Tuesday, November 6 2012 7:39 PM EST2012-11-07 00:39:48 GMT
CBS 8's complete election results data for the November 6, 2012 General Election.
CBS 8's complete election results data for the November 6, 2012 General Election.
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Sherri Lightner retained her City Council seat in the northwestern part of San Diego by defeating businessman and philanthropist Ray Ellis.
"We ran a great, fast-paced campaign, and we won," Lightner told City News Service.
Ellis went home early Tuesday evening and was unavailable for comment, according to his campaign manager.
The election was for the only City Council seat that went to a November runoff.
Councilman Todd Gloria was re-elected outright in June and Councilwoman Marti Emerald was returned to office in the newly created District 9. Scott Sherman won Emerald's old district outright in a close race in the primary, and Mark Kersey was tabbed by voters to succeed Councilman Carl DeMaio, who gave up his seat to run for mayor.
Democrats will hold a 5-4 majority on the new-look City Council, which added Emerald's new district. The elected members will be sworn-in on Dec. 3 at Golden Hall.
While the panel is technically nonpartisan, Lightner's victory could mean that Tony Young is tapped to be council president for another year, and could keep Democrats in control of committee chairmanships.
In practice, partisanship has meant little in day-to-day operations of the panel under Young's leadership over the past two years.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:32 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:32:07 GMT
Ten horses seized in Ramona were in the care of the county Department of Animal Services Friday, and an investigation was underway into the death of another of the owner's horses.
Ten horses seized in Ramona were in the care of the county Department of Animal Services Friday, and an investigation was underway into the death of another of the owner's horses.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:07 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:07:23 GMT
The last of the brothers accused of creating an infamous Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty Friday to helping send hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States,
The last of the brothers accused of creating an infamous Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty Friday to helping send hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States, marking one of the final milestones in an investigation that began nearly two decades ago.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:02 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:02:17 GMT
A man suspected of robbing a Bay Terraces gas station Friday, then shooting a man while fleeing the scene of the crime, was fatally shot by officers after holing up in a home in the
A man suspected of robbing a Bay Terraces gas station Friday, then shooting a man while fleeing the scene of the crime, was fatally shot by officers after holing up in a home in the neighborhood, authorities reported.
Friday, May 24 2013 8:03 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:03:30 GMT
A driver who refused to yield to the California Highway Patrol Friday on Interstate 15 near Lake Hodges led a brief high-speed pursuit that ended when he got into a four-vehicle collision in
A driver who refused to yield to the California Highway Patrol Friday on Interstate 15 near Lake Hodges led a brief high-speed pursuit that ended when he got into a four-vehicle collision in front of Westfield North County mall, after which he escaped on foot.
