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The 2005 San Diego mayoral special election was a special election held on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, to elect the mayor for San Diego. The special election was necessary due to the resignation of former Mayor Dick Murphy.

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though some candidates do receive funding and support from various political parties. The non-partisan special primary was held Tuesday, June 3, 2008. San Diego City Council member Donna Frye and former San Diego police chief Jerry Sanders received the most votes and advanced to the November special general election. Sanders was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in November.[1]

Dick Murphy resignation

On April 25, 2005, Dick Murphy announced that he would resign as mayor of San Diego, effective July 15, 2005. Murphy had only recently been reelected as mayor in the highly contested 2004 mayoral election. Murphy's resignation occurred during investigations by the SEC and the FBI into the San Diego pension scandal.[2] The city held a special election to fill the vacancy at mayor. Following Murphy's resignation, Michael Zucchet served as acting mayor for three days before he too resigned due to a corruption conviction that was later overturned.[3] Council member Toni Atkins then served as acting mayor until the mayoral election was complete.

Candidates

Declared

Campaign

The special election to replace Murphy attracted a crowded field of eleven official candidates on the ballot. Donna Frye, a member of the San Diego City Council who had almost beaten Murphy with a write-in campaign in the 2004 election, was the only democrat among the top-tier candidates. Former police chief Jerry Sanders ran on a platform of executive experience, having successfully turn around the financial situations of the local chapters of the Red Cross and United Way since retiring as police chief. Steve Francis, founder and chairman of AMN Healthcare Services emphasized downsizing city government and implementing business principles. Francis outspent his rivals in the campaign, putting nearly $2 million of his own money into his campaign. Lawyer Pat Shea ran on a platform that San Diego should declare bankruptcy to deal with the pension scandal, a position that the other front runners disagreed with.[4]

Frye won the plurality of votes in the July primary and advanced to the general election along with runner-up Sanders. However, Sanders and third-place finisher Francis, both republicans, combined for a majority of votes cast in the primary. After conceding the primary election, Francis endorsed Sanders for the general election.[6] Sanders was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the November general election.

Primary election

Polling

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Frye (D)
Jerry
Sanders (R)
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Francis (R)
Other Undecided
SurveyUSA July 22–24, 2005 804 (LV) ± 3.5% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 45% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 24% 23% 7% 1%

Results

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General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
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Sample
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Jerry
Sanders (R)
Donna
Frye (D)
Undecided
SurveyUSA November 4–6, 2005 627 (LV) ± 4.0% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 52% 47% 1%
SurveyUSA October 28–30, 2005 532 (LV) ± 4.3% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 50% 48% 3%
SurveyUSA August 27–29, 2005 528 (LV) ± 4.3% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 54% 44% 2%

Results

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Notes

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References

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