Who will challenge John McCann for Chula Vista mayoral seat in November?

Councilmember John McCann seems to have secured a place on the November ballot to contend to turn out to be Chula Vista’s up coming mayor, but his challenger is however unclear as two candidates are much less than 600 votes apart, according to the most current vote rely introduced Thursday.

McCann, the only Republican in the 6-way contest, has come out on best with 32 p.c of the votes following getting experienced a constant direct considering that Tuesday evening.

There is a close race between the following two best vote-getters, Ammar Campa-Najjar, a previous congressional hopeful, and Chula Vista Councilmember Jill Galvez. Both of those Democrats held only a 460-vote big difference Tuesday that widened to considerably less than 600 by Thursday. While mail ballots have but to be counted, Thursday’s update showed the hole widening, preserving Campa-Najjar in second spot with 22 per cent and Galvez at 20 per cent.

Upcoming was Southwestern Faculty Govt Zaneta Encarnacion at 12 percent, followed by U.S. veteran Spencer Cash with 7.4 %, former councilmember Rudy Ramirez with 7.2 p.c and generate-in prospect Christine Brady at a lot less than one particular %.

The winner in November’s election will switch Mayor Mary Casillas Salas, who was elected to the council in 1996 and is now termed out.

Chula Vistans also voted for new council customers in District 1, which McCann represents, and Galvez’s District 2, as nicely as a Town Lawyer to switch Glen Googins.

In the District 1 race, Carolina Chavez, an economic progress director, led with 33 percent and will head to the November election towards small business operator Marco Contreras, who had 27 per cent.

Three other candidates who had been vying for the exact same seat were being Francisco Rivera, a principal civil engineer, who had 18 per cent Robert Cromer, a compact organization proprietor, with 13 per cent and Mark Liuag, a enterprise analyst, with 9 p.c.

In District 2, the leading two vote-getters have been retired firefighter Steve Stenberg with 39 % and Jose Preciado, a Sweetwater Authority director, with 34 percent.

The District 2 race also experienced 3 other candidates: Patti Groulx, a funds manager, with 11 p.c Francia Castro, an entrepreneur, with 10 p.c and John Borga, a retired trainer, with 7 percent.

The metropolis lawyer race with a pool of 3 candidates had a apparent guide: Simon Silva, Chula Vista’s deputy city attorney, with 49 p.c. In second position was Dan Smith, a federal lawyer, with 34 percent and John Moot, attorney and former Chula Vista council member, with17 p.c.

Chula Vista Councilmember Steve Padilla, who signifies District 3, will leave his seat as he chases a new title: condition Senator of District 18. He led with 62 p.c versus Alejandro Galicia, who experienced 38 per cent. They will encounter off yet again in November and if Padilla wins, the Chula Vista Metropolis Council will come to a decision irrespective of whether to hold a distinctive election or appoint somebody.