City elections in San Jose, California (2024)

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2024 San Jose elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 8, 2023
Primary election: March 5, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 6 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

The city of San Jose, California, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 8, 2023.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

Elections

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Candidates and results

City council

District 2

General election

General election for San Jose City Council District 2

Pamela Campos defeated Joe Lopez in the general election for San Jose City Council District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Pamela Campos (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
54.0
 
16,883
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Joe Lopez (Nonpartisan)
 
46.0
 
14,362

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 31,245
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Jose City Council District 2

Joe Lopez and Pamela Campos defeated Babu Prasad and Vanessa Sandoval in the primary for San Jose City Council District 2 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Joe Lopez (Nonpartisan)
 
35.0
 
4,950
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Image of Pamela Campos
Pamela Campos (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
24.3
 
3,436
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Babu Prasad (Nonpartisan)
 
21.4
 
3,026
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Vanessa Sandoval (Nonpartisan)
 
19.2
 
2,719

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 14,131
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District 4

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Jose City Council District 4

Incumbent David Cohen won election outright against Kansen Chu in the primary for San Jose City Council District 4 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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David Cohen (Nonpartisan)
 
58.6
 
8,391
Image of Kansen Chu
Kansen Chu (Nonpartisan)
 
41.4
 
5,931

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 14,322
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District 6

General election

General election for San Jose City Council District 6

Michael Mulcahy defeated Olivia Navarro in the general election for San Jose City Council District 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Michael Mulcahy (Nonpartisan)
 
51.3
 
19,629
Image of Olivia Navarro
Olivia Navarro (Nonpartisan)
 
48.7
 
18,632

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 38,261
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Jose City Council District 6

Michael Mulcahy and Olivia Navarro defeated Alex Shoor and Angelo Pasciuti in the primary for San Jose City Council District 6 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Michael Mulcahy
Michael Mulcahy (Nonpartisan)
 
39.3
 
8,695
✔
Image of Olivia Navarro
Olivia Navarro (Nonpartisan)
 
31.2
 
6,913
Image of Alex Shoor
Alex Shoor (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
17.4
 
3,850
Image of Angelo Pasciuti
Angelo Pasciuti (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
12.1
 
2,688

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 22,146
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District 8

General election

General election for San Jose City Council District 8

Incumbent Domingo Candelas defeated Tam Truong in the general election for San Jose City Council District 8 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Domingo Candelas (Nonpartisan)
 
57.3
 
23,363
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Tam Truong (Nonpartisan)
 
42.7
 
17,432

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 40,795
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Jose City Council District 8

Incumbent Domingo Candelas and Tam Truong defeated Sukhdev Bainiwal and Surinder Dhaliwal in the primary for San Jose City Council District 8 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Domingo Candelas (Nonpartisan)
 
39.4
 
8,466
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Tam Truong (Nonpartisan)
 
32.5
 
6,982
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Sukhdev Bainiwal (Nonpartisan)
 
25.7
 
5,513
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Surinder Dhaliwal (Nonpartisan)
 
2.3
 
501

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,462
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District 10

General election

General election for San Jose City Council District 10

George Casey defeated incumbent Arjun Batra in the general election for San Jose City Council District 10 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of George Casey
George Casey (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
57.8
 
23,977
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Arjun Batra (Nonpartisan)
 
42.2
 
17,507

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 41,484
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Jose City Council District 10

George Casey and incumbent Arjun Batra defeated Lenka Wright in the primary for San Jose City Council District 10 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of George Casey
George Casey (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
38.6
 
8,805
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Arjun Batra (Nonpartisan)
 
36.6
 
8,354
Image of Lenka Wright
Lenka Wright (Nonpartisan)
 
24.7
 
5,640

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 22,799
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About the city

See also: San Jose, California

San Jose is a city in Santa Clara County, California. As of 2020, its population was 1,013,240.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of San Jose uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for San Jose, California
San Jose California
Population 1,013,240 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 178 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 37.5% 56.1%
Black/African American 2.9% 5.7%
Asian 37.2% 14.8%
Native American 0.6% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.4%
Other (single race) N/A 14.3%
Multiple 7.9% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 31% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 85% 83.9%
College graduation rate 44.8% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $117,324 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 8.3% 12.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

San Jose, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ City of San Jose, "Government," accessed October 29, 2014
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