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By Miriam Raftery
November 7, 2012 (San Diego) – By a slim margin, Democrat Dave Roberts is ahead of Republican Steve Danon with 100% of precincts counted, though provisional ballots remain. Roberts would replace Republican Supervisor Pam-Slater Price, who is retiring and made a cross-party endorsement of Roberts.
“Tuesday's election is historic in two ways,” a press release from Roberts’ campaign said this morning.”It is the first time in 17 years there has been a new person elected to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors and Dave Roberts will be the first Democrat elected as County Supervisor in 19 years. The last Democrat to serve on the Board of Supervisors was Leon Williams who served until 1994.”
At Election Central downtown last night, Roberts said he anticipates being the swing vote on key issues “sooner or later,” noting that with term limits, the four existing Republican Supervisors who have served together for nearly two decades will soon be required to leave office.
Slater-Price was jubilant upon hearing that Roberts stood poised for victory. “He totally deserves this. He’s worked harder than any candidate I’ve seen. He has the right stuff and he will do an outstanding job.”
Roberts, a Solana Beach Councilman, has 50.70% of the vote, 69131 votes. Danon, a staffer for Congressman Brian Bilbray, has 49.3%, 67235 votes.
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