1990 San Jose mayoral election

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1990 San Jose mayoral election
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  1986 June 5, 1990 (first round) [1]
November 3, 1990 (runoff) [2]
1994  
Turnout37.09% (first round)
52.17% (runoff)
  Susan Hammer.jpg No image.svg
Candidate Susan Hammer Frank Fiscalini
Party Democratic Nonpartisan candidate
First-round vote34,82239,833
First-round percentage28.89%33.04%
Second-round vote89,39988,016
Second-round percentage50.38%49.61%

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CandidateShirley LewisDon Houston
Party Nonpartisan candidate Nonpartisan candidate
First-round vote29,0499,444
First-round percentage24.10%7.84%

Mayor before election

Tom McEnery
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Susan Hammer
Democratic

The 1990 San Jose mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of San Jose, California. It saw an initial election held on June 5, 1990, followed by a runoff election on November 3, 1990 after no candidate managed to obtain a majority in the initial election. The runoff was won by Susan Hammer.

Contents

Incumbent mayor Tom McEnery was term limited.

Candidates

Advanced to runoff
Eliminated in first round

Results

General election

1990 San Jose mayoral general election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan candidate Frank Fiscalini 39,833 33.04
Democratic Susan W. Hammer 34,822 28.89
Nonpartisan candidate Shirley Lewis29,04924.10
Nonpartisan candidate Don Houston9,4447.84
Nonpartisan candidate Chris P. Panopulos4,2573.53
Nonpartisan candidate Louis Garza1,8691.55
Nonpartisan candidate William Chew1,2601.05
Turnout 120,53437.09

Runoff

1990 San Jose mayoral runoff election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Susan W. Hammer 89,399 50.38
Nonpartisan candidate Frank Fiscalini88,01649.61
Turnout 177,41552.17

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