2010 San Jose City Council election
June 8 (primary)
November 2 (runoff) | |
5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council | |
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The 2010 San Jose City Council election took place on June 8, 2010, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 2, 2010.[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 Pete Constant was elected to the 1st district in 2006 in the primary with 64.5% of the vote. He was eligible to run for reelection.
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Pete Constant (incumbent) | 7,968 | 66.3 | |
| David Clancy | 2,439 | 20.3 | |
| Tom Johnston | 1,609 | 13.4 | |
| Total votes | 12,016 | 100.0 | |
District 3
Incumbent Sam Liccardo was elected to the 3rd district in 2006 in the runoff with 61.3% of the vote. He was eligible to run for reelection.
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Sam Liccardo (incumbent) | 6,305 | 80.2 | |
| Timothy Hennessey | 1,561 | 19.8 | |
| Total votes | 7,866 | 100.0 | |
District 5
Incumbent Nora Campos was elected to the 5th district in a special election in 2005 in a special election primary,[5] and was subsequently reelected in 2002 and 2006. She was ineligible to run for reelection.
Endorsements
- Newspapers
- San Jose Inside[6]
- Organizations
- San Jose Silicon Valley ChamberPAC[7]
- Sierra Club Loma Prieta[8]
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Xavier Campos | 2,791 | 35.4 | |
| Magdalena Carrasco | 2,771 | 35.2 | |
| J. Manuel Herrera | 1,797 | 22.8 | |
| Aaron Resendez | 517 | 6.6 | |
| Total votes | 7,876 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Xavier Campos | 5,218 | 51.8 | |
| Magdalena Carrasco | 4,847 | 48.2 | |
| Total votes | 9,975 | 100.0 | |
District 7
Incumbent Madison Nguyen was elected to the 7th district in 2006 in the primary with 100% of the vote. She was eligible to run for reelection.
Endorsements
- Organizations
- San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce[9]
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Madison Nguyen (incumbent) | 4,578 | 41.3 | |
| Minh Duong | 2,666 | 24.1 | |
| Patrick Phu Le | 1,895 | 17.1 | |
| Rudy J. Rodriguez | 1,586 | 14.3 | |
| Vietnam Nguyen | 351 | 3.2 | |
| Total votes | 11,076 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Madison Nguyen | 7,625 | 54.3 | |
| Minh Duong | 6,410 | 45.7 | |
| Total votes | 14,035 | 100.0 | |
District 9
Incumbent Judy Chirco was elected to the 9th district in 2002 and 2006. She was ineligible to run for reelection.
Endorsements
Results
| Primary election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Donald Rocha | 7,474 | 43.0 | |
| Larry Pegram | 4,284 | 26.0 | |
| Jim Cogan | 2,295 | 13.2 | |
| Robert Cortese | 1,265 | 7.3 | |
| Chad Greer | 1,128 | 6.5 | |
| David Cueva | 930 | 5.7 | |
| Total votes | 16,446 | 100.0 | |
| General election | |||
| Donald Rocha | 15,549 | 63.0 | |
| Larry Pegram | 9,139 | 37.0 | |
| Total votes | 24,688 | 100.0 | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Official Final Results - June 8, 2010 Gubernatorial Primary Election" (PDF). Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. June 23, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Final Results - November 2, 2010 Gubernatorial General Election" (PDF). Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. November 23, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 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.
- ^ a b c "Vote Today: Endorsements Summary". San Jose Inside. November 2, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
- ^ "Chamber Endorses Carrasco for District 5". San Jose Inside. April 14, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
- ^ a b c "Election Insight 2010" (PDF). Sierra Club. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
- ^ Fromm, Jessica (May 6, 2010). "Onetime District 8 Candidate Minh Duong Vies For Dist. 7 Seat". San Jose Inside. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
- ^ a b "Endorsement: Don Rocha for City Council". San Jose Inside. October 27, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2026.