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1998 San Jose mayoral election 
Summary
The 1998 San Jose mayoral election was held on June 2 and November 3, 1998 to elect the Mayor of San Jose, California. It saw the election of Ron Gonzales.
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| Turnout | 40.05% (first round) 56.97% (runoff) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent mayor Susan Hammer was term limited.
Because no candidate managed to receive a majority of the vote in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held between the first round's top-two finishers.
Candidates edit
- Advanced to runoff
- Patricia Dando, San Jose city councilor[1]
- Ron Gonzales, Santa Clara County supervisor[1]
- Eliminated in first round
Results edit
First round edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Gonzales | 55,699 | 41.61 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia Dando | 46,097 | 34.44 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathy Chavez Napoli | 14,220 | 10.62 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Chew | 5,462 | 4.08 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 12,374 | 9.25 | |
| Total votes | 133,852 | |||
| Turnout | 40.05 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Gonzales | 93,586 | 47.31 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia Dando | 89,293 | 45.14 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 14,935 | 7.55 | |
| Total votes | 197,814 | |||
| Turnout | 56.97 | |||
References edit
- ^ a b c Simon, Mark (May 24, 1998). "Mild-Mannered San Jose Mayor's Race -- for Now". SFGATE. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election June 2 1998". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "General Election Nov 3 1998". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved October 16, 2019.