Del Mar is its own city in San Diego County, separate from the City of San Diego, with five Councilmembers and a Mayor role that rotates each year. Jurisdiction: City of Del Mar, San Diego County. City Council: Five members, staggered four-year terms. Mayor: Rotates annually among Councilmembers. Ballot: San Diego County Registrar of Voters. The City of Del Mar is an incorporated city in San Diego County, separate from the City of San Diego. Its City Council has five members elected to staggered four-year terms, and the Mayor and Deputy Mayor appointments rotate annually among Councilmembers. City elections are consolidated with the statewide general election. Not the City of San Diego. Del Mar has its own council, clerk and municipal election. City of San Diego offices are not on a Del Mar city ballot, and Del Mar candidates file with Del Mar, not with San Diego. How the City runs its election. The Council adopts resolutions calling each general municipal election, requesting consolidation with the County Registrar of Voters and setting regulations for candidate statements. The City Clerk posts the notice of nominees in ballot order, candidate statements and campaign filings on the City's election pages. For 2026, candidate filing ran July 13 to August 7 and two Council seats were on the ballot. That window has closed; use the City Clerk's current materials for any later election. County, school and district contests. The San Diego County Registrar of Voters runs vote centers, mail ballots and certification. Confirm the filing officer for school and special-district offices with the County; their boundaries are not the City's. Before you brief us on a Del Mar project. Confirm with the City Clerk how many Council seats are on the ballot you are planning for. If you file a candidate statement, bring the final text so printed pieces match. Ask the City Clerk whether seats are citywide or by district for your election, so we address the right voters. What Local Campaign Pros can produce for Del Mar campaigns. Campaign direct mail: Postcards, letters and folded mailers designed, printed and mailed to the addresses you approve, with postage and mail-house handoff planned in. Lawn signs and walk pieces: Yard signs, stakes, door hangers and walk cards sized for your district, using the name, office and ballot designation you confirm. Campaign printing: Palm cards, flyers, envelopes and event pieces, proofed before anything goes to press. Websites and text artwork: A simple candidate website plus matching graphics for texts and email, built from the same approved copy and photos. How a project gets started. Approved content: Your name as it will appear, the office, a photo and any copy you have approved, including a candidate statement if you file one. Office and boundary confirmed: The exact office, district or seat, checked against the official election source for this place. Quantities: How many signs, pieces or mail addresses you need. We help estimate; you approve the final counts. Artwork and proofs: We design or adapt artwork and send proofs. Nothing prints until you sign off. Production schedule: We plan print and mail dates backward from the official deadlines and election dates you confirm. Is Del Mar part of the City of San Diego? No. Del Mar is a separate incorporated city with its own council and elections. Is the Del Mar mayor elected? No. The City says the Mayor and Deputy Mayor appointments rotate annually among Councilmembers. Where are Del Mar candidate filings posted? On the City's election and campaign filing pages.