2008 San Jose City Council election
June 3 (primary)
November 4 (runoff) | |
5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council | |
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The 2008 San Jose City Council election took place on June 3, 2008, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 4, 2008.[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 Forrest Williams was elected to the 2nd district in 2000 and 2004. He was ineligible for reelection.
Endorsements
- Organizations
- Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters[5]
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Ash Kalra | 4,764 | 42.2 | |
| Jacquelyn "Jackie" Adams | 2,095 | 18.6 | |
| Ram Singh | 2,083 | 18.5 | |
| Ted Scarlett | 896 | 7.9 | |
| Nicholas J. Rice-Sanchez | 800 | 7.1 | |
| Bui Thang | 648 | 5.7 | |
| Total votes | 11,286 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Ash Kalra | 15,639 | 54.4 | |
| Jacquelyn "Jackie" Adams | 13,095 | 45.6 | |
| Total votes | 28,734 | 100.0 | |
District 4
Incumbent Kansen Chu was elected to the 4th district in 2007 in the special election runoff with 64.7% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection.
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Kansen Chu (incumbent) | 10,590 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 10,590 | 100.0 | |
District 6
Incumbent Pierluigi Oliverio was elected to the 6th district in 2007 in the special election primary with 58.2% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection.
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Pierluigi Oliverio (incumbent) | 10,866 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 10,866 | 100.0 | |
District 8
Incumbent Dave Cortese was elected to the 8th district in 2000 and 2004. He was ineligible for reelection.
Endorsements
- Organizations
- Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters[5]
Results
| Primary election | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Rose Herrera | 3,313 | 23.3 | |
| Pat Waite | 2,954 | 20.8 | |
| Craig Mann | 1,998 | 14.0 | |
| Minh Duong | 1,784 | 12.5 | |
| Lan Nguyen | 1,457 | 10.2 | |
| Sylvia Alvarez | 1,437 | 10.1 | |
| Van Le | 1,003 | 7.1 | |
| Galvin D. Jackson | 276 | 1.9 | |
| Total votes | 14,222 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Rose Herrera | 17,383 | 51.9 | |
| Pat Waite | 16,125 | 48.1 | |
| Total votes | 33,508 | 100.0 | |
District 10
Incumbent Nancy Pyle was elected to the 10th district in 2004 in the runoff with 50.6% of the vote. She was eligible for reelection.
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Nancy Pyle (incumbent) | 11,402 | 89.4 | |
| Ashraf M. | 1,355 | 10.6 | |
| Total votes | 12,757 | 100.0 | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "June 3, 2008 Primary Election - Official Final Results" (PDF). Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. June 25, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
- ^ a b c "November 4, 2008 Presidential Election - Official Final Results" (PDF). Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. November 25, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
- ^ "Nonpartisan Offices". UC Law SF. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ "Governance Structure". City of San Jose. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ a b "SCCLCV Endorsements". Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved February 25, 2026.