The City of Carlsbad administered the Oath of Office for its newly elected officials on Tuesday, along with holding ceremonies for outgoing Mayor Matt Hall and District 1 City Council Member Peder Norby.

The election results, which were certified by the County of San Diego Registrar of Voters on Dec. 8, are as follows:

Mayor
Keith Blackburn

Council Member, District 1
Melanie Burkholder

Council Member, District 3
Priya Bhat-Patel

City Clerk
Sherry Freisinger

City Treasurer
Craig J. Lindholm

Visit sdvote.com for detailed results.  

Next steps
The City Council is scheduled to discuss options for filling the District 2 vacancy at its Jan. 10 meeting. The vacancy was created when Keith Blackburn was elected mayor. He previously served as the District 2 City Council Member for a term ending in 2024.

According to section 2.04.110  of the city’s municipal code, the City Council has two options to fill the vacancy, appoint someone or hold a special election, based on the vacancy being officially declared on Jan. 10, 2023:

Jan. 24             Deadline for City Council to decide how to fill the vacancy
Feb. 24            Deadline to make appointment, if that option is chosen
Nov. 7              Date of special election, if that option is chosen