June 5 (primary) November 6 (runoff) | |
5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council | |
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The 2018 San Jose City Council election took place on June 5, 2018, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place 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] Each councilmember is term-limited after two consecutive terms in office. [4]
Incumbent Charles Jones was elected to the 1st district in 2014 in the runoff with 59.3% of the vote. He was eligible to run for reelection.
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Charles "Chappie" Jones (incumbent) | 12,440 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 12,440 | 100.0 | |
Incumbent Raul Peralez was elected to the 3rd district in 2014 in the runoff with 59.1% of the vote. He was eligible to run for reelection.
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Raul Peralez (incumbent) | 10,077 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 10,077 | 100.0 | |
Incumbent Magdalena Carrasco was elected to the 5th district in 2014 in the primary with 53.1% of the vote. She was eligible to run for reelection.
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Magdalena Carrasco (incumbent) | 6,707 | 68.9 | |
| Jennifer Imhoff | 1,525 | 15.7 | |
| Danny Garza | 1,497 | 15.4 | |
| Total votes | 9,729 | 100.0 | |
Incumbent Tam Nguyen was elected to the 7th district in 2014 in the runoff with 50.8% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection.
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Tam Nguyen (incumbent) | 3,560 | 30.2 | |
| Maya Esparza | 2,952 | 25.1 | |
| Van T. Le | 1,549 | 13.2 | |
| Thomas Duong | 1,382 | 11.7 | |
| Jonathan Benjamin Fleming | 1,275 | 10.8 | |
| Omar Vasquez | 716 | 6.1 | |
| Hoang "Chris" Le | 344 | 2.9 | |
| Total votes | 11,778 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Maya Esparza | 11,165 | 54.2 | |
| Tam Nguyen (incumbent) | 9,452 | 45.8 | |
| Total votes | 20,617 | 100.0 | |
Incumbent Donald Rocha was elected to the 9th district in 2010 and 2014. He was ineligible for reelection.
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Pam Foley | 6,339 | 31.4 | |
| Kalen Gallagher | 6,119 | 30.3 | |
| Shay Franco-Clausen | 3,674 | 18.2 | |
| Rosie Zepeda | 1,488 | 7.4 | |
| Scott D. Nelson | 1,359 | 6.7 | |
| Sabuhi Siddique | 1,225 | 6.1 | |
| Total votes | 20,204 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Pam Foley | 15,930 | 50.8 | |
| Kalen Gallagher | 15,414 | 49.2 | |
| Total votes | 31,344 | 100.0 | |