2022 San Jose City Council election

2022 San Jose City Council election
June 7 (primary)
November 8 (runoff)
5 of 10 seats on San Jose City Council

The 2022 San Jose City Council election took place on June 7, 2022, to elect five of the ten seats of the San Jose City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 8, 2022.[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 Charles Jones was elected to the 1st district in 2014 and 2018. He was ineligible to run for reelection.

Endorsements

Rosemary Kamei
Individuals
Organizations
  • Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley[8]
  • San Jose Fire Fighters[9]
  • Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters[10]
Labor unions
Newspapers
Political organizations
Ramona Arellano Snyder
Organizations
Individuals

Results

2022 San Jose City Council 1st district election[1]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Rosemary Kamei 9,943 65.7
Ramona Arellano Snyder 3,913 25.9
Tim Gildersleeve 1,280 8.5
Total votes 15,136 100.0

District 3

Incumbent Raul Peralez was elected to the 3rd district in 2014 and 2018. He was ineligible to run for reelection.

Endorsements

Omar Torres
Labor unions
Organizations
  • Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters (dual endorsement)[10]
  • Equality California[16]
  • HONOR PAC[16]
  • Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee[16]
Individuals
Political organizations
Joanna Rauh
Organizations
  • Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters (dual endorsement)[10]
  • San Jose Police Officers’ Association[18]
  • South Bay Progressive Alliance[20]
Individuals
Newspapers
Irene Smith
Organizations
  • Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility[23]
  • Silicon Valley Business PAC[18][15]
Individuals
Ivan Torres
Organizations
  • Progressive Democrats for Social Justice[18]

Results

2022 San Jose City Council 3rd district election[1][2]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Omar Torres 5,182 44.2
Irene Smith 2,340 19.9
Joanna Rauh 1,776 15.1
Elizabeth Chien-Hale 1,647 14.0
Ivan Torres 785 6.7
Total votes 11,730 100.0
General election
Omar Torres 11,657 65.6
Irene Smith 6,107 34.4
Total votes 17,764 100.0

District 5

Incumbent Magdalena Carrasco was elected to the 5th district in 2014 and 2018. She was ineligible to run for reelection. Nora Campos previously held the 5th district seat from 2001 to 2010.[25]

Endorsements

Peter Ortiz
Organizations
  • Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley (runoff election)[8]
  • Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters[10]
  • South Bay Progressive Alliance[20]
Labor unions
Political organizations

Individuals

Andrés Quintero
Organizations
  • Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley (primary election)[8]
Individuals
Nora Campos
Labor unions

Individuals

Rolando Bonilla
Individuals
Organizations
  • Silicon Valley Biz PAC[15]

Results

2022 San Jose City Council 5th district election[1][2]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Nora Campos 3,545 30.9
Peter Ortiz 2,577 22.5
Hg "Hanh Gaio" Nguyen 1,960 17.1
Rolando Bonilla 1,788 15.6
Andrés Quintero 1,594 13.9
Total votes 11,464 100.0
General election
Peter Ortiz 9,074 54.8
Nora Campos 7,479 45.2
Total votes 16,553 100.0

District 7

Incumbent Maya Esparza was elected to the 7th district in 2018 in the runoff with 54.2% of the vote. She was eligible for reelection.

Endorsements

Maya Esparza
Labor unions
Organizations
  • Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters[10]
Political organizations
Newspapers

Individuals

Bien Doan
Organizations

Individuals

Van Le
Individuals

Results

2022 San Jose City Council 7th district election[1][2]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Maya Esparza (incumbent) 5,449 47.5
Bien Doan 3,298 28.8
Van Le 2,719 23.7
Total votes 11,466 100.0
General election
Bien Doan 9,170 53.8
Maya Esparza (incumbent) 7,877 46.2
Total votes 17,047 100.0

District 9

Incumbent Pam Foley was elected to the 9th district in 2018 in the runoff with 50.8% of the vote. She was eligible for reelection.

Endorsements

Pam Foley
Organizations
  • Silicon Valley Biz PAC[15]

Results

2022 San Jose City Council 9th district election[1]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Pam Foley (incumbent) 16,051 100.0
Total votes 16,051 100.0

References

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