page_title: Scott Peters (politician)
section_title: 2012 election
hierarchical_section_title: Scott Peters (politician) / U.S. House of Representatives (2013–present) / 2012 election
caption_attribution_description: English: Susan Davis marching in the 2014 San Diego LGBT Pride Parade
context_page_description: Scott Harvey Peters is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for California's 52nd congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes coastal and central portions of the city of San Diego, as well as the suburbs of Poway and Coronado.
  Peters previously served two terms on the San Diego City Council from 2000 to 2008, and he was the first person to hold the post of President of the City Council. He also served as a Commissioner for the Unified Port of San Diego before becoming a member of Congress.
context_section_description: Peters ran for the newly redrawn 52nd District in 2012. The district had previously been the 50th District, represented by Republican incumbent Brian Bilbray. In the open primary, Bilbray ranked first with 41% of the vote. Peters ranked second with 23% of the vote, qualifying for the November general election ballot. He narrowly edged out State Assemblywoman Lori Saldaña, a fellow Democrat, who earned 22% of the vote. The other candidates all received single-digit percentages. During the primary, Peters received the endorsement of retiring congressman Bob Filner of the neighboring 51st District. On election night the vote was too close to call, but Peters' small lead increased each day as more absentee, vote-by-mail, and provisional ballots were processed. On November 16, Bilbray conceded the race to Peters. Peters officially defeated Bilbray 51%-49%, a difference of 6,956 votes. He became the first Democrat to represent what is now the 52nd since 1991, when Jim Bates was unseated in what was then the 44th District (it was renumbered as the 51st in 1993 and as the 50th in 2003).
caption: Scott Peters in the 2014 San Diego LGBT Pride Parade
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