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By Miriam Raftery
August 15, 2023 (San Diego) – Early results in the 4th Supervisorial district special election show San Diego Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe, a Democrat, with a strong lead at 40.71% However the race appears likely to head to a run-off in November, if no candidate receives more than 50%.
Republican Amy Reichert, a small business owner and founder of Reopen San Diego, is in second place with 28.67%, followed by Marine veteran and veterans’ advocate Janessa Goldbeck at 25.51. Trailing at a distant fourth is Paul McQuigg, a Republican and advocate for disabled vets. Steppe has 31,418 votes thus far, Reichert 22,126, Goldbeck 19,681, and McQuigg 3,941.
All 394,373 registered voters were mailed ballots. So far, 77,418 ballots have been cast, of which nearly all—76,851—were mailed in, while 567 were cast at vote centers. That’s a 19.6% turnout. However, voters could postmark ballots through today, so some ballots will be trickling in over the coming days.
Photo, left to right: Goldbeck, McQuigg, Reichert, Steppe
The winner will fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Nathan Fletcher, who resigned due amid sexual harassment claims and a lawsuit filed by a Metropolitan Transit District employee.
The vacancy leaves a 2-2 split between Democrats and Republicans on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, so the election outcome will determine the balance of power on the Board.
11:05 p.m. Update - results still the same, vote total between #2 and #3 widened, 100% of precincts reporting (valid provisional ballots and anything postmarked as of today but received in day[s] still pending)
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