Effect of Vote at Primary Election
San Diego Municipal Code § 27.0108
in effect§27.0108 Effect of Vote at Primary Election
(a) All elective officers of the City shall be nominated at a District Primary Election or Citywide Primary Election.
(b) The two candidates, including write-in candidates, receiving the highest number of votes for a particular elective office at the District Primary Election or Citywide Primary Election shall be the candidates, and only candidates, for such elective office and the names of only those two candidates shall be printed upon the ballots to be used at the District General Election or Citywide General Election.
(c) If only one candidate, including write-in candidates, has qualified for the ballot in the District Primary Election or Citywide Primary Election for a particular elective office, the sole qualified candidate receiving votes in that election shall be deemed to be, and declared by the Council to be, elected to such elective office after the Citywide Primary Election results are certified.
(d) If two or fewer candidates, including write-in candidates, qualify for the ballot in a Board of Education Primary Election for a particular Board of Education office, the election for that office shall be voted upon at the Board of Education General Election, and not the Board of Education Primary Election. The names of only those two or fewer candidates shall be printed upon the ballot to be used for the Board of Education General Election for that office.
(“Effect of Majority Vote at Primary Election” added 7-26-1999 by O-18664 N.S.)
(Retitled to “Effect of Vote at Primary Election” and amended 5-5-2017 by O-20820 N.S.; effective 6-4-2017.)
(Amended 1-12-2026 by O-22028 N.S.; effective 2-11-2026.)
(Amended 9-2-2026 by O-22137 N.S.; effective 10-2-2026.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art07Division01.pdf#page=8Fetched: 10/28/2026