It’s that time.  THE San Diego General Election Contest.  Read below and take a stab.  Pretty straightforward this time, no “name the top two” type questions.  San Diego area only, no presidential or statewide issues.  Every correct answer is worth one point.

Question #1: A Taxing Question – Does Prop A, the Countywide Parcel Tax for Fire Protection, win or lose?

Question #2: San Diego City Attorney – Will Jan Goldsmith garner more or less than 55 percent of the vote?

Question #3: 78th Assembly – Block or McCann?

Question #4: Oceanside – Will Esther Sanchez retain her City Council seat, yes or no?

Question #5: Chula Vista – Will Steve Castaneda retain his City Council seat, yes or no?

Question #6: 50th Congressional – Will Brian Bilbray garner more or less than 60 percent of the vote?

Question #7: 52nd Congressional – Will Duncan D. Hunter garner more or less than 60 percent of the vote?

Question #8: District 1 SD City Council – Lightner or Thalheimer?

Question #9: District 3 SD City Council – Gloria or Whitburn?

Question #10: District 7 SD City Council – Boling or Emerald?

Tie-Breaker A (Only if needed): State Assembly – Not counting the 78th Assembly, which nominee for State Assembly will receive the highest percentage of the vote in his/her respective district, Diane Harkey (all of 73rd AD, not just San Diego County portion), Martin Garrick, Nathan Fletcher, Lori Saldana, Joel Anderson, or Mary Salas? – Name the individual, not the percentage.  (Sorry, Kevin Jeffries, the 66th AD is not enough in SD County … nothing personal.)

Tie-Breaker B (Only if needed): San Diego City Attorney – What will be the difference in percentage (the spread) between Jan Goldsmith and Mike Aguirre?  (If this tie-breaker is needed, the winner will be the person closest to the exact final percentage.)

That’s it.  Ten points possible; two tie-breakers if needed.  The winner and other top finishers get the same as in the primary …a mention here and a tidal wave of awe from a bunch of fellow political hacks.  Oh, in the primary I did shell out for winner Katie Hansen’s lunch.  We’ll see, I’ll check my wallet … it depends on Prop A.

Send your guesses to barryjantz@cox.net.  Submissions (that means guesses, but way too formal) will be considered if received before 7:55 p.m. on November 4.

Lastly, in the case of close races, a final contest winner may not be determined until the election is certified, chad are counted, recounts are finalized, and/or lawsuits run their course.

This entry was posted on Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 at 12:00 am and is filed under Blog Posts.