San Diego County · Statewide General Election
San Diego Assessor-Recorder-Clerk — San Diego County
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
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On the ballot
- Jordan Marks — Incumbent
This person runs the county department that assesses property values for tax purposes, records real-estate and vital documents, and serves as county clerk for marriage licenses and business filings. A 4-year term.
Incumbent Jordan Marks, in office since January 2023, is running unopposed for a second term as San Diego County's Assessor-Recorder-Clerk -- no other candidate qualified for the ballot, and June's primary was canceled.
This person runs the county department that assesses property values for tax purposes, records real-estate and vital documents, and serves as county clerk for marriage licenses and business filings. A 4-year term.
With no opponent, this contest is less a choice between platforms than a look at what Marks has done with the office since his narrow 2022 win. A broad, cross-ideological endorsement list -- public-safety unions, business and Realtor groups, and the San Diego Union-Tribune's own editorial board -- suggests wide institutional comfort with his tenure, though an endorsement list is not an independent performance review.
Jordan Marks
Jordan Marks, first elected in 2022 by a narrow 51.5%-48.5% margin over Barbara Bry, is San Diego County's Assessor-Recorder-Clerk. Before winning office he served as the office's own Chief Deputy Assessor and Taxpayer Advocate, and holds a law degree and a cybersecurity executive certificate from the University of San Diego.
Strengths
A law degree, a cybersecurity credential, and prior service as the office's own Chief Deputy Assessor and Taxpayer Advocate give him direct background for valuation and records-security work.
Trade-offs
Running unopposed means no rival is pressure-testing his record this cycle -- his broad endorsement list has no opposing platform to be compared against.
Keep in mind
He won his first term by fewer than 27,000 votes out of nearly 880,000 cast in 2022 -- a genuinely competitive race two cycles ago that this cycle's lack of a challenger doesn't erase from the record.
Source review: Strong (86/100) · 2 cited sources
Official records anchor this contest, with a narrow source base.
- ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia -- Jordan Marks (California), San Diego County Assessor-Recorder-Clerk: confirms the June 2, 2026 primary was canceled -- Marks is the sole qualified candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot -- and lists a broad 2026 endorsement roster including the San Diego Union-Tribune's own editorial board, multiple public-safety unions, and several regional chambers of commerce
- cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Secretary of State CAL-ACCESS -- "MARKS FOR ASSESSOR 2022; SAN DIEGANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS SUPPORTING JORDAN" (Filer #1445545), status ACTIVE -- Marks's committee from his 2022 election carried forward rather than a newly named 2026 committee; no Form 460/461/450 electronically filed for the 2025-2026 cycle as of this retrieval
Last updated August 31, 2026.