SAN DIEGO -- Last week's election could change the face of San Diego politics for the near future.

But it may not help the Chargers build a new stadium.

Election night was closely watched by thousands of people and especially the San Diego Chargers.

The football team said it has struggled to build a new football stadium partly because two people haven't helped: San Diego Mayor, Jerry Sanders and City Attorney, Mike Aguirre.

Last Tuesday, Sanders won re-election and Aguirre is headed to a November run-off where he, too, could win another term.

“We wish it could work out, but the Mayor has said he's not interested and he said that after he was re-elected,” said Chargers team spokesman, Mark Fabiani.

“The problem now with the Qualcomm site is that, over the years, the cost of our project has more than doubled,” said Fabiani.

A new stadium is now expected to cost upwards of $1.3 billion.

“And there's no way, on just 60-acres of the Qualcomm site, that we could ever build enough condos, enough related development to pay for that increased cost,” Fabiani said.

Chula Vista remains the front-runner for a new stadium. It has the space for that development, including a 500-acre site where the city hopes to attract a four-year university, perhaps San Diego State.

SDSU officials say they are interested, but there is a lot more work to be done before the school commits to the South Bay.

“I don't know that it's a difficult equation to solve really. It's the question of the will to confront the questions that have to be confronted. What we've been asking for, I don't think is difficult,” said SDSU’s Dr. Ethan Singer.

The Chargers are still looking for ways to pay for a new stadium in Chula Vista.

A report is due at the end of the summer.