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McCann concedes Dist. 1 supervisor race to Paloma Aguirre
- On Wednesday, Chula Vista Mayor John McCann acknowledged defeat in the special election for San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors seat representing District 1, as Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre maintained her lead from Tuesday’s voting.
- The election followed last year’s resignation of Democrat Nora Vargas and featured a campaign focused on fixing sewage problems, lowering energy costs, and improving community safety.
- District 1 includes Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, National City, 15 San Diego neighborhoods, and six unincorporated areas, with Aguirre promising infrastructure funding and treating sewage pollution as a public health emergency.
- Official results showed Aguirre with 37,324 votes and a nearly seven-point lead over McCann's 32,805 votes, with about 9,500 ballots still outstanding and Aguirre expected to be sworn in by late July.
- Aguirre’s victory restores a 3-2 Democratic majority on the Board of Supervisors, which experts say may influence housing policies and resolve existing board deadlocks on key county issues.
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Imperial Beach Mayor Headed to San Diego Board of Supervisors After Special Election
SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Paloma Aguirre, the current Mayor of Imperial Beach, looks poised to take the District 1 seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Chula Vista Mayor John McCann, a Republican, conceded the District 1 special election to Aguirre on July 2. “Today belongs to the working class families of South County,” Aguirre posted on social media platform X on July 1. “Now, it’s time for urgent action our families need: clean up the s…
Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre won the race for South County supervisor, cementing the Democratic majority on the Board of Supervisors six months after the surprise departure of Nora Vargas. As of Wednesday morning, Aguirre held a seemingly insurmountable lead over Chula Vista Mayor John McCann, who told a local radio station he had conceded defeat. By Wednesday afternoon, results showed her lead had widened to nearly 8 percentage points.
Aguirre’s Win Puts Democrats in Charge at Pivotal Time
The victory roar was audible blocks away. At 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, a packed crowd stared up at a jumbo-sized screen at Novo Brazil brewery in Imperial Beach. The restaurant was host to Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre’s election night watch party in her race to fill a vacant South County seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Aguirre, a Democrat, stood surrounded by a who’s who of San Diego Democratic politics. Elected officia…
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MSNJohn McCann concedes to Paloma Aguirre in District 1 special election
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Chula Vista Mayor John McCann has conceded to his opponent, Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre, in the race for the District 1 seat on the County Board of Supervisors. McCann's campaign sent a statement confirming McCann congratulated Aguirre Wednesday morning. Aguirre takes early lead in San Diego County D1 Supervisor special election "Despite the outcome, I am proud that my campaign presented a clear statement …
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