San Diego’s Mayoral Race Heads To Runoff As David Alvarez Looks To Become City’s First Latino Mayor
By Associated Press/Fox News Latino
(AP) – A first-time councilman in came a distant second, but he’ll get another chance to prove to San Diego voters he deserves to be their mayor — and if he does so, he’d become the first Hispanic to hold the post in the southern California city.
Kevin Faulconer easily topped a field of 11 candidates with 44 percent of Tuesday’s vote with all precincts reporting, falling short of a majority needed to avoid a runoff. His strong showing gives Republicans a chance to recapture an office they held for much of the last four decades and an opportunity for a rare win leading a major American city.
David Alvarez, a Democrat riding support from organized labor and an effort to turn out voters in heavily Latino neighborhoods, followed with 26 percent.
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[Photo courtesy of David Alvarez Facebook page]