2002 San Jose City Council election
March 5 (primary)
November 5 (runoff) | |
5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council | |
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The 2002 San Jose City Council election took place on March 5, 2002, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 5, 2002.[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 1
Incumbent Linda J. LeZotte was elected to the 1st district in 1998 in the runoff with 52.9% of the vote. She was eligible to run for reelection.
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Linda J. LeZotte (incumbent) | 7,847 | 79.6 | |
| Ross Signorino | 2,010 | 20.4 | |
| Total votes | 9,857 | 100.0 | |
District 3
Incumbent Cindy Chavez was elected to the 3rd district in 1998 in the runoff with 51.3% of the vote. She was eligible to run for reelection.
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Cindy Chavez (incumbent) | 4,870 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 4,870 | 100.0 | |
District 5
Incumbent Nora Campos was elected to the 5th district in 2001 in the special election primary with 56.0% of the vote.[5] She was eligible to run for reelection.
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Nora Campos (incumbent) | 3,870 | 69.9 | |
| Alex Ayala | 1,663 | 30.1 | |
| Total votes | 5,533 | 100.0 | |
District 7
Incumbent George M. Shirakawa, Jr. was initially appointed to the 7th district in 1994 following the death of his father.[6] He was reelected to the 7th district in 1994 and 1998. He was ineligible to run for reelection.
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Terrence "Terry" Gregory | 2,367 | 32.8 | |
| Ed Voss | 2,241 | 31.1 | |
| Bob Dhillon | 1,583 | 21.9 | |
| Alfredo Benavides | 821 | 11.4 | |
| Andrew G. Abraham Diaz | 200 | 2.8 | |
| Total votes | 5,629 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Terrence "Terry" Gregory | 6,439 | 60.7 | |
| Ed Voss | 4,176 | 39.3 | |
| Total votes | 10,615 | 100.0 | |
District 9
Incumbent John A. Diquisto was elected to the 9th district in 1994 and 1998. He was ineligible to run for reelection.
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Judy Chirco | 7,815 | 57.1 | |
| Chris Hemingway | 5,878 | 42.9 | |
| Total votes | 13,693 | 100.0 | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "March 5, 2002 Gubernatorial Primary Election Results". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
- ^ a b "November 5, 2002 Gubernatorial 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.
- ^ "March 6, 2001 Special Election Results". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ Koehn, Josh (March 6, 2013). "The Unraveling of George Shirakawa Jr". San Jose Inside. Retrieved March 2, 2026.