Local election in California
2018 San Jose City Council election June 5 (primary)
San Jose City Council
The2018 San Jose City Council election took place on June 5, 2018, to elect five of the ten seats of theSan Jose City Council , with runoff elections taking place on November 6, 2018.[ 1] [ 2] California are officially nonpartisan.[ 3] [ 4]
Incumbent Charles Jones was elected to the 1st district in2014 in the runoff with 59.3% of the vote. He was eligible to run for reelection.
2018 San Jose City Council 1st district election[ 1] 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 in2014 in the runoff with 59.1% of the vote. He was eligible to run for reelection.
Raul Peralez
Political organizations Labor unions 2018 San Jose City Council 3rd district election[ 1] 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 in2014 in the primary with 53.1% of the vote. She was eligible to run for reelection.
Magdalena Carrasco
Labor unions Political organizations 2018 San Jose City Council 5th district election[ 1] 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 in2014 in the runoff with 50.8% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection.
Maya Esparza
Labor unions Political organizations Organizations Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission (BAYMEC)[ 12] [ 13] Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters[ 14] Individuals Omar Vasquez
Organizations South Bay Progressive Alliance[ 17] 2018 San Jose City Council 7th district election[ 1] [ 2] Primary election 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 in2010 and2014 . He was ineligible for reelection.
Kalen Gallagher
Political organizations Silicon Valley Young Democrats[ 6] Santa Clara County Democratic Party(runoff election) [ 5] Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley(dual endorsement) [ 18] Organizations Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters(runoff election) [ 14] Individuals Shay Franco-Clausen
Labor unions Political organizations Organizations Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission (BAYMEC)[ 20] Equality California [ 21] Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters(primary election) [ 14] South Bay Progressive Alliance[ 17] Individuals Pam Foley
Organizations Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission (BAYMEC)[ 13] Silicon Valley Organization[ 22] [ 19] Santa Clara County Association of Realtors[ 23] Individuals Newspapers Rosie Zepeda
Political organizations Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley(dual endorsement) [ 18] 2018 San Jose City Council 9th district election[ 1] [ 2] Primary election 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
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