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Roberts expands lead in District 3 race

Dave Roberts has expanded his lead slightly over Steve Danon in the District 3 Board of Supervisors race after the release of a second round of late absentee and provisional ballot counts.

Outgoing Mayor Sanders named chamber CEO

Mayor Jerry Sanders announced Thursday he will be the new CEO of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Peters continues to lead Bilbray in 52nd District race

Democrat Scott Peters added slightly to his slim lead over incumbent Republican Rep. Brian Bilbray in the race for California's newly created 52nd Congressional District after the latest results were released Thursday.

Mayor-elect Filner rides Democratic wave into office

Rep. Bob Filner has become San Diego’s first Democratic mayor in 20 years.

Peters holds narrow lead in race for 52nd District seat

Democratic Port Commissioner Scott Peters holds a narrow lead over incumbent Republican Rep. Brian Bilbray in the race for California’s newly created 52nd District Congressional seat.

DeMaio concedes in bid for San Diego mayor

Councilman Carl DeMaio has conceded defeat in his bid to become mayor of San Diego after a tight contest against Democratic Rep. Bob Filner. DeMaio acknowledged defeat Wednesday as results showed Filner solidifying his lead of 51 percent to 49 percent.

Amador wins SD Superior Court judgeship

Veteran prosecutor Robert Amador secured a spot on the San Diego Superior Court bench with an easy victory in Tuesday's general election.

Five of 11 school construction bonds pass in county

Five of the 11 school construction bond measures to improve campuses have been passed by San Diego County voters in Tuesday’s General Election, though none of the three measures in North County were among them, as of Wednesday morning.

Lightner wins, maintaining Dem council control

Councilwoman Sherri Lightner won her bid to retain her seat in San Diego’s first district, ensuring Democrats retain their council majority.

Filner up 3%, provisional ballots remain uncounted

Rep. Bob Filner is poised to become San Diego’s first Democratic mayor in two decades, though remaining absentee and provisional ballots give his Republican opponent, Councilman Carl DeMaio, reason to keep hope alive.

North County Propositions AA, CC and EE all falling short

As results come in, North County voters are thus far not supporting three school bond propositions enough to ensure their passage.

Large, young crowd gathers for election night at Golden Hall

A few hundred San Diegans gathered in Golden Hall Tuesday night to watch as results from national, state and local elections rolled in on three projection screens with real time vote tallies. Outcomes on everything from California’s state propositions to school board races to the highly contested mayoral and presidential elections were shown.

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Obama Wins Re-election With Defeat of Romney in Crucial States

Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama, the post-partisan candidate of hope who became the first black U.S. president, won re-election today by overcoming four years of economic discontent with a mix of political populism and electoral math.

Obama takes NH, Pa., trails in electoral count

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama captured hard-fought New Hampshire Tuesday night in a tense duel for the White House with Mitt Romney, claiming the first of the pivotal battleground states in a close election shadowed by a weak economy and high unemployment.