FIELD FOR S.D. MAYOR SHRINKS WITH TWO IN RACE DISQUALIFIED

Both lacked enough voter signatures; six will be on ballot

SAN DIEGO

The number of people running for San Diego mayor has shrunk from eight to six because candidates Jarvis Gandy and Daniel Smiechowski didn’t submit enough valid voter signatures to the city clerk.

City Council candidate Kevin Alston, who was seeking the District 9 seat, was disqualified for the same reason.

The three disqualifications shrink from 40 to 37 the total number of candidates seeking seven city of San Diego elected positions up for grabs in the March 3 primary.

Eight candidates are running for City Council District 1, seven are running for District 9, six are running for mayor and five are running for District 3.

Four candidates each are running for Districts 5 and 7, and three candidates are running for city attorney.

In each race, the top two finishers in the primary will advance to a November runoff to determine the winner.

The mayor’s race will now feature four Democrats and two Republicans seeking to replace Republican Kevin Faulconer, who is termed out.

The Democrats are Assemblyman Todd Gloria, Councilwoman Barbara Bry, nonprofit executive Tasha Williamson and media host Gita Appelbaum Singh.

The Republicans are Councilman Scott Sherman and technology worker Rich Riel.

All three candidates for city attorney are Democrats. They are incumbent Mara Elliott and private sector attorneys Cory Briggs and Pete Mesich.

There are seven Democrats and one independent battling to replace Bry in District 1, which includes University City, La Jolla and Carmel Valley.

The Democrats are firefighter Aaron Brennan, business owner Joe Lacava, attorney Will Moore, business owner Sam Nejabat, technology worker Harid Puentes, environmental writer Lou Rodolico and attorney James Rudolph.

The independent candidate is Lily Zhou.

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