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Mayor

Unofficial result: Won — Keith Blackburn (Nonpartisan)

Source: livevoterturnout.com

Carlsbad city, California
My vote power: High

What does this office do?

  • Proposing the city budget, in many cities
  • Picking who leads city departments, such as the police chief, in many cities
  • Signing or vetoing council bills, in many cities

Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,

Candidates:

Bill Arsenault

Lost

Nonpartisan

Bill Arsenault is a former U.S. Marine and international business owner who has lived in Carlsbad for many years. His priorities are a city government that responds to residents and better safety and emergency help for seniors.

Eric Nixon

Lost

Nonpartisan

Eric Nixon was an EMT with American Medical Response for eight years and now works in its community relations, and is a certified CPR instructor with a political science degree from San Diego State. His priorities are local control to protect the Village and coastline and faster business permits.

Keith Blackburn

Won

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Keith Blackburn has been Carlsbad's mayor since 2022 and served on the City Council from 2008, after a 29-year police career, 21 years of it with the Carlsbad Police Department. His priorities are reviving Carlsbad Village and preserving open space and beaches.

Records: Government Spending Reduction 3 for, 7 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 4 for, Civil Rights 1 for, 2 against,

Stephen Banister

Lost

Nonpartisan

Stephen Banister is a coastal geologist who supervises an energy program at the California Energy Commission. He has not published a platform we could find.

Sources: sdvote.com · carlsbadca.gov