1986 San Jose mayoral election

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1986 San Jose mayoral election
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  1982 June 3, 1986 [1] 1990  
Turnout31.44%
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Candidate Tom McEnery Dan Minutillo
Party Democratic Nonpartisan
Popular vote59,45926,947
Percentage62.65%28.39%

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CandidateGreg Nelson
Party Nonpartisan
Popular vote5,813
Percentage6.13%

Mayor before election

Tom McEnery
Democratic

Elected mayor

Tom McEnery
Democratic

The 1986 San Jose mayoral election was held on June 3, 1986, to elect the mayor of San Jose, California. It saw the reelection of Tom McEnery. Because McEnery won an outright majority in the initial round of the election, no runoff election needed to be held.

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Candidates

Results

Results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom McEnery (incumbent) 59,459 62.65
Nonpartisan Dan Minutillo26,94728.39
Nonpartisan Greg Nelson5,8136.13
Nonpartisan Dante De Amicis2,6922.84
Turnout 94,91131.44

References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election June 3 1986-2.pdf" (PDF). Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. "Savvy Mayor McEnery Leads Civic Charge in San Jose". Los Angeles Times. October 5, 1986. Retrieved July 4, 2021.