2022 San Jose City Council election
Local election in California
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The 2022 San Jose City Council election took place on June 7, 2022, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 8, 2022.[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 7 (primary)
November 8 (runoff) | |
5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council | |
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District 1
Incumbent Charles Jones was elected to the 1st district in 2014 and 2018. He was ineligible to run for reelection.
Endorsements
- Individuals
- Jim Beall[5]
- Dave Cortese[6]
- Anna Eshoo[5]
- Sergio Jimenez[6]
- Charles Jones[5][7]
- Ash Kalra[6]
- Evan Low[6][7]
- Raul Peralez[6]
- Ro Khanna[7]
- Organizations
- Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley[8]
- San Jose Fire Fighters[9]
- Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters[10]
- Labor unions
- Newspapers
- Political organizations
- Santa Clara County Democratic Party[13]
- Silicon Valley Young Democrats[14]
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Rosemary Kamei | 9,943 | 65.7 | |
| Ramona Arellano Snyder | 3,913 | 25.9 | |
| Tim Gildersleeve | 1,280 | 8.5 | |
| Total votes | 15,136 | 100.0 | |
District 3
Incumbent Raul Peralez was elected to the 3rd district in 2014 and 2018. He was ineligible to run for reelection.
Endorsements
- Labor unions
- Organizations
- Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters (dual endorsement)[10]
- Equality California[16]
- HONOR PAC[16]
- Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee[16]
- Individuals
- Magdalena Carrasco[16]
- Cindy Chavez[18][16]
- Ro Khanna[16]
- Evan Low[16]
- Raul Peralez[16]
- Ken Yeager[16]
- Political organizations
- Santa Clara County Democratic Party[18][16][19][13]
- Organizations
- Progressive Democrats for Social Justice[18]
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Omar Torres | 5,182 | 44.2 | |
| Irene Smith | 2,340 | 19.9 | |
| Joanna Rauh | 1,776 | 15.1 | |
| Elizabeth Chien-Hale | 1,647 | 14.0 | |
| Ivan Torres | 785 | 6.7 | |
| Total votes | 11,730 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Omar Torres | 11,657 | 65.6 | |
| Irene Smith | 6,107 | 34.4 | |
| Total votes | 17,764 | 100.0 | |
District 5
Incumbent Magdalena Carrasco was elected to the 5th district in 2014 and 2018. She was ineligible to run for reelection. Nora Campos previously held the 5th district seat from 2001 to 2010.[25]
Endorsements
- Organizations
- Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley (runoff election)[8]
- Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters[10]
- South Bay Progressive Alliance[20]
- Labor unions
- National Nurses United[26]
- AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council (dual endorsement)[11]
- UA Local 393 (dual endorsement)[17]
- Political organizations
- Santa Clara County Democratic Party[19][13]
- Silicon Valley Young Democrats[14]
Individuals
- Organizations
- Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley (primary election)[8]
- Individuals
- Jeff Rosen[27]
- Cindy Chavez[27]
- Marc Berman[27]
- Labor unions
- San Jose Police Officers' Association[28]
- AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council (dual endorsement)[11]
- UA Local 393 (dual endorsement)[17]
Individuals
- Individuals
- Josh Becker[27]
- Sergio Jimenez[27]
- David Cohen[27]
- Organizations
- Silicon Valley Biz PAC[15]
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Nora Campos | 3,545 | 30.9 | |
| Peter Ortiz | 2,577 | 22.5 | |
| Hg "Hanh Gaio" Nguyen | 1,960 | 17.1 | |
| Rolando Bonilla | 1,788 | 15.6 | |
| Andrés Quintero | 1,594 | 13.9 | |
| Total votes | 11,464 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Peter Ortiz | 9,074 | 54.8 | |
| Nora Campos | 7,479 | 45.2 | |
| Total votes | 16,553 | 100.0 | |
District 7
Incumbent Maya Esparza was elected to the 7th district in 2018 in the runoff with 54.2% of the vote. She was eligible for reelection.
Endorsements
- Labor unions
- IBEW Local 332[29]
- AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council[11][30]
- UA Local 393[17]
- San Jose Fire Fighters Local 230[30]
- Organizations
- Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters[10]
- Political organizations
- Santa Clara County Democratic Party[19][13][30]
- Silicon Valley Young Democrats[14]
- Newspapers
Individuals
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Maya Esparza (incumbent) | 5,449 | 47.5 | |
| Bien Doan | 3,298 | 28.8 | |
| Van Le | 2,719 | 23.7 | |
| Total votes | 11,466 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Bien Doan | 9,170 | 53.8 | |
| Maya Esparza (incumbent) | 7,877 | 46.2 | |
| Total votes | 17,047 | 100.0 | |