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| Turnout | 37.09% (first round) 52.17% (runoff) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1990 San Jose mayoral election was held to elect themayor ofSan Jose,California. It saw an initial election held on June 5, 1990, followed by arunoff election on November 3, 1990, after no candidate managed to obtain a majority in the initial election. The runoff was won bySusan Hammer.
Incumbent mayorTom McEnery wasterm limited.
Advanced to runoff
Eliminated in first round
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Frank Fiscalini | 39,833 | 33.05 | |
| Democratic | Susan W. Hammer | 34,822 | 28.89 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shirley Lewis | 29,049 | 24.10 | |
| Nonpartisan | Don Houston | 9,444 | 7.84 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris P. Panopulos | 4,257 | 3.53 | |
| Nonpartisan | Louis Garza | 1,869 | 1.55 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Chew | 1,260 | 1.05 | |
| Total votes | 120,534 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Susan W. Hammer | 89,399 | 50.39 | |
| Nonpartisan | Frank Fiscalini | 88,016 | 49.61 | |
| Total votes | 177,415 | 100.00 | ||
