The 1992 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 3, 1992 to elect the

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for

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. Incumbent mayor

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chose not to run for reelection. Municipal elections in

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are officially non-partisan, though some candidates do receive funding and support from various political parties. The non-partisan primary was held June 2, 1992.

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and

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received the most votes and advanced to the November general election. Golding was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the November election.

Candidates

, San Diego County Supervisor (Party preference:

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, business professor (Party preference:

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) *Ron Roberts, San Diego City Councilmember (Party preference:

) *Tom Carter, businessman (Party preference: Democratic) *Loch David Crane, magician, college instructor, and

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*Bill Thomas, accountant (Party preference:

)

Campaign

Incumbent mayor

announced in her 1990 State of the City address that she would not run for reelection, but would focus instead on political reforms including giving future mayors more power. She declined to endorse any of the candidates vying to replace her. Among the primary candidates, County Supervisor

and City Councilmember Ron Roberts ran on their experience in local government. Economist

and businessman Tom Carter ran as political outsiders. Navarro also emphasized his advocacy for slow-growth policies as chairman of the grassroots organization Prevent Los Angelization Now! (PLAN). Navarro considered himself a conservative Republican, but had changed his affiliation to

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prior to the primary election. In the primary election held June 2, 1992, Navarro placed first with 38.2 percent of the vote followed by Golding with 31.1 percent. Trailing far behind were Roberts with 16.4 percent, Carter with 9.8 percent and scattered votes for other minor candidates. As the top two vote-getters, Navarro and Golding advanced to the November ballot. Golding was then elected mayor with 52 percent of the votes on November 3, 1992.

Primary election results

General election results

References

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