Jim Desmond: Election Results
2022: Desmond Won Re-Election To The San Diego County Board Of Supervisors 5th District Seat
November 2022: Desmond Won The San Diego County Board Of Supervisors 5th District General Election By 37,176 Votes. [California Secretary of State, 2022 County Election Results, 11/8/22]
2022 San Diego County Board Of Supervisors 5th District Election Results – General | ||
|---|---|---|
Candidate | Vote Total | Vote Percentage |
Jim Desmond (R) | 110,529 | 60.1% |
Tiffany Boyd-Hodgson (D) | 73,353 | 39.9% |
[California Secretary of State, 2022 County Election Results, 11/8/22]
NOTE: There was no primary in 2022 since there were only two candidates in the 5th district.
NOTE: San Diego Board of Supervisors elections were officially nonpartisan.
2018: Desmond Ran For The San Diego County Board Of Supervisors 5th District Seat And Won
November 2018: Desmond Won The San Diego County Board Of Supervisors 5th District General Election By 25,221 Votes. [California Secretary of State, 2022 County Election Results, 11/8/22]
2018 San Diego County Board Of Supervisors 5th District Election Results – General | ||
|---|---|---|
Candidate | Vote Total | Vote Percentage |
Jim Desmond (R) | 112,267 | 56.3% |
Michelle Gomez (D) | 87,046 | 43.7% |
[California Secretary of State, 2018 County Election Results, 11/6/18]
June 2018: Desmond Came In First Place For The San Diego County Board Of Supervisors 5th District Top-Two Primary Election. [California Secretary of State, 2022 County Election Results, 11/8/22]
2018 San Diego County Board Of Supervisors 5th District Election Results – Primary | ||
|---|---|---|
Candidate | Vote Total | Vote Percentage |
Jim Desmond (R) | 58,417 | 45.2% |
Michelle Gomez (D) | 29,662 | 22.9% |
Jerome Jerry Kern (R) | 24,804 | 19.2% |
Jacqueline Arsivaud (D) | 16,482 | 12.7% |
[California Secretary of State, 2018 County Election Results, 6/5/18]
NOTE: The top two vote-getters in the primary moved on to the general election.
NOTE: San Diego Board of Supervisors’ elections were officially nonpartisan.
2014: Desmond Ran Unopposed For Re-Election As Mayor Of San Marcos
November 2014: Desmond Was Unchallenged For Mayor Of San Marcos. “San Marcos Mayor Jim Desmond and Carlsbad Mayor Matt Hall were unchallenged. San Marcos even canceled its mayoral race for lack of opposition.” [KPBS, 11/5/14]
- August 2014: Desmond Voted To Cancel Uncontested San Marcos Mayoral And Council Elections. “Should a council member or mayor who is running uncontested in an upcoming election be allowed to cast a deciding vote to scrap the election, especially if it means the city can save significant money? […] In San Marcos, Mayor Jim Desmond and council members Chris Orlando and Kristal Jabara were all up for re-election this year. At the council’s Aug. 20 meeting, Desmond and Jabara joined in the 3-2 vote to cancel the mayoral election and the 3-1 vote to scrap the council election. Orlando recused himself during the vote on the council race.” [San Diego Union-Tribune, 9/2/14]
2010: Desmond Ran Unopposed For Re-Election As Mayor Of San Marcos
November 2010: Desmond Ran Unopposed For Re-Election As Mayor Of San Marcos. [California Secretary of State, 2010 City Election Results, 11/2/10]
2010 San Marcos Mayoral Election Results – General | ||
|---|---|---|
Candidate | Vote Total | Vote Percentage |
Jim Desmond (R) | 17,516 | 100.0% |
[California Secretary of State, 2010 City Election Results, 11/2/10]
NOTE: San Marcos mayoral elections were officially nonpartisan.
2006: Desmond Ran For Mayor Of San Marcos And Won
November 2006: Desmond Won The San Marcos Mayor General Election By 25,221 Votes. [California Secretary of State, 2022 County Election Results, 11/8/22]
2006 San Marcos Mayoral Election Results – General | ||
|---|---|---|
Candidate | Vote Total Vote Percentage | |
Jim Desmond (R) | 8,782 | 53.6% |
F. H. “Corky” Smith (R) | 7,594 | 46.4% |
[California Secretary of State, 2006 City Election Results, 11/7/06]
NOTE: San Marcos mayoral elections were officially nonpartisan.
2004: Desmond Ran For San Marcos City Council And Won
November 2004: Desmond Won The San Marcos City Council General Election. [California Secretary of State, 2004 City Election Results, 11/2/04]
2004 San Marcos City Council Election Results – General | ||
|---|---|---|
Candidate | Vote Total | Vote Percentage |
Jim Desmond | 8,415 | 23.0% |
Hal J. Martin | 7,527 | 20.6% |
Lee B. Thibadeau | 6,898 | 18.8% |
Chris Orlando | 6,416 | 17.5% |
Cynthia A. Skovgard | 4,931 | 13.5% |
Neill K. Kovrig | 1,268 | 3.5% |
Brian Baker | 1,169 | 3.2% |
[California Secretary of State, 2004 City Election Results, 11/2/04]
NOTE: In 2004, San Marcos elected council members on an at-large basis with the top two vote-getters being elected.