June 7 (primary) November 8 (runoff) | |
5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council | |
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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]
Incumbent Charles Jones was elected to the 1st district in 2014 and 2018. He was ineligible to run for reelection.
| 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 | |
Incumbent Raul Peralez was elected to the 3rd district in 2014 and 2018. He was ineligible to run for reelection.
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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]
Individuals
Individuals
| 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 | |
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.
Individuals
| 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 | |
Incumbent Pam Foley was elected to the 9th district in 2018 in the runoff with 50.8% of the vote. She was eligible for reelection.
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Pam Foley (incumbent) | 16,051 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 16,051 | 100.0 | |