SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Former Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey held a commanding lead Wednesday in the race for San Diego City Council's open District 2 seat, while incumbent Councilman Henry Foster III trailed challenger Martha Abraham in the contest for the District 4 post.
District 6 incumbent Kent Lee also led his reelection bid, while Antonio Martinez paced the field in the race for the open District 8 seat.
With votes still being counted, Bailey was ahead after receiving 9,154 votes, or 38.8%, followed by Nicole Crosby with 7,386 votes, or 31.3%, and Josh Coyne with 2,667 votes, or 11.3%.
Mandy Havlick was fourth at 10.5%, followed by Mike Rickey at 4.1%. Jacob Mitchell was at 1.9%, while Paul Suppa had 1.8%. A write-in candidate received 0.3%.
District 2 is represented by Councilwoman Jennifer Campbell and District 8 by Councilwoman Vivian Moreno, both of whom are termed out.
Foster, first elected in 2024 to replace Monica Montgomery Steppe -- who won a special county supervisor election in 2023 -- was trailing Abraham, who garnered 40.2% of the vote on Tuesday, versus Foster's 38.6%. Johnny Lee Dang was in third place with 20.5%, with a write-in receiving 0.8%.
In the District 6 race, Lee -- first elected in 2022 -- was well ahead with 55%, while challenger Mark Powell received 44.6% and a write-in taking 0.4%.
Antonio Martinez was ahead of three other contenders for the District 8 seat, at 29.1%, according to county voting results.
Candidate Gerardo Ramirez was in second at 23.7%, followed by Venus Molina at 21.3%, Rafael Perez at 17.4% and a write-in candidate getting 8.5% of the vote.
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