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2 candidates are tracked for San Diego City Council, District 8, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Antonio Martinez and Gerardo Ramirez. Candidate information follows official San Diego County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Antonio Martinez and Gerardo Ramirez are the top two finishers from the June 2 primary and advance to the November 3 runoff, per the City of San Diego's official election information page.
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Antonio Martinez appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for San Diego City Council, District 8, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Gerardo Ramirez serves as chief of staff to San Diego City Councilmember Vivian Moreno, according to inewsource. Raised in San Ysidro, he once worked as a farmworker and has spent nearly a decade advocating for District 8, helping direct more than $107 million toward parks, roads and other community projects, per his campaign site. Gerardo Ramirez appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for San Diego City Council, District 8, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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