- sdvote.com (opens in a new tab)San Diego County Registrar of Voters — certified June 2, 2026 results
- ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia -- San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 5 (candidate page for Rebecca Jones, with the full certified June 2, 2026 primary field): Jones (San Marcos's mayor) led a five-candidate primary with 38.3% and Kyle Krahel advanced second with 22.1% -- no incumbent, since Jim Desmond did not file for re-election
- voiceofsandiego.org (opens in a new tab)Voice of San Diego -- "Voices of the Voters: National Politics Drives 48th Race" (Tigist Layne, June 2, 2026): identifies Jim Desmond by name as "termed-out County Supervisor Jim Desmond," who Rep. Darrell Issa tapped to run in the 48th Congressional District after Issa's own retirement, confirming Desmond is not on the November District 5 supervisor ballot
- cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Secretary of State CAL-ACCESS -- "KRAHEL FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR 2026; KYLE" (Filer #1482450), status ACTIVE; no Form 460/461/450 electronically filed for the 2025-2026 cycle as of this retrieval
- cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Secretary of State CAL-ACCESS -- "JONES FOR SUPERVISOR 2026" (Filer #1466228), status ACTIVE; no Form 460/461/450 electronically filed for the 2025-2026 cycle as of this retrieval. The committee name doesn't spell out a first name, but its filer phone number's area code is a San Diego County one, consistent with Rebecca Jones -- flagged here since this identification isn't as airtight as the other candidates'
Last updated August 31, 2026.
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San Diego County Board of Supervisors, District 5
This person is one of five supervisors governing San Diego County -- the state's second-most-populous county, home to about 3.3 million residents: the county budget, land use in unincorporated areas, and county health, parks, probation, and social-service departments. The term is four years.
San Marcos Mayor Rebecca Jones and Democrat Kyle Krahel advance to a November runoff. Jones led a five-candidate June primary with 38.3% of the vote. There is no incumbent, since Jim Desmond is running for the 48th Congressional District instead.
This person would take one of five seats on the Board of Supervisors representing North County communities including San Marcos and Escondido, deciding the county budget, unincorporated land use, and county health, parks, and social-service departments. The term is four years.
Jones is campaigning on nearly two decades leading San Marcos -- the city's lowest crime rate on record, a top-rated fire department, and an internal efficiency office they created -- and wants to bring the same approach countywide. Krahel is campaigning on housing production, climate adaptation, and transit, backed by a long list of Democratic elected officials and labor unions; both frame the race as a test of which North County leadership model scales up to county government.
Rebecca Jones
Rebecca Jones has served as San Marcos's mayor for close to two decades. Before that, they were a councilmember and vice mayor. They led June's five-candidate primary with 38.3% of the vote.
Kyle Krahel
Kyle Krahel is a Democrat making their first run for county office. They finished second in June's primary with 22.1% of the vote. Krahel is backed by U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff, four members of Congress, and labor unions.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.