2008 San Diego City Attorney election

2008 San Diego City Attorney election

November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04)

Nominee Jan Goldsmith Mike Aguirre Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 278,830 189,628 Percentage 59.5% 40.5%

City Attorney before election Mike Aguirre Democratic Elected City Attorney Jan Goldsmith Republican

The 2008 San Diego City Attorney election occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The primary election was held on Tuesday, June 3, 2008.

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.

Results

San Diego City Attorney primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jan Goldsmith	68,326	32.25%
	Democratic	Michael J. Aguirre	61,257	28.92%
	Democratic	Scott Peters	43,295	20.44%
	Republican	Brian Maienschein	26,267	12.40%
	Democratic	Amy J. Lepine	12,687	5.99%
Total votes			211,832	100%

San Diego City Attorney general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jan Goldsmith	278,830	59.50%
	Democratic	Michael J. Aguirre	189,628	40.50%
Total votes			469,663	100%