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What the No. 2 Spot in the Mayor’s Race Will Tell Us About San Diego

Councilwoman Barbara Bry and Councilman Scott Sherman on election night. / Photos by Megan Wood

It’s unclear who Assemblyman Todd Gloria will face to be the next mayor of San Diego, but whoever it is will say a lot about the state of local politics.

Gloria, a Democrat, collected nearly 40 percent as of early Wednesday morning. The second spot in the November runoff will go to either Republican Councilman Scott Sherman or Democratic Councilwoman Barbara Bry. Sherman was leading by just over 2 percentage points early Wednesday morning.

If Bry closes the gap, it will mark a tectonic shift…