2000 San Jose City Council election
March 7 (primary)
November 7 (runoff) | |
5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council | |
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The 2000 San Jose City Council election took place on March 7, 2000, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 7, 2000.[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]
District 2
Incumbent Charlotte Powers was elected to the 2nd district in 1992 and 1996. She was ineligible to run for reelection.
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Forrest Williams | 8,142 | 48.6 | |
| Kathy Chavez Napoli | 5,521 | 32.9 | |
| Maria Y. Ferrer | 3,102 | 18.5 | |
| Total votes | 16,765 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Forrest Williams | 14,084 | 55.9 | |
| Kathy Chavez Napoli | 11,094 | 44.1 | |
| Total votes | 25,178 | 100.0 | |
District 4
Incumbent Margie Fernandes was elected to the 4th district in 1992 and 1996. She was ineligible to run for reelection.
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Chuck Reed | 6,098 | 42.7 | |
| Kansen Chu | 3,898 | 27.3 | |
| J. Manuel Herrera | 1,597 | 11.2 | |
| George Melendez | 1,233 | 8.6 | |
| Dale Detwiler | 983 | 6.9 | |
| Jim Canova | 475 | 3.3 | |
| Total votes | 14,284 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Chuck Reed | 13,674 | 60.0 | |
| Kansen Chu | 9,098 | 40.0 | |
| Total votes | 22,772 | 100.0 | |
District 6
Incumbent Frank Fiscalini was elected to the 6th district in 1992 and 1996. He was ineligible to run for reelection.
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Ken Yeager | 7,292 | 38.6 | |
| Kris Cunningham | 6,202 | 32.8 | |
| Jim Spence | 3,210 | 17.0 | |
| Mike Borquez | 824 | 4.4 | |
| Bill Chew | 785 | 4.2 | |
| Dan Lopez | 582 | 3.1 | |
| Total votes | 18,895 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Ken Yeager | 14,647 | 53.8 | |
| Kris Cunningham | 12,597 | 46.2 | |
| Total votes | 27,244 | 100.0 | |
District 8
Incumbent Alice Woody was elected to the 8th district in 1996 in the primary with 60.7% of the vote. She was eligible to run for reelection, but chose not to run.
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Dave Cortese | 7,658 | 45.8 | |
| Eddie Garcia | 3,843 | 23.0 | |
| Maria Fuentes | 2,736 | 16.4 | |
| Patricia Martinez-Roach | 2,472 | 14.8 | |
| Total votes | 16,709 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Dave Cortese | 17,083 | 64.2 | |
| Eddie Garcia | 9,507 | 35.8 | |
| Total votes | 26,590 | 100.0 | |
District 10
Incumbent Pat Dando was initially elected to the 10th district in a special election runoff in 1995,[5][6] and was subsequently reelected in 1996. She was eligible to run for reelection.
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Pat Dando (incumbent) | 15,644 | 72.4 | |
| Nancy Pyle | 5,118 | 23.7 | |
| William J. Garbett | 856 | 4.0 | |
| Total votes | 21,618 | 100.0 | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "March 7, 2000 Presidential Primary Election Results". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "November 7, 2000 Presidential General Election Results". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
- ^ "Nonpartisan Offices". UC Law SF. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ "Governance Structure". City of San Jose. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ "Statement of All Votes Cast at the Special Election - San Jose City Council - District 10" (PDF). Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. March 16, 1995. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ^ "Statement of All Votes Cast at the Special Election - San Jose City Council - District 10 Runoff" (PDF). Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. May 4, 1995. Retrieved February 28, 2026.