Filner announced on June 8, 2011, that he would be a candidate for Mayor of San Diego in the 2012 election and would not run for re-election to Congress.
In the primary on June 5, 2012, he placed second with 30.7% of the vote.
He faced city councilmember Carl DeMaio in the November 2012 runoff election.
Filner defeated DeMaio, 52.5% to 47.5%.
Filner, age 70, won as San Diego's first elected Democratic mayor since 1992 and only its second since 1971.
Filner announced on June 8, 2011, that he would be a candidate for Mayor of San Diego in the 2012 election and would not run for re-election to Congress. In the primary on June 5, 2012, he placed second with 30.7% of the vote. He faced city councilmember Carl DeMaio in the November 2012 runoff election. Filner defeated DeMaio, 52.5% to 47.5%. Filner, age 70, won as San Diego's first elected Democratic mayor since 1992 and only its second since 1971.
Bob Filner