Myrtle Cole
Myrtle Cole was a member of the San Diego City Council in California, representing District 4. She assumed office in 2013. She left office in 2018.
Cole ran for re-election to the San Diego City Council to represent District 4 in California. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Cole is the first African-American woman to serve on city council in San Diego's history.[1]
Biography
Cole's professional experience includes working for the United Domestic Workers.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for San Diego City Council District 4
Monica Montgomery Steppe defeated incumbent Myrtle Cole in the general election for San Diego City Council District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Monica Montgomery Steppe (Nonpartisan) | 57.7 | 20,180 |
 | Myrtle Cole (Nonpartisan) | 42.3 | 14,769 | |
| Total votes: 34,949 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Diego City Council District 4
Monica Montgomery Steppe and incumbent Myrtle Cole defeated Tony Villafranca and Neal Arthur in the primary for San Diego City Council District 4 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Monica Montgomery Steppe (Nonpartisan) | 38.9 | 7,424 |
| ✔ | | Myrtle Cole (Nonpartisan) | 38.9 | 7,418 |
 | Tony Villafranca (Nonpartisan) | 17.1 | 3,273 | |
| Neal Arthur (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 978 | |
| Total votes: 19,093 | |||
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2014
The city of San Diego, California held elections for city council on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 6, 2014. Because one candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary election for District 4, its general election was called off. Incumbent Myrtle Cole defeated Blanca Lopez Brown, Tony Villafranca and Bruce Williams.[2][3]
| San Diego City Council District 4 Primary Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Myrtle Cole Incumbent |
57% | 6,921 | |
| Bruce Williams | 19.6% | 2,378 | |
| Blanca Lopez Brown | 15.1% | 1,832 | |
| Tony Villafranca | 8.3% | 1,011 | |
| Total Votes | 12,142 | ||
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters - Official primary election results | |||
See also
- San Diego, California
- San Diego, California city council elections, 2014
- United States municipal elections, 2014
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
San Diego City Council, District 4 2014–December 2018 |
Succeeded by Monica Montgomery Steppe |
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