2020 San Jose City Council election

2020 San Jose City Council election
March 3 (primary)
November 3 (runoff)
5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council

The 2020 San Jose City Council election took place on March 3, 2020, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 3, 2020.[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 Sergio Jimenez was elected to the 2nd district in 2016 in the runoff with 55.0% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection.

Endorsements

Sergio Jimenez
Organizations
  • Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission (BAYMEC)[5]
  • Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley[6]
  • Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter[7]
Newspapers
Labor unions
Individuals
Political organizations
Jonathan Fleming
Organizations
  • Business San Jose Chamber PAC[18]
  • Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association[19][20]
Individuals

Results

2020 San Jose City Council 2nd district election[1]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Sergio Jimenez (incumbent) 12,891 58.5
Jonathan Fleming 9,139 41.5
Total votes 22,030 100.0

District 4

Incumbent Lan Diep was elected to the 4th district in 2016 in the primary with 50.1% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection.

Endorsements

David Cohen
Political organizations
Organizations
Labor unions
Individuals
Huy Tran
Labor unions
Political organizations
Newspapers
Individuals
Organizations
  • Progressive Vietnamese American Organization[29]
Lan Diep
Organizations
  • Business San Jose Chamber PAC[30]
  • California Apartment Association[30]
  • Santa Clara County Association of Realtors[31][30][32]
  • SVO PAC[30]
Individuals
Jamal Khan
Organizations
  • Bangladeshi American Democratic Council[33]

Results

2020 San Jose City Council 4th district election[1][2]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
David Cohen 7,417 36.5
Lan Diep (incumbent) 6,756 33.2
Huy Tran 4,740 23.3
Jamal Khan 1,417 7.0
Total votes 20,330 100.0
General election
David Cohen 20,030 51.3
Lan Diep (incumbent) 18,993 48.7
Total votes 39,023 100.0

District 6

Incumbent Dev Davis was elected to the 6th district in 2016 in the runoff with 53.8% of the vote. She was eligible for reelection.

Endorsements

Jake Tonkel
Labor unions
Political organizations
  • Green Party of Santa Clara County[34]
  • Silicon Valley Democratic Socialists of America[17][34]
Organizations
Individuals
Dev Davis
Organizations
  • Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission (BAYMEC)[5][36]
  • California Apartment Association[37]
  • Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility[37]
  • League of Conservation Voters[36]
  • Santa Clara County Association of Realtors[31][32]
  • Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter (dual endorsement)[7]
  • Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association[35]
  • Silicon Valley Organization PAC[37]
Individuals
Newspapers
Ruben Navarro
Political organizations

Individuals

Results

2020 San Jose City Council 6th district election[1][2]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Dev Davis (incumbent) 13,175 48.4
Jake Tonkel 7,596 27.9
Ruben Navarro 4,557 16.7
Marshall Woodmansee 1,910 7.0
Total votes 27,238 100.0
General election
Dev Davis (incumbent) 24,340 53.9
Jake Tonkel 20,840 46.1
Total votes 45,180 100.0

District 8

Incumbent Sylvia Arenas was elected to the 8th district in 2016 in the runoff with 50.1% of the vote. She was eligible for reelection.

Endorsements

Sylvia Arenas
Labor unions
Political organizations
Organizations
  • Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission (BAYMEC)[5]
  • Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter[7]
Jim Zito
Organizations
  • The Lincoln Club of Northern California[39]

Results

2020 San Jose City Council 8th district election[1]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Sylvia Arenas (incumbent) 13,886 60.6
Jim Zito 9,035 39.4
Total votes 22,921 100.0

District 10

Incumbent Johnny Khamis was elected to the 10th district in 2012 and 2016. He was ineligible for reelection.

Endorsements

Jenny Higgins Bradanini
Labor unions
Political organizations
Individuals
Matt Mahan
Organizations
  • Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission (BAYMEC)[5]
  • Business San Jose Chamber PAC (dual endorsement)[18]
  • Santa Clara County Association of Realtors[32]
  • Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter[7]
  • Silicon Valley Organization PAC[42]
Individuals
Helen P. Wang
Organizations
  • Business San Jose Chamber PAC (dual endorsement)[18]
  • The Lincoln Club of Northern California[39]
Individuals

Results

2020 San Jose City Council 10th district election[1]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Matt Mahan 15,387 58.5
Helen P. Wang 5,865 22.3
Jenny Higgins Bradanini 5,031 19.1
Total votes 26,283 100.0

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