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Aguirre Holds Early Lead in San Diego County District 1 Special Election

Early tallies show Paloma Aguirre ahead in the low-turnout race that will break the board’s 2-2 deadlock

Paloma Aguirre and John McCann.
FILE An election ballot in San Diego County.
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On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Chula Vista, Matt and his wife, Laurie Yagyagan and their 3-year old son Pio Yagyagan of Chula Vista arrived early Tuesday morning to cast their mail-in ballot with poll worker Alice Keyes (r) at the poll center at Chula Vista’s City Hall. On Tuesday, voters in the South County will vote on a new San Diego County District 1 Supervisor. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Overview

  • With 18.5% of ballots counted from the July 1 election, Registrar data show Aguirre leading McCann 53.38% to 46.62%.
  • District 1 voters have returned roughly 17–18% of ballots in the special election to fill the seat vacated by Nora Vargas.
  • The winner will serve the remainder of the term through January 2029 and influence county policy on reserves, environmental challenges and immigration enforcement.
  • Additional vote dumps are expected by Thursday evening and the election must be certified by July 31.
  • John McCann, Republican mayor of Chula Vista, and Paloma Aguirre, Democratic mayor of Imperial Beach, advanced from the April primary with 43.58% and 31.62% of the vote, respectively.