2012 San Jose City Council election
Local election in California
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The 2012 San Jose City Council election took place on June 5, 2012, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 6, 2012.[1][2] Runoffs only occurred if no candidate received more than 50% of the votes cast in the contest. Local elections in California are officially nonpartisan.[3] Each councilmember is term-limited after two consecutive terms in office.[4]
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June 5 (primary)
November 6 (runoff) | |
5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council | |
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District 2
District 4
Incumbent Kansen Chu was initially elected to the 4th district in a special election runoff in 2007,[8][9] and was subsequently reelected in 2008. He was eligible for reelection.
Endorsements
- Individuals
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Kansen Chu (incumbent) | 7,089 | 54.5 | |
| Tam Truong | 4,975 | 38.2 | |
| Rafael Sabic | 948 | 7.3 | |
| Total votes | 13,012 | 100.0 | |
District 6
Incumbent Pierluigi Oliverio was initially elected to the 6th district in a special election primary in 2007,[8] and was subsequently reelected in 2008. He was eligible for reelection.
Endorsements
- Political party organizations
- Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee[14]
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Pierluigi Oliverio (incumbent) | 11,209 | 67.8 | |
| Steve Kline | 4,148 | 25.1 | |
| Bill Chew | 1,180 | 7.1 | |
| Total votes | 16,537 | 100.0 | |
District 8
Incumbent Rose Herrera was elected to the 8th district in 2008 in the runoff with 51.9% of the vote. She was eligible for reelection.
Endorsements
- Newspapers
- San Jose Inside[15]
- Organizations
- Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters[7]
- Sierra Club Loma Prieta[16]
- Political party organizations
- Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee[14]
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Rose Herrera (incumbent) | 7,242 | 47.9 | |
| Jimmy Nguyen | 4,278 | 28.3 | |
| Patricia Martinez-Roach | 3,610 | 23.9 | |
| Total votes | 15,130 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Rose Herrera (incumbent) | 17,331 | 54.3 | |
| Jimmy Nguyen | 14,588 | 45.7 | |
| Total votes | 31,919 | 100.0 | |
District 10
Incumbent Nancy Pyle was elected to the 10th district in 2004 and 2008. She was ineligible for reelection.
Endorsements
- Organizations
- Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters (primary election)[7]
- Labor unions
- AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council (dual endorsement)[17]
- Individuals
- Organizations
- Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters (runoff election)[7]
- Sierra Club Loma Prieta[16]
- Silicon Valley Young Democrats[19]
- Political party organizations
- Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee[14]
- Labor unions
- AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council (dual endorsement)[17]
- Organizations
- Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association[20]
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Johnny Khamis | 3,483 | 19.7 | |
| Robert Braunstein | 3,482 | 19.7 | |
| Edesa Bitbadal | 3,392 | 19.2 | |
| Leslie Reynolds | 3,174 | 18.0 | |
| Brian O'Neill | 2,152 | 12.2 | |
| Denelle Fedor | 1,990 | 11.3 | |
| Total votes | 17,673 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Johnny Khamis | 17,834 | 52.6 | |
| Robert Braunstein | 16,089 | 47.4 | |
| Total votes | 33,923 | 100.0 | |