Mayoral elections in Chula Vista, California

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1990 Chula Vista mayoral election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06) 1991 →
Turnout	55.77%
Candidate Gayle McCandliss Bob Piantedosi Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 21,815 7,866 Percentage 73.50% 26.50%
Mayor before election Gregory R. Cox Elected mayor Gayle McCandliss

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The 1990 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on November 6, 1990. It saw the election of Gayle McCandliss.

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1991 Chula Vista special election

← 1990 June 4, 1991 (1991-06-04) 1994 →
Turnout	23.84%
Candidate Tim Nader Frank Scott Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 5,878 3,355 Percentage 36.14% 20.63%   Candidate Chris Chase Nick Aguilar Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 2,753 2,154 Percentage 16.93% 13.24%
Mayor before election Gayle McCandliss Elected mayor Tim Nader Republican

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In January 1991, the incumbent mayor Gayle McCandliss died of cancer. A special election for the mayor position was held on June 4, 1991. It ended with the election of Tim Nader, a member of the city council.^[2]

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1994 Chula Vista mayoral election

← 1991 June 7, 1994 (1994-06-07) 1998 →
Turnout	36.71%
Candidate Shirley Horton Penny Allen Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 10,248 6,778 Percentage 50.73% 33.55%   Candidate Bob Piantedosi Wayne Thomas Tucker Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 1,660 1,516 Percentage 8.22% 7.50%
Mayor before election Tim Nader Democratic Elected mayor Shirley Horton Republican

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The 1994 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on June 7, 1994. The incumbent mayor Tim Nader did not seek reelection. Shirley Horton, a member of the city council, won the mayoral office with more than 50% of the votes in the primary election.

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1998 Chula Vista mayoral election

← 1994 June 2, 1998 (1998-06-02) 2002 →
Turnout	40.74%
Candidate Shirley Horton Carolyn A. Malcolm Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 17,991 2,664 Percentage 71.82% 10.63%   Candidate Bob Piantedosi Petra E. Barajas Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 1,881 1,840 Percentage 7.51% 7.35%
Mayor before election Shirley Horton Republican Elected mayor Shirley Horton Republican

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The 1998 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on June 2, 1998. Incumbent mayor Shirley Horton secured her second term as mayor with over 70% of the votes in the primary election.

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2002 Chula Vista mayoral election

← 1998 March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05) (P) November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) (G) 2006 →
Turnout	33.3% (P) 48.8% (G)
Candidate Steve Padilla Mary Salas Petra E. Barajas Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 10,519 (P) 19,000 (G) 10,699 (P) 16,304 (G) 996 Percentage 47.3% (P) 53.8% (G) 48.1% (P) 46.1% (G) 4.4%
Mayor before election Shirley Horton Republican Elected mayor Steve Padilla Democratic

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The 2002 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent mayor Shirley Horton could not run for reelection due to term limit. Steve Padilla, a member of the city council, won the election.

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2006 Chula Vista mayoral election

← 2002 June 6, 2006 (2006-06-06) (P) November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07) (G) 2010 →
Turnout	37.29% (P) 57.15% (G)
Candidate Cheryl Cox Steve Padilla Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 11,394 (P) 23,124 (G) 8,681 (P) 19,509 (G) Percentage 40.52% (P) 54.07% (G) 30.87% (P) 45.61% (G)   Candidate Steve Castaneda Ricardo Macias Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 6,978 527 Percentage 24.81% 1.87%
Mayor before election Steve Padilla Democratic Elected mayor Cheryl Cox Republican

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The 2006 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on November 7, 2006. A primary election was held on June 6. Incumbent mayor Steve Padilla ran for reelection, but was defeated by Cheryl Cox, an administrator of Chula Vista Elementary School District.

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2010 Chula Vista mayoral election

← 2006 June 8, 2010 (2010-06-08) 2014 →
Turnout	38.03%
Candidate Cheryl Cox Steve Castaneda Jorge Dominguez Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 18,771 9,886 4,561 Percentage 56.31% 29.66% 13.68%
Mayor before election Cheryl Cox Republican Elected mayor Cheryl Cox Republican

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The 2010 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on June 8, 2010. This primary election resulted in the reelection of Cheryl Cox, as she gained over 50% of the votes.

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2014 Chula Vista mayoral election

← 2010 June 3, 2014 (2014-06-03) (P) November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) (G) 2018 →
Turnout	27.23% (P) 44.76% (G)
Candidate Mary Salas Jerry R. Rindone Pamela Bensoussan Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 9,808 (P) 19,995 (G) 8,638 (P) 17,827 (G) 3,732 Percentage 44.07% (P) 52.87% (G) 38.82% (P) 47.13% (G) 16.77%
Mayor before election Cheryl Cox Republican Elected mayor Mary Salas Democratic

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The 2014 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on November 4, 2014. It saw the election of Mary Salas, a member of the city council.

The incumbent mayor Cheryl Cox did not seek reelection due to term limit. A primary election took place on June 3 to determine the two candidates for the general election.

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2018 Chula Vista mayoral election

← 2014 June 5, 2018 (2018-06-05) (P) November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) (G) 2022 →
Turnout	39.8% (P) 66.4% (G)
Candidate Mary Salas Hector Gastelum Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 24,572 (P) 54,062 (G) 6,676 (P) 21,175 (G) Percentage 62.68% (P) 71.86% (G) 17.03% (P) 28.14% (G)   Candidate Daniel Schreck Arthur Kende Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 4,408 3,547 Percentage 11.24% 9.05%
Mayor before election Mary Salas Democratic Elected mayor Mary Salas Democratic

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The 2018 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on November 6, 2018. A primary election was held on June 5 to select the candidates for the general election on November. Mary Salas, the incumbent mayor, won reelection to her second term.^[13]

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2022 Chula Vista mayoral election

← 2018 June 7, 2022 (2022-06-07) (P) November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) (G) 2026 →
Turnout	34.9% (P) 54.2% (G)
Candidate John McCann Ammar Campa-Najjar Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 13,580 (P) 33,992 (G) 9,943 (P) 31,280 (G) Percentage 30.82% (P) 52.08% (G) 22.56% (P) 47.92% (G)   Candidate Jill M. Galvez Zaneta Encarnacion Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 8,689 5,974 Percentage 19.72% 13.56%
Mayor before election Mary Salas Democratic Elected mayor John McCann Republican

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The 2022 Chula Vista mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022. John McCann, a member of the city council, won the election.^[16]

Incumbent mayor Mary Salas could not seek reelection due to term limit. A primary election was held on June 7, 2022.

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2026 Chula Vista mayoral election

← 2022 June 2, 2026 (2026-06-02) (P) November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03) (G) 2030 →

Candidate John McCann Francisco Tamayo Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan

Mayor before election John McCann Republican Elected mayor TBD

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The 2026 Chula Vista mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026. Incumbent mayor, John McCann, is running for the re-election.