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| Turnout | 40.05% (first round) 56.97% (runoff) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1998 San Jose mayoral election was held on June 2 and November 3, 1998, to elect theMayor ofSan Jose,California. It saw the election ofRon Gonzales.
Incumbent mayorSusan Hammer wasterm limited.
Because no candidate managed to receive a majority of the vote in the initial round of the election, arunoff election was held between the first round's top-two finishers.
Advanced to runoff
Eliminated in first round
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Gonzales | 55,699 | 41.61 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia Dando | 46,097 | 34.44 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathy Chavez Napoli | 14,220 | 10.62 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Chew | 5,462 | 4.08 | |
| Write-in | 12,374 | 9.25 | ||
| Total votes | 133,852 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 40.05 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Gonzales | 93,586 | 47.31 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia Dando | 89,293 | 45.14 | |
| Write-in | 14,935 | 7.55 | ||
| Total votes | 197,814 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 56.97 | |||
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