The 2022 San Jose mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next mayor of San Jose for a two-year term. A top-two primary was held on June 7, 2022, and no candidate received more than 50% in this primary election. Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez and San Jose City Councilmember Matt Mahan advanced to a November 8 runoff election.[1] On November 16, Cindy Chavez conceded the race to Matt Mahan.[2]
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Due to San Jose term limits, which sets a maximum of two total terms, incumbent mayor Sam Liccardo was not eligible to run for reelection. The 2022 mayoral election would be the last held on a gubernatorial election cycle, as a result of the passage of Measure B in 2022.[3] Following mayoral elections were to coincide with the presidential election cycle. The election was nonpartisan, as are all local elections in California.
Background
editSan Jose is the 10th largest city in the United States.[4] All local elections in the State of California are officially nonpartisan. San Jose uses a top-two primary system; if no candidate received a majority of the June 7, 2022 vote, a runoff would be held between the top two candidates on November 8, 2022.[5]
On April 28, 2021, San Jose Councilmember Raul Peralez, who then represented Council District 3, Downtown San Jose, announced his candidacy. On the same day, Councilmember Dev Davis, who represented District 6, Willow Glen, also announced a campaign for mayor.[6]
Primary candidates
editDeclared
edit- Cindy Chavez, President of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (2020–present), former vice mayor of San Jose (2005–2007), former San Jose city councilmember for District 3 (1998–2006), and candidate for mayor in 2006 (Democratic)[7][8]
- Dev Davis, San Jose city councilmember, District 6 (2016–present) (Independent)[6]
- Travis Hill, student[9]
- Matt Mahan, San Jose city councilmember, District 10 (2021–present) (Democratic)[7][10]
- Raul Peralez, San Jose city councilmember, District 3 (2014–present) (Democratic)[6]
- James Spence, former San Jose police officer (Republican)[9]
- Marshall Woodmansee, San Jose State University student (Independent)[9]
Disqualified
edit- Jonathan Esteban, candidate for Nevada's 4th congressional district in 2020[9]
General election
editEndorsements
editExecutive branch officials
- Norman Mineta, 14th United States Secretary of Transportation (2001–2006); 33rd United States Secretary of Commerce (2000–2001); U.S. Representative (1975–1995); 59th Mayor of San Jose (1971–1975)[11] (deceased)
U.S. Representatives
- Anna Eshoo, U.S. Representative from CA-18 (1993–)[11]
- Mike Honda, former U.S. Representative from CA-17 (2001–2017)[11]
- Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative from CA-17 (2017–)[11]
- Zoe Lofgren, U.S. Representative from CA-19 (1995–)[11]
State legislators
- Ash Kalra, California State Assemblymember from the 27th District (2016-); former San Jose District 2 Councilmember.[citation needed]
- Evan Low, California State Assemblymember from the 28th district (2014–); former Mayor of Campbell (2009–2014)[12]
Municipal officials
- All currently serving San Jose City Council members (Post Primary) [13][better source needed]
Labor unions
Organizations
- Santa Clara County Democratic Party[14]
Federal officials
- Ann Ravel, former chair of the Federal Election Commission and former counsel to Santa Clara County[10]
Municipal officials
- Sam Liccardo, incumbent Mayor of San Jose (2015–)[15]
Organizations
- Silicon Valley Association of Republican Women[14]
Newspapers and other publications
Municipal officials
- Sylvia Arenas, San Jose City Councilmember from the 8th district (2016–)[11]
- Magdalena Carrasco, San Jose City Councilmember from the 5th district (2014–)[11]
- Maya Esparza, San Jose City Councilmember from the 7th district (2018–)[11]
- Ron Gonzales, 63rd Mayor of San Jose (1999–2007)[11]
- Sergio Jimenez, San Jose City Councilmember from the 2nd district (2020–)[11]
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Cindy Chavez |
Dev Davis |
Matt Mahan |
Raul Peralez |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM3 Research (D)[17][A] | February 24 – March 1, 2022 | 587 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 27% | 5% | 17% | 7% | 44% |
| Tulchin Research (D)[18][B] | February 5–10, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 28% | 6% | 7% | 13% | 40% |
| New Bridge Strategy (R)[19] | June 28 – July 1, 2021 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 23% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 59% |
Results
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Chavez | 65,383 | 39.13 | |
| Matt Mahan | 53,994 | 32.31 | |
| Dev Davis | 18,196 | 10.89 | |
| Raul Peralez | 15,087 | 9.03 | |
| James Spence | 11,526 | 6.90 | |
| Travis Hill | 1,719 | 1.03 | |
| Marshall Woodmansee | 1,197 | 0.72 | |
| Total votes | 163,285 | 100 | |
Runoff
editResults
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Chavez | 122,108 | 48.8% | |
| Matt Mahan | 128,134 | 51.2% | |
| Total votes | 250,242 | 100% | |
Notes
edit- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
Partisan clients
References
edit- ^ Mazorati, Guy; Cabrera-Lomelí, Carlos (June 7, 2022). "Cindy Chavez and Matt Mahan Headed to Runoff in San José Mayoral Race". KQED Inc. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ "Chavez concedes San Jose mayor's race to Mahan". The Mercury News. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Measure B Full Text". City of San Jose. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ George Avalos (June 3, 2021). "San Jose lost population last year, but is still 10th-largest U.S. city: Census official stats". The Mercury News.
- ^ "2022 City of San José Mayoral & Councilmember Primary Election General Information". City of San José. November 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c Lorraine Gabbert (April 28, 2021). "It's official: San Jose Councilman Raul Peralez is running for mayor". San Jose Spotlight.
- ^ a b The Fly (April 7, 2021). "Jockeying Over Who Will be the Next San Jose Mayor Has Begun". San Jose Inside.
- ^ "Cindy Chavez confirms worst kept secret: She's running for San Jose mayor". October 2021.
- ^ a b c d Nguyen, Tran (March 15, 2022). "Who's running for San Jose mayor and council in 2022?". San Jose Spotlight. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "Newest San Jose mayoral candidate wants to start 'a revolution of common sense'". September 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Robinson, Rich (May 25, 2022). "Robinson: San Jose mayoral candidates staying in their lanes". San Jose Spotlight. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "Cindy Chavez Enters San Jose Mayor's Race (Again)". San Jose Inside. October 1, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "Endorsements | Cindy Chavez for Mayor". Cindy. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c Wolfe, Eli (June 7, 2022). "Democrats denounce San Jose candidate over controversial endorsement". San Jose Spotlight. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ Larson, Amy (August 17, 2022). "San Jose Mayor endorses candidate to replace him". KRON 4. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ "Editorial: Mahan would bring accountability as San Jose mayor". The Mercury News. June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ FM3 Research (D)
- ^ Tulchin Research (D)
- ^ New Bridge Strategy (R)
- ^ "Mayor of San Jose - Election Results". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.