Fuentes and Lincoln Pickard.
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