The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday finalized plans to fill the seat formerly held by Nora Vargas before her abrupt exit from elected office through a special election.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to hold a special election to fill the District 1 seat that became vacant after Chair Nora Vargas unexpectedly stepped down before the start of her second term.

San Diego County supervisors are meeting Tuesday to decide how to fill the vacancy Nora Vargas has unexpectedly created. After Vargas announced last month that she would not serve the second term she’d just been elected to,

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday set a special primary election for April 8 to fill the District 1 seat vacated by Nora Vargas.

When County Chair Nora Vargas suddenly announced her resignation last month, it set off a race to fill her influential seat on the Board of Supervisors. The four remaining supervisors voted Tuesday to hold a special election in April to choose her replacement.

Monday was the last day in office for San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas and a handful of elected officials are competing for her seat.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to call an April 8 special primary election for the First Supervisorial District. The four current supervisors are now split between two Democrats and two Republicans.