2018 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election
Local election in California
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The 2018 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election were held on June 5, 2018, to elect two of the five seats of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, with runoffs held on November 6, 2018.[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] The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is the governing body for Santa Clara County. Each supervisor is elected to a 4-year term, with each supervisor capped at 3 consecutive terms in office.[4]
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June 5 (primary)
November 6 (runoff) | |
2 of the 5 seats of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors | |
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District 1
District 4
Incumbent Ken Yeager was elected to the 4th district in 2006, 2010, and 2014. He was ineligible for reelection.
Endorsements
Susan Ellenberg
- Organizations
- Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (dual endorsement)[6]
- Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley[7]
- Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters (dual endorsement)[8]
- Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter (dual endorsement)[9]
- Political party organizations
- Santa Clara County Democratic Party (dual endorsement)[10]
- Individuals
- Ken Yeager (dual endorsement)[6]
Don Rocha
- Organizations
- Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (dual endorsement)[6]
- Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters (dual endorsement)[8]
- Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter (dual endorsement)[9]
- Political party organizations
- Santa Clara County Democratic Party (dual endorsement)[10]
- Labor unions
- AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council (co-endorsement)[11]
- IFPTE Local 21[12]
- Individuals
- Ken Yeager (dual endorsement)[6]
Dominic Caserta
- AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council (co-endorsement)[11]
Pierluigi Oliverio
- Organizations
- Silicon Valley Organization[13]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Susan Ellenberg | 22,803 | 33.3 | ||
| Don Rocha | 14,135 | 20.7 | ||
| Pierluigi Oliverio | 13,328 | 19.5 | ||
| Jason Baker | 7,934 | 11.6 | ||
| Dominic Caserta | 4,442 | 6.5 | ||
| Mike Alvarado | 3,481 | 5.1 | ||
| Maria Hernandez | 2,269 | 3.3 | ||
| Total votes | 68,392 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Susan Ellenberg | 65,227 | 59.2 | ||
| Don Rocha | 44,942 | 40.8 | ||
| Total votes | 110,169 | 100.0 | ||