Local election in California
2024 San Jose City Council election March 5 (primary)
San Jose City Council
The2024 San Jose City Council election took place on March 5, 2024, to elect five of the ten seats of theSan Jose City Council , with runoff elections taking place on November 5, 2024.[ 1] [ 2] California are officially nonpartisan.[ 3] [ 4]
Incumbent Sergio Jimenez was elected to the 2nd district in2016 and2020 . He was term-limited and ineligible to run again.
Pamela Campos
Political party organizations Labor unions Organizations Joe Lopez
Organizations Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility[ 28] Silicon Valley Biz PAC[ 29] Labor unions San Jose Police Officers' Association[ 30] Newspapers Individuals Vanessa Sandoval
Organizations Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee[ 38] South Bay YIMBY(primary election) [ 39] Housing Action Coalition(primary election) [ 40] Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)(primary election) [ 7] 2024San Jose City Council 2nd district election[ 1] [ 2] Primary election Candidate Votes % Joe Lopez 4,950 35.0 Pamela Campos 3,436 24.3 Babu Prasad 3,026 21.4 Vanessa Sandoval 2,719 19.4 Total votes 14,131 100.0 General election Pamela Campos 16,883 54.0 Joe Lopez 14,362 46.0 Total votes 31,245 100.0
Incumbent David Cohen was elected to the 4th district in2020 in a runoff with 51.3% of the vote. He ran for reelection.
David Cohen
Organizations Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee[ 38] Silicon Valley Biz PAC[ 29] South Bay YIMBY[ 39] Housing Action Coalition (HAC)[ 40] East Valley Democratic Club[ 41] Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)(dual endorsement) [ 7] Labor unions Newspapers Kansen Chu
Labor unions Organizations Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)(dual endorsement) [ 7] Hindu American PAC[ 43] Incumbent Dev Davis was elected to the 6th district in2016 and2020 . She was term-limited and ineligible to run again.
Michael Mulcahy
Political party organizations Democrats at San Jose State[ 9] Organizations Newspapers Labor unions San Jose Police Officers' Association[ 30] Olivia Navarro
Political party organizations Labor unions Angelo 'AJ' Pasciuti
Labor unions Organizations South Bay Progressive Alliance[ 26] Alex Shoor
Organizations South Bay YIMBY[ 39] Housing Action Coalition (HAC)[ 40] 2024San Jose City Council 6th district election[ 1] [ 2] Primary election Candidate Votes % Michael Mulcahy 8,695 39.3 Olivia Navarro 6,913 31.2 Alex Shoor 3,850 17.4 Angelo 'AJ' Pasciuti 2,688 12.1 Total votes 22,146 100.0 General election Pamela Campos 19,629 51.3 Olivia Navarro 18,632 48.7 Total votes 38,261 100.0
Sylvia Arenas was elected to the 8th district in2016 and2020 . She subsequently left the seat early following her election to theSanta Clara County Board of Supervisors in 2022. Domingo Candelas was appointed to the seat in January 2023 for the remainder of Arenas' term.[ 45]
Tam Truong
Organizations Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility[ 28] Domingo Candelas
Political party organizations Organizations Labor unions Individuals
Sukhdev Singh Bainiwal
Organizations Silicon Valley Biz PAC[ 29] Newspapers 2024San Jose City Council 8th district election[ 1] [ 2] Primary election Candidate Votes % Domingo Candelas (incumbent ) 8,466 39.4 Tam Truong 6,982 32.5 Sukhdev Singh Bainiwal 5,513 25.7 Surinder Kaur Dhaliwal 501 2.3 Total votes 21,462 100.0 General election Domingo Candelas (incumbent ) 23,363 57.3 Tam Truong 17,432 42.7 Total votes 40,795 100.0
Matt Mahan was elected to the 8th district in2020 in the primary with 58.5% of the vote. He left the 10th district seat early after his election toSan Jose mayor in the2022 election . Arjun Batra was appointed to the seat in January 2023 for the remainder of Mahan's term.[ 49]
George Casey
Organizations Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility[ 28] Gun Sense Voter[ 19] Silicon Valley Biz PAC(dual endorsement) [ 29] Labor unions San Jose Police Officers' Association(dual endorsement) [ 30] Political party organizations Democrats at San Jose State[ 9] Individuals Arjun Bata
Newspapers Labor unions San Jose Police Officers' Association(dual endorsement) [ 30] Organizations Hindu American PAC[ 43] Justice Opportunity Liberty Politico (JOLPOL)[ 46] League of Conservation Voters of Santa Clara County[ 51] Silicon Valley Biz PAC(dual endorsement) [ 29] Individuals Lenka Wright
Labor unions Organizations Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee[ 38] Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)[ 7] 2024San Jose City Council 8th district election[ 1] [ 2] Primary election Candidate Votes % George Casey 8,805 38.6 Arjun Bata (incumbent ) 8,354 36.6 Lenka Wright 5,640 24.7 Total votes 22,799 100.0 General election George Casey 23,977 57.8 Arjun Bata (incumbent ) 17,507 42.2 Total votes 41,484 100.0
^a b c d e f "March 5, 2024 - Presidential Primary" .Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters . April 4, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2026 .^a b c d e "Santa Clara County - November 5, 2024 General Election - Official Final Results Summary" (PDF) .Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters . December 3, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2026 .^ "Nonpartisan Offices" .UC Law SF . RetrievedJanuary 14, 2026 .^ "Governance Structure" .City of San Jose . RetrievedJanuary 14, 2026 .^ "Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 20, 2026 .^a b c "Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN) California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 20, 2026 .^a b c d e f g "Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN) California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2026 .^ "Democratic Municipal Officials (DMO) California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . 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RetrievedJanuary 21, 2026 .^ "Fund Her California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 21, 2026 .^a b c "Gun Sense Voter California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 21, 2026 .^a b "Housing Action Coalition (HAC) California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 21, 2026 .^ "Latinas Lead CA California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 21, 2026 .^a b "Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte (CA) California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 21, 2026 .^ "Run for Something California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 21, 2026 .^a b "Santa Clara County (CA) League of Conservation Voters California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 21, 2026 .^ "South Bay Progressive Alliance California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 21, 2026 .^a b "South Bay Progressive Alliance California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 24, 2026 .^ "South Bay YIMBY California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 21, 2026 .^a b c d "San Jose City Council Endorsements for November 2024" .Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility . July 23, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 20, 2026 .^a b c d e f Geha, Joseph (December 27, 2023)."Powerful PAC supports several San Jose candidates" .San José Spotlight . RetrievedJanuary 21, 2026 . ^a b c d e "SJPOA's Endorsements - Nov. 2024" . October 17, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 21, 2026 .^a b c "The Mercury News / East Bay Times California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 20, 2026 .^a b c d e "The Mercury News / East Bay Times California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2026 .^ Vera, Vincente (September 19, 2024)."Election 2024: Retired sheriff's deputy seeks San Jose D2 seat" .San José Spotlight . RetrievedJanuary 24, 2026 . ^a b c Gabbart, Lorraine (November 7, 2023)."Silicon Valley labor leaders make 2024 election endorsements" .San José Spotlight . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2026 . ^a b c d e "March 2024 City & County Election Endorsements" .Teamsters Joint Council 7 . January 26, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2026 .^a b c d e "SEIU UHW California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2026 .^a b c d e "Sheet Metal Workers' Local 104 California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 23, 2026 .^a b c d e "2024 Primary Election Endorsements" .Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2026 .^a b c "2024 Primary Election" .South Bay YIMBY . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2026 .^a b c d "HAC 2024 Candidate and Ballot Measure Endorsements" .Housing Action Coalition . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2026 .^ "East Valley Democratic Club California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2026 .^a b c d e f "AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2026 .^a b "Hindu American PAC California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 23, 2026 .^ "UA Local 393 November 5 General Election Voter Guide" .United Association . RetrievedJanuary 23, 2026 .^ Holtzclaw, Barry (January 24, 2023)."Domingo Candelas Is New District 8 San Jose City Council Member" .San Jose Inside . RetrievedJanuary 24, 2026 . ^a b "Justice Opportunity Liberty Politico (JOLPOL) California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 24, 2026 .^ "Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club (SVAPADC) California Endorsements" .Blue Voter Guide . RetrievedJanuary 24, 2026 .^a b Chu, Joyce (September 26, 2024)."Election 2024: San Jose official wants to keep improving District 8" .San José Spotlight . RetrievedJanuary 24, 2026 . ^ "UPDATE: Arjun Batra wins last seat on San Jose City Council" .San José Spotlight . RetrievedJanuary 24, 2026 .^a b c d Chu, Joyce (September 26, 2024)."Election 2024: San Jose D10 challenger wants to change the status quo" .San José Spotlight . RetrievedJanuary 24, 2026 . ^a b c d "Desis On The Ballot: Arjun Batra For San Jose City Council, District 10" .IndiaCurrents . October 13, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2026 .
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