2020 San Jose City Council election
Local election in California
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The 2020 San Jose City Council election took place on March 3, 2020, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 3, 2020.[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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March 3 (primary)
November 3 (runoff) | |
5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council | |
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District 2
Incumbent Sergio Jimenez was elected to the 2nd district in 2016 in the runoff with 55.0% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection.
Endorsements
Sergio Jimenez
- Organizations
- Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission (BAYMEC)[5]
- Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley[6]
- Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter[7]
- Newspapers
- Labor unions
- AFSCME Council 57[10]
- IFPTE Local 21[11]
- SEIU 521[12]
- AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council[13]
- UA Local 393[14]
- Individuals
- Mike Wasserman[15]
- Zoe Lofgren[15]
- Ro Khanna[15]
- Political organizations
- Santa Clara County Democratic Party[16]
- Silicon Valley Democratic Socialists of America[17]
Jonathan Fleming
- Organizations
- Individuals
Results
District 4
Incumbent Lan Diep was elected to the 4th district in 2016 in the primary with 50.1% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection.
Endorsements
David Cohen
- Political organizations
- Santa Clara County Democratic Party (dual endorsement)[21][16]
- Silicon Valley Young Democrats[22]
- Organizations
- Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission (BAYMEC)[5]
- Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley[6]
- League of Conservation Voters[23]
- Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter[7]
- Labor unions
- AFSCME Council 57 (runoff election)[24]
- IFPTE Local 21 (runoff election)[11]
- Teamsters 856[25]
- Teamsters Joint Council 7 (dual endorsement)[26]
- SEIU 521 (dual endorsement)[12]
- AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council (dual endorsement)[13]
- UA Local 393 (dual endorsement)[14]
- Individuals
Huy Tran
- Labor unions
- AFSCME Council 57 (primary election)[10]
- IFPTE Local 21 (primary election)[11]
- Teamsters Joint Council 7 (dual endorsement)[26]
- SEIU 521 (dual endorsement)[12]
- AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council (dual endorsement)[13]
- UA Local 393 (dual endorsement)[14]
- Political organizations
- Santa Clara County Democratic Party (dual endorsement)[16]
- Silicon Valley Democratic Socialists of America[17]
- Newspapers
- Individuals
- Magdalena Carrasco[28]
- Ash Kalra[28]
- Sam Liccardo[27]
- Evan Low[27]
- Raul Peralez[28]
- Ann Ravel[27]
- Chuck Reed[27]
- Organizations
- Progressive Vietnamese American Organization[29]
Lan Diep
Jamal Khan
- Organizations
- Bangladeshi American Democratic Council[33]
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| David Cohen | 7,417 | 36.5 | |
| Lan Diep (incumbent) | 6,756 | 33.2 | |
| Huy Tran | 4,740 | 23.3 | |
| Jamal Khan | 1,417 | 7.0 | |
| Total votes | 20,330 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| David Cohen | 20,030 | 51.3 | |
| Lan Diep (incumbent) | 18,993 | 48.7 | |
| Total votes | 39,023 | 100.0 | |
District 6
Incumbent Dev Davis was elected to the 6th district in 2016 in the runoff with 53.8% of the vote. She was eligible for reelection.
Endorsements
Jake Tonkel
- Labor unions
- AFSCME Council 57[24]
- IFPTE Local 21[11]
- Teamsters 856[25]
- Teamsters Joint Council 7[26]
- San Jose Firefighters Local 230[34]
- Santa Clara County Single Payer Health Care Coalition[35]
- SEIU 521[12]
- AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council[13][34]
- UA Local 393[14]
- Political organizations
- Organizations
- Bay Area Rising Action[34]
- California Nurses Association[34][36]
- San José Teachers Association[34][36]
- Santa Clara County Single Payer Health Care Coalition[34]
- Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association[20]
- Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter (dual endorsement)[7]
- South Bay YIMBY[34]
- Individuals
Dev Davis
- Organizations
- Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission (BAYMEC)[5][36]
- California Apartment Association[37]
- Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility[37]
- League of Conservation Voters[36]
- Santa Clara County Association of Realtors[31][32]
- Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter (dual endorsement)[7]
- Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association[35]
- Silicon Valley Organization PAC[37]
- Individuals
- Susan Ellenberg[35]
- Frank Fiscalini[35]
- Nancy Ianni[35]
- Chappie Jones[37]
- Johnny Khamis[37]
- Sam Liccardo[36]
- Pierluigi Oliverio[35]
- Chuck Reed[35]
- Newspapers
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Dev Davis (incumbent) | 13,175 | 48.4 | |
| Jake Tonkel | 7,596 | 27.9 | |
| Ruben Navarro | 4,557 | 16.7 | |
| Marshall Woodmansee | 1,910 | 7.0 | |
| Total votes | 27,238 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Dev Davis (incumbent) | 24,340 | 53.9 | |
| Jake Tonkel | 20,840 | 46.1 | |
| Total votes | 45,180 | 100.0 | |
District 8
Incumbent Sylvia Arenas was elected to the 8th district in 2016 in the runoff with 50.1% of the vote. She was eligible for reelection.
Endorsements
Sylvia Arenas
- Labor unions
- Political organizations
- Santa Clara County Democratic Party[16]
- Silicon Valley Democratic Socialists of America[17]
- Organizations
- Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission (BAYMEC)[5]
- Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter[7]
Jim Zito
- Organizations
- The Lincoln Club of Northern California[39]
Results
District 10
Incumbent Johnny Khamis was elected to the 10th district in 2012 and 2016. He was ineligible for reelection.
Endorsements
Jenny Higgins Bradanini
- Labor unions
- AFSCME Council 57[10]
- IFPTE Local 21[11]
- Teamsters Joint Council 7[26]
- SEIU 521[12]
- AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council[13]
- UA Local 393[14]
- Political organizations
- Santa Clara County Democratic Party[16]
- Silicon Valley Democratic Club[40]
- Individuals
- Cindy Chavez[41]
- Sergio Jimenez[41]
- Ash Kalra[41]
Matt Mahan
Helen P. Wang
- Organizations
- Individuals
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Matt Mahan | 15,387 | 58.5 | |
| Helen P. Wang | 5,865 | 22.3 | |
| Jenny Higgins Bradanini | 5,031 | 19.1 | |
| Total votes | 26,283 | 100.0 | |