2002 San Jose mayoral election

The 2002 San Jose mayoral election was held on March 5, 2002, to elect the mayor of San Jose, California. It saw the reelection of Ron Gonzales.

2002 San Jose mayoral election

← 1998 March 5, 2002[1] 2006 →
 
Candidate Ron Gonzales J. VanLandingham Patricia Martinez-Roach
Party Democratic Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 57,315 13,545 10,994
Percentage 56.4% 13.3% 10.8%

 
Candidate Jose Posadas Dale Detwiler Bill Chew
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 7,687 6,226 5,890
Percentage 7.6% 6.1% 5.8%

Mayor before election

Ron Gonzales
Democratic

Elected mayor

Ron Gonzales
Democratic

Because Gonzales won an outright majority in the initial round of the election, no runoff election needed to be held.

Results

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Results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Gonzales (incumbent) 57,315 56.4
Nonpartisan J. VanLandingham 13,545 13.3
Nonpartisan Patricia Martinez-Roach 10,994 10.8
Nonpartisan Jose Posadas 7,687 7.6
Nonpartisan Dale Detwiler 6,226 6.1
Nonpartisan Bill Chew 5,890 5.8

References

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  1. ^ a b "March 5, 2002 SANTA CLARA COUNTY Primary Election March 5, 2002 Final Results for Election". Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved October 16, 2019.